HINESBURG DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 4, 2003

Approved

Present: Tom McGlenn, Howdy Russell, Robert Gauthier, Ted Bloomhardt, and Clint Emmons.

Members Absent: Wayne Burgess and Greg Waples.

Members of Audience: Lucas Evanson, Karla & George Munson, Robert & Bernadette Goodrich, Berthann and Lou Mulieri, Jeff Galper, Peter Purinton, Sally and Chuck Reiss, Stewart Pierson, Andrew Dennison, Alison Bell, Scott Johansen, Greg LeRoy, Carl Bohlen, Kristy McLeod, George Bedard, and Pat Whitney.

1. MINUTES Clint Emmons made the motion to accept the minutes of January 21, 2003 as corrected. This motion was seconded by Howdy Russell and passed.

2. BROWN – SKETCH PLAN Tim, Kristi, and Craig Brown were first on the agenda with

their engineer, Gunner McCain to present a proposal for sketch plan approval. This subdivision would be on the east side of the Magee Hill Road and 10.10 acres in size and identified as tax map #5-01-08. The remaining Brown farmland is 150 acres and has an existing farm house and mobile home.

Gunner and Tim explained the following issues associated with this project:

• There will be onsite water and sewer and this new lot will also provide an area for replacement septic systems for the existing mobile home and farmhouse on the remaining Brown property. There are sewer easements across this new lot to connect these existing homes to these replacement areas.
• Road Foreman, Mike Anthony has given preliminary approval for a new road-cut onto the Town Road.
• A deer yard is shown on the Town GIS maps on the remaining upper Brown land.
• There is a woods road that goes from the barns and house to the upper land. The applicants were cautioned that if this back acreage is going to accessed through this new lot there will have to be a 50’ wide right-of-way and any structures meet the setback requirements.
• There is currently a small farm pond on this new lot and any new structures will have to 75’ from the edge of it.
• There is an existing hedgerow along the property, which will screen the new house and some existing large maples.
• The storm water runoff will be directed into the field in the front on the lot and not onto the Magee Hill Road.
• Gunner will include a right-to-farm statement on the remaining acreage.
• The applicants were given the Town’s septic policy on existing houses and Gunner has checked the existing systems.

Tom McGlenn made the motion to close the public discussion of this sketch plan review and take up this application in deliberative session in order to render a decision. This motion was seconded by Howdy Russell and passed unanimously.

3. EVANSON/GOODRICH – FINAL PLAT PUBLIC HEARING Tom McGlenn opened

the public hearing for final plat review of a proposal by Sam Evanson for an 8-lot subdivision of property owned by Ralph and Robert Goodrich. This property is located on the corner of the Lavigne Hill Road and the Buck Hill Road and identified as tax map #9-01-46.

Sam explained that since receiving preliminary plat approval, the following changes had been made to the plat: the building envelopes on lots 1,2 and 5 have been tightened up; the detention pond has been reconfigured; and the access is moved which is across from the Smiths on the Lagivne Hill Road.

Tom then went through each of the items for Subdivision Review as outlined in the memo to the Board members from the staff:

Path The path on the eastern edge of the property has been turned on the north to better connect with the Pierson trail on High Rock Road. Deed language was submitted that would confer this 20’ wide easement to the Town. There was concern that the area of this easement is wet in some areas. It was also suggested that a better location for the trail might be along the seasonal stream that crosses this property from north to south.

Septic deed easement language Several lots have the septic areas located on them for other lots and these should be shown on the plat with metes and bounds. It was felt that the deed language should ensure that each owner has the right and responsibility to maintain these areas. The deed language will also be revised to include omissions noted in the memo.

Road maintenance The State now requires annual reports on their storm water permit. The ditches and culverts will be included in revised maintenance language.

Lavigne Hill Road Access As there are only two houses using this, there will not be a homeowners association for this private road, but easement language for it.

Detention pond There is about 40’ between this pond and the Buck Hill Road and the vegetation here should provide screening. If this is indeed a “pond” there is a required setback of 75’ from any body of water in the Zoning Bylaw. The power line across this property to the O’Neill property across the street is buried 9’ deep and this should eliminate any problems with it being damaged during other work. There is an easement across this lot #3 to get to this pond to maintain it.

