Town of Kensington
Planning Board Minutes
January 5, 2006
Approved February 21, 2006
In Attendance: Chairman Michael Schwotzer, Steve Wilson, Joan Whitney, Peter Merrill and Jill Robinson, Rockingham Planning Commission Circuit Rider. Richard Powers joined the Board at 7:15 pm.
The Meeting was called to order at 7:11 pm by the Chairman.
PUBLIC HEARING
Continued - Donald and Errick Johnson, LLC, Seabrook, NH, and Wood Wrights, Inc., Newton, NH - Site Plan Review for commercial use at 243 Amesbury Road, Map 3, Lot 16. The conditions for approval were reviewed with one through six being met. The final condition, “certificate of occupancy will be contingent upon engineering review and approval of the AS-BUILT plans,” will be ongoing. Steve Wilson moved to approve this plan as complete with the certificate of occupancy contingent upon engineering review and approval of the as-built plan and authorize the chairman to sign on behalf of the Board, seconded by Joan Whitney with all in favor.
Application of Arthur and Carlene Wiggin, Jr., 237 Amesbury Road, to excavate excess material in landscape grading of 2 acres of a 16+ acre parcel, located behind 243 Amesbury Road, Map 3, Lot 17-2, in accordance with Chapter V, Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Regulations. Arthur Wiggin presented photographs showing the section to be graded. He estimates that approximately 5,500 yds will be removed and trucked to the Kuegel gravel pit via Route 150. A bond is in place, hours of operation will be 8 am to 5 pm - Monday through Friday, a maximum of 1/2 acre is to be active at any one time, and the duration of the project is not to exceed 24 months. M. Schwotzer moved to issue a permit to Arthur and Carlene Wiggin, Jr. for landscape grading with gravel removal in accordance with the plan presented, conditioned upon abutters being listed on the plan and the engineers signature, seconded by Steve Wilson with all in favor. Richard Powers moved to authorize the Chair to sign the revised finalized plan, seconded by Steve Wilson with all in favor.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Potential change for meeting time – Following discussion and agreement among all members, the meeting time and day will change to the third Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 pm. Thus, the next meeting of the Planning Board will be February 21, 2006 at 7:30 pm. The members also agreed to limit applications to four per meeting, allowing thirty minutes maximum for each applicant with the meeting to end at 9:30 pm.
Elderly Housing Ordinance – M. Schwotzer explained that he has been contacted by Mark Lopez and a group from Exeter regarding formulating an elderly housing ordinance. The Board would like to meet with both at their next meeting of February 21, 2006. Denise will contact them.
CIP (Capital Improvement Project) – discussed the potential for imposing impact fees following an approved Capital Improvement Plan. Steve Wilson stressed the need for growth control.
Peter Merrill motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:58 p.m., seconded by Steve Wilson with all in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Denise Gregson
Administrative Assistant