Planning Board

CITY OF LACONIA PLANNING BOARD 6:30 PM City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc Council Chamber Draft Minutes 6/4/2024 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER C. St. Clair called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. 2. ROLL CALL The following members were present: Brian Wolf, Amy Lovisek, Richard MacNeill, Bruce Cheney, Charlie St. Clair, Louis Jospeh, and Scott McWilliam. Michael DellaVecchia joined at 6:35pm. Chairmen Charlie St. Clair seated Scott McWilliam. 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Savanna Brunelle, Administrative Assistant. 4. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Rob Mora- Planning Director Tyler Carmichael- Planning Assistant Director Savanna Brunelle- Administrative Assistant 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING L. Jospeh motions to accept minutes from previous meeting. A. Lovisek seconds. All in favor, passed unanimously. 5.I. Draft Minutes 05/07/24 6. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE 6.I. PL2024-0022SP; 144 Valley St (367-221-023) Jamie Irving summarized the current and future use of the property. The applicant is looking to sell this property. There was discussion about conditions of approval, and which were addressed that still need to be addressed. The public hearing was opened at 6:41pm. The public hearing closed at 6:42pm. There was discussion about the drainage structures. R. Mora summarized the staff review and conditions of approval. S. McWilliam questioned about the use and parking spots. There was discussion about how to move forward with the correct use being a boarding house and the number of parking spaces. S. Mcwilliam motions to approve application PL2024-0022SP for 144 Valley Street with the findings of fact and conditions of approval as presented in the Staff Report. AS. Lovisek seconds. Passed unanimously. 6.II. PL2024-0005SU, PL2024-0006CUP, PL2024-0036SP, PL2024-0037CUP; 711 Weirs Boulevard (210- 244-4); Weirs Beach Glamping Thomas Selling and Kevin Hayhurst were present to summarize the application. There were no site plan changes from the previous month. There was discussion about conditions and concerns that were fixed and changed from the previous meeting. B. Wolf questioned if there were changes to the drainage plan, T. Selling confirmed there were not any changes. S. McWilliam asked for feedback regarding  244-4); Weirs Beach Glamping Thomas Selling and Kevin Hayhurst were present to summarize the application. There were no site plan changes from the previous month. There was discussion about conditions and concerns that were fixed and changed from the previous meeting. B. Wolf questioned if there were changes to the drainage plan, T. Selling confirmed there were not any changes. S. McWilliam asked for feedback regarding conditions. There was further discussion about steep slopes, retention ponds, and internal driveways. C. St. Clair brought attention to the construction dates and it being during Motorcycle Week. The public hearing was open at 7:05pm. Paul Gosselin at 776 Weirs Blvd spoke about the storm water run off management. There was discussion about alteration of terrain review. The public hearing closed at 7:09pm. R. Mora summarized the staff report and conditions of approval. There was discussion about the drainage plan and the waiver for the sidewalks. There was further discussion about the construction of sidewalks along Weirs Blvd and the funding process. R. Mora added two more conditions. There was discussion about the conditions of approval and how they will be forwarded. R. MacNeill asked about the Fire Departments comments on the slopes and access roads. B. Cheney motions to waive the street grade requirements. A. Lovisek seconds. Passed unanimously. A. Lovisek motioned to deny the sidewalk waiver. M. DellaVecchia seconds. 6 in favor and 1 opposed. The motion passed. There was discussion about the escrow money. A. Lovisek motioned to approve applications PL2024-0005SU, PL2024-0006CUP, PL2024-0036SP, and PL2024-0037CUP for 711 Weirs Boulevard with the conditions of approval presented in the Staff Report and additional conditions. L. Joseph seconds. There was further discussion about the sidewalks. C. St. Clair calls the developer Kevin Hayhurst back up to discuss the timeline of this development. 6 in favor and 1 abstained. Motion passes. 7. NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS, POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION, AND VOTE 7.I. PL2022-0015SU AMD 1; 380 & 384 Endicott St E (165-72-13) M. DellaVecchia motioned to accept application PL2022-0015SU AMD1. A. Lovisek Seconded. All in favor, passed. Jeff Hough was present and summarized the application. The public hearing opened at 7:50pm and closed at 7:51pm. R. Mora summarized the staff report. S. McWilliam motioned to move to approve application PL2022-0015SU AMD 1 for 380-384 Endicott Street East with the conditions of approval presented in the Staff Report. R. MacNeill seconded. All in favor, passed unanimously. 