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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-05 Penjajawoc Marsh / Bangor Mall Management Commission Minutes Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Commission April 5, 2007 ATTENDANCE Commission Members: Tom Davis Cindy DeBeck George Elliott Shep Harris Jackie Hewett Jim Hinds Jim Parker Lucy Quimby Libby Norton (for Tricia Quirk Marion Rudnicki Hope Brogunier) Staff: Jim Ring David Gould Others: Don Becker Stan Plizga Rod Razario Hallie Tyler The Penjajawoc Marsh/Mall Commission met Thursday April 5, 2007 in the City Council Chambers. Chair Shep Harris called the meeting to order shortly after 1:00 p.m. The March 2, 2007 meeting summary was reviewed and the following revisions recommended: 1) Grammatical and punctuation corrections in first paragraph. 2) Spelling corrections from “reclused” to “recused”. 3) Reword third sentence to: “Tom Davis expressed concern and opposition to the boundary, requesting it run southeasterly on Kittredge Road to his property.” A motion made by Jim Parker and seconded by Marion Rudnicki to approve the summary with these provisions passed. The Commission noted that the February 9, 2007 meeting summary needs to be completed. The Commission then reviewed the following proposed projects: 1.) Warner Residential Subdivision – Essex Street Stan Plisga made a presentation to the Commission relative to this project. It encompasses a 16.85 acre parcel of vacant land on the easterly side of Essex Street, just north of the Interstate- Bangor Tax Map R49, Lot 4. Mr. Warner is proposing to create three ¾ acre frontage lots on Essex Street, leaving frontage access for the remaining 14 acres, on which he hopes to construct a future personal residence. The project proposes approximately an acre of open space encompassing existing trails. Mr. Warner is working with the City and the Bangor Land Trust to establish trail connections from Essex Street to the former Veazie Railroad bed. He further anticipates an additional 3+/- acres will be conveyed to the City after completing plans for his residence and driveway. There was further discussion of the proposal and Libby Norton pointed out concerns for controlling invasive plant species. The Commission voted to recommend approval of the proposed project. 2.) Rozario Residential Subdivision – 863 Essex Street Stan Plisga again made a presentation of this proposed residential project involving 13.1 acres of open land – Bangor Tax Map R48, Lots4B and 5. Mr. Rozario also provided information. This was a preliminary presentation outlining a concept of 8 lots served by a new street. The discussion included several suggestions about revising the road location to possibly reduce slopes, and possible lot reconfiguration to maximize preservation of contiguous wetlands and open space. This project will be coming back for further Commission review as the design is further developed. 3.) Proposed Dog Daycare Project – Kittredge Road 1 Hallie Tyler outlined her plans to develop a new dog daycare and grooming facility on outer Kittredge Road on a 2.2 acre site. (Part of Moleon Property Subdivision) She described the proposed project which will accommodate approximately 20 dogs and will include a fenced in exercise area. Ms. Tyler is an experienced operator and this project will expand her business. The Commission raised issues about amount of traffic, possible impacts on adjacent Bangor Land Trust property, operational aspects, and all were satisfactorily addressed by the applicant. Additional refinement of the site plan and buffers will be necessary, but the Commission voted to recommend approval. 4.) East Ridge Estates – 663 Essex Street Don Becker from CES made a presentation of the project to the Commission. Jim Parker recused himself because of his company’s involvement. This is the third presentation of this project, which is a proposed residential subdivision on a 47.5 acre parcel. Tax Map R49, Lot 4. It currently includes 14 individual lots, which is a reduction from the original concept. Only two lots will utilize a shared private sewer (also a reduction). This subdivision reflects the more concentrated lot development concept which was developed and endorsed by the Task Force and Commission resulting in greater open space conservation. There was some discussion of reducing the areas of lots 4 and 8 to further minimize wetland impacts and create additional open space. Mr. Becker indicated that would be acceptable. A motion by Jim Hinds and seconded by Lucy to recommend approval, with the suggestion (but not a requirement) that lots 4 and 8 be reconfigured as discussed was approved 5 to 4. An additional motion by Jim Hinds, seconded by Lucy to relocate open space access to between lots 12 and 14 was unanimously approved. Shep Harris updated the Commission relative to recent action by the Firearms and Discharge Committee. The proposed “Shotguns Only” zone was not recommended, so current status will remain essentially unchanged except for Walden Parke and the Quinn property. Lucy mentioned an upcoming meeting with the Trust for Public Lands on April 12, 2007. Cindy DeBeck volunteered to attend on behalf of the Commission. There will also be a Growthsmart Conference on rd May 3, and additional information will be forwarded to the Commission. Meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:00 p.m. 2