ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Minutes--------21 May 2008
Present:
Larry Britton, Alternates
Bill Webb and Peggy Pschirrer.
Recording: Pamela L. Aslinger, Acting
Sec. for
Note: These minutes are unapproved and will be
reviewed on June 18, 2008 for errors, omissions and corrections. There were 8 persons in the audience.
The meeting
was called to order at 7:30pm. Ch. Mansouri appointed Mr.
Webb for Mr. Britton. (Mr. Britton
arrived 7:35pm)
NEW
BUSINESS: Ch. Mansouri asked to change the order of the agenda
items for new business beginning instead with Rita Wiley of Natural Style Hair
Design,
Rita Wiley/Natural Style Hair Design -
Called but not present.
Barbara
Tarantino/Walpole Artisan Cooperative Store - Signage:
Mrs. Tarantino explained her intent to change the sign shared by “Wish”
clothing and “JM Designs” currently hanging on the front of the building. She will remove “JM Designs” and replace it
with the Artisan’s logo used on their tour signage. The sign size or location will not
change. The building owner Mr. Larry
Burdick acknowledges the change and reminds that it must remain exactly as is -
in both size and location due to its grand-fathered status.
The Board asked Mrs.
Tarantino to fill out a sign application showing Mr. Burdick as the owner with
his given permission, a photo or drawing of the sign and to bring it back to
the Board for it’s records. The Board’s consensus was that the change
conformed to the sign ordinance due to it’s grand-fathered status and required
no further action, the sign change as presented was approved. Mrs. Tarantino thanked the Board and agreed
to return the sign information as requested.
Ch. Mansouri
called for Ms. Wiley, not present. She then
asked Mr. Fraser to step forward. Mr.
Britton arrived and Mr. Webb stepped down from voting member to alternate. (7:35pm)
Dick
Fraser/Frank W. Whitcomb Construction - Special Exception: Mr. Fraser submitted a one page sheet/map
indicating minor changes to their previous proposal for a gravel pit located on
Ch.
Mansouri asked him to fill out an application for a hearing for special
exception and asked if the Board had other questions, being none she asked if
the Board would like to do a site visit prior to the hearing to view the
proposed expansion. Mr. Calhoun and Mr.
Carignan agreed since it had been a year since their last visit. Members agreed, a
time was set for Tuesday June 17th at 3:30pm, the visit results will be
discussed at the June 18th meeting. Mr.
Britton stated he would not attend.
Abutter Mr. William Lundgren asked if he could attend? Answer was yes the hearing/abutter notice
would refer to the site visit, date and time.
Ch.
Mansouri asked Mr. Fraser to provide a completed application with $5.00 per
abutter, $75.00 filing fee and $150.00 for the gravel permit. The application must be received by the Board
on or before 6/3/08. Mr. Fraser said the
zoning ordinance with the March 2008 changes are not posted on -line. Sec. Aslinger will e-mail him the ordinance
with a reminder to the office
to update the website. Larry
Britton moved to hold the hearing for a special exception on June 18,
2008. Mary Therese Lester seconded. Without further discussion the vote was
called and the motion carried unanimously.
8:45pm
Rita
Wiley/Natural Style Hair Design - Signage - Ms. Wiley explained she is moving her
barbershop/hair salon to her home on 1 Rogers St. She submitted photos of her sign and a site
map. She is in the Residential B
district, Map 20 Lot 36/35, the sign is 24” x 28” with the photos showing
possible locations that will conform to the zoning requirements. Ch. Mansouri referred to and read the zoning
ordinance showing a hair salon as being an allowed use under the home business
provision: Article V B. 3. and
referenced the sign ordinance. Ms. Wiley
will be the only employee and she has adequate off street parking with up to 7
spaces in her driveway, noting there would not be more than two customers at
one time and no more than two personal cars.
The hours of operation are T-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-2. The sign meets the requirements. Dave
Calhoun made a motion to accept the proposal as presented since it is a
permitted use and the signage conforms to the ordinance. Larry Britton seconded, being no further
discussion the vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously. A follow-up letter will be sent and filed.
OLD BUSINESS:
PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:50pm
Craig
Vickers/Auto Wholesaler - Special Exception: Mr. Vickers was asked to describe his
proposal. Mr. Vickers described his
purpose to become a licensed wholesale auto dealer at his parent’s home on
March Hill Rd. in the Rural Ag. district.
