CHARLOTTE PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, October 30, 2003
7:00 PM
Charlotte Town Hall- 159
Ferry Road
UNAPPROVED
Members
Present:
Jeff McDonald, Gordon Troy, Linda Radimer, Al Moraska, Robin Pierce
Members Absent:
Jim Donovan, Gene Diou
Staff Present:
Others Present:
Brian
Shupe (Burnt Rock), Charles Russell
(Selectboard member), Harley Allen (Zoning Board member), David
Hill (Conservation Commissioner),
Jonathan Fisher (Zoning Board member), David Miskell, Carl Cole, Charles
Stearns, Clark Hinsdale III
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AND
REGULAR AGENDA
(Nothing on Consent Agenda)
Chair McDonald called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m. He asked for any comments on the
consent agenda or regular agenda. There
were no comments. The Agenda and
Consent Agenda were approved.
There was no public comment.
DISCUSSION OF
UPDATE TO LAND USE REGULATIONS
PC members, public and Brian Shupe of Burnt Rock
Inc. discussed the remainder of Chapter II, which included the Industrial
District, the Rural District and the Conservation District.
Brian provided a summary of Chapter 3, noting
particularly items that are new or amended from the current regulations. Commissioners are to provide comments on
Chapter 3 to Dean, so that discussion at the next meeting (November 20) can
focus on those items.
Brian also asked for feedback on designating primary
and secondary Conservation Zones, to be incorporated in the subdivision section
of the regulations.
The Commission discussed the
site visit to Charles Stearns’ property on Spear Street Extension. Robin said that to keep the character of a
rural road the lots shouldn’t be clustered on the front of the parcel (ie: near
the road). Al and others stated the
main resource on the parcel is the wildlife habitat associated with Lewis
Creek, so the lots should be kept away from that area. The agricultural attributes of the parcel
and adjoining parcels were discussed—it was felt that a parcel of this size
will probably not be likely to be used for commercial agricultural. There is a potential that some of the open
land could be used in association with the residences.
Carl Cole (representing
Charles Stearns) said that he has talked with people associated with Habitat
for Humanity about the possibility of creating some affordable dwellings, but
if they did this they would need to create an additional lot to make up for the
lower selling price.
The applicant will come back
with an amended Sketch Plan based on the comments.
Some amendments were made to
the draft decision. The decision will
be available for signing on Friday October 31st.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30
PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dean Bloch