PLANNING BOARD MINUTES- Approved

AUGUST 2, 2007

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:55 pm. Present were Rick Friend, Ted Wright, Dan Derby, Sue Weeks, Tony Lyon, and Jack Parsons. Fenton Varney also attended.

 

The Zoning Board held a meeting August 1 to discuss Paul Magrath’s appeal to the height waiver of the cell tower. They will consult with Attorney Upton regarding the legal issues.

 

Minutes of the July 26 meeting were corrected and approved.

 

Rick presented “The Planning Board in NH, a Handbook for Local Officials” prepared by NH Energy & Planning. The Board suggested this could serve as basis for new forms to guide Planning Board actions

 

Dan stated that if he were Planning Board representative to the CIP, he would be unable to attend most meetings.

The Board discussed whether a Planning Board alternate could be chosen who would also serve as representative to the CIP. Rick will call John Simms about this matter.

Tony has graciously agreed to continue on both Planning Board and CIP.

 

Rick filled out the CIP form, the name of the project being listed as “rewriting town ordinances”.

There will be a meeting with Steve Whitman of Taylor & Associates on August 29; he will send a copy of the lists presented by Board members, classified and prioritized, a week prior to the meeting.

 

The White Cliff Site Plan Approval contains several small errors which need to be corrected. Rick will contact Att. Ciandella.

 

There was a brief discussion about the full-time yard sale conducted by the Daltons at 110 Middle Road. The consensus of the Board was that it was not necessary to ask them to come in for a site plan review.

 

Jack Parsons, acting as Code Officer, was visited by John Galvin, who has concerns about the Tuftonboro Historical Society barn. The board pointed out that the building has had a site plan review, and will be ADA compliant.

 

Fenton Varney was present to discuss Mountain Shadows. He proposed putting a performance lien on the eleven lots that are dependent on construction of the road for access and subsequent sale. It was moved, seconded and passed to approve a bond of $112,450. Fenton will send a stamped copy of the plan in pdf format via e-mail, and will be present at the August 16 meeting so the bond can be approved at a regular public meeting.

 

The Belastock Family Trust submitted papers for voluntary merger of two deeded lots. The lots have been taxed as one lot, 35-1-6, although two separate lots officially exist. The merger paperwork erroneously described lots 35-1-6 and 35-1-7. The Board recommends that new forms be sent to the Belastocks for correction and resubmission.

 

The idea was presented that the town might at some point want to consider hiring a “circuit rider” town planner; it would be possible to share expenses with surrounding towns. Sue suggested that this should wait until the rewrite of ordinances is finished.

 

There was a short discussion about possible alternates for the Planning Board. The Board will revisit the question within a couple of weeks and try to make a decision.

 

8:35 pm- move to adjourn, seconded, passed.

 

 

Vicki Kinnaman