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Town of Meeting Minutes May 3, 2010 7:00 PM
Members
Present: Barbara
Annis, Paul Violette, Rick Davies, David Hartman,
Hank Duhamel, and Dan Watts. Members
Excused: Ed Mical Members
Absent: None Members
Arriving Late: None Alternates
Present: J.D.
Colcord Alternates
Excused: Peter Wyman Alternates
Arriving Late: Aedan Sherman OPEN
MEETING AT Barbara Annis opened the meeting at Barbara Annis asked the Board if they wished to
approve the Planning Board minutes of 1.
CONCEPTUAL CONSULTATION
Applicant: Elizabeth
Desmarais (LizzyStitch Quilt Shop)
Property Location:
Description: Proposed
Quilt Fabric Shop Paul Violette and J.D. Colcord recused themselves
and sat with the audience. Barbara
Annis introduced Ms. Desmarais. Barbara Annis read an excerpt from the
Town of Site
plan review by the Planning Board is required for all proposed
industrial, commercial or multifamily developments; for the change or
expansion of use of all industrial, commercial or multi-family uses,
………. Barbara Annis explained Ms. Desmarais is here for a
change of use. Ms. Desmarais stated she is proposing to open a quilt
shop at on Thursday nights from approximately 5pm to 8 or
9pm. Ms. Desmarais stated her hours will most likely be Tuesday-Saturday
10am-5pm. Hank Duhamel asked if Ms. Desmarais had a target
date to open. Ms. Desmarais stated if all goes well the opening will
occur the last Tuesday in June. Hank Duhamel stated he felt there would
be ample parking because of her days and hours of business. Rick Davies asked if there was handicap access. Ms.
Desmarais stated yes there is. Rick Davies asked if any other changes
would be made. Ms. Desmarais said no she would not have any changes
other than the addition of a sign. Mr. David Hagrtzog owner of the building stated the
handicap ramp is in place and everything is to Rick Davies made a MOTION
to APPROVE application
without a Full Site Plan Review. Dan Watts seconded the motion. All were
in favor that a Full Site Plan
Review is not required. Ms. Desmarais thanked the Board and left the
meeting. Paul Violette and J.D. Colcord rejoined the Board
at the table. Aedan Sherman arrived and joined the Board at the table. Barbara Annis formally introduced Aedan Sherman and
J.D. Colcord to the Board as Planning Board alternates. Aedan Sherman apologized to the Board for arriving
late. Barbara Annis elevated Aedan Sherman to a full
member to vote in place of Ed Mical. 2.
MINUTES Approve
minutes of Approve
minutes of David Hartman made a MOTION
to APPROVE Paul Violette made a MOTION
to ACCEPT the 3. FIRST Barbara Annis explained any changes made to the
Planning Board Bylaws and Rules of Procedure
must be read at two consecutive meetings before a vote can be taken to
accept the changes. The proposed changes read are:
1. Notice of decision will
be made available for public inspection at the Board’s
office in the
2. Section A under officers to read: The
following officers shall be elected annually
in the month of April by majority vote of the Board members present
including
alternates: Paul Violette made a MOTION
to CONTINUE with the two
changes. Rick Davies seconded the motion. All were in favor. The changes will be read again at the 3.
SUBDIVISION CHECKLIST APPENDIX A The Board agreed unanimously to approve the
proposed change to the verbiage in Preamble to read: Applicants should familiarize themselves with the Warner Subdivision
Regulations as well as any other pertinent Ordinances and Regulations
prior to filing …….. After reviewing the letter received from Martha
Mical, Assessing Clerk, in regards to parcel numbering and a short
discussion of the verbiage the Board unanimously agreed to the new
proposed verbiage that reads: (V.A.8) Tax map and parcel number. The numbering is to be approved by the Accessing office BEFORE
the plans are brought to the Planning Board. Paul Violette made a MOTION
to ACCEPT the verbiage as
proposed. Dan Watts seconded the motion and all were in favor. 4.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Section V. A. #8 regarding parcel numbering as
requested by the Assessing Clerk. The proposed verbiage reads:
8. Tax map and parcel
number. The numbering to be approved by the Assessing
office
before the plans are brought to the Planning Board. The parent lot
should
survive in the subdivision. The parent lot should be the lot with the
existing
building on it or if all the land is vacant it is the larger of the new
lots. After a brief discussion the Board agreed to the
proposed verbiage. Paul Violette made a MOTION
to ACCEPT the verbiage as
proposed. Rick Davies seconded the motion and all were in favor. Dan Watts stated he finished working on the sample
drawings. A.
HAMMERHEAD TURNAROUND The Hammerhead Turnaround was revised to show the
changes Allan Brown had clarified (standard bounds; tails of the T are
now clearly shown as deeded easements). B. SIDEWALKS Dan Watts stated he is waiting for Allan Brown to
provide some additional information in regards to slope if 2% =3/8”
per foot. Dan Watts also asked Allan Brown to let the Board
know the definition of pavers so it can be added to the definitions. The secretary will get with Allan Brown to have the
answers to Dan Watts’s questions before the next meeting. David Hartman asked to clarify that no driveways
are permitted on the easement area of the hammerhead, however they are
permitted on the Lollypop and Teardrop. Dan Watts explained yes that is
true because the diameter of the Lollypop and Teardrop allow plenty of
room for driveways. David Hartman questioned the Hammerhead Turnaround
illustration having dotted lines and what they are. Dan Watts explained
they are to delineate measurements on the diagram and are used as an
architectural drawing notation. David Hartman asked if the dotted lines
infer that there is a potential future street involved. Dan Watts
explained they do not infer any future streets. Paul Violette asked if
they are meant to be a termination device.
