Technical Review Committee

City of Laconia Technical Review Committee 10:00 AM City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc Council Chamber Draft Minutes 5/21/2024 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER R. Mora called the meeting to order at 10:00am. 2. ROLL CALL Ben Crawford- Water Dept, Joe Gray- Code Enforcement, Louis Loutrel- Fire Dept, Tyler Carmichael- Planning Dept, Rob Mora- Planning Dept, Nate Guerette- DPW, and Tara Baker- Assessing 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Savanna Brunelle, Admin Assistant 4. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 5. REVIEW OF PLANNING BOARD APPLICATIONS 5.I. PL2022-0015SU AMD 1; 380-384 Endicott St E (165-72-13) Craig Bailey and Jeff Hough were present and summarized the project. B. Crawford made a comment that HDPE can be used in place of copper on the water service(s). L. Loutrel from the Fire Department commented that One- and Two-Family Dwelling fall under the same section of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code. No issues from Code, Planning and Assessing. N. Guerette asked about whatever he has on his TRC comments. 5.II. PL2024-0052SP & PL2024-0053CUP; Eversource J125 Utility ROW Conor Madison spoke about the Eversource J125 Utility ROW project. B. Crawford asked about location due to a proposed waterline going through a portion of that easement. No issues from Code Department. N. Guerette asked to be walked through the access roads. There was then discussion about the site plans, the state of the access roads and the timeline of construction. N. Guerette and C. Madison are going to be in communication regarding site plans and the impact of the access roads. DPW comments may have more after the communication between the applicant and N. Guerette. T. Baker commented to make sure that abutters are properly notified, other than that no issues from Assessing. The Planning Department commented that as requested by the Conservation Commission, please provide a copy of the Final Restoration Report to the Planning Department after completion of the project. 5.III. PL2024-0055SP & PL2024-0056CUP; 11 Mechanic St (388-152-13) Susan Turcotte was present and summarized the application. No comments or concerns from the Water Dept. L. Loutrel from the Fire Department commented that the plans meet the requited fire access road space of 20 ft. T. Baker asked if there were no structures being proposed, the applicant responded no. Assessing had no issues; all abutters are listed. N. Guerette mentioned there wasn't much change to the site, there was no concern from DPW. The Planning Department had the following comments: Chapter 235, Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements of the City Code mandates that 1 spot must be provided per every 3,000 square feet for “Bulky Good, Outdoor” use. Two parking spaces  Susan Turcotte was present and summarized the application. No comments or concerns from the Water Dept. L. Loutrel from the Fire Department commented that the plans meet the requited fire access road space of 20 ft. T. Baker asked if there were no structures being proposed, the applicant responded no. Assessing had no issues; all abutters are listed. N. Guerette mentioned there wasn't much change to the site, there was no concern from DPW. The Planning Department had the following comments: Chapter 235, Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements of the City Code mandates that 1 spot must be provided per every 3,000 square feet for “Bulky Good, Outdoor” use. Two parking spaces must be provided and delineated for the dealership in accordance with the City Code. T. Carmichael informed the applicant to keep these questions in mind for the Planning Board Meeting which were: explain the overall use(s) for the parcel and will customers be allowed onsite? 5.IV. PL2024-0063CUP; 700 Elm St; (309-41-4) The applicant was not present. N. Guerette had questions about how far into the wetlands. The Planning Department had comments stating that § 235-17 D (3) requires wetlands to be delineated by a certified wetland scientist. The Conservation Commission questioned the accuracy of the current delineation due to the lack of a certification from a wetland scientist on the current plans. Please have a certified wetland scientist provide a plan of delineated wetlands to the Planning Department. No issues and/or comments were presented from the other departments. 5.V. PL2024-0005SU, PL2024-0006CUP, PL2024-0036SP, PL2024-0037CUP; 711 Weirs Boulevard (210- 244-4); Weirs Beach Glamping The applicant was not present. No further comments or concerns from departments. All comments and concerns from previous TRC meeting still need to addressed. N. Guerette mentions concern about the Conditions of Approval being missed with there being so many. R. Mora stated there is an equal concern from the Planning Department. There was further discussion about how to address these concerns going forward. N. Guerette brought attention to the drainage issues on Weirs Blvd and there was further discussion about the issue. 6. MINOR SITE PLAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONSIDERATION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE 7. OTHER BUSINESS B. Crawford had questions about Haynes Rd. R. Mora states that there is no Planning Board application, but it did go to Zoning Board. There was further discussion about future Planning Board applications to come in. 8. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 10:36am.