Planning Board

Laconia Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2014 Approved February 4, 2014 Present: W. Hutchins, Chairman; J. Mailloux, Secretary; L. Guild, J. Tivnan, C. Smith, D. Vachon, H. McLean Absent: D. Richards, W. Contardo, G. Denio Staff: S. Saunders I. Call to Order W. Hutchins called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. H. McLean and C. Smith were seated for W. Contardo and D. Richard’s absence. II. Presentations S. McPhie to give a presentation on the Emerald Ash Borer. The Emerald Ash Borer is already in the state and McPhie showed ways of distinguishing the difference between the other two similar looking species of trees. Ax handle and baseball bats are made of Ash trees. He showed the difference in the holes that are bored compared to other borers. The EAB has an ‘s’ curve inside the tree. The EAB is airborne and there is not a way to get rid of all of them so eventually all the Ash trees will be gone. It started in Concord where the Grappone Conference center is, traveling north and a little south. Laconia is in an alert area. They are found in landscaping trees here and along the rivers and swamps. He ended with telling the Board to make sure someone of authority knows about any possibilities if they think there is an infestation. III. Continued Public Hearings 1. Appl# PL2013-0117SP, 0130CUP(wetland buffer), 0131CUP(driveway width). Waiver for topographic survey of the rear portion of the lot. Waiver for sidewalks. 207 Hilliard Rd MBL 175-107-7.1 Proposal to construct a 3-unit building with under-garages and parking (Continued to Feb 4 at applicant’s request) W. Hutchins told the Board that the applicant and the subcommittee met after the meeting and many things were discussed and agreed upon. One issue is that the price for a sidewalk fund will be around $15,000. The applicant is deciding to withdraw the application or move forward. W. Hutchins asked if there was a motion needed and S. Saunders said no. IV. Public Hearings Appl# PL2013-0134SU, 0135SP 425 Lakeside Ave MBL 139-127-17 425 Brickhouse Condominium Proposal to build 2 residential units on an existing foundation to complement the existing renovated brick house unit and change the form of ownership to condominium (Application Acceptance & Decision) S. Saunders told the Board the application was complete and ready for hearing. 1  Laconia Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2014 Approved February 4, 2014 Action: L. Guild made the motion to accept the application as complete and opened the public hearing. D. Vachon seconded the motion. Applicant: Kurt Mailloux and Troy Mailloux were present. K. Mailloux explained the project. There is an existing foundation on the property and they are looking to get rid of the eyesore. The proposal is to build a structure that would resemble an old barn with shiplap siding and white trim. They would like to make it a 3 unit condo for himself and Troy and Dick would continue living in the existing brickhouse. The foundation has a footprint of 50x28 that would be cut down the middle. The land would be common space. Currently the site has reclaimed asphalt and rough grass. They would like to improve the landscaping. There will be a sidewalk along the length of the property. There is a steep part of the sidewalk that can’t be ADA compliant but will be 5 ft wide. The sidewalk is needed. K. Mailloux said he will most likely be using the sidewalk all the time to go to the Marina. The height will be what is allowed. There was a misunderstanding but when the elevations are done, they will be to City standard. K. Mailloux said the cupola is non-living space and only holds architectural value. The picture that was submitted is not a full rendering but close. L. Guild asked how the snow will be dealt with and K. Mailloux said they have a skid steer and do most of the snow removal in the area. There are plenty of places to put the snow on the lot. Staff report: S. Saunders read the report. Staff worked with the applicant so construction could start soon. There are lots of conditions but they are plan revisions, nothing that should effect the approval. The sidewalks will need to be added to the plan. The pavement cuts on Scenic Road to accommodate water, sewer, and any other utility shall be repaired as one full- width pavement patch. This information should be on the revised plans as well. Per the Zoning Ordinance, screening is required around the parking area. J. Mailloux thinks that screening the parking doesn’t make sense in that area. S. Saunders said it is per the ordinance and if the applicant didn’t want to screen, then a variance would be needed. New service utilities need to be underground. K. Mailloux showed a picture of the proposed light fixtures and said the photo metrics would depend on the bulb since they are residential. Signs: The applicant would like to have the Akwa logo in a faded paint on the building but K. Mailloux said that is not fully agreed on yet. S. Saunders said would be dealt with administratively. Storage of ATVs, boats, snowmobiles, golf carts, etc, is not permitted