Dan Watts explained the lines are just a standard notation dot
dash dot dash to show the center line of where the measurements are
taken and lines bounds up. A brief discussion was held regarding placements of
driveways and future roads in regards to the Hammerhead Turnaround. Rick
Davies read a statement to explain the use of a Hammerhead Turnaround
from the Subdivision Regulations:
This type of turnaround
shall be used only when the possibility of extension is
evident. (See Appendix B) The Board agreed to postpone approving the
illustrations until Allan Brown provides the requested information to
the secretary to forward onto Dan Watts. There was further discussion on the sidewalk
illustration in regards to grass buffer, curb patch and pavers. A short
discussion was held regarding curb patches and how to keep the pavers
and curbs from shifting due to erosion and frost factors. Dan Watts suggested inviting Allan Brown to another
work session to answer any further questions from the Board. Dan Watts said he will work on cleaning up the
illustrations and once he has the information from Allan Brown he will
forward the illustrations to the Planning Board secretary. 6. WHAT
PROJECT WILL WE TACKLE Barbara Annis sent an e-mail requesting the Board
to compile a list of projects they would like to work on. One of the most popular projects listed was
expanding the C-1 District in Davisville. Barbara Annis stated she felt
it would be the most timely and involved project. Barbara Annis asked
for any suggestions. Paul Violette stated he would like to see the C-1
District be expanded into the area owned by David Harrick that is in
OC-1 District presently. A brief discussion was held regarding this area
in regards to not being feasible to have residential homes, the gravel
pit and whether to make it a C-1 District so commercial development
could take place in the area. Paul Violette stated currently only 2% of
Warner’s total land area is designated as Commercial District. The
Board all agreed the most practical thing to do would to be to just
expand the C-1 District and look at it at a later time to see if
creating a C-2 District at a later time would make sense. It would be
more time consuming trying to make a new C-2 District and coming up with
the allowed uses. Rick Davies agreed it would make sense to do the
expansion in two parts. Hank Duhamel agreed and stated it would be best
to get some suggestions of what that area could be used for before going
onto step two. Hank Duhamel
suggested having the Chamber of Commerce make some suggestions. A discussion was held regarding having more
buildings permitted on larger lots if certain incentives would be met to
fit into the architectural character of the Town in the Commercial
District. An example that was brought up was the Market Basket property.
Dan Watts stated he would like to see separate small buildings to mimic
the Downtown Village District with separate parking lots for each
building on the larger lots in the C-1 District. Rick Davies suggested creating a subcommittee to
review the Use Table and various Zoning items to compile a list of what
is needed. A brief discussion was held regarding Agricultural
farm stands in regards to District location and the amount of time a
stand should be allowed and if the Use Table should be changed to
eliminate the 3 month limitation. A brief discussion was regarding different
limitations for home occupations such as no outside storage equipment
allowed; the five year re-subdivision rule; etc. Paul Violette suggested
looking at the regulations and Use Table to see what may need to be
changed or updated. Barbara Annis stated some of the issues are Zoning
and cannot be changed until March 2011. The Board agreed that the
majority of projects on the comprised list were related to Zoning. Paul Violette suggested prioritizing the list and
setting a limit of 5 to 10 projects to focus on. Rick Davies suggested
starting with 10 projects. The sign ordinance was discussed including
temporary sign regulations. David Hartman agreed the sign ordinance
could be re-examined and possibly re-written. Rick Davies stated that in
the R-3 a 4 square foot sign is hard to read when traveling at 50 Mph.
David Hartman said the Board of Selectman could work on further
defining the sign ordinance for the Planning Board if nothing more
relevant comes about. Paul Violette stated that the Telephone Museum is
not eligible to have a sign off the highway because the state will not
allow it since the business is not open five days a week. The Board
agreed it would be beneficial to be able to have a sign off the highway
directing people towards the Downtown businesses. A brief discussion was held on the prepared food
restaurants no closer than 2,000 feet apart ordinance. The Board agreed
they would like to look into this further whether to remove or change
this regulation. Parking location at businesses was also discussed. The
Board agreed that having parking only behind a building can be
misleading. The Board agreed to compose a prioritized list of
the top ten projects to work on for the next work session. Barbara Annis suggested cleaning up the Site Plan
Regulations. Barbara Annis and David Hartman agreed to work together to
gather information and compile a list of things to work on and then
present the list to the Board at the next meeting Dan Watts asked to be excused from the remainder of
the meeting at Paul Violette and Rick Davies agreed to work
together gathering information and compiling a list for the Board
regarding the proposed expansion of C-1 District in Davisville. A brief discussion was held regarding conceptual
consultations in regards to whether abutters should be allowed to speak,
should the Board make decisions at a conceptual consultation and should
there be another step that is between a conceptual and Full Site Plan
Review. 7.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS Paul Violette stated that Vanessa Bittermann has
compiled all the information regarding the Economic Development Survey.
Paul Violette will check with Vanessa to see when she would like to be
scheduled to come back at a Work Session to discuss all the information
gathered at the Visioning Session on Barbara Annis stated she appeared before the Board
of Selectman Barbara Annis stated she was invited to be 1 of 16
individuals to be on a Committee to by 8.
MISCELLANEOUS Hank Duhamel brought up the dividers that were
suggested in one of the suggested Site Plans for exit 9 area. He stated
that the Board may want to check out the new dividers that were
installed at exit 11 in David Hartman stated the Board of Selectmen have
decided to go in with the Town of David Hartman made a MOTION
to ADJOURN. The motion was
seconded and all were favor. The meeting adjourned at
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