PLANNING BOARD, TOWN OF GEORGETOWN

MINUTES of the Meeting of 17 June 2009

Present: Chairman Stuart Carlisle, John Evans, Rick Freeman, Bud Grant, John Jones, Alternate Jack Schneider. Also Present: CEO Robert Trabona, Selectman Charles Collins. Public Attending: Angus Crosby, Tim Forrester, Marite Kruze, Nancy Kinner, Lee Spencer, John Wood, Tom McCandless, Tom Burgess

Chairman Carlisle called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Members then approved the minutes of their meeting of 3 June Meeting (Unanimous).

Applications

1. Angus Crosby attended the meeting to submit an application for two new principal structures (two 20’ X 30’ camps) on a 12 acre parcel in the Shoreland Zone on the Williams Road (Map R-5 Lot 16). The Board noted two 2 bedroom septic designs. The Board checked all setbacks, then found the application complete (Unanimous), found that it met the requirements of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Section 16 D (Unanimous), approved the application (Unanimous), and issued Permit # 0912 contingent on Selectmen signing the LPI variance.

2. Robert DeWitt submitted a letter dated 7 June 2009 for a revision to Permit

# 0837 (Map R-6 Lot 31) at 42 Dewitt Road to enable a slightly enlarged bathroom and a slightly enlarged living room. The Board approved the revision with Jack Schneider voting in place of Mr. Grant (Unanimous).

3. Norman Petty, by letter dated 12 June 2009, submitted a revision to

Permit # 0910 to eliminate the removal of stone steps beneath new wood stairs for a project at 7 Reynolds Point Road (Map R-3 Lot 1-5). The Board approved the revision (Unanimous).

4. Lee Spencer attended the meeting to submit a revision to Permit # 0835 at 69 North Bay Road (Map U-7 Lot 38) to enable removal of an existing structure, instead replacing it with a new structure on the old footprint The Board found that the proposed location would conform to water body setback to the greatest practical extent (Unanimous), then approved the revision (Unanimous).

Old Business

1. John Wood appeared on behalf of Nancy Kinner, abutter of the Kruze property regarding a swap of property. The Board voted to advise Ms. Kinner that the swap would not affect Ms. Kinner’s previously reviewed six bedroom septic plan. (See minutes of the meeting of 16 May 2009.

2. The board discussed updating Shoreland Zoning maps to reflect IFW maps of December 2008. The Board decided to wait to alter the Town-approved maps until issues regarding 14 lots in contention are resolved.

3. Rick Freeman provided members with a copy of Dan Shagoury’s distributed notes of the meeting of 3 June 2009. John Jones suggested that Mr. Freeman should recuse himself from discussion of the meeting as his property is one of the lots affected by the DEP order. On motion, the Board voted the following: Due to conflict of interest, Mr. Freeman should recuse himself from discussions, letters, and voting on the 14 lots rezoned by DEP or on discussions of the definition of developed areas Jack Schneider voting in place of Freeman (Unanimous).

Mr. Freeman then made input to the Board regarding contested lots- as a member of the public and provided the Board with notes on the subject.

4. The Board then discussed its disagreement with the accuracy of certain portions of Dan Shagoury’s meeting notes transmitted on 16 June 2009. The Board decided that the Chairman would speak to the Town Attorney, Mr. Stinson. Also the Chairman will write a letter to Mr. Shagoury, acknowledging our receipt of the meeting notes together with a statement that the Georgetown Planning Board members who attended the meeting did not agree with portions of the notes regarding what was discussed and agreed to.

New Business

1. The Board needs to elect a Chairman and Secretary for the FY 09-10 year.

Members elected John Evans as Planning Board Chairman replacing Stuart Carlisle who wishes to step down as Chair.

2. Members elected John Jones as Planning Board Secretary replacing John Evans.

3., Members discussed the results of votes at the Georgetown Town Meeting held on 13 June. Several ordinances under consideration govern Planning Board and/or Code Enforcement Officer activities:

The Town voted to approve the new Small Wind Powered Energy Systems Ordinance and the new Wireless Communications Facilities Ordinance. .

The Town also approved changes to the Building Permit Ordinance, Floodplain Management Ordinance, and the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

Public Comment

None

The regular meeting adjourned at 8:38 PM.

The Planning Board meets at the Town Office on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM. Members of the public are welcome. The Board’s next regular meetings will be on 1 and 15 July and then on 3 and 19 August.

Respectfully submitted,

John Evans, Secretary