Town of Otisfield
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2017
1. Call to Order: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM by Chair – Karen Turino.
2. Attendance: Members present were Chair -Karen Turino, Vice Chair, Rick Jackson, Recording Secretary- David Hyer (arrived after 7:30pm), Herb Olsen, Stan Brett & Beth Damon - Alternate. *Beth Damon moved up as a voting member.
Code Enforcement Officer: Richard St. John
Planning Board Secretary: Tanya Taft
3. Announcement of Quorum: Board had a quorum.
4. Approve Secretary’s Report:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes from November 15, 2016. *Motion to accept minutes. RJ/SB – Unanimous.
5. Discussion & Comments from public:
A. None.
6. Residence - Based Business Applications:
A. None.
7. Shoreland Zoning Applications:
A. None.
8. Site Plan Applications:
A. None.
9. Subdivision Applications:
A. None.
10. Upcoming Dates:
A. Planning Board Meeting March 21, 2017 at 7:00 PM.
11. Discussion & comments from Code Enforcement Officer:
A. CEO: The Cape, a very old historic structure down the road, is having some renovation done to it. The honeymoon cottage is being renovated as well. The architect, Q-Team and CEO have been down to the property many times. A point system for the tree removal was done.
12. Discussion & comments from Board:
A. Site Plan Review Application: CEO provided template from Town of Harrison. BD provided template from New Gloucester and TT provided template from Town of Oxford. After some discussion, all agreed that they would like to work with the Town of Harrison Template. CEO explained the 1st page, gets you on the Agenda. The completed Site Plan Review checklist is required at the meeting to approve or deny the application. Harrison has offered to provide and make any changes that Otisfield wants to the PDF. TT and CEO will provide changes to them to avoid having to type up from scratch. Edits were made tonight. CEO & TT will work together to get changes to Town of Harrison. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
13. Unfinished Business:
A. Site Plan Review Application. *Tabled until an upcoming meeting.
14. Adjournment: With no further business, the regular meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM. BD/HO-Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary
Approved by: Karen Turino, Chair
Otisfield Planning Board
Approved on: March 21, 2017
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