Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
May 20, 2014
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
2. Attendance: Members present were, Chair- Dan Peaco, Vice Chair - David McVety, Secretary -Karen Turino, Herb Olsen, Beth Damon, Alternate - Stan Brett &Alternate - Rick Jackson.
Richard St. John – Code Enforcement Officer
3. Announcement of Quorum: Board had a quorum
4. Approve Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes April 15, 2014 *Motion to accept minutes. HO/BD – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. Gordon Chamberlain: Home Burial Ground request. DP: Boundaries need to be clearly and permanently marked and it appears as though they will be. Plot plan submitted into public record. PB advised applicant that this will need to be registered with Registry of Deeds. Applicant agreed to do so. PB members feel it meets all of the criteria. *Motion to accept plot plan as presented. SB/HO – Unanimous.
Otisfield Home Burying Ground Ordinance: A home burying ground may be created within the Town of Otisfield with a maximum size of one-quarter (¼) acre. A burying ground can be established or enlarged no less than one hundred (100) feet from a house or improved land used for recreational purposes, no less than two hundred (200) feet from a well, and no less than one hundred (100) feet from the boundary lines. The boundaries of the burying grounds must be clearly and permanently marked. A plot plan must be approved by the Otisfield Planning Board and a copy filed with the Oxford County Registry of Deeds.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. Peter Rodgers; DBA Dunkertown Coffee Roasters. Tax Map R-2, Lot 032. Applicant has been in the coffee business for about 20 years. Looking to have people in town drop in and see the process. Not going to be a large business. There will not be any coffee brewing on location. The roasting will be done on site. Planning to have one sign in front of property on the edge of the driveway. *Motion that we do not need Site Plan Review. HO/KT – Unanimous.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. Michael Catania, Tax Map U-4 Lot 12. Replace an existing garage within 100 ‘of Thompson Lake.
The current garage is 75‘from high water level. Proposed garage will continue to be 75’ from lake. CEO: Has no problems with proposed garage. Proposed location will be at a higher elevation and appears to be more useful and out of flood zone. *Site Walk was held on Tuesday, May 13th @ 5:30 PM. CEO: Applicant will need to work on re-vegetation plan. Does not want run-off to run straight across land into water. SB: In the new driveway, is the garage staggered? Applicant: Originally it was going to be staggered, but doesn’t need the distance now, so it will be straight. Pins viewed tonight during site walk were based on garage being straight. *Motion to accept as presented with the condition that the revegetation plan and stormwater plan pass CEO’s approval. KT/SB – Unanimous.
B. Olive Burkitt being represented by Ken Bartow. Map U-1, Lot 8 Saturday Pond Road on Saturday Pond. Mrs. Burkitt’s cottage is currently 12-15’ from Saturday Pond. The garage is approximately 75’ back from the lake. Driveway is already in place. Septic area though adequate is not very flexible. *Site walk was held tonight @ 5:30 PM. Applicant would like to demolish cottage and rebuild. Her lot and cottage are both non-conforming. Would like it to be usable year round. Current cottage is 430 sq. ft, (2) sheds will be demolished and come down. Septic design will be laid out once they know what they have to work with. Intending to remove approximately 7 trees. CEO: PB needs to decide what the Greatest Practical Extent (GPE) is. Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, Non-conforming structures page 6 & 7 read out loud
and discussed. CEO: Current building is 17‘ tall; he can’t go higher than 20’ so he’s not lifting building higher than 3’. Ken: We can keep current building as is and still add 500’ to the back of the building that’s there, but we would like PB to suggest a GPE for us to configure new building. Discussion: If we leave as is, less disturbance of soil and trees. Some of the area next to the garage is near the septic. CEO: DEP always advises boards the first 25 feet from the water is the most important to protect and replant with vegetation. *Motion that the structure be at least 30 feet from the lake. BD/DM – DP abstained.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. L&R Logging, LLC, James Robbins: Pleasant Lake Overlook Subdivision. Map R9, Lot 38. Applicant completed Sketch Plan Review. Next Step is Preliminary Application *Applicant did not want to be on tonight’s agenda. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting that they would like to attend.
10. Upcoming Dates:
A. Regular Planning Board Meeting June 17, 2014 at 7:00
11. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. South Sea Island on Thompson Lake: Island is 12 feet wide, 100 feet long; Current Structure is 10 x 24 feet. There is a Purchase and Sale on property and gentleman wants to know how much he can repair and still stay out of PB. CEO advised him of the 50% Rule under reconstruction which has a $200.00 limit for this. No permits have been requested at this time.
B. Sunset Clause in Subdivisions: An 'expiry date' has come to the end on certain Subdivisions in town. CEO & PB agreed at prior meetings that Pleasant Lake Overlook, Poplar Ridge and Howes Subdivision fit the criteria. TT passed out (3) letters for signage at last meeting. BD, HO, KT & DP signed all (3). TT notified absent PB members SB, RJ & DM to stop by Town office and sign letters. This has been done. TT notarized letters and they have been sent to the Registry of Deeds in Oxford County.
12. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. None.
13. Adjournment:
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 PM. BD/HO – Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Recording Secretary
Approved by: Dan Peaco, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: June 17, 2014
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