Planning Board

CITY OF LACONIA PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 6:30 PM City Hall - Conference Room 200A Accepted December 5, 2017 11/14/2017 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair W. Contardo called the meeting to order at 6:36 pm. 2. RECORDING SECRETARY Kalena Graham called the roll with the following members present: Dave Broughton, Charlie St. Clair, Michael DellaVecchia, Edwin Bones and Chair William Contardo Absent: Gail Denio, David Bownes, Michael Limanni, Jay Tivnan Chair W. Contardo noted that there were five members present and a quorum was established. 3. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Planning Director Dean Trefethen, Assistant Director Brandee Loughlin 4. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 4.I. Acceptance Of Minutes For October 3 Chair W. Contardo stated that there were no corrections to the minutes and they were accepted as distributed. 5. PRESENTATIONS 6. EXTENSIONS 6.I. 06-010SU, 06-007CUP (Wetlnds), 06-008CUP(Manuf. Housing Park); Route 107 & Old Prescott Hill, Lilac Valley; Request For Extension: There Has Been Eight Extensions Applicant: Jon Rokeh was present and explained the request. The reason for the previous extensions were due to the road and that has been completed. The applicant is working with Eversourse for a transformer and power to the site so houses can be put in. This extension is for the 106 part of the project because infrastructure is done off the 107 part. Motion to approve the extension request to November 6, 2018 made by C. St Clair, E. Bones seconded. All voted in favor. 7. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE Note: The Purpose Of This Agenda Section Is For The Board To Continue The Public Hearing For The Applicant And The Public To Provide Input. The Board May Also Deliberate The Application, Decide And Conduct A Final Vote At This Time. 7.I. PL2017-0094CUP (Wetland Buffer); 75 Belmont Road MBL 464-303- 30; Proposal To Construct Decks In The 75 Ft Buffer From Durkee Brook The public hearing opened at 6:41 pm Staff explained the property sits mostly in the buffer and anything proposed to be done will be in the buffer.  The public hearing opened at 6:41 pm Staff explained the property sits mostly in the buffer and anything proposed to be done will be in the buffer. Applicant: Ralph Alexander, the owner of the property, explained the proposal. He would like to build a deck within the brook setback. He would like to put a farmers porch on the front and deck in the back. Chair W. Contardo mentioned that there was a lot of items around the house and R. Alexander noted that he had been cleaning out the junk in the basement. He is disabled and with the slope of the ground he would like add a ramp as he will eventually be in a wheel chair. Staff review: Assistant Planner B. Loughlin read the staff review. She noted that a variance will also be needed due to the side setback. There is a question on the paper road adjacent to the other side of the property and until that gets figured out the variance would be put on hold. Staff recommends approval with the Concom recommendations of silt sock and replanting. Chair W. Contardo is concerned with the brook encroachment and doesn't want the items to be close to the brook. R. Alexander noted the mess will be cleaned up in two weeks. The property was bought in spring of this year. The applicant is trying to do interior work at the moment. No one from the public spoke for or against the application. The public hearing closed at 6:58 pm Motion to approve the conditional use permit with the dates and conditions stated in the staff review made by E. Bones, C. St Clair seconded. All voted in favor. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS, POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION AND VOTE Note: The Purpose Of This Agenda Section Is For The Board To Have A Presentation From The Applicant And Open A Public Hearing For The Public To Provide Input. The Board May Also Deliberate The Application, Decide And Conduct A Final Vote At This Time. 8.I. PL2017-0099SP; 570 Union Ave; Proposal To Rebuild On Existing Footprint; Waiver Request For Impact Fees; The public hearing opened at 6:59 pm Applicant: Steve Smith representing the property owner explained the proposal. It is the old Mac Durgin building and the building is in disrepair. The building will be razed and the new structure will house four units and a basement, to be used as storage. The parking will be reorganized to come in and out and meet the regulations since the current does not. Street trees will be added and increasing the green space 17%; from 6% to 21%. Stormwater treatment will be added as there is none. A screened dumpster will be added and the new building will be sprinkled. The applicant is asking for a waiver of 80% of impact fees. Steve Smith also requested the completion date be changed from Nov 6, 2018 to June 2019. The applicant met with the rail road division because there are a few trees that need to be cut in the right of way. Assistant Director B. Loughlin read the staff review. Staff recommends approval. The revised completion date would be June 4, 2019. S. Smith stated that he would like the board to consider looking at the dates so they fit the projects. Assistant Director B. Loughlin said there are state requirements with the dates but it can be looked at. C. St. Clair asked what year the building was built and it was unsure. After some minor research the building looks to be built in the late 1970s. The public hearing closed at 7:14 pm No one from the public spoke for or against the application. Motion to approve the 80% waiver for impact fees made by D. Broughton, C. St Clair seconded. All voted in favor. Motion to approve the site plan application with the revised completion date of June 4, 2019 and conditions as stated in the staff review made by M. DellaVecchia, E. Bones seconded. Chair W. Contardo asked how long it will take to take the building down and Kevin Morrissette said the building  Motion to approve the 80% waiver for impact fees made by D. Broughton, C. St Clair seconded. All voted in favor. Motion to approve the site plan application with the revised completion date of June 4, 2019 and conditions as stated in the staff review made by M. DellaVecchia, E. Bones seconded. Chair W. Contardo asked how long it will take to take the building down and Kevin Morrissette said the building will be torn down by the end of the year but they will leave the foundation until they are ready to build for stability. All voted in favor. 