He will be buying and selling from auctions and dealers and selling to
dealers. There will not be any cars on
site with the exception of one occasionally.
The vehicles go from the auctions to a dealer or a re-conditioner at another
location except for his occasional light cleaning of a vehicle not needing
repairs.
Ch.
Mansouri asked about the State form the ZBA needed to sign. Mr. Vicker’s stated he would fill out the
form, send it to the State and the State would send it to the ZBA with
instructions for return. Mrs. Lester
asked if he had permission to operate the business from his parent’s home? He stated he did, his dad was present in the
audience. Mr. Britton asked if the
special exception would then be for Mr. Vicker’s Sr. or would a permission
letter be adequate with Craig holding the special exception. Ch. Mansouri answered that the special
exception would be directed at Craig Vickers, business owner with permission to
operate the business on his father’s property.
Craig Vickers noted that the application for a special exception must be
and was signed by the owner of the property.
Ch. Mansouri noted the application was in order, the public and abutter
notification had been properly carried out.
She asked if any abutters were present - answer was no.
Mrs.
Pschirrer pointed out in Mr. Vickers’ application the criteria for special
exception mentions allowing one additional vehicle and later a limited number,
she asked if it should be specified?
Mr. Vickers said he could not guarantee there would be only one vehicle
in the driveway for a day because there might be two if he were to attend an
auction twice in one day.
Mrs.
Lester asked if he would be doing all the transporting? He stated he would hire a transporter if he
bought several vehicles at once, but he would do the transporting for single
purchases. The vehicles handled by a
transporter would not be brought to his home.
Ch. Mansouri suggested limiting the number of cars as a condition of
final action. Members agreed that two
was more reasonable and that a set number should be included.
Ch.
Mansouri asked about signage. Mr.
Vicker’s said he would be going with the smallest sign possible according to
the State requirements and for it to be specifically visible from the road. Ch. Mansouri read from a past application the
sign size was 1x 2ft. with 10” lettering, visible from the road.
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Members asked if any
neighbor’s had expressed concerns? All were notified and none were
present. Mr. Vicker’s stated he had
spoken with Sandy Smith who approved and would write a letter so stating if
needed. Another neighbor is up on
weekends and another owns a large tract of surrounding woodlands.
Sec.
Aslinger asked the Board if Mr. Vickers was the first home business allowance
by special exception since the new amendment passed in March? Answer was yes. Ch. Mansouri called for further discussion or
action. Leo Carignan moved to accept the proposal for special exception as
presented with a limit of not more than two unregistered vehicles on site at
one time. Mary Therese Lester
seconded. Vote was called and the motion
carried unanimously.
Ch. Mansouri
called for a motion to have Mr. Vicker’s return to the Board regarding signage
once established, so moved by Mr. Calhoun and seconded by Mr. Britton. Vote was called and the motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Vicker’s was given an application for a
sign with the suggestion he wait until he has his State approval before
applying for a sign, a follow up letter will be sent.
8:05pm Ch. Mansouri called Mr. Peter Wotowiec
forward.
Peter
Wotowiec/Bensonwood Homes - Special Exception: Mr. Wotowiec was asked to
explain the proposal. He said they were
seeking a special exception for an industrial use in the rural agricultural
zone for their parcel on Rte. 12, formerly Huntington Farm, Map 12, Lot
4-1. He asked if infact this was a
public hearing? Ch. Mansouri said yes,
his application was properly filed, fees received, abutters and the public
notified of the hearing, one abutter, Chris Miller for Chamberlain Machine was
present. He introduced himself as a
timber-framer for Bensonwood and Randall Walter, Architect both would be giving
a brief presentation touching on each of the criteria for the special
exception.
He
submitted a phased 3-5 year map/plan showing the site layout noting they would
begin with one building at a time rather than the entire project at once. There will be a total of 56,410 sq. ft. of
new construction with 8,360 sq. ft. of existing space. They are moving some of their current
manufacturing processes to the new site and developing some new product lines,
the main reason for the move. In five
years there will be approximately 40 employees with 20 coming from the existing
Blackjack location.
Mr. Randall Walter said it
has been an interesting evolution since coming to Walpole 10 years ago from
Alstead, they have applied for other special exceptions for expansions and will
be able to address the criteria needed.
