Technical Review Committee

City of Laconia Minor Site Plan Committee 2:00 PM City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc Council Chamber Accepted December 27, 2023 8/23/2023 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Wesley Anderson called the meeting to order at 2:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL Members present: Nick Shwarz, Water Dept; Al Graton, Police; Louis Loutrel, Fire; Kathy Menici, Planning/Zoning/Code; Wesley Anderson, Public Works Absent: Tara Baker 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Kalena Graham 4. STAFF IN ATTENDANCE 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 5.I. Acceptance Of March 22 Minutes Motion to approve the minutes made by A. Graton, L. Lutrell seconded. All voted in favor. K. Menici abstained. 6. 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. 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. 7.I. PL2023-0105MSP; 566 Main Street; Proposal To Change The Use From Retail To Restaurant Applicant: Jeanin Onos, Sister2Sister LLC, addressed the board. The property is ADA compliant already. The proposal is to change the use from retail to a restaurant. The restaurant will start off as breakfast and lunch and eventually will have dinner. A new propane pipe is needed that is shared with 546 Main St. New electrical lines are being installed. The restaurant will be in conjunction with the Community Center and the Huot Center. The applicant will be utilizing the municipal parking lot. K. Menici asked about the outdoor seating and the applicant wants to see how the business does and will put an application in next year. An Administrative application would be required. The application is not subject to an Impact Fee. W. Anderson noted that since the building is on top of the canal, no modifications can impact the integrity of the canal. He then read his comments regarding parking, plumbing permits, sewer and other required permits that might be needed. He suggested the property owner camera the building sewer to determine the capacity can handle two restaurants and the school. Currently, the owner has a license  Administrative application would be required. The application is not subject to an Impact Fee. W. Anderson noted that since the building is on top of the canal, no modifications can impact the integrity of the canal. He then read his comments regarding parking, plumbing permits, sewer and other required permits that might be needed. He suggested the property owner camera the building sewer to determine the capacity can handle two restaurants and the school. Currently, the owner has a license agreement for the dumpster if that is to change the entire building would only get 4 sets of containers. N. Schwarz noted a unit count would be needed from the Water Dept after work has been completed. L. Loutrel read the Fire Dept comments. The public hearing closed at 2:39 PM Motion to approve the application with the comments mentioned made by N. Schwarz, A. Graton seconded. All voted in favor. 7.II. PL2023-0107MSP; 1010 Union Ave; Proposal To Construct A Second Story Addition Residence Over The Existing Business Applicant: Wes Taggett of Hollis Construction Management addressed the board. The proposal is for a second story addition over the existing business to house a 2 bedroom, 1 bath residence, approximately 1200 sf. N. Schwarz read the Laconia Water dept comments. A unit count would be needed from the Water Dept after work has been completed. All excavation/construction must have proper sedimentation/ detention in place. L. Loutrel read Fire Dept comments. K. Menici read the Planning comments. The application requires two (2) variances to allow the expansion of a non-conforming structure into the side and rear setbacks, and to allow the construction of exterior stairs within the side setback. The location of the resident/commercial parking spaces, trash, snow storage and driveway to be indicated on the plan and where trash will be located. And Impact fee for $3,012.91 will be required at the time of the Certificate of Occupancy. W. Anderson went over parking, sewer, permits required and trash. The property is authorized for four sets of containers. The public hearing closed at 2:46 PM Motion to approve the application with the comments mentioned made by A. Graton, N. Schwarz seconded. All voted in favor. 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT With no objection, the meeting adjourned at 2:47 PM Respectfully, K. Graham