8.II. PL2017-0100CUP, 0101SP; 36 Rowe Court; Proposal Change The Use Of The Structure From A Warehouse To Trade School; Wiaver For 80% Of Impact Fees The public hearing opened at 7:21 pm. Applicant: Randy Bartlett gave a brief explanation of the Riverbank program and explained the proposal. He would like to move this training center into a new location from the Riverbank House. There is lumber in the parking lot and the rest is in the building. After products are made, they use the wood for shipping the product out. There was a question in regards to welding as stated on the application and it was decided that there will be no welding, just furniture and woodworking. There are two full time workers currently and a few that are just whittling. The hours will be 7am-3pm Mon-Fri, and sometimes on Saturday. The shop is small and doesn't feel that any more than 8-10 people can fit in there. Staff review: Assistant Director B. Loughlin read the staff review. Staff recommends approval. There was no one from the public to speak for or against the application. The public hearing closed at 7:29 pm Motion to approve the 80% waiver for impact fees made by E. Bones, C. St. Clair seconded. All voted in favor. Motion to approve the site plan application with the dates and conditions as stated in the staff review made by E. Bones, C. St Clair seconded. All voted in favor. 8.III. PL2011-0024SP, 0026CUP(Steep Slope), 0027CUP(Wetlands), 2015-0141SU, 553 Weirs Blvd; Langley Cove Development, 291 Unit Cluster Development & Boundary Line Adjustment The public hearing opened at 7:32 pm The board took a few minute break to for the applicant to set up. Applicant: Jon Rokeh representing explained the proposal. Also present was Atty Bill Philpot, Christian Smith from Beals Associates and Jeffrey Dirk of Vanasse & Associates, Inc. J. Rokeh gave a brief history of the project. The new proposal has incorporated the changes asked for with the denial from 2008. The project has been going through the TRC process over the past few years. One of the things that took so long was the steep slope ordinance and he feels they are in good shape. J. Rokeh presented the overall plan through powerpoint. Also with the Langley Cove proposal is an amendment to the Paugus Woods development off White Oaks Road. The idea is to amend the proposed secondary access for Paugus Woods and instead, eliminate the lot at 48 Siesta Lane and turn that into a secondary access for both developments. J. Rokeh assumes Langley Cove will be mostly second homes and anticipates the Boulevard be primarily busy in the summer time. The units will be tailored to fit in the terrain and the applicant is planning to keep tree cover around the larger buildings on the slope. This project will have multiple phases with phase one staring with the main entrance off Weirs Blvd to the first intersection. It has been requested by the City to have the developer replace the cast iron pipe along the boulevard as it is not capable of much pressure. Phase two will make the road connection to Paugus Woods. Between the Evergreen and Paugus Woods stations there will be enough water to run all three developments. The third phase is the road on the boulevard side and last phases are the large buildings at the rear of the parcel. There will be preconstruction meetings at the start of each phase rather than just at the beginning of the project. W. Contardo asked about lake access and J. Rokeh This project will have multiple phases with phase one staring with the main entrance off Weirs Blvd to the first intersection. It has been requested by the City to have the developer replace the cast iron pipe along the boulevard as it is not capable of much pressure. Phase two will make the road connection to Paugus Woods. Between the Evergreen and Paugus Woods stations there will be enough water to run all three developments. The third phase is the road on the boulevard side and last phases are the large buildings at the rear of the parcel. There will be preconstruction meetings at the start of each phase rather than just at the beginning of the project. W. Contardo asked about lake access and J. Rokeh said there is no lake access. There is a beaver dam in the open space of the property but nothing on that part will be disturbed. The applicant will be adding two turn lanes on Weirs Blvd and there will be single lanes going in and out. There will be stacking room for six or seven cars at a time. The applicant is also widening the boulevard and putting in sidewalks and a bike path. C. St. Clair asked if in all the TRC meetings if traffic lights were ever discussed and Planning Director D. Trefethen responded by saying the State is in charge of the traffic lights and traffic is looked at year round, not just seasonally. Phase changes will be when infrastructure is done in each. There are three parcels, not related to the