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Poland Planning Board
Minutes of Meeting
October 25, 2011
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was brought to order by Chairman Carl Duchette at 7:00 PM with members Jim Porter, Vice Chairman George Greenwood, Robert Brown, William Willett, and Alternate William Foster present. Norm Davis was absent without notification.
MINUTES
Member Brown made a motion to accept the October 11, 2011 meeting minutes as presented, Vice Chairman Greenwood seconded the motion. Discussion: NONE
Vote: 4 - YES 0 - NO (Carl Duchette, Jim Porter, George Greenwood, Robert Brown)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Matthew and Margaret New: Formal Shoreland Application – Map 31 Lot 24B/24C
- Matthew New was present to discuss the application with the board. He met with Sue Gammon of Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation and received her opinions on the property which have been sent to the board for viewing. Only impervious surface is the shed and house because the raised deck is a pervious surface according to Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water and the DEP. Chairman Duchette makes note that our town ordinance doesn’t agree with DEP/Andro and state laws state that the towns can be more stringent on rules and regulations. Mr. New states crushed stone dust driveway is pervious and that he is willing to decrease the size of his garage by 200 square feet off to get him inside the square footage allotment allowed on the property for impervious surfaces. Chairman Duchette is asking for boards consensus
on whether or not the driveway is pervious vs impervious. Chairman Duchette contacted Robert Faunce for his opinion and he would consider it impervious also. Consensus of board to allow driveway to be considered pervious surface based on Sue Gammon’s recommendations. Upper driveway will stay because it is considered pervious, walkway will be gone and pervious pavers for walkway from garage to house will be in place. Board is in agreement with this.
- Member Willett made a motion to accept the approval of the application as presented with the added condition that the driveway will be made of stone dust, seconded by member Brown. Discussion: NONE
Vote: 5 – YES 0 - NO
Russell Seybold & Dorthea Wasson Seybold: Formal Shoreland Application – Map 26 Lot 41C, 42A, 41, and 42
- Russell and Dorthea were present to discuss the application. They made changes based on recommendations from board and abutters. They are looking for conditional approval based on the intention that all lots will be in one owners name. The cottage they would like to move is 697 sq feet, no beds, and one room. Intent usage of cottage is as a painting studio and overflow if they have any visitors. Want to set it on a slab foundation, and have no intent on expanding the cottage. They state they are committed to cutting as few trees as possible. The cottage was placed in proposed location because of the rise in the property. Member Willett clarifies that the four lots will become two lots, one on either side of the right of way.
- Pierce Atwood representative states that they would like to see everything comply with ordinance. They are concerned that the Seybolds would like to keep two septics on the back lot. They also note that the principal structure needs to be 40 feet back in the back lot.
- Janet Flemming an abutter is present to voice concerns. Her main concern is how close the moved cottage will be to the property line on the back lot. Ms. Seybold states that she will file a variance appeal with the Board of Appeals if she needs to so that she would be able to place the cottage closer than the 40 ft required in the Land Use Code.
- Member Willett made a motion to table the application pending further information regarding the movement of the cottage, seconded by Vice Chairman Greenwood. Discussion: None
Vote: 5 – YES 0 – NO
NEW BUSINESS
NONE
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS – ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
NONE
OTHER BUSINESS
- The board has decided to have the next Planning Board meeting on Wednesday November 9, 2011. The normal scheduled meeting day falls on Election Day. All applicants involved in this change have been notified.
- Holidays: It was brought to the table that the Planning Board needs to be specific in there conditions of approval which holidays they are recommending no work be done on. The board has tentatively agreed on 7 holidays; New Years, Memorial Day,
Easter Labor Day1, Independence Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chairman Greenwood made a motion at 8:27 PM to adjourn, Member Porter seconded the motion. Discussion: None
Vote: 5 – YES 0-NO
Recorded by Nikki Pratt
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