PLANNING BOARD MINUTES 9.13.16
TOWN OF BRADFORD
PLANNING BOARD
August 13, 2016
Meeting called to order by Claire James, Vice Chair, at 7:04PM.
Members Present
Claire James, Vice Chair; Garret Bauer; Sonny Harris, Selectmen’s Rep; Carol Troy; Mark Keith; Steve Chase, Alternate; Michael James, Alternate ; Suzzanne Simano, Alternate
Members Absent
Erich Caron, Chair; Pam Bruss; Doug Troy, Alternate; Miriam D’Angona
Review and Consideration of Minutes
Minutes of August 23, 2016 were accepted with no changes.
Appearances:
Elyce Reny: She has not yet had a surveyor come to her property because she wanted to meet with the planning board tonight to see if the sub division was even possible. Elyce wants to divide her lot that is currently 5.07 acres in half and give the other lot to her daughter to so she can build a home on it. Claire read through the regulations and stated that the stone wall that is on the property needs to remain intact. Elyce said that will not be a problem. There are no wetlands to consider in the sub division. The Board informed Elyce that the State will need soil and water samples and she said that she will comply with the State regulations and continue working with them and letting them know what the surveyor says once she gets one out to assess the property. Garret will look into the regulations of creating a lot that is less than 5 acres and will follow up with Elyce. The Board informed Elyce that they did not see any reason why the sub division would not be accepted but Elyce needs to get a surveyor out there and come back to the Board with more detailed plans in order for them to make any official decision.
Master Plan: All surveys are entered, it took Claire a total of 12-15 hours to input all the surveys. The Board went over a few of the results from the survey and had a discion on traffic circles here in Town. Claire informed the Board that all the resuts will be available once the Master Plan is completed and sent to the Town.
Sign Ordinance: The next meeting is on 9.22.16 at 7PM. The subcommittee is most of the way through the ordinance and will try and bring updates to the next Planning Board meeting on 9.27.16
The Board discussed the issue with the Antique owner that recently opened his business and has been having issues with receiving a sign permit. Claire Suggested that the owner of the building needs to be contacted and invited to the nest panning Board meeting to discuss his plans for signage on his property. Claire will reach out to the owner.
To Do Folder: There is a survey that Karen Hambleton received a while ago and it really needs to be competed and sent back to Karen ASAP. Claire will follow up and return the survey back to Karen.
Budget Request: deadline for the budget is October 21, 2016. The Board stated that they should ask for more funds for the Master Plan.
CIP: Stephanie Alexander at the Central Region Planning Office was the person that helped with the CIP last year and Claire is going to reach out to her to see if the Board can use the template from last year for this year. Michael James is interested in working on the CIP as a rep from the Planning Board. Michael will email all the Department Heads to see if they have any big changes to the CIP.
Letter regarding Inspection Station: The State would like to know if there are two inspection stations within the same building on this lot. Claire will follow up with Amy at O&E to see where the inspection stations are. Claire will then get back to the State and inform them of the results
The next Planning Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 27, 2016 at 7:00pm at BACC.
Meeting adjourned at 9:07
Minutes submitted by Molly Hopkins.