on the lot. S. Saunders said one thing discussed was a large tree but it didn’t sound like the tree was important so that condition can be stricken from the approval. K. Mailloux said would like to keep it but the bigger it gets there may be roof problems. J. Mailloux asked if the deck was required to be taken off the plan because of the railroad impacts to the encroachment and K. Mailloux said no. Brian Lombard forgot that the deck was high up and was thinking people would just walk off the property and on the railroad property. There was an agreement that was never on paper until now. There is an existing wooden fence about 6-8 ft high that separates the property from the railroad track. C. Smith asked the difference between residential and condominium and S. Saunders said instead of one owner, there will be 3 different owners. If 3 houses were proposed a different layout would be needed and a homeowners association would be needed to make it clear on who takes care of what. There will be an Impact fee for the two new dwellings of $3481 for multifamily. Staff recommended approval of the application with the conditions, as cited, and removal of the 2  Laconia Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2014 Approved February 4, 2014 resolved conditions ‘b, k and l’. L. Guild said if the building will look like the picture, he thinks it will be a huge improvement. Abutters: none Public: none W. Hutchins closed the public hearing. Motion: J. Mailloux made the motion to approve application Appl# PL2013-0134SU, 0135SP, with the Plan Revision: February 7, 2014, Site Improvement Security: March 7, 2014, Mylar, final plans: March 7, 2014, and Completion: January 7, 2015. With conditions 2 a – p, striking conditions b and k and l, 3 a – h, 4 a & b, 5 a – g and 6. L. Guild seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Appl# PL2013-0132SU 282 Gilford Ave MBL 428-88-15 Bolduc Park Boundary Line Adjustment (Application Acceptance & Decision) S. Saunders told the Board the application was complete and ready for hearing. Action: D. Vachon made the motion to accept the application as complete and opened the public hearing. L. Guild seconded the motion. Applicant: Doug Hill, Bob Bolduc, and Steve Smith were present. Doug Hill is a volunteer for Bolduc Park and introduced S. Smith and B. Bolduc. B. Bolduc gives land to the Bolduc Park Association every year and this year is nothing new. Nothing will change in operations to the land. There is less than half an acre to be transferred to Bolduc Park Association. Back in 1996, the land was approved to be used the area for parking. No new buildings will be constructed. There was an issue in Gilford where additional coverage was needed to an easement was given to Gilford. The plan will go on record with the deed when signed by both towns. The park belongs to a separate non-profit organization and is a volunteer run charity. Staff report: S. Saunders had nothing other than what the applicant discussed. Abutters: None Pubic: None W. Hutchins closed the public hearing. Motion: C. Smith made the motion to approve Appl# PL2013-0132SU, with Plan Revisions: February 7, 2014, Site Improvement Security: N/A, Mylar, final plans: March 7, 2014, 3  Laconia Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2014 Approved February 4, 2014 Completion: January 7, 2015, with the conditions 2 a, 3 a, there is no 4, and 5 a – d. D. Vachon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Public hearing ended at 7:30 pm. V. Extensions 1. Appl# PL2012-0133SP, 630 Weirs Blvd MBL 216-248-4, The Lakehouses at Christmas Island, is requesting an extension for the completion date. a. Plan Revisions and revised home owners docs: July 2, 2013, ext to Sept 2, 2013 b. Site improvement security: prior to the start of work c. Mylar, Final plan: August 6, 2013 d. Completion: Jan 7, 2014, new request January 6, 2015 Applicant: Jon Rokeh was present. J. Rokeh told the Board that the site is currently under construction. There have been no surprises other than the fire. S. Saunders recommended approval of the extension. Motion: L. Guild made the motion to approve the extension request for January 6, 2015 and J. Tivnan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. J. Mailloux said they are doing a good job with erosion control and S. Saunders agreed. 2. Appl# 2013-0096SU, 0097CUP (wetland buffer), 640 Elms St MBL 309-71-2, is requesting an extension for final plans and site security. a. Plan Revisions: December 3, 2013 – complete b. Site improvement security: January 7, 2013, new request March 4, 2014 c. Mylar, Final plan: January 7, 2013, new request March 4, 2014 d. Completion: December 2, 2014 Applicant: Jon Rokeh was present. He stated the reason for the extension is that an AOT and shoreline permit were needed and the AOT was done and this Friday they should get the shoreline permit. They are looking to start soon. S. Saunders recommended approval of the extension. Motion: C. Smith made the motion to approve the extension request for Site improvement security and Mylar, Final plan: March 4, 2014 and