Building envelopes The envelopes for lots 1, 2, & 5 have been tightened up and identified on the plat. It was felt that the envelopes for the remaining lots should also be specifically shown on the plat and not just as being within the setbacks.

Acreage clearing It was felt that having the building envelopes specifically identified on each lot would make is easier to show the no-cut zones. These areas would then be identified in the deeds. It would make it easier to enforce the amount of cutting done in the future.

Tom McGlenn then made the motion to continue this final plat public hearing on an appeal by Sam Evanson for an 8-lot subdivision to the February 18, 2003 DRB meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall. This motion was seconded by Ted Bloomhardt and passed.

4. DAVIS – CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Jeff and Jean Davis were next on the agenda to

request a conditional use permit to replace a camp on Lake Iroquois on Shadow Lane. This property is identified as lot #14-21-10 on the Town tax maps. The existing camp is a pre-existing non-complying structure in that it does not meet the required setbacks. Jeff discussed and answered questions on the following issues in relation to his proposal:

• The new camp will improve the sideyard setback on the west from 1 ½’ to 10’.
• Justin Willis, a licensed site technician, has designed a septic system and Jeff plans to have him redesign this system by adding a curtain drain to use the camp more of the year.
• There was concern about the run-off and where it would be directed by this new curtain drain.
• Their water will come from the lake.
• The applicants realize that due to the status of Shadow Lane and difficulties in using it, that it is highly unlikely that this camp could be converted to a year-round residence.
• This new camp meets the criteria of section 5.10.3 of the Bylaw in that it is not more than 20% increase in the footprint of the existing camp.
• Due to the concern by the Board members and Lou Mulieri who has lived on the road for many years, Jeff agreed not to replace the ditch in front of this property with a long culvert. It was felt that this would direct more runoff and at a greater velocity into the lake.
• There should not be parking on the septic system and this would be blocked off.
• There could be more parking between the system and the lake.
• The siding of this camp will be of natural wood and compatible with the surrounding properties.
• It was felt that under Section 4.2 (7) of the Bylaw the Board can address whether a proposal affects “public welfare in any other manner.” Therefore, although the State or Town does not have specific rules governing the septic system, the Board looked into the capabilities of this new system.

Tom McGlenn made the motion to close the discussion of this conditional use appeal and take up this application in deliberative session in order to render a decision. This motion was seconded by Howdy Russell and passed.

5. DELIBERATIVE SESSION Tom McGlenn then made the motion that the Board go into deliberative session and this motion was seconded by Robert Gauthier and passed. In that session the Board acted on the following items:

• C.V.U. High School Howdy Russell made the motion to accept the motion of site plan to move the location of an electrical building as modified. This motion was seconded by Ted Bloomhardt and passed.
• Leggett Howdy Russell made the motion to accept the motion for sketch plan approval, as revised, for the Leggett 2-lot subdivision. This motion was seconded by Tom McGlenn and passed.
• Iverson Ted Bloomhardt made the motion to accept the motion for sketch plan approval for the Iverson 3-lot subdivision. This motion was seconded by Howdy Russell and passed.
• Manning Ted Bloomhardt made the motion to approve a request by Muriel Manning to extend her sketch plan approval for a 3-lot subdivision for an additional 6 months. This motion was seconded by Howdy Russell and passed.
• Barone The Board had received a letter from Russell Barone requested two changes to the conditions associated with his subdivision located on the Mechanicsville Road. It was decided by the Board that he would have to return for review of this request. However, this would not have to be a warned public hearing as the actual plat was not being revised.
• Lyman/Grabowski Due to the lateness of the evening, it was decided to review the draft motion of sketch plan approval at the next meeting.
• St Cyr George Bedard had requested that one of the conditions of the sketch plan approval for the St. Cyr subdivision be revised. It was felt that he should send a letter to the Board explaining this request.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Holly Russell, Recording Secretary