Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
May 21, 2013
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were, Chair- Dan Peaco, Secretary - Karen Turino, Herb Olsen, Beth Damon, Alternate - Rick Jackson & Alternate -Stan Brett. (Absent – Vice Chair - David McVety) *Motion to move Stan up as a voting member.
Richard St. John – Code Enforcement Officer
Tanya Taft – Secretary (Absent)
3. Announcement of Quorum: Board had a quorum
4. Approve Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes April 16, 2013 *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
B. Site Walk Minutes from April 16, 2013. *Motion to accept minutes. HO/SB – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence Based Business Applications:.
A. Brian Hughes, DBA Hughes Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Inc. Map R09, Lot 014A. PB went through application line by line. No storage of material kept on site. BD: I do not believe this needs to fall under Site Plan Review. All agree.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. None.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. Bolsters Mills Store Upgrades: Map R07, Lot 021. CEO requested Sewell and Meredith Day attend tonight’s meeting. CEO said he had been questioned about the change to store hours. Monday through Friday 5:30 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Board agrees there
is no expansion of the building and that the increased percentage of hours does not constitute a substantial enough increase to qualify as a change of use. SB: I do not believe this needs to fall under Site Plan Review. All agree.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. Russell Ouellette, Represented by Rick Rhea - Tax Map R-5, Lot 033-18 off Evergreen Drive.
Sketch Plan Submission for (6) lots, BD read the check list from the Planning Board Manual.
The applicant is requesting a waiver for the following:
1) High Intensity Soil Survey,
2) Mapping of trees larger than 24” and
3)Hydro-geologic Assessment.
PB requested the following items for the next meeting:
1) Preliminary Plan Application for Evergreen Woods Subdivision (5) additional copies, and
(5) more copies of the Stormwater Management and Phosphorus Control Report.
2) Any other submittals to include (9) copies
3) Sight Distance on Lot 4.
4) Distance of the lots to the water.
5) Show the 6 foot meandering path inside easement.
6) Show lot 8, R5/033-8 on plans.
Discussion: Board requesting CEO check the abutters within 1200 feet of the property. Requesting TT send out an application to applicant, contact Ross Cutdlitz to review plan and send a notice to abutters within (15) calendar days of tonight’s meeting. *Tabled until next meeting.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. None.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting June 18, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Outpost: CEO heard that Outpost may be up for sale. Someone interested inquired about it being a sit down restaurant. CEO stated that parking, water and sewer are just a few items that would need to be looked at.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. None.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment: With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:23 PM. DP/HO – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Oulette/ Tanya Taft
Recording Secretary
Approved by: Dan Peaco, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: June 18, 2013
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