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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-08-02 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 2011 MINUTES Board Members Present: Miles Theeman, Chairman Paul Bolin Charles Boothby, Alternate Member Doug Damon John Miller John Kenney Andy Sturgeon Julie Williams Paul Bolin City Staff Present: David Gould Paul Nicklas Chairman Theeman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA As no one wished to remove the item for discussion, Chairman Theeman asked for a motion. Mr. Sturgeon moved to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kenney and it passed by a vote of 7 to 0. The item approved is as follows: Item No. 1: Site Development Plan and Site Location of Development Modification approvals to install lighting (four pole mounted lights) at the existing soccer field at 1 College Circle in a Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). Husson University, applicant. 2 NEW BUSINESS Item No. 2: Site Development Plan approval to add a 4000 square foot addition to the existing maintenance building at 133 Davis Road in a Government and Institutional Service District (G&ISD). Bangor Housing Authority, applicant. Mr. Jim Kiser of Kiser & Kiser, representing Bangor Housing Authority, indicated they were proposing to construct a 4,000 square foot storage building to house equipment and sand-salt. The proposed wetland fill is well below the State threshold so some additional parking and maneuvering area was created. Planning Officer Gould explained that this is a fairly simple site plan application from Bangor Housing Authority. Staff had worked with the applicant to fix some buffer issues and to make sure they understood the implications of even a small wetland filling. Staff recommended that the Board grant Site Development Plan approval as the applicant had addressed all the issues raised by Staff. Mr. Bolin moved that the Board grant the Bangor Housing Authority Site Development Plan Approval to construct a 4,000 square foot storage and maintenance building at 133 Davis Road in a Government and Institutional Service District. Mr. Miller seconded the motion, and the Board voted unanimously to grant Site Development Plan Approval. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 3: Planning Board Approval of Minutes. th Chairman Theeman indicated that the Minutes of the July 19 meeting were in order. Mr. Bolin moved to approve the Minutes of the July 19, 2011 meeting. Ms. Williams seconded the motion, which carried by a vote of 7 to 0. Item No. 4: MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Chairman Theeman asked Planning Officer Gould to give the Board an update on the Council’s action on a recent rezoning application on Sixth Street. Mr. Gould noted that Rodney McKay Director of Economic and Community Development indicated that he would seek to withdraw the rezoning request given the neighborhood concerns. The Business and Economic Development Committee agreed and the City Council moved unanimously to th indefinitely postpone this item at its meeting on July 25. Chairman Theeman asked Assistant City Solicitor Paul Nicklas to provide the Board an update on the appeal of the TJS Realty’s attached residential project off Greenfield Avenue. Attorney Nicklas noted that he had previously sent the Board an update and since then there had been two motions to dismiss, one based on merit and one based on the appellants’ sale of the property which would cause them to lose standing. Attorney Nicklas noted if it proceeds to be heard it would likely not be heard until spring of 2012. 3 Planning Officer Gould noted that the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bangor Events Center is scheduled for Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. and all Planning Board members are welcome to attend. There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m.