PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
PLAISTOW TOWN HALL
February 4, 2009
Call to Order: 6:33 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Present for the Planning Board were: Timothy E. Moore, Chairman; Steven Ranlett, Vice-Chairman; Robert Gray, Selectmen Ex-Officio; Peter Bealo; Neal Morin, Alternate, and Barry Weymouth was excused.
Also present was Leigh Komornick, Planner, and P. Michael Dorman, Chief Building Official
N. Morin was appointed as a voting member in place of B. Weymouth.
2) Minutes of October 29th, December 3rd, 9th, and January 5th.
Chairman Moore noted that the minutes of the October 29, 2008 meeting were not available for review and approval at this meeting.
Peter Bealo made a motion, Bob Gray seconded to approve the minutes of December 3rd, 2008 as written. (So Voted 5-0-0)
Bob Gray made a motion, Steve Ranlett seconded to approve the minutes of December 9th, 2008 as written. (So Voted 5-0-0)
Peter Bealo made a motion, Bob Gray seconded to approve the minutes of January 5th, 2009 as written. (So Voted 5-0-0)
3) A site plan to construct a 2,688 square foot, 2-story residential unit with a small art studio with room for instruction of 5 art students, and an in-law unit. The property is located at 92 Newton Road, Tax Map 68, Lot 8B containing 1.84 acres and 547 feet of frontage. The property is located in the Integrated Commercial Residential District and the owner of record is St. Matthews U.M.C.
Dan Johnson of Plaistow Consultants presented the plans.
It was noted that Leigh Komornick had provided a staff report, and that along with this staff report was a copy of the final CLD letter including Leigh's notes as to his resolution of the items bolded. Also included was a letter from Civil Construction that asks for the Planning Board's interpretation about the item on page 7 of CLD's letter --- V. A. Drainage Design. All members received a set of the revised plans, as well as a list of all of the waivers they are requesting.
Based on the previous Planning Board meeting there were a number of items on CLD's list that had not yet been addressed by the applicant. Since that time, Dan Johnson has been diligently working to address all of the issues and CLD has provided a timely review of the changes Dan provided. I met with Dan Johnson this afternoon and reviewed the entire CLD letter with him, and found that the only remaining items are subject to a waiver or require a Planning Board "interpretation." These items are as follows:
1) Item J. on page 2 - Dan added a note about the sign on the plans (note # 32).
2) Item F. on page 3 - Dan is requesting a waiver on the size of the locus (It is waiver #10).
3) Item I. on page 4 - Dan has added a note on the plan stating that no fire sprinklers are required by the Fire Chief (note #23).
4) Item G. on page 6, - This driveway was a previously approved driveway as part of the original 3-lot subdivision. Site distance information is not required nor necessary to appear on the plans.
5) Item A. on page 6 - Dan has added the requested info on the septic setback to the plans.
6) Item B. on page 6 - Dan has noted that the only abutting site is lot 68 8C which is an undeveloped lot. This item is addressed by note number 33.
7) Item E. on page 6 - I will be preparing a waiver form for them to sign regarding liability of the Town with respect to salt in their well. (Same situation as 19 Danville Road).
8) Item A. on page 7 - Please refer to Dennis Quintal's letter. I believe his position has merit. The Board should discuss tomorrow evening.
9) Item A. on page 7 rolling over to page 8 - Dan has revised the note from "edge of wet" to "bottom of slope." He has clearly indicated on the plans that no construction will occur within 50 feet of the bottom of the slope.
10) Item C. on page 8 - Dan has removed the snow storage shown in the well radii area and still has 5 remaining locations for snow storage on the plans.
11) The Board will need to review and approve the list of waivers.
Dan reviewed each of these items to the satisfaction of the Board and Bob Gray made a motion, Peter Bealo seconded, to accept the plan as complete. (So Voted 5-0-0)
Next, the list of waivers were addressed as presented by the applicant. They were as follows:
1. Offsite Septic/Well, Regulation 230-14-1-BB & CC Bob Gray made a motion and Peter
Bealo seconded to approved the waiver. (So Voted 5-0-0)
2. Separate Lighting Plan, Regulation 230-14-1-II Bob Gray made a motion and Peter Bealo
seconded to approve the waiver. (So Voted 5-0-0)
3. Separate Landscape Plan, Regulation 230-14-1-HH Bob Gray made a motion and Neal
Morin seconded to approve the waiver. (So Voted 5-0-0)
4. No Loading/Unloading, Regulation 230-14-1-FF Bob Gray made a motion, Steve Ranlett
seconded to approve the waiver. (So Voted 5-0-0)
5. No Fire Lane Regulation, Regulation 230-14-1-NN Bob Gray made a motion, Steve
Ranlett seconded to approve the waiver. (So Voted 5-0-0)
6. To Start Construction prior to Site Plan Approval, Regulation 235-12(12)
Bob Gray made a motion, Steve Ranlett seconded to approve this waiver as it was
previously approved by the Planning Board on November 19, 2008. In those meeting
minutes, it clearly states: M. Dorman said they would be doing the dirt work (foundation,
well and septic) only and no other work would be allowed.
