TOWN
OF
DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW BOARD MINUTES
Approved
* There is currently
one vacancy on the DRB.
Also Present:
The meeting began at approximately
Minutes of the
Ted MOVED to approve the meeting minutes as written. Dick SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 7–0.
Site Plan and Conditional Use Review (Development in a
Flood Hazard Area) –
NOTE: The
Rocky Martin, Director of Town Facilities, described the
proposal. He said this is the first
large project to replace original equipment since the facility was built. The main task is to upgrade the aeration
system. He presented site plans related to the wastewater facility upgrades and
explained the three
1)
Site
Plan approval for a new building and entrance road improvements:
One small building is being removed and replaced with an 800 sq. ft. building
sited behind an existing garage.
Improvements will be made to the entrance road to include a turnaround
to allow for tractor trailer deliveries.
Additional fill will be needed around the new building. The building will be a basic structure with
metal roof; Rocky said they would paint it to blend in with the site.
2)
Conditional
Use approval to address flood plain issues:
Rocky said the perimeter of the plant is in flood plain elevation limits
designated by FEMA mapping, adding the lagoons are totally outside the floodways.
He intends to submit a formal application to FEMA to correct
mapping.
3)
Variance
approval for landscaping requirements:
Rocky explained a new provision in zoning regulations that requires a certain landscaping
budget as a percentage to the overall project budget, but with no waiver
section or provision to address existing landscaping. The variance request will be formally heard
at the July 7th meeting.
Zoë MOVED to continue the
public hearing to the July 7th meeting. Dennis SECONDED the motion. The motion was APPROVED 7-0.
Voted: Ted
Bloomhardt, Dick Jordan, George Munson,
Revision to an
Approved Final Plat – Boundary adjustment between 2 parcels - Silver Street –
Applicants: Virginia Iverson and Susan and Daniel Thomas
(Tax Map #s 11-01-39.100 and 11-01-39.400)
Ginny Iverson read from a letter to the Board that questioned whether she should be required to pay for landscaping to screen the view of the proposed agricultural building from the neighbor’s property (Frazier). She presented several photos depicting the view from the Frazier’s’ building envelope toward the proposed horse barn site. She said the new building would be a clear-span agricultural structure made of steel, with a white roof and dark green fabric ends. It would be 30 feet tall, set down 10 feet from the driveway. Her own home could not be seen in the view. Dick asked if the structure could be built further down; Ginny said excavation costs in another location would be expensive. She said they looked at other locations and thought this one was the most suitable.
Roger Kohn, the Frazier’s attorney, said although his
clients had multiple objections to the revision request, they were willing to
accept an agreement that provided screening as it addressed their main concern
over views. He said both parties walked
the properties last weekend and drafted an agreement that had been recently revised
but not signed.
There was a discussion about procedure and the
Greg MOVED to continue the
public hearing to the July 7th meeting. George SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 6-0.
Voted: Ted
Bloomhardt, Dick Jordan, George Munson,
Other Business
The group voted to go into deliberative session to discuss the Haulenbeek/Ciffo
application. Zoë left the board at this
time (
Haulenbeek/Ciffo
Final Plat Decision
Greg MOVED to approve the
draft decision as amended (approved).
Dennis SECONDED the motion. The
motion PASSED 6-0.
Voted: Ted
Bloomhardt, Dick Jordan, George Munson,
The meeting ended at approximately
Respectfully Submitted:
Recording Secretary