TOWN OF HOLDERNESS
PLANNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
HOLDERNESS TOWN OFFICE
HOLDERNESS, NH
December 21, 2006
CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Hansen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Tuveson, Mr. Snelling, Mrs. Scothorne, Ms. Francesco, and Mrs. Peoples
NEW BUSINESS: It was moved by Mr. Hansen, seconded by Mrs. Peoples to accept and approve the minutes of the November 16, 2006 as written. Vote was unanimous.
PUBLIC HEARING
Master Plan Mr. Hansen disbursed copies of the Master Plan’s vision and introduction statements. The Board reviewed the two items and made content clarifications to the statements. Mr. Hansen announced the master plan is not written in stone and does not need to be adopted by the Town. Further, he recommended the Planning Board review the plan on a more frequent basis, perhaps every 2 years.
Mrs. Peoples commented on the wording used in the vision statement which indicated tourism is a mainstay of the local economy. Mr. Hansen, Ms. Francesco and other members of the Board indicated this description an accurate statement of fact.
Mr. Hansen opened the public hearing for the master plan at 7:16 p.m.
The Board thanked Mr. Hansen for his work on the master plan’s vision and introduction statements.
With no public available for comment, Mr. Hansen closed the public hearing at 7:21 p.m.
Mr. Hansen moved and Mrs. Scothorne supported to accept the master plan as amended and adding the vision and introduction statements. Vote was unanimous. Motion passed.
PUBLIC HEARING
Proposed revision to subdivision
And site plan review regulations
Mr. Hansen opened the public hearing at 7:21 p.m. and advised this public hearing was a requirement of the Office of Energy and Planning - National Flood Insurance program. Further, Mr. Hansen indicated the last adopted policy was not an approved policy of the National Flood Insurance agency and needs to be amended. The current flood insurance policy has been reviewed by the Office of Energy and Planning who made suggestions for amendments. Mr. Hansen indicated these amendments are not changing the purpose of the policy.
The Board requested copies of the proposed policy as amended by the Office of Energy and Planning. Another public hearing will be held in the future after the Board reviews the amended policy.
PROPOSED ZONING
ORDINANCE REVISIONS
Mr. Hansen discussed the following proposed zoning ordinance revision suggestions and comments were made on each as follows:
· Replace most references to specific State RSA's with referrals to State Regulations~~i.e. Art IV Sect F quotes RSA 70 which has been deleted and replaced by~Chapter~664:17
The purpose of this revision is to keep up with ever changing State statutes.
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· Add Waukewan Watershed District as an overlay to the Zoning Ordinance
The purpose of this change was to notify property owners within the Waukewan Watershed District that they are living within a protected area and that any problems that arise can and will affect the drinking water of others down stream. Mr. Hansen and Mrs. Francesco indicated the addition of this district will only draw a line on a map that will indicate to the property owners in this area the importance of protecting the groundwater. Mr. Snelling did not agree that this provision would just add a line to a map, but rather would require individual towns to monitor the watershed area. He believes that if the district wants to protect the watershed area, the district should do the monitoring not leave it up to the individual towns to handle. Other members of the Board are concerned about the
ramifications of what regulations would need to be followed if this District were added as an overlay to the Zoning Ordinance.
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· To protect our aquifers, add permit and quantity fee to water~to be removed from the Town of Holderness for~commercial purposes.
The purpose of this proposal is to add fees and limit quantities for commercial purposes in which water will be removed from the Town. Such uses are commercial bottling industries.
Mr. Snelling described this item being a very volatile legal issue - one that needs to be settled in the Towns that are currently embroiled in this issue – prior to our adopting a regulation for Holderness. The Board will discuss this further in the upcoming year.
· Increase erosion controls to protect watersheds and private property
· Amend flood plain ordinance (which is part of the Zoning Ordinance) as necessary to~comply with the requirements of the National flood Insurance Program.
· Add septic system inspection requirement to ordinance for the protection of aquifers and surface waters.
Mr. Snelling recommended the Planning Board consider reviewing the two following items that affect the zoning ordinance:
1. A steep slope model ordinance created by the Lakes Region Planning Commission. This program separates erosion and esthetic issues which can affect the slope of any property. The Board is very interested in reviewing this model ordinance offered by LRPC but will not present this information at the 2007 Town Meeting due to time constraints. Mr. Snelling advised LRPC will come to a meeting and discuss the model ordinance.
2. Shoreland Protection Policy – Mr. Snelling advised the Shorelands Protection Committee has reviewed the policy and recommended several amendments. Mr. Snelling was asked to email a copy of these recommendations to each member of the Planning Board for review.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Mr. Hansen recommended meeting with the Conservation Commission at the January meeting for the purpose of discussing the proposed Zoning Ordinance revisions. The meeting will be held at 6:30 pm followed by a 7:00 pm regular meeting.
2. Mr. Hansen reported on a Winterim course being held at PSU in which the Town of Holderness Planning Board may be involved. Further, the Town of Holderness will be used as a model community.
3. Items of correspondence discussed included: A dredge and fill application for Rockywold Deephaven’s main dock; a notice from DES indicating they are still reviewing the Reynolds’s property dredge and fill application; and an application for subdivision by property Mr. Peter Webster. This application will be heard at the January 2007 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT At 8:17 p.m., there being no further business to be discussed by the Board, it was moved by Mr. Hansen, seconded by Mrs. Tuveson, that the meeting be adjourned. Vote was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne M. Abear
Municipal Secretary
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