Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
August 19, 2014
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM by Chair Karen Turino.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chair – Karen Turino, Herb Olsen, David McVety, Alternate - Stan Brett & Alternate - David Hyer. (Absent – Rick Jackson & Beth Damon)
3. Announcement of Quorum: Board had a quorum. *Motion to move Stan Brett and David Hyer up as voting members.
4. Approve Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes July 15, 2014 *Motion to accept minutes. SB/HO – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. Arielle Philibotte, Tax Map R02, Lot 032. DBA Mountainside Cleaning Service. Offering cleaning services to residents, vacation rentals and small business. Applicant is the only employee. Cleaning will not be done at her location. Equipment and products will be carried with her to site locations. There will be no toxic cleaning materials stored at her house. A sign will be placed at her house for advertising. All agree Site Plan is not required. *Motion to accept the application as submitted. DM/HO – Unanimous.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. None.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Application:
A. None.
10. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Workshop - September 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM.
11. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Stonehill Environmental phone call regarding property on top of Big Hill Rd. The location is strategic to the Crooked River and Bolsters Mills. Possible Cell phone location, but not confirmed.
12. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Cell Tower Application Template: This summarizes what is detailed in Section 6 of the Wireless Communications Ordinance. Template came from AVCOG.
Discussion: CEO: This was generated because the suggestion has been made if we get a request for a cell tower in town, we should have an application in place. John Mahoney of AVCOG writes many of these and this is what he suggested. A workshop should be considered to draft a checklist. PB could place a stipulation that every Cell Tower will have a site walk. PB requesting that CEO look into question # 5, what if a corporation is not licensed in Maine. KT: *Take “NOTE” at the bottom of new template and place it below the title on the 1st page and change the word encouraged to required. * Include the date of the ordinance at the end of the title. 1/15/99. CEO: We have asked applicant to list abutters in the past. Cell Tower Abutter may need to be clarified. CEO: Recommending we quote the definition of abutter as it is today. All agree. EDIT: 1) Land information changing the word that to where. 2) Acreage of Parcel; add Land Owner after acreage of. *Motion that we accept this Cell
Tower Application form with tonight’s changes to be used at the present time. HO/DM – Unanimous. *TT will make changes and email to PB members for review prior to next meeting.
B. Rules under reconstruction: PB: What can we do if something is approved and modifications are done after CEO has signed off on permit. CEO: Once someone has an occupancy permit, until I have a written complaint or it’s something that I can see, I do not have any reason to go back. If the property owner will not allow me access, a photograph can be taken from a neighbors’ property if permission is granted and sent to a judge for review as a last resort. CEO: As written a basement is not counted toward floor area per current ordinance. Found in Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, page 4. SB: Maybe we need to change ordinance so that a basement can only be 4 or 5 feet high so that it can’t become living space. I would like to see changes made so that we can have some teeth to make it better. *Tabled until
workshop to give this some more thought.
C. Name Plate insert needed for David Hyer. TT will put in request.
13. Adjournment: With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. DM/HO – Unanimous.
Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Recording Secretary
Approved by: Karen Turino, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: September 16, 2014
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