PLANNING BOARD
Gardiner Planning Board June 12, 2002
City of Gardiner, Maine Regular Monthly meeting 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: James Montell,Chair Alfred Nisbet Deborah Willis
Pat Hart Robert Moody (Alt)
Absent: Edmund Pelletier Christine Szigeti-Johnson
Also Present:
Jeffrey Hinderliter, Planner/CEO
Kathie Jermyn Casey Haskell Sean Haskell
Scott Elliot
1.) Meeting called to order at 6:01 PM by Chair Montell.
2.) Roll call taken.
3.) Consideration of the Minutes from the April 24, 2002 and May 8, 2002 meetings.
Pat Hart made a motion to accept the April 24, 2002 meeting minutes. Deborah Willis seconded the motion.
Vote: 3 in favor, 0 opposed. 1 abstention (James Montell not at that meeting). Motion passed.
Deborah Willis made a motion to accept the May 8, 2002 meeting minutes. Pat Hart seconded the motion.
Vote: 2 in favor, 0 opposed. 2 abstentions (James Montell and Robert Moody were not at that meeting). Motion passed.
4.) Conditional Use Application review for applicant Kathie G. Jermyn. Proposal: to conduct a Home Occupation within the High Density Zoning District. 96 Central Street, Map 30, Lot 126. Title 31, Chapter 7, Section 3202, F 2. 8. (Home Occupation)
Chair Montell asked Ms. Jermyn to give an overview of her proposal. She indicated that she currently has an established hair dresser business. She wants to move it to her home. It would be operational about 20 25 hours a week. On Wednesdays 8:30 AM 3:00 PM; Thursdays 1:00 7:30 PM; Fridays 8:00 AM 3:00 PM and Saturdays 7:30 AM Noon. Customers would not be coming straight through on those days, just a couple here and there.
6:06 PM Chair Montell opened the meeting for public hearing. No public comment.
6:06 PM Chair Montell closed the meeting for public comment.
Chair Montell read the Finding of Fact and the Applicant s written responses to the Review Criteria. He polled the Board members after each Review Criteria response was read.
A unanimous vote of approval was made for Review Criteria a. through j.
Chair Montell read the Planner/CEO s recommended conditions.
Pat Hart made a motion to accept the application with the 2 conditions of the Planner/CEO, 1) Proposed sign shall not exceed three square feet; 2) Only approved wastewater shall be discharged into the City sewer. Deborah Willis seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
5.) Conditional Use Application review for applicant s Sean and Casey Haskell. Proposal: to establish a Day Care Center within the High Density Zoning District, 17 High Holborn Street, Map 31, Lot 23. Title 31, Chapter 7, Section 3202, F 5. 5.
Pat Hart asked to sit out for this application review and vote as she lives at 34 High Holborn Street and has concerns.
Chair Montell asked the Applicant s to give an overview of their proposal.
Casey Haskell indicated that she wants to open a day care center on her property in a separate, but existing building and stay at home to care for others while taking care of her own child. Her mother would be helping her with this.
Chair Montell asked if there was a different owner. Jeffrey Hinderliter, Planner/CEO explained that Sean Haskell is the owner by the Last Will and Testament of Jessie Ladenhoff.
Chair Montell read the Finding of Fact. He asked if there had been any correspondence received concerning this proposal. Jeffrey Hinderliter said no.
Deborah Willis asked if the Applicant had right, title or interest. Jeffrey said the Will shows right, title or interest.
6:32 PM Chair Montell opened the meeting to public hearing.
Scott Elliot, who lives at 60 Central Street, is directly behind the property in the proposal. He wanted to know how many kids there would be as the building is about 15 from his property. He was concerned about the noise and traffic.
The Applicants said they are licensed for up to 12 children and there would be a chain link fence and a few shrubs between the property.
Pat Hart, 34 High Holborn Street, said that she supports the day care center thinks it is a good use of the property, but she is concerned about the parking. Cars park along the Street there and her daughter was hit by a car in that area because of cars parked in front of the Haskells. Their driveway slopes down.
Chair Montell read the proposal description. He asked the abutters if their concerns were addressed in the description. Mr. Elliot said he didn t know if a chain link fence and a few shrubs would do it. Pat said that her concerns were about the traffic and parking.
Casey Haskell said that there is always traffic at the Masonic Hall and they park on the Street.
Bob Moody brought up the issue that if parking on the Street is dangerous, should the Police Department put a sign No Parking Here to Corner. He asked Jeffrey Hinderliter to bring it to the attention of the Public Safety Chief and City Council.
6:44 PM Chair Montell closed the public hearing.
Chair Montell read the Applicant s responses to the Review Criteria. . He polled the Board members after each Review Criteria response was read.
A unanimous vote of approval was made for Review Criteria a. through j.
Chair Montell read the Planner/CEO s recommended conditions.
Bob Moody made a motion to accept the application with the condition of the CEO, 1) Applicant shall obtain applicable state approvals prior to occupancy. Documentation of state approvals shall be submitted by the Applicants to the Code Enforcement Office prior to building occupancy. Alfred Nisbet seconded the motion.
Vote: 4 in favor. 0 opposed. 1 abstention (Pat Hart, part of audience). Motion passed.
6.) OTHER BUSINESS
None
7.) ADJOURN
Deborah Willis made a motion to adjourn. Pat Hart seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
7:09 PM Meeting adjourned.
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