The new site will not house an expansion of what they presently provide
at Blackjack, they will be prefabricating entire buildings, doing more on each
project. He said they are happy to be
expanding and especially finding an opportunity to do so in Walpole. He said two of the main functions to be
brought to the new site are currently housed in the industrial park that is
lacking adequate power. They have leased
the Extra Innings building as a short-term solution for production of
“mechanical buildings and bathrooms”, the building has a flat floor and a
sloped floor making it difficult to consider it permanently. They are currently in five locations and are
looking forward to fulfilling their goal of being in 2-3 locations. They are unable to expand in Alstead and the
Blackjack locations. He deferred to Mr. Wotowiec to review the criteria.
Mr. Wotowiec began with the
first criteria regarding the planning board’s favorable recommendation to the
ZBA. The planning board voted to
favorably recommend the granting of a special exception based on Bensonwood meeting
the two criteria in Article VIII. C. 1. a.i. and ii. at the May 13, 2008
meeting. The board acknowledged receipt
of a letter from the planning board stating as such.
Mr. Wotowiec read and
addressed Section C. 1. b. - He said the proposed use was not
unlike the previous chicken production facility and
it will not infringe any further onto the site.
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He outlined the map and showed where the forested
area will remain. The cornfield and
hayfield will remain actively farmed.
Additionally he added that because there is relatively a high number of
residences in the rural ag. district, Bensonwood would provide a balance to the
residential, commercial and farming uses.
Mr. Wotowiec read and
addressed C. 1. c. - He said 5 years ago they voluntarily worked with DES under
a pollution control management program and sponsored a site visit at the
Blackjack location. He read from the
report to illustrate their history and intent to be a good corporate citizen. (Report is on file). The result of that site visit paraphrased: …at this time Bensonwood is not generating
any hazardous waste at the two facilities….uses minimal amounts of chemicals
with low toxicity…in conclusion the NH Pollution Prevention Program found
Bensonwood already incorporated many of the recommended principles of pollution
prevention in day to day operations of manufacturing…the report praises
Bensonwood for the way they carefully evaluate potential waste streams for
negative environmental impacts. The
program encouraged Bensonwood to apply for the annual Governor’s award for
pollution prevention.
Mr. Wotowiec provided a copy
of the company’s own current pollution prevention plan with the application (on
file). Reading from it they have created
a comprehensive team of everyone using the materials including end user’s,
purchasers, and a person from each shop meeting each month to evaluate all
materials. They do an assessment to
determine alternatives towards less toxic materials emphasizing safety using
training guidelines for use and storage of hazardous materials. A key point to
the plan is their goal to minimize or eliminate any hazardous materials being
used such as the clear finish used is us a bio-based citrus oil, the odor it
gives off is safe. They were concerned
about the people using it so managed to come up with a less toxic alternative
for their finish, no masks are required.
In addition they substitute the 9 components whenever possible, maintain
the least amount of inventory ie; just in time use, employ best management
practices and they train everyone. He
said the company has recently received several awards for the high safety
standards they maintain and they are planning to tie into Town water and sewer.
Mr. Wotowiec addressed “loss
of value” by referring to a letter (on
file) submitted from John Newcomb of Monadnock Appraisel Company stated the
proposed light manufacturing/office use would not impact the value of
marketability of the abutting properties, poses no excessive traffic, noise,
noxious odor, smoke or any unsanitary conditions and is no more intense that
the former Hubbard Farms operation. The
thickly wooded buffer along existing and proposed roads will provide protection
for the dwellings to the east.
Mr. Nick Sanders of VHB Inc.
provided an overview of the traffic report (on file). Figures are based on a 70Ksq.ft manufacturing
facility, so is conservatively represented.
Study focuses on weekday morning/evening peak hours, the access will be
Huntington Lane and Edwards Lane. Site
distance at both is more than adequate 700 ft. to the N and S. Traffic counts were at Huntington Lane, Rte.
12, Upper Walpole Rd. in 2005 and 2007, weekday am’s 7-9, eves, 4-6 to
determine peak hours, then converted to seasonally adjusted to determine peak
month, then grown to opening year 2009-2010 with a forecast year of 2020 for
completion. DOT data reflects a .9%
growth rate for the area. In order to be
conservative they used a growth rate of 1 1/2% to take into consideration other
projects. They contacted the Town for
additional proposals and added the Chamberlain proposal as VHB had done their
study as well adding it to general growth and seasonal adjustment to arrive at
a no build condition for 2010 and 2020.
He pointed out the Rte. 123 bridge detour and reconstruction was
factored in as re-opened for the purposes of the study. He contacted the State to find out
construction would begin in November 2008.
