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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-20 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 2015 MINUTES Board Members Present: Paul Bolin, Chairman Charles Boothby John Kenney Wayne Mallar John Miller Julie Williams City Staff Present: David Gould Chairman Bolin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA As no one wished to remove either item from the Consent Agenda for discussion, Chairman Bolin asked for a motion. Mr. Boothby moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Kenney seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda. The items approved are as follows: Item No. 1: Site Development Plan approval to add 388 sq. ft. to an attached, one-family dwelling unit at 33 Burleigh Road in a High Density Residential District. 33 Burleigh Road – JRG Properties. 2 Item No. 2: Site Development Plan approval to construct a 1,800 sq. ft. addition for office and showroom use at 100 Dowd Road in an Industry and Service District. Ned Jennings, applicant. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 3: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan approvals for a drive-thru use (Hannaford To Go) at 653 Broadway in a Shopping and Personal Service District. Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC, applicant. Chairman Bolin opened the Public Hearing and asked for comments from the applicant. J. M. Lord, representing the applicant, explained that this is a request for approval of a drive-thru use, for a “Hannaford To Go” at 653 Broadway. He explained that the customer would call ahead and order their groceries, the store would then give them a time when the groceries would be ready for pick up, they would then drive to the site and park in the designated parking area, then phone into the store indicating the number of the parking space they have parked in, and then an employee of the grocery store would deliver their groceries to their car. Mr. Lord indicated that originally they were proposing to install a drive-thru window and queueing lanes. However, the owners of the property did not want them to create a drive-thru, nor did they want a dedicated pick-up lane, or striping installed. Mr. Boothbay expressed his concern about the design of the site and the traffic flow on the site as he did not feel that, as proposed, it was a very workable arrangement. As no one spoke either in favor of or in opposition to proposal, Chairman Bolin closed the Public Heading and asked for Staff comments. Planning Officer Gould explained that while the proposal does not have a drive-thru window or associated lanes, it is considered a drive-thru use under the Land Development Code. He indicated that the test for the Board is to determine that design it is safe and will operate correctly. If the Board finds it meets this test, Staff recommended as a condition of approval that the previously approved details of the site, not shown on the new plans, remain as previously approved. Mr. Kenney moved to approve the Conditional Use and Site Development Plan for a drive-thru use (Hannaford To Go) at 653 Broadway in a Shopping and Personal Service District with the condition that the previously approved details of the site, not 3 shown on the new plans, remain as previously approved. Mr. Miller seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 5 to 1. Mr. Boothby voted in opposition stating that he did not feel that the applicant demonstrated that the proposed parking and loading layout, including the appurtenant drives, turnarounds, maneuvering areas, and on-site travel lanes were arranged in a reasonable and safe configuration, including the provision for safe pedestrian travel to all on-site uses. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 4: Planning Board Approval of Minutes. Mr. Boothby moved to approve the Minutes of the October 6, 2015 and September 22, 2015 meetings. Ms. Williams seconded the motion, which passed unanimously . There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m.