Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
September 17, 2013
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting following the Public Hearing was called to order at 7:04 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were, Chair- Dan Peaco, Vice Chair - David McVety, Secretary - Karen Turino, Herb Olsen, Alternate Rick Jackson & Alternate -Stan Brett. (Absent –Beth Damon) *Stan moved up as a voting member.
Richard St. John – Code Enforcement Officer
Tanya Taft – Secretary
3. Announcement of Quorum: Board had a quorum
4. Approve Secretary’s Report:
A. Public Hearing Minutes August 20, 2013 *Motion to accept minutes. KT/HO – Unanimous.
B. Regular Meeting Minutes August 20, 2013 *Motion to accept minutes. HO/KT– Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence Based Business Applications:
A. None
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Bruce Sanford, 159 Blueberry Lane, Map U-01, Lot 022: Looking for 10’x28’ deck expansion on side of existing cottage 26’ from Saturday Pond. CEO: 50 x 100 lots done back in the 50’s at the end of Blueberry lane. House was built in the 60’s. In the past you have asked for a site-walk. SB: Existing cottage is 25 feet from Saturday Pond. DP: Feels that a site-walk is necessary. Vote: 4 voting members: YES; 2 alternates: YES – Unanimous. *Site Walk scheduled for Thursday October 10, 2013 @ 5:00 PM. PB agreed that no advertising is necessary for this. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. Evergreen Woods Subdivision: Russell Ouellette, Represented by Rick Rhea - Tax Map R-5, Lot 033-18 off Evergreen Drive, (6) lot subdivision. At last meeting there was a Motion to deem this application complete with the condition that we receive the letter from OCSWS. That condition has been met and submitted into public record. Letters were received from Leonard Kennedy, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Otis Brown, Jane Frazier Brown and Thomas Creaven. D.P. read each submittal out loud so as to become part of the public record. Applicant has decided to withdraw the access path to the pond shown on the Plan as Lot 8. There will be no easement on either side of Lot 8. Therefore FOF will not be done tonight as amendments to plan need to be made. PB requested R.Rhea change the Declaration of Protective Covenants # 3, to
read “No building shall ever be erected on any lot within 50 feet of the road ROW, and not within 25 feet of a side or rear property line”. New plan and revised covenants will be dropped off prior to next meeting.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. Planning Board Manuals: TT handed out (8) new copies of the Parking Ordinance.
B. Letter received from Ethel B. Turner regarding clarification of November 16, 2010 minutes # 7; Shoreland Zoning Applications. Is she creating a subdivision. Ethel believes that a yes vote meant she will not be creating a subdivision and wants to know if this was the board’s intention. MMA advice suggested this is an Ownership change and not a subdivision creation. PB members agree, Ethel is correct, a “YES” vote at that 11-16-10 meeting meant that they considered separation of structures as an “ownership change and not a subdivision creation”. TT will respond to Ethel.
11. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting October 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
B. Site Walk October 10, 2013 @ 5:00 PM. PB will meet at 4:45 PM at Town Office.
12. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. OPRC is inviting the BOS, PB & CEO to their kick off meeting on October 10th.
B. Concerned individual believe that Otisfield needs Commercial Real Estate in Town.
13. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Dan Peaco: August 21st I brought the Escrow Fee Discussion to a BOS mtg as discussed at a prior PB mtg and BOS have given the PB the authority to determine the price as they see fit. TT drafted a memo that will be discussed at tomorrow night’s BOS mtg: The Town fee schedule is for the application fee, not the escrow fee: only PB can determine if there is enough escrow money set aside. PB likes the idea of having control over this because every situation is different.
14. Pending Applications:
A. None.
15. Adjournment: With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. KT/SB – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft
Recording Secretary
Approved by: Dan Peaco, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: October 15, 2013
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