6 Church Street, Gardiner, Maine 04345 Pat Hart, Chairperson
Dorothy Morang, Recording Secretary
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PLANNING BOARD
Gardiner Planning Board December 11, 2007
City of Gardiner, Maine Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: Pat Hart Judith A. Dorsey Deborah Willis
Pamela Mitchel Edward Lawrence
Absent: James Montell Ian Burnes
Also Present: Dorothy Morang, Planning Board Recording Secretary
David Cichowski, Code Enforcement Officer (CEO)
Isaac C. McLaughlin Jr. Melani McGuire Paul McGuire
Daniel P. Colby Chris Belanger Dan McKenna
Nick Beaulieu David Richardson
1.) Chair, Pat Hart called the meeting to order at 6:06 PM, welcomed everyone and went over the meeting schedule.
2.) Roll call taken.
3.) September 11, 2007 Meeting Minutes.
Deborah Willis made a motion to approve the September 11, 2007 minutes as written. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 3 in favor. 0 opposed. 2 abstained (Ed Lawrence & Pam Mitchel we not at that meeting) Motion passed.
Chair Hart noted that it was a long agenda and in anticipation of needing a second meeting have tentatively scheduled December 19, 2007 at 6:00 PM for items that the Board is unable to get to tonight.
4.) PUBLIC HEARING – Resubmission of Subdivision for Completeness, Preliminary and Final Review
Dan McKenna of Hilltop Log & Timber Homes, Applicant, is seeking approval of a 19 lot subdivision named Streamside Estates 2. The property, located on Brunswick Av, is within the Planned Development (PD), Residential Growth (RG)/Shoreland (SL) Zoning Districts, City Tax Map 11, Lot 18.
Chris Belanger, representing Hilltop Log & Timber Homes, brought in a new Final Subdivision Plan Mylar for the Planning Board members to sign. He noted the changes including: moving the water lines to the other side of the road, the utility lines will be overhead, added the deed covenant changes and storm water maintenance & buffer recommendations as well as the recommendations from the Wastewater Treatment Director.
The Board discussed how to proceed with the review. They decided that they would bundle and summarize where they can.
Deborah Willis moved that the Application is complete. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
6:14 PM Public Hearing
Dan Colby, the surveyor on the project indicated that it was a fine application and should be approved.
Chair Hart asked if the Public Hearing had been properly advertised and Dorothy said yes. She also asked if the Staff had received any written or oral comments. David and Dorothy said no.
6:14 PM Closed Public Hearing
Chair Hart noted that based on a previous approval, the Board will just be reviewing the changes.
Pam Mitchel made a motion that we approve the Preliminary Plan having seen the new language in the subdivision association agreement that meets the conditions put forth at the May 18, 2007 meeting. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
Pam Mitchel made a motion to approve this Final Subdivision Plan. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
6:20 PM Delayed the meeting to sign the plans.
6:24 PM Meeting resumed.
5.) PUBLIC HEARING – Site Plan Review
Paul McGuire, owner of Aspire Corporation is seeking Minor Site Plan Approval to expand an existing storage facility by constructing three (3) additional storage buildings (10’x100’; 20’x100’; & 30’x100’) with paved access. The property, located at 878 Brunswick Av, is within the Residential Growth (RG) Zoning District, City Tax Map 11, Lot 26A.
Paul McGuire described his proposal to add 3 additional storage buildings to the property. There will be no doors on the back of the buildings. They would be the same color and roof pitch. He mentioned that he had DEP come out to look at the property and they recommended that they keep a vegetative buffer for storm water runoff.
Deborah Willis disclosed that she knows Melani McGuire and had worked with her for a while but did not feel that it would impact her decision.
The Board reviewed the Application for completeness. The following items were found to be missing from the Application: Section 5. H. 5. d, f, h, i, j, l, n (existing signs) and o. In addition, Section 5. H. 6. k (intensity, type and size), m, n (type) and q.
Chair Hart suggested that they need the missing information to see the changes to the property. She also felt that members of the public who were here should have a chance to talk about this and also asked Board members if they would like to schedule a site walk. The Board members agreed.
Pam Mitchel made a motion that the Application is not yet complete and that the Applicant needs to provide for us the requirements as listed in the Site Plan Review Section 5. H. 5. d, f, h, i, j, l, n & o and 5. H. 6. k - the intensity, type and size; m, n – the type of vegetation and q. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
Chair Hart continued this Application as a Workshop.
A Site Walk was scheduled for Friday, December 28, 2007 at 3:00 PM at the site on 878 Brunswick Av.
7:00 PM Meeting opened for public comment.
Isaac McLaughlin Jr. thanked the Board for their thoroughness. He said that he was president of the Stanley Lane Road Association that was formed and recorded during and right after the previous proposal on this site. He is representing all of the residents on Stanley Lane.
Mr. McLaughlin said that he appreciates Ms. Hart and the Board scheduling a site walk for the original proposal and hearing their concerns about water issues. Since the 1970s they had not had any drainage or water problems. When Allie Vigue cut all of the trees on the land between Stanley Lane and the mobile homes, the water drained towards Stanley Lane. After the storage units and paving were put in, it made it worse. Their original culverts could not take care of the water. The Stanley Lane Road Association had to put in a new culvert and re-build the road.
The Stanley Lane home owners are not apposed to the building plan, just the water issues. The snow is plowed to the back of the lot and the runoff goes down to the stream. They’ve had to bring in graders to fix Stanley Lane. Mr. McLaughlin read his father’s letter of concerns to the Board. They got MDEP involved when Allie cut the lot and Allie had to add soil to the back of the lot.
7:09 PM closed public hearing and workshop.
6.) Minor Subdivision Amendment
Nicholas J. Beaulieu, Applicant, is seeking a Subdivision Amendment to remove lot # 6 from an approved six (6) lot subdivision (May 18, 2005) named Longwood Drive Estates Subdivision and combine with original parcel. The property, located at 787 Brunswick Av, is within the Residential Growth/Shoreland (RG/SL) Zoning Districts, City Tax Map 16 Lot 7.
Chair Hart asked if any Board member felt that they couldn’t hear the proposal in an impartial manner. Ed Lawrence asked to recuse himself as he is the surveyor on the project.
Nick Beaulieu introduced the proposal and said that it is currently a 6-lot subdivision that was approved in 2005. Due to the slowing in the housing industry he wants to put the lot back in the original parcel of remaining land. He showed the original survey depicting the land before the subdivision.
The Board members reviewed the Ordinance and discussed whether this request met the Ordinance definition of Minor Revision. They agreed that it did.
Pam Mitchel made a motion that the removal of 1 lot from a subdivision is a minor revision. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 4 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
Chair Hart asked if this change impacts any of the other 5 lots. Nick said no, the Road Association is a flat fee and it takes care of itself. This does not change the right-of-way or the access to the water.
Pam Mitchel made a motion to accept the revised plan. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 4 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
Ed Lawrence returned to the Board.
It was decided to address the last two items on the agenda at the next scheduled meeting, December 19, 2007.
7.) ADJOURN
Pam Mitchel made a motion to adjourn. Judy Dorsey seconded the motion.
Vote: 5 in favor. 0 opposed. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:24 PM
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