They made an adjustment to the volumes to reflect the original travel
patterns before the wash out. With the
no-build base conditions determined the next step was to check the impact. He looked at the Trip Generation Manual, a
database of all land uses that publishes what the rates are, for the sq.
footage for this type of useage. The
data resulted in a minor increase in the traffic; 30 peak
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hour trips week-day mornings and 40 peak hour trips
week-day evenings or one additional car every couple of minutes during peak
hours, and much less on off peak periods.
The evaluation is focused on the peak hours and worst-case
conditions. He said the peak information
was applied to existing travel patterns as well as employment information to
distribute the traffic onto the network.
The analysis was based on the Highway Capacity Manual - Level of Service
grading from A - F. Range is based on
amount of delay a traveler experiences going through an intersection with A at
less than 10 seconds and F at greater than 50 seconds. The study resulted in no significant changes
for the two intersections, with no changes in delay for Rte. 12 N and S and a
minor change for vehicles at the side streets of Huntington, Edwards and Upper
Walpole Rd. Rte. 12 mainline was graded
at A, Edwards Lane at C and Huntington Lane at E through 2020. There will be no off site roadway
improvements needed. There is one
recommendation to install stop signs at both Edwards and Huntington Lanes.
Mr. Britton asked if
Chamberlain Machine and Bensonwood employees would be entering and leaving at
the same time, mentioning Chamberlain offers flex-time? Mr. Walters said Bensonwood also offers
flex-time allowing employees to arrive and depart before and after the 9-3
required coverage time. He said the
times are agreed to by teams of employees and must be adhered to. Currently at Blackjack he thought no more
than 3 cars depart at the same time. Mr.
Sanders said the study represents a conservative rating that may or may not
include flex-time since it is based on national averages in the Trip Generation
Manual. He expects the operations to be
better than the calculations with flex-time.
Mr. Calhoun asked if the
analysis included the type of traffic such as trucking? Mr. Sanders said yes, trucking traffic was
factored in with number of trips, drives and turning radius design. Mr. Wotowiec added because the project is
being phased the ultimate design is to have all tractor trailer traffic come
into Edwards Lane and circle around on a loop road to be created in a year or so. Before the loop road is constructed the truck
traffic will be more dispersed onto Huntington Lane. Once the site is fully built out he expects
2-3 tractor trailers, 2-3 flatbeds and 2 smaller trucks per day will use
Edwards Lane. Mr. Calhoun thought the
intersection and area seemed bunched together and that making a left hand turn
onto Upper Walpole Road coming from the North leads to traffic passing on the
right, adjacent to persons exiting Huntington Lane, adding the view could be
blocked by a large truck and questioned if a light was needed. Mr. Sanders said in regard to the vertical
alignment with Huntington Lane, the internal loop connection would be important
to divert and encourage all truck traffic to use Edwards Lane. As far as a signal, DOT looked at signal
warrants years ago for the plaza - the warrants fell short and also falls short
for this new development for the time being.
Mr. Britton agreed with Mr. Calhoun about making a left hand turn onto
Upper Walpole Rd. suggesting additional signage. Selectman Sawyer noted that lining up
intersections such as at the plaza may not be as safe as suggested and
questions why they are recommended.
Mrs. Lester asked how much
of the current Blackjack employee and truck traffic would go to the new
facility. Mr. Wotowiec thought roughly
eight employees out of the 20 and some additional truck traffic when they move
their wall shop to the site at the latter end (3-5 years) of construction. They are building prefab components rather
than whole prefab buildings that can be put together on site. Mr. Walters said the mechanical, roof and
millwork shops will be the first cluster of shops to be constructed.
Ch. Mansouri questioned Mr.
Newcomb’s letter stating “light manufacturing and offices”, she asked if there
are going to be offices and if there were going to be five buildings? Mr. Wotowiec said the main offices remain at
Blackjack however small support computer stations/offices would be in each of
the new buildings. Ch. Mansouri asked
what specifically was going in each of the buildings numbered 1-5. Mr. Wotowiec said they are certain what
processes would take place on the site but final locations are still
pending. They are working on the flow of
how the components will be aligned with parallel processes. Ch. Mansouri stated she was uneasy
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approving a plan without knowing what specifically
would go into each building. Mr.
