Planning Board

CITY OF LACONIA PLANNING BOARD July 2nd, 2024 6:30 PM City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc Council Chamber Draft Minutes 7/2/2024 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Charlie St. Clair called the meeting to order at 6:31pm. 2. ROLL CALL The following members were present: Brian Wolf, Gail Ober, Rich MacNeill, Michael DellaVecchia, Charlie St. Clair, Louis Joseph and Amy Lovisek. 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Savanna Brunelle, Admin Assistant. 4. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE Rob Mora, Planning Director. Scott Pelchat, Zoning Technician 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING L. Jospeh motions to accept the minutes as presented. R. MacNeill seconds. 5 in favor and 1 abstention. 5.I. Planning Board June 4, 2024 Minutes 6. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE 7. NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS, POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION, AND VOTE 7.I. PL2023-0046SP AMD1; 62 Pleasant St (433-186-1) A. Lovisek motions to accept application PL2023-0046SP AMD1. R. MacNeill seconds, all in favor. Jason Gagnon was present to discuss the application. There was discussion about the clock that is going to be added. The public hearing was opened at 6:37pm. Closed the public hearing at 6:38pm. G. Ober asked for clarification on if this project was performance zoning, R. Mora confirmed it was. R. Mora summarized the staff report. R. MacNeill motioned to accept application PL2023-0046SP AMD1 with the staff recommendations and prior conditions from May 3rd, 2023. A. Lovisek seconds & passed unanimously. 7.II. PL2024-0081EXT; 553 Weirs Blvd; Langley Cove (216-243-12&13) A. Lovisek motions to accept application PL2024-0081EXT. R. MacNeill seconds. All in favor. Jon Rokeh was present to discuss the extension request. The public hearing was opened at 6:47pm. The public hearing was closed at 6:48pm. R. Mora summarized the staff report. There was discussion about the project being vested. L. Jospeh motions to approve application PL2024-0081EXT with the recommendations from staff and the findings of fact. A. Lovisek seconds passed unanimously. 7.III. Planning Board Rules of Procedure R. Mora summarized the Planning Board Rules of Procedure. Opened the public hearing at 7:02pm.  the project being vested. L. Jospeh motions to approve application PL2024-0081EXT with the recommendations from staff and the findings of fact. A. Lovisek seconds passed unanimously. 7.III. Planning Board Rules of Procedure R. Mora summarized the Planning Board Rules of Procedure. Opened the public hearing at 7:02pm. Closed the public hearing at 7:03pm. G. Ober motions to approve the Rules and Procedures as presented. L. Joseph seconds. There was discussion about what rules were updated. Passed unanimously. 7.IV. Storage of Unregistered and Uninspected Vehicles R. Mora summarized the rewrite. The public hearing was opened at 7:07pm. There was a question asked about the wording of the ordinance. Cheryl Bonner is a resident on Rollercoaster Rd. She asked for clarification on what is considered a vehicle. There was further discussion about what constitutes something a vehicle and what is not. The resident brought up multiple concerns about different topics. The public hearing was closed at 7:17pm. R. Mora summarized the new ordinance and the changes. There was discussion about when this ordinance would take effect. G. Ober mentioned car covers as a suggestion for the vehicle to be screened. C. St. Clair asked going forward what would happen if the state doesn’t require an inspection sticker. M. DellaVecchia communicated his opposition. There was conversation about the vision and future of Laconia. There was clarification about the verbiage and the rewrite of the ordinance. The public hearing was reopened at 7:43pm. Cheryl Bonner asked about the maximum of unregistered/uninspected cars on a lot. There was concern about the leaking of liquids from vehicles that are sitting. There was more discussion about the State Laws and how the city enforces it. B. Wolf asked Mrs. Bonner if she agreed with the new rewrite of the ordinance. There was further discussion about adding a cap of how many unregistered/uninspected vehicles and what the numbers could be. A. Lovisek asked for clarification about the junkyard rule and the State Law. A. Lovisek communicated she is in favor of the rewrite. R. MacNeill agrees with the rewrite. A. Lovisek motions to adopt the rewritten ordinance and forward to City Council for possible adoption. R. MacNeill seconds. There was discussion about how to mitigate the issue of unregistered and uninspected vehicles. There were 4 in favor and 2 opposed. The motion passed. 8. PRESENTATIONS 8.I. PL2024-0082PB; 376-394 Union Ave (407-220-1) M. DellaVecchia motions to move presentations item #8 before items 7.3 and 7.4. R. MacNeill seconds, all in favor. Frank Yerkes and Kurt Brungardt presented a conceptual that would convert commercial buildings into residential units. There was discussion about how many units and the cost of each. There was further discussion about the parking lot restoration and the issue with flooding. There was positive feedback from the board regarding the project. 9. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 9.I. Planning Department Monthly Report R. Mora summarized the monthly report. There was discussion about agricultural use in zones that it is not permitted to. R. Mora introduced potential updates to performance zoning, short-term lodging, accessory dwelling units, recreational vehicle storage, gaming and casinos, and table of permitted use. There was further discussion about recreational vehicle storage. The board is going to read through these and give feedback. There was a discussion about sidewalks and impact fees. 9.II. Performance Zoning 9.III. Short-Term Lodging 9.IV. Accessory Dwelling Units 9.V. Recreational Vehicle Storage  9.III. Short-Term Lodging 9.IV. Accessory Dwelling Units 9.V. Recreational Vehicle Storage 9.VI. Gaming and Casinos 9.VII. Table of Permitted Uses 10. LIAISON REPORTS 10.I. LAKES REGION PLANNING COMMISSION 10.II. CONSERVATION COMMISSION R. Mora summarized that there is a project as Gale Ave and working with DPW. There was discussion about Conservation Commission meeting only once a month. G. Ober motions Conservation Commission meet once a month on the third Wednesday of the month. A. Lovisek seconds. All in favor, passed unanimously. G. Ober asked about Milfoil and there was discussion regarding both milfoil and cyanobacteria. 10.III. CITY COUNCIL 10.IV. HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 11. OTHER BUSINESS 11.I. Election Of Officers G. Ober motioned to nominate Charlie St. Clair to be Chair of Planning Board. A. Lovisek seconds. All in favor. G. Ober motioned to nominate Louis Joseph to be continued as the Vice Chair. A. Lovisek seconds. All in favor. G. Ober motioned to nominate Michael DellaVecchia to continue as the Secretary of Planning Board. A. Lovisek seconds. All in favor. 12. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:32pm.