Meeting Minutes
Planning Board
May 17, 2022
FINAL
Board Members Present: Darren Finneral, Chair; Chris Hernick, Vice-Chair; Jim Lord, Chris Millette, Denise Mitchell, Wayne Seaholm, Members, Peter Stanley, Consultant.
Mr. Finneral called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Alternates:
Ms. Kristen Schultz has shown an interest in being an alternate on the Planning Board.
Mr. Hernick made a motion to appoint Kristen Schultz as an alternate member of the Planning Board. Mr. Seaholm seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Minutes:
The Board reviewed the minutes of April 18, 2022.
Mr. Millette made a motion to accept the minutes with proposed corrections. Mr. Lord seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Mr. Finneral gave an update on the CIP meeting with Dennis Pavlicek, Kristen Schultz and Allison Kinsman.
Public Hearings:
7:15 p.m. – Case 2022-005 – Final Approval – Lot Line Adjustment – Debra & Clay Johnson Rev Trust (owner), for properties located at 487 & 495 Old Post Road, Newbury, NH Tax Maps 043-513-429 & 043-464-410 proposing lot line adjustments.
Mr. Finneral read the public notice.
Mr. Millette said some lot lines did not have dimensions listed and is wondering if the frontage on Route 103 would be long enough. Ms. Johnson said the frontage is grandfathered in. It was found that the frontage is 274’.
Mr. Lord made a motion to accept the application as complete. Mr. Hernick seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Mr. Johnson said they would like to change the property line, adding a piece of land, and also takeover a portion of the right of way so he can plow.
Ms. Mitchell asked if the right of way will go away. The Johnsons said yes.
Ms. Favreau suggested they put in for a driveway permit. Mr. Hernick suggested grandfathering the driveway in.
Mr. Finneral opened the hearing to the public. There being no public input, Mr. Finneral closed the public input.
Mr. Hernick made a motion to approve the lot line adjustment. Mr. Seaholm seconded the motion. All were in favor.
The Board members signed the plans.
7:30 p.m. – Case 2022-006 – Request for Revocation of Site Plan Review – JPC Investments, LLC (owner), for property located at 1066 Route 103, Newbury, NH 019-384-537.
Mr. Finneral said the owner could not attend this evening.
Mr. Seaholm made a motion to continue this case until June 21 at 7:10 p.m. Mr. Millette seconded the motion. All were in favor.
7:45 p.m. – Case 2022-004 – Final Approval – Major Site Plan Review – Sunapee Difference LLC (owner), Horizons Engineering, Inc. (agent), for property located at 156 Mount Sunapee Road, Newbury NH Tax Map 013-386-092A – proposing a 22’ x 40’ locker room.
Mr. Finneral read the public notice.
Mr. Hernick recused himself from this case since he will be representing the applicant.
Ms. Shultz will be a voting member on this case.
Mr. Finneral made a motion to accept the application as complete. Mr. Millette seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Mr. Hernick said Mount Sunapee is proposing a 22’ x 40’ building to house a locker room. This will be on a concrete pad and will be secured down. Some utilities will need to be relocated such as propane and drainage will need to be modified. Drainage should be better after the completion of the project. There will be stone drip edging.
Mr. Millette asked about the towers for the zipline and noticed they are not on the plan. He said it looks like the zipline goes right over the corner of the building. Mr. Hernick said he was not aware of this, but the client must be aware of this.
Mr. Finneral said all Town departments have signed off on this and the Conservation Commission has put in some notes.
Mr. Finneral said there are three waivers from the applicant:
1. 6.76 – Perimeter boundary survey – since it is a large parcel with a small area, they are hoping this survey is not necessary.
The Board unanimously agreed to waive requirement 6.76.
2. 6.78 – Plan with abutters – A single plan was not feasible. They are hoping to waive this requirement.
The Board unanimously agreed to waive requirement 6.78.
3. 6.8 – Landscaping Plan – This has not been included. Reseeding will take place to replace grass.
The Board unanimously agreed to waive requirement 6.8.
All three waivers were approved by the Board.
Mr. Finneral opened the public hearing. There being no input, Mr. Finneral closed the public input.
Mr. Lord made a motion to approve the major site plan review. Mr. Millette seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Board members signed the plans.
8:00 p.m. – Case 2022-007-Conceptual Site Plan Review – Town of Newbury (owner), Walco Mechanical (agent), for property located at 20 Sutton Road, Newbury NH Tax Map 043-348-244.
They are looking to purchase this property from the Town and run their business that is currently in Bradford, NH. They want to know what they need to proceed. They want to fix up the eyesore and make the building better. It is currently zoned commercial.
They will be building up but staying in the footprint. Mr. Hernick thinks this will require a major site plan review, because it is a change of use. The applicants said it will still be a garage, versus a restaurant of other type of business and questioned whether they need a major site plan review. Mr. Stanley said it is definitely a change of use because it is going to a governmental use to a private use.
The applicants will be back in June.
Other Business:
Ms. Mitchell asked about a Blue Box that is on a property and she thinks it is ugly and she is wondering if it is violating Newbury’s sign ordinance since it is advertising Blue Box. Mr. Finneral said they can have a Blue Box on their property.
Ms. Mitchell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lord seconded the motion. All in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna S. Long
Recording Secretary