MINUTES

December 13, 2005

 

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:      Terry Mish

                                                            Doug Moglin (arrived at 7:09)

                                                            Albert DeLoreto

                                                            Cal Chunglo

                                                        

The scheduled meeting of the Planning Board was opened at 7:10 p.m. by Chairman Mr. Mish.

 

1.         ROUTINE BUSINESS:  7:00 p.m.

- Payables were signed.

- ANR – King – 150 College Highway – Mr. DeLoreto made A MOTION to accept this, seconded by Mr. Moglin.

 

2.         APPOINTMENT:  7:19 p.m. – Bud Engelhardt, 110 Hillside Road, request for a consensus.

            - Mr. Engelhardt owns property at 110 Hillside Road.  It extends from Hillside

               Road to the extension of Sterritt Drive.  He has 29 acres of property for sale for

               an estate lot.  The lot has 50 feet of frontage on Sterritt Drive.  To be permitted

               to sell the property, the buyer needs to be assured that the Planning Board will

               approve it as an estate lot since the proposed estate lot is clearly not on a public

               way.  Currently, according to Town Counsel, the Board could make a finding if

               it so chooses that Sterritt Drive is a dead-end-street over 800 feet, that the street  

               is not being changed, and that the building of one more additional house on an

               estate lot would not be any more detrimental than what currently exists.

 

3.         ROUTINE BUSINESS Continued..7:32 p.m.

- The budget for fiscal ’07 was discussed.  The Board would like to ask for a Part-time Town Planner.  This will be put in the staffing request for ’07.

 

4.         APPOINTMENT:  7:45 p.m. – Mark Shute, D.L. Bean

- 587 College Highway - Mr. Shute proposed to the Board to construct a 980 sq-ft addition to the existing building.  The Board informed him that this must go through the special permit process.

- Form A- 154 S. Loomis St.

- Lot 2 consists of 3.92 acres

- Parcel “A” consists of 6862.8 sq. ft.

- Parcel “B” consists of 9.07 acres.

- The Board said to clock it in.

 

5.         APPOINTMENT:  8:03 p.m. – David Paine, Harold Murphy, Sylvain Thibault, Vining Hill Road subdivision.

- Mr. Paine is seeking the Board’s approval to construct a subdivision on Vining Hill Road.  Mr. Paine presented another revised plan for the proposed subdivision located behind the Big Y supermarket plaza.  Initially, Mr. Paine presented both a conventional plan and a flexible plan required for any subdivision.  The Board preferred the flexible subdivision, but the access road

crosses a wetland buffer, which is allowed under a conventional plan, but may not be allowed in a flexible plan.  The flexible subdivision rules and regulations prohibit the installation of impervious surfaces in a wetland buffer.  Another issue raised is the fact that the project includes a parcel of land that would be purchased from Big Y.  The problem is that the land is zoned for business use and cannot be used as part of the subdivision.  Mr. Paine submitted a revised plan, deleting the use of the Big Y property and reducing the footprint of the project.

 

Being no further business to be brought before the Board A MOTION was made by Mr. DeLoreto, seconded by Mr. Moglin (Unanimous) to adjourn at 8:50 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Victoria Hickey

Planning Board Secretary

 

 

 

Terry Mish _________________________     Doug Moglin _________________

Chairman                                                          Vice-Chairman

 

Robert Johnson _____________________      George Romeo _______________

 

Albert DeLoreto_______________________  Cal Chunglo _________________

                                                                           (Alternate)