It was the consensus of the Board at their November 19, 2008 Planning Board meeting
that Pastor Murray be allowed to do the dirt work only at 92 Newton Road prior to
obtaining Planning Board site plan approval. (So Voted 5-0-0)
7. To Exceed the Maximum Locus Scale, Regulation 230-14-1-T Bob Gray made a motion,
Steve Ranlett seconded to approve the waiver. (So Voted. 5-0-0)
Discussion ensued between Bob Gray and Steve Ranlett regarding the fact that a site plan approval is necessary for the more stringent use, in this case the commercial use, and that is why permits should not be issued prior to site plan approval.
There were two other waivers that were denied by the Board, one for the requirement for no preconstruction meeting, the other the requirement for a construction bond. It was emphasized that although construction had begun, CLD's field inspector would be down and this is where a discussion could ensue regarding the construction sequence, timing and procedures. Mike Dorman noted that the first inspection would be for the siltation control and that they could then determine the remainder of the construction inspection sequence.
Final discussion took place regarding the status of the plan as far as any outstanding issues and the only item identified to be completed was for the applicant/property owner to sign a "well release form" indemnifying the Town of any problems as a result of salt in his well.
This being noted, Bob Gray made a motion, Steve Ranlett seconded, to approve the site plan. (So Voted 5-0-0).
4) List of "annual" proposed events by Walmart.
(Walmart has been approved by the Planning Board under a minor site plan review. This is
just an update of the dates of events for this coming spring and summer).
The Planning Board reviewed the proposed dates for special events at Walmart as submitted
by Stella Antonopoulos of Walmart. The written request was for car show to be held on
Fridays, May 1st, June 5th, August 7th, and September 4th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. They also
hold a "Raise the Roof" day on Friday July 10, 2009 from 5 p.m. until Sunday July 12th at 3
p.m.. Also included in this request was the permit for the coral for the lawn and garden area
to be cordoned off. The Board found no issues with the dates or times. (So Voted 5-0-0)
5) Letter of interest by resident to become an alternate.
Tim Moore noted an email from Charles Lanza regarding his interest in becoming a Planning
Board alternate. He invite Mr. Lanza to the presentation table to introduce himself and provide
the Board with some information on his interest and his background. He noted that he was watching the last planning board meeting and noticed the board was looking for additional alternates. He is interested in becoming an alternate for the Plaistow Planning Board. He has lived in Plaistow for all of my 23 years and graduated from UNH with an associates degree in Surveying & Mapping. He is currently a licensed NH septic designer, and is also a licensed community water system operator. He feels that he could offer planning experience and fill in when necessary. He currently works for a local developer as a planner and also manages the planning for a local water utility.
Following minor questions by the Planning Board members, Steve Ranlett made a motion,
Peter Bealo seconded to appoint Charles Lanza to a 3-year term as an alternate.
(So Voted 5-0-0)
6) Other Business.
" Peter Bealo made a comment about the Workforce Housing and the fact that the Rockingham Planning Commission had recently completed their calculations.
" Dan Johnson asked to approach the Planning Board to discuss the possibility of the Board adopting a Minor Site Plan Review process. Steve Ranlett's response was negative and that any time an applicant is proposing a whole new building that a site plan is necessary. Tim Moore noted that perhaps some of the items like the lighting plan and the landscaping separate plans could be eliminated as requirements for some of the more minor site plans. Tim also thinks that they could "tweak" some of the requirements, but that all procedures and requirements currently in place will continue to apply.
The Board discussed devoting the March workshop session to meeting with the Planning Board's engineer, CLD. They instructed Leigh to prepare a "punchlist" of what all of the issues are. They also specifically inquired as to whether CLD would charge the Town to come down for this meeting and that they hoped not.
Tim noted that perhaps part of the discussion could be CLD reviewing the ordinances and regulations and having them make recommendations about them.
" Misc. Notices, Letters, and other Correspondence from Dept. of Building Safety, Planning
and ZBA;
" Tim Moore noted the notices in the Board's packets for them to review.
" Any Other Business;
" There was no other business.
7) Adjournment.
" The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Leigh G. Komornick
Town Planner
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