7.II. PL2024-0055SP & PL2024-0056CUP; 11 Mechanic St (388-152-13) M. DellaVecchia motioned to accept applications PL2024-0055SP and PL2024-0056CUP for 11 Mechanic Street as complete with the findings of fact as presented in the Staff Report. S. McWilliam seconded. All in favor, passed unanimously. Susan Turcotte and Calvin Dunn III were present to summarize the application. There was discussion about the site plan. The public hearing opened at 7:59pm and closed at 8:00pm. R. Mora summarized the staff report. S. McWilliam motioned to approve applications PL2024-0055SP and PL2024-0056CUP for 11 Mechanic Street with the conditions of approval presented in the Staff Report. A. Lovisek seconded. Passed unanimously. 7.III. PL2024-0052SP & PL2024-0053CUP; Eversource Utility Right-of-Way A. Lovisek motioned to accept applications PL2024-0052SP and PL2024-0053CUP for the PSNH Right- of-Way Easement as complete with the findings of fact as presented in the Staff Report. R. MacNeill seconded. All in favor, passed unanimously. Conor Madison, Ashley Friend, Mark Nash and Justin Sherman were present to speak on behalf of the application. There was discussion about timber mats and their use. S. McWilliam asked about existing access roads. There were questions about structures and the height and embedding of them. The public hearing was opened at 8:13pm and closed at 8:14pm. T. Carmichael summarized the staff report. S. McWilliam motioned to approve applications PL2024-0052SP and PL2024-0053CUP for PSNH Right-of-Way Easement with the conditions of approval presented in the Staff Report. R. MacNeill seconded the motion. All in favor, passed unanimously. 7.IV. PL2024-0063CUP; 700 Elm St (309-41-4) S. McWilliam motioned to accept applications PL2024-0063CUP for 700 Elm Street as complete with the findings of fact as presented in the Staff Report. L. Joseph seconds. All in favor, passed unanimously. Mark Nadeau was present to summarize the application. There was discussion about the kitchen and proposed structures. S. McWilliam asked about the site plans attached and clarification about what fixtures were being built. The public hearing was opened and closed at 8:32pm. A. Lovisek asked what the Conservation Commission had commented on. There was discussion about the  S. McWilliam motioned to accept applications PL2024-0063CUP for 700 Elm Street as complete with the findings of fact as presented in the Staff Report. L. Joseph seconds. All in favor, passed unanimously. Mark Nadeau was present to summarize the application. There was discussion about the kitchen and proposed structures. S. McWilliam asked about the site plans attached and clarification about what fixtures were being built. The public hearing was opened and closed at 8:32pm. A. Lovisek asked what the Conservation Commission had commented on. There was discussion about the applicant not being present at that meeting and further discussion about the comments proposed by the Commission. M. DellaVecchia motioned to approve applications PL2024-0063CUP for 700 Elm Street with the conditions of approval as amended in the Staff Report. B. Cheney seconds. 5 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstention. 8. PRESENTATIONS No Presentations. 9. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 9.I. Monthly Report R. Mora speaks about the monthly report and summarizes what has happened in the planning department as of recently. B. Cheney commented positively about the presentation given by the Planning Department. There was discussion about impact fees and sidewalks. There was a discussion about fee charts and the process of funds. 9.II. Rules of Procedure R. Mora discussed the Rules of Procedure. There was no feedback from the board except the one comment about ending meetings at 9:00pm. B. Cheney motioned to have a public hearing about Rules of Procedure. R. MacNeill seconds. All in favor, passed unanimously. 9.III. Peformance Zoning R. Mora discussed performance zoning and asked for input from the board. There was discussion about the ordinance and unregistered vehicles. B. Cheney motions to have a public hearing on Unregistered Vehicle ordinance. A. Lovisek seconds. 6 in favor and 1 opposed. 10. LIAISON REPORTS 10.I. LAKES REGION PLANNING COMMISSION No reports. 10.II. CONSERVATION COMMISSION No reports. 10.III. CITY COUNCIL No reports. 10.IV. HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION No reports. 11. OTHER BUSINESS R. MacNeill questioned a data base about Short Term Lodging and obtaining that information. S. McWilliam will be resigning from the Planning Board as his term ends. There was discussion about openings on the boards. 11. OTHER BUSINESS R. MacNeill questioned a data base about Short Term Lodging and obtaining that information. S. McWilliam will be resigning from the Planning Board as his term ends. There was discussion about openings on the boards. 12. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:04pm.