Members Present: Carol Troy (Vice Chair), Carol Meise, Mel Pfeifle (Selectmen’s Rep), Katie Olohan and Rich Olohan Alternates: Steve Chase
Members Absent: Laurie Colburn, Shanna Griffin, Kristen Mihaly alternate
Others Present: Matt Monahan Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission, Ashley Miller, Dan Higginson
Call to Order and Roll Call at 7:00 pm
Carol Troy began meeting with motion to elect a new Chair of the Planning Board
Motion: Carol Meise nominated Katie Olohan
Second: Mel Pfeifle
Decision: 5-0
Carol Troy called for nomination for Vice Chair of the Planning Board
Motion: Carol Meise nominated Carol Troy
Second: Mel Pfeifle
Decision 5-0
Katie Olohan assumed Chair
Review and Consideration of March 28th, 2023 minutes.
Motion to accept the March 28, 2023 minutes, Carol Troy
Second: Mel Pfeifle
Decision: 5-0
Review site plan application for applicant Ashley Miller Map 11 Lot 58 for the proposed use of residential/cottage rentals and tent site rentals.
Dan Higginson appeared saying they will respond to the comments on the application made by Matt Monahan and that they will be contacting the Police and Fire Departments for their input.
Katie Olohan said that there was an outstanding fee of $25 to be paid. Applicant said they would take care of it.
Dan Higginson asked if there were any other concerns outside of those made by Matt Monahan. Katie responded that the Board couldn’t say for sure at this time. Dan was trying to eliminate last-minute surprises.
Carol Troy asked about the cabins and tent sites being rented year-round. The intent is to have vacation rentals all year. Carol asked about insulation and bathrooms in the winter. Those things will be added after the plan is approved. At present the cabins need major work.
Rich Olohan asked if RVs would be allowed. The answer was no.
Carol Meise asked about portable toilets for the tent sites. Yes, portable toilets will be on site.
Katie asked about the size of the cabins. Dan said they are about 400 square feet. The plan for tent sites is to have about 6 sites. The tent sites will be secondary to cabins.
Carol Meise asked about the size of the fire rings. This will be determined by the Fire Department. This info will be available at the next meeting.
Mel Pfeifle asked if tent sites would be on platforms? No.
Dan explained that the intent is not to have permanent residents. There would be no use of the address to register a car.
Dan gave a little history of the property saying that the cabins date back to the 40s.
Carol Troy asked what the driveway plan was. Driveway is roughed out, a grass path. Parking will be available for 1-2 cars.
Mel Pfeifle. asked about availability of the property for snowmobiling. Not the intention. Property does not lend to that.
A site walk is scheduled for May 17 at 5:00. A public hearing is scheduled for May 23.
Katie thanked Dan for an excellent plan presentation.
Other Communications:
Discussion of Matt Monahan’s schedule at Bradford. Present schedule is the mornings of the first and third Wednesdays of the month. There is little to no activity for Matt on those days. Suggestion is to adjust Matt’s schedule to the Wednesday following the Tuesday board meeting and on an as-needed basis.
Discussion of the scope of zoning definitions for the year. Matt suggested working on water uses and the table of uses. There was a discussion of Bradford aquifers and that Bradford is rich in water.
Discussion of zoning ordinance revision. Matt said this needs to be done and is a huge undertaking. Residential ordinances are much easier than commercial/industrial.
Mel Pfeifle mentioned that it would be a good idea to work on the Master Plan this year.
The next Planning Board meeting will be held on May 23rd, 2023 at 7:00pm via the ZOOM
platform and at the Town Offices in person.
Meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm
Minutes submitted by Kathleen Bigford