Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
November 20, 2012
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were, Chair- Dan Peaco, Recording Secretary - Karen Turino, Herb Olsen, Beth Damon, Alternate - Rick Jackson & Alternate - Stan Brett. (Absent - Vice Chair - David McVety)
Richard St. John – Code Enforcement Officer
Tanya Taft – Secretary
3. Announcement of Quorum: Board had a quorum
4. Approve Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes from October 16, 2012 *Motion to accept minutes. HO/KT – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. No public in attendance.
6. Residence Based Business Applications:
A. Little Angels Childcare, LLC – Map R-11/Lot 035 – In home daycare facility providing potential daycare and before/after school care. PB reviewed application line by line. It was decided that a Site Plan Review would not be required. CEO has no issues with this application and the State Fire Marshalls Office will inspect premises prior to the applicant receiving their license. *Motion to accept the application as a RBB. BD/SB – Unanimous.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. None.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. Map R05, lots 008A (15ac), 008C (3.5ac), 008D (6ac).
Request to abolish subdivision Swamp Road Area 1, which was approved Mar. 25, 1974.
Whereas it was never developed with 1/2 acre lots as proposed, but split into lots over 2 acres. None of the lots in this subdivision were conveyed as shown on the plan dated July 1, 1976. The required size for house lots in Otisfield increased to a minimum of 2 acres with 200 ft of road frontage. The fact that this original land package was approved for subdivision was lost until revealed by a recent title survey. The PB discussed looking into whether or not the Town of Otisfield considers the fact of omission of lot numbers or plan recording information in deeds and does it in fact constitute an abandonment of the entire subdivision plan by the original developer. HO: Can this subdivision that was made in 1974 be now made null and void? There was discussion about whether the subdivision approval could be revoked
for the designated lot in question but leaving the other lots as is. DP thinks this should go before a lawyer. RJ: Agrees we should table this and get a legal opinion. Discussion re: Old subdivision going away and the other lots to stay as they are. All PB members agree this should go before the attorney per CEO’s discretion. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
B. Because of the issues involved in A. above, the PB decided to look at the Subdivision Ordinance and ask the OPRC to consider changing the verbiage in the Ordinance to include a time limit on when an approval would expire if there was no significant work done on the subdivision.
10. Miscellaneous:
A.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting December 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Shoreland Zoning News- letter. TT sent all members a copy to their emails and will continue to do so as they become available.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment: With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM. HO/KT – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft
Recording Secretary
Approved by: Dan Peaco, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: December 18, 2012
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