D. Vachon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Appl# PL2013-0121SP, 12 Veteran’s Sq MBL 432-225-3, The Holy Grail, is requesting an extension for plan revisions, site security and final plans. a. Plan Revision: December 3, 2013, new request February 7, 2014 b. Site Improvement Security: January 7, 2014, new request March7, 2014 c. Mylar, final plans: January 7, 2014, new request March 7, 2014 d. Completion: December 2014 4  Laconia Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2014 Approved February 4, 2014 S. Saunders said the reason for the extension request is for the dumpster issue. An agreement was not reached with the abutter for a shared dumpster and the applicant will be putting a dumpster in the city parking spot. Motion: C. Smith made the motion to approve the extension request for Plan Revision: February 7, 2014, Site Improvement Security and Mylar, final plans: March 7, 2014 and D. Vachon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VI. Application Acceptance None VII. New Business 1. Appl# PL2011-0024SP, PL2011-0026CUP (steep slope), PL2011-0027CUP (wetlands) 553 Weirs Blvd Map/Lot 216-248-12, 13 Brady Sullivan Langley Cove Update on the proposal to build a 291 unit condominium development with the secondary access through the Paugus Woods Development off White Oaks Road. S. Saunders told the Board that a meeting is being held on Thursday to see where they stand. She will bring that information to the February Planning Board meeting for an update and will keep the application on the agenda every month. VIII. Old Business IX. Reports A. Planning Department Report: S. Saunders said on the latest Laconia links was a survey on architecture. The story telling went great but it didn’t get to the architecture. She asked the board to take the survey and ask others to take it so she can get feedback. B. The TIF bonding package was finally approved by the council. A $1.3 million dollar bond. For the Riverwalk construction, some parts might be put out to bid and some will be done by the property owners. Currently there is one part through Stewart Park that then up to Union Ave, then down and over to River Street. C. The Main Street bridge bids came in and because they are so large, they are still in process of going through the information. She should know within a week or two. Once the snow melts, construction should begin. S. Saunders will have a plan to show for the traffic pattern once she receives it. D. The Public hearing for the Hathaway House will be on Jan 22. The applicant doesn’t have to attend but her understanding was that he would be there. If the date changes she will let the Board know. E. The piece of paper in the packets was from Plan NH for what planners do in the big picture. As a reminder of what the Board is doing and the impact the Board has. C. Smith asked if ever there was a letter written to the editor about the bill for repealing on the Regional Planning Commissions. 5  Laconia Planning Board Minutes January 7, 2014 Approved February 4, 2014 X. Liaison Reports A. Lakes Region Planning Commission: W. Hutchins said a year ago a bill was put in to get rid of the Regional Planning Commissions by Jane Cormier. She has a hang up on the federal government. The bill was comprised of 2 parts: one of the original to discontinue the Regional Planning Commissions and then to require the election of municipal Planning Board members. W. Hutchins would like a vote to write the NH House Municipal and County Government Committee to request that bill get ITL’d. He would like the vote to be unanimous. He doesn’t feel she will get what the votes but just to make it known to the House. C. Smith said the real fear is that the federal funding will lead to control by the federal government on your personal property. Motion: C. Smith made a motion to have the chair of the Laconia Planning Board be authorized and directed to write a letter on behalf of the Laconia Planning Board to the NH House Municipal and County Government Committee requesting the NH House Bill 1573 be ITL’d and J. Mailloux seconded. The motion passed unanimously. W. Hutchins will then bring this motion to council then down to Concord. B. Conservation Commission: W. Contardo was absent. S. Saunders gave an update. The ConCom has a bunch of projects that they have been working on. The Laconia Conservation Coalition is working on open space that crosses political boundaries and ranking the high value characteristics on those parcels in this area; the ConCom is working with them. They are working on the Black Brook geomorphic study. All the City depts. are working on their websites so they will all be similar with the fonts and layouts. C. City Council: no one to represent XI. Other Business None XII. Minutes Approval of the minutes from November 12 & December 3 Motion: C. Smith made the motion to approve the minutes with the changes and D. Vachon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. XIII. Adjournment Motion: C. Smith made the motion to adjourn and D. Vachon seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 8:16 pm. Respectfully, K. Graham` 6