WASHINGTON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes
November 6, 2007
1.0 Assembly
1.1 Members Present: Jack Sheehy, Lynn Cook, Tom Marshall, Nan Schwartz and Ken Eastman
1.2 Alternates Present: Fran Greene
1.3 Members & Alternates Absent: Bill Cole, Dennis Kelly and Frank Musmanno
1.4 Visitors: Ed Thayer, Bob Bachand
Eastman motioned to approve the minutes of October 2, 2007as written. Marshall seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
2.0 CIP – Ed Thayer, Discussed the Highway and Emergency Communications CIP requests for 2008-2013 with the Planning Board. The Board and Thayer reviewed the Public Works Department, Emergency Communications and Recycling Center requests and made changes that were recommended by Thayer.
3.0 Driveways
3.1 Kim Feighery – Valley Road, TM#25-024- Schwartz motioned to approve the driveway permit. Marshall seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
3.2 Larry Leisure – Washington Drive, TM#16-084 – Approved by Ed Thayer. Eastman motioned to approve the driveway permit. Cook seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
4.0 Mergers
4.1 DelVasto – 696 Halfmoon Pond Road, merging lot 12-040 tract 1, lot 12-040 tract 2, lot 12-040 tract 3, lot 12-040 tract 4, and lot 12-040 tract 5, Al Krygeris (assessor) has suggested waiving fees, continued from October meeting. Marshall motioned to approve the merger as presented. Schwartz seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
4.2 Otto Svitok – Stowell Drive, merging Lot 14-356, lot 14-366, fee paid. Eastman motioned to approve the merger application as presented. Cook seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
5.0 Old Business
5.1 Bob Bachand – discussion on his potential subdivision, Millen Pond Road. Bachand provided a site map for the Boards review. The Board requested the following be shown of the site map: 1. a fifty foot buffer around the wetland/stream/pond
2. The total acreage of the wetland is designated.
3. That the lot numbering be corrected.
The Board also gave Bachand some suggestions which were not required. Bachand to return to the December Planning Board meeting with the completed application for the Boards review.
5.2 Professional Ordinance review – report on 10/30/07 meeting with Christine Walker. Cook motioned to approve the signing of the contract up to Section E for the audit of the Planning Board Ordinances. Marshall seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
5.3 National Flood Insurance Program – Greene to bring more information to next Planning Board Meeting.
5.4 Growth Management Ordinance – The Board to continue working on the proposed ordinance.
5.5 Conservation Subdivisions Ordinance- Schwartz to come back to the next months meeting with additional information.
6.0 New Business
6.1 New Shoreland Protection Act- Schwartz provided a copy of the updated act.
6.2 Discussion on increasing the minimum lot size in town from 2 to 4 acres. Cook motioned to change the minimum lot size in the Town of Washington to 4 acres with 250 feet of road frontage. Eastman seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
6.3 Storm Water Ordinance- Schwartz to bring information to the next meeting to schedule for a public hearing.
6.4 Discussed the requirement of a pre-application for a subdivision application. Schwartz to research and return to the next meeting.
7.0 Communications
7.1 UVLSRPC – minutes of meeting
7.2 Comprehensive Environmental Inc.
7.3 NHDES, copy of Minimum Impact Expedited application for Carl Voas, Beaver Brook Road, TM#20-173
7.4 Letter from Bob Thompson concerning Ashuelot Pond Dam Village District
7.5 UVLSRPC- reminder to order Land Use and planning books for next year.
7.6 Town and City magazine.
7.7 SVE Associates – card announcing services available.
8.0 Next Planning Board meeting, December 4, 2007 pm at the Town Hall.
8.0 Adjournment – Eastman moved to adjourn. Marshall seconded the motion at 9:59pm.
Respectfully,
Michelle Dagesse
Secretary to the Planning Board