project, that currently use the access and the proposed road way will match in with the existing driveways. Currently there are rights for passage and that will be continued. The time frame of the project is about 10 years or so. Jeff Dirk explained the traffic part of the project and how it was developed. The access off Weirs Blvd was designed for peak summer flows. The state criteria is based on all months of the year and would need to be at a constant high level. The connection to of Paugus Woods will allow traffic to settle. Main access is intended to be the main access. There will be extra parking spaces spread throughout the site for visitors. Trailer storage will not be allowed anywhere on the site. There is no price point set yet on the units but the majority will be two bedroom units. The condo and open space documents are being reviewed by the city attorney and hoping to be finalized in the next month. The applicant is working with Staff on the openspace about, 33 acres. The applicant is also contributing to the cost of replacing the bridge as it is in failure. Staff discussed the memo and the items that are still being worked on. Recommendations from staff won't be final until the Jan meeting. In the meantime there will be other meetings with TRC. Staff recommended the board continue the application to Dec 5 and possibly the same for the Dec meeting, to be continued to Jan 9, 2018. Jack Hodge of 561 Weirs Blvd spoke. The landlocked abutter off the main entrance. He is concerned about traffic and concerned about their dug well. He doesn't want the well to be compromised. C. St Clair asked if he would consider going on the development's water. Paul Wheaton of 537 Weirs Blvd spoke. He had several concerns with traffic being underestimated, the safety of people with the proposed bike path and access to his lot. He and the neighbor take care of the access. Water flows down into the catch basin currently and doesn't want more water. The proposed retention bunker next to his property is also a concern. There is so much rock and is afraid any blasting will compromise his foundation and well. He is not interested in going on developments water. There are also trees proposed where he puts his car. There is a list of well tests and it does not include his address; he would like to be put on that list. He is concerned about all the lanes with the bike path and the safety of that. He asked what phase the bunker will be put in and asked how access to homes will be during construction. J. Rokeh said that plan is being worked on. J. Rokeh noted the testing wells are monitoring wells tests and he doesn't anticipate blasting but hammering. Staff did discuss the tree issue with the applicant and they will be moved. Rich Tilton of 591 Weirs Blvd spoke. He noted that the beaver dam Chair W. Contardo was asking about had been breached twice. One time because Dept of Public Works had to divert water off White Oaks road due to flooding. Carolyn Hodge of 561 Weirs Blvd asked for water testing to be done during construction, not just before and after. The public hearing closed at 9:26 pm Chair W. Contardo stated the primary issues to be looked at are the traffic and the water situations. Motion to continue the application to December 5, 2017 made by C. St. Clair, M. DellaVecchia seconded. All voted n favor. Bill Philpot and Christian Smith.  Chair W. Contardo stated the primary issues to be looked at are the traffic and the water situations. Motion to continue the application to December 5, 2017 made by C. St. Clair, M. DellaVecchia seconded. All voted n favor. Bill Philpot and Christian Smith. 8.IV. PL2015-0142SP Amd; White Oaks Road, Paugus Woods Development; Proposal To Amend The Original Approval To Allow For A Second Access M. DellaVecchia asked if Paugus Woods folks were aware of the amended road access and Mark Pinard, attorney for Brady Sullivan, said the association is aware and he is surprised residents were not present. Motion to continue the application to December 5, 2017 made by C. St. Clair, E. Bones seconded. All voted in favor. 9. APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE Note: The Purpose Of This Agenda Section Is To Publicize That A Planning Board Application Has Been Submitted AND For The Planning Board To Determine If The Application Is Complete Enough To Begin The Review Process. PUBLIC INPUT IS NOT TAKEN AT THIS TIME. If The Application Is Accepted The Planning Board Will Schedule A Public Hearing At Which Time The Application Will Be Heard And Public Comments Will Be Accepted. Information About Applications Can Be Obtained On The City’s Web Site Or By Calling The Planning Office. 9.I. PL2017-0105SU; 60 Jefferson Street; Proposal To Subdivide One Lot Into Two Motion to accept the application as complete and schedule a public hearing for December 5, 2017 made by E. Bones, D. Broughton seconded. All voted in favor. 9.II. PL2017-0106SU; 200 Garfield Street; Proposal Change The Form Of Ownership To Condominium Motion to accept the application as complete and schedule a public hearing for December 5, 2017 made by E. Bones, C. St Clair seconded. All voted in favor. 10. NEW BUSINESS 11. OLD BUSINESS 12. PLANNING DEPT REPORT Planning Director D. Trefethen stated the Master Plan process is moving along. They are starting to write the land use chapter. 13. LIAISON REPORTS Assistant Director B. Loughlin went to the last meeting where the River Runners gave a presentation. She has a binder with all the info if anyone is interested. 14. OTHER BUSINESS 15. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting made by D. Broughton, E. Bones seconded. All voted in favor. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 pm. Respectfully, K. Graham