Wotowiec offered he would come as close as possible in order to comply with the
request outlining their initial but possibly no final plans:
First, Building #1 (the
existing chicken barn) will be renovated and house the “mechanical module” shop
comprised of dry fitting the plumbing, heating/ventilation, electrical and
floor systems - both are currently occupying the Extra Innings building. Ch. Mansouri asked for a list of chemicals
being used such as adhesives or oils.
Mr. Walters said there were few plus the general trend is to eliminate
or replace most with non-toxic alternatives.
Mr. Wotowiec said he could provide a list, they have submitted a list to
the Conservation Commission and thought a more stringent review would take
place during the site plan review and conditional use permitting under the well
source protection ordinance. Ch.
Mansouri agreed the planning board would give a more stringent review but that
the zoning board could also request the information. She asked if floor drains would be allowed in
the flooring and if they have a stormwater protection plan. Answer is that the flooring will be a
concrete slab, no drains and the state requires a stormwater plan as well as
the site plan review. Ch. Mansouri asked
how they construct the flooring? Mr.
Wotowiec said they use a plywood type material building 8-30 ft. sections that
can be trucked to the site. They use a
mechanical fastening system and install pex tubing for the radiant heat. The process produces only sawdust. The flooring relates to the other
construction going on in the same building.
Building #2 will house the
“millwork module” machining custom trim work, they use a clear citrus based oil
finish with very low VOC, no gases and it is benign. Occasionally they might do staining for a
customer but no paint.
Building #3 may be the first
new building to be used as an “assembly area” adding other layers such as
windows to a wall unit and making final preps for shipping.
Building #4 may house the
“roof shop” with purchased pre-made stress skin panels, they are cut for the
job, they do contain a solid benign Styrofoam that requires cutting only and it
does not contain harmful chemicals or an off gas.
Building #5 will be the
“wall unit building” also the last to move from the Blackjack location. They use two kinds of insulation either
cellulose or foam injected. The foam is the
same as the canned spray foam homeowners may use, it is sprayed in the
shop. They may use only cellulose on the
new site. They are presently looking for
an alternative, noting it would be 4-5 years before they move the wall shop to
the new site. He said the foam is fairly
benign rating low on the safety level of hazardous materials listed on their
Materials Data Safety Sheet related to human health toxicity, flammability and
reactivity. He gave several examples and
stated on average all the materials they use fall into the moderate
category. Mrs. Lester asked if the list
of materials was the same as being currently used at the Blackjack
location? Answer was yes. He said the foam they use is made up of two
parts. The rating for part A of the foam is 2 - moderate toxicity, 1 - slight
flammability and 1 - slight reactivity and part B is slight for each
category. They have occasionally used
level 3’s in the past but have worked to eliminate those under their pollution
prevention plan. Mr. Walters said they
are looking at a soy-based foam that eliminates the petroleum component
hopefully available in 1-5 years; they certainly would prefer to use the least
toxic and most innovative choice. Mr.
Wotowiec added they also buy the smallest amount of materials thus reducing
on-site storage issues and the two parts
come in a double walled tank, it cannot spill and only when they are hooked up
to the machinery can they mix. The new
soy based foam product is yet to be offered in this type of safety tank and has
only a small reduction in toxicity so they haven’t committed to its use -
however they are in contact with the manufacturer.
Mr. Sawyer reminded that the
Town was not going to fund their hook up into Town sewer and water. Mr. Wotowiec said they had an agreement with
Chamberlain to share the costs and lines.
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Mr. Britton asked what they
do with their sawdust? Mr. Wotowiec said
currently the wood waste goes into a chip burner to heat the Blackjack building
that has radiant floor heating. They do
share their shavings and sawdust with farmers as available. They plan to continue using wood for fuel
with propane for back up at the new site being an indoor facility.
Mr. Britton asked about fire
safety and hydrants. Mr. Wotowiec stated
the buildings would have sprinkler systems and that there is an 8” water main
with hydrants planned. Mrs. Lester asked
if the fire pond was required at Blackjack because Town water was not
available, answer was yes.
Ch. Mansouri called for
other questions on the materials presented.
Being none she asked Mr. Wotowiec to continue with the balance of the
criteria.
He stated in regard to c) excessive noise,
vibrations, smoke or other noxious odors, unsanitary conditions stating the
present site does not produce those issues, they do not expect the new facility
to do so either. In reference to d)
parking, he pointed to the plans showing that there will be sufficient spaces,
truck access and turnarounds. The final
site plan will address exact design and be adequate. In reference to e) setbacks, the project
conforms. In reference to f) signage,
the project will conform to the ordinance once they have determined
signage. In reference to g)
retail/commercial building size limitation does not apply to this project.
