Salisbury Planning Board Minutes

Public Hearings & Regular Meeting

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

 

7:00 p.m.

 

Members Present:  Jack Christian, Chairman (JC), Robert Straubel, Vice Chairman (RS), Larry Cuddire,  (LC), Ron Christ, (RC), Don Egan (DE)

 

Also Present:  Assistant Planner, Leah Hill, Secretary, Pat Banfield

 

Regular Meeting Opened at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

1.  New Business:

 

  1. ANR – James & Susan Crooks, 16 CCC Road – Bob Smith of Cammett Engineering, spoke on behalf of the applicants who wish to cut out one lot with required frontage (150 ft.) this lot would be just over one acre.

 

Board has concerns over 3 owners for one entity, and recommended conveyance of ownership so everything is under one owner.  This change is required in order to proceed with ANR.

 

LC motions to postpone until next public hearing on August 24th, also include in motion text from staff report, as follows: the Engineer should work with Assessors and Town Planner so that the new plans would state that map 24 parcel 74 is “not a buildable lot”.  The triangle piece of land in front of parcel 143 needs to be titled as well as stating “not a buildable lot”.  If the ownership conveyance is able to be completed before the next meeting, the applicant could eliminate parcel 143 lot lines and combine it with parcel 74, which then would give parcel 74 adequate frontage. If this is done, there would be additional cost of $100. because of the elimination of lot lines.

 

BS Seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

  1. ANR – Amendment to Meadowbrook Estates Subdivision – Jim Babbin of Millennium Engineering stated that the applicant would like to reduce the open space by 16,800+ sq ft.  Since the form A was accepted by the board at the July 27th meeting, we now have to amend the subdivision to reflect this minor change.

 

RC motions to amend Meadowbrook Subdivision as a minor change to plan.

BS Seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

  1. T.H. Glennon Co., Inc. 26 Fanaras Drive,  - The board is in receipt of a letter requesting a sign-off on the building permit application.  The original plans were for increasing the building size from 14,000 sq ft. to 25,400 sq ft.  The applicant then amended the plan to increase the building size to a total of 31,000 sq ft.

 

JC rechecked his Feb. 9, 2005 meeting notes and stated that he has no recollection of seeing or approving the amended plan. 

 

DE motions  to review the February 9th planning board meeting tapes

 

LC Seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

BS amends motion stating that in addition to reviewing the meeting tapes, Board requests that T.H. Glennon to inform the board the specific dates and times of the amended approval.

 

LC Seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

 

2.  7:30 Public Hearings

 

 No Public Hearings were scheduled for this meeting

 

 

3.  Other Business

 

  1. Design Review Committee update – Since the Town Manager has agreed to have the committee up and running by the first week in September (after Labor Day).  The (DRC) design review committee will be able to review Ron Laffley’s  “mixed use” project for “Celechester Development, on North End Blvd.

 

LC motions that the Assistant Planner to contact the Town Manager to recommend a combined workshop to map out procedures between both committee and boards as to how applicants can proceed smoothly through this process.  If we’re all involved in the initial discussions, we will have consistency in access, lighting, etc.

 

RC Seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

 

 

  1. Rules & Reg’s workshops – LC would like to see future workshops change tactics, request in writing that all coalition members come prepared to review Rules and Reg’s.

 

DE recommends we leave fees out of Rules and Reg’s, so we do not have to go before the Town Meeting every time we vote to increase fees.

 

BS feels fee schedule should stand alone and not be part of the Rules and Reg’s.

 

JC requests that Assistant Planner ask Town Council how to keep fees out of Zoning By-Laws.  Since fee structure is a tool for the Planning Department.

 

DE currently if we identify something that is not working, a four-fifths vote will clarify our position.  DE would like a clarification from the Town Planner, as to what Rules and Reg’s we are currently operating under.

 

 

4.  Correspondence

 

BS motions to approve the July 27th workshop minutes as written.

LC seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

RC motions to approve the July 27th planning minutes as written

BS seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

DE motions to approve the Aug. 3rd workshop minutes as written.

BS seconds

Vote on motion 5 – 0 motion passes

 

 

5.  Adjournment

 

RC motions to adjourn

LC seconds

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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