Ch. Mansouri asked for Board
comments or questions. Mr. Britton asked
about the leased Hubbard building - would Bensonwood eventually own the parcel
and building? Mr. Wotowiec answered yes
the reason it was made a separate lot was to allow the chicken production to
operate on it’s own lot thereby preventing two separate businesses from
operating on one lot - which is not allowed in the zoning ordinance. Mr. Britton asked if Bensonwood might expand
in 10 - 15 years into the leased lot?
Mr. Walters said it was a strong possibility judging from their history
of growth and how the site accommodates their concepts of production tubes but
that it was hard to project that far into the future. He added that they might consider replicating
the facility at another western (Colorado) location using Walpole to service
the New England area. Mr. Britton
thought it brought closure to the use of the entire original Huntington Farm
lot, lessening any unknown potential future developments.
Chris Miller was present
representing abutter Chamberlain Machine and spoke in favor of the
project.
Mr. Wotowiec asked to make
certain the Board understands that the exact location of the individual
production phases has not been finalized and may change from what he
outlined. The Board discussed and understood
the production types may switch buildings, what was needed was a list of the
uses, which Mr. Wotowiec has properly given and has been understood by the
Board. Mr. Walters explained it would be
understood if they changed one of the mentioned uses such as to timber-framing
they might possibly be expected to return to the Board because of change in
use. Mr. Wotowiec questioned the
necessity since the special exception covered all light industrial uses, a
change to timber-framing would be a light industrial use. Ch. Mansouri
disagreed saying a change from what was specified could involve a different
chemical use list thereby effecting safety and changing the use, she asked if
the Board agreed. Mr. Wotowiec felt it
was sufficient that their chemical use plan would be submitted to the Town and
kept up to date as part of the conditional use permit obtained from the planning
board insuring safety of the well source protection area. Mr. Carignan did not agree a change in a
process warranted a change in use. Mrs.
Pschirrer asked if they hold tours?
Answer was yes and they also have an open door policy. Mrs. Pschirrer said she better appreciated
their presentation having watched a video on their production process. Mr. Britton said he thought Bensonwood knew
what would be required if they were to make a change to their operation and would
return to the Board without having to specify it exactly at this point.
Hearing no further
discussion - Ch. Mansouri called for Board action.
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9:30pm Mr. Calhoun moved to
accept the proposal as presented with the understanding if there is any
expansion they would return to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and also pending
a site plan review and conditional use permit under the well source protection
ordinance. Mr. Carignan seconded, with
no further discussion the vote was called, the motion carried unanimously. A follow up letter will be sent. Sec. Aslinger asked for a copy of their Pollution
Prevention Plan, Mr. Wotowiec will send it electronically. Ch. Mansouri affirmed the Board’s decision to
grant the special exception for an industrial use in the Rural Agricultural
zone and thanked them for their presentation
OTHER:
Minutes
approval 4/16/08 meeting. Mr. Carignon
moved to approve the minutes as presented.
The motion was seconded, the vote called, motion carried unanimously.
Election of Officers:
Myra Mansouri was nominated for the Chairman and a
motion was made and seconded to elect Ms. Mansouri as Shairman for 2008. The vote was called, the motion carried
unanimously.
Leo Carignan was nominated for the Vice Chairman and
a motion made and seconded to elect Mr. Carignan as Vice-Chairman for
2008. The vote was called, the motion
carried unanimously.
Dave Calhoun was nominated for the Clerk and a
motion made and seconded to elect Mr. Calhoun as Clerk for 2008. The vote was called, the motion carried
unanimously.
Alternate Bill Webb’s term expires in 2008. A motion to re-appoint Mr. Webb as alternate
to the Zoning Board was made and seconded.
The vote was called, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Webb’s new term expires in 2011. Additional term information was discussed.
ZBA By-laws- any additions, deletions, or corrections:
Members agreed to review further changes at the June
18, 2008 meeting noting they did not have the current 5/2001 revisions. Members discussed the fee schedule and
considered referring to it in the by-laws rather than including it in them,
differences between clerk and secretarial duties and public notification
procedures. A copy of the most recent
by-laws will be sent to the members for review.
9:50pm A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the
meeting, vote called, motion carried unanimously.
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