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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-02 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MEETING OF MAY 2, 2000 MINTUES Board Members Present: Richard Fournier, Vice Chairman George Burgoyne Frederick Costlow Robert Lingley City Staff Present: Rodney McKay Robert Osborne Katherine Weber News Media Present: Bangor Daily News Vice Chairman Fournier opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. As only four members were present and voting, applicants were informed that they had the option of continuing their items until such time as a full Board were present and voting. CONSENT AGENDA As no one wished to remove the item for discussion, Vice Chairman Fournier asked for a motion. Mr. Burgoyne moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Costlow seconded the motion. The motion passed 4 to 0. The item approved was: Item No. 1: Site Location of Development Act/Site Development Modification for the existing Berlin City Dealership located at Haskell Road in a General Commercial and Service District. Berlin City Dealership, applicant. PUBLIC HEARINGS Item No. 2: Conditional Use/Site Development Plan Approval to reapprove the existing BANSCO drive-thru banking facility located at 868 Hammond Street in an Urban Service District. BANSCO, applicant. Vice Chairman Fournier opened the public hearing and asked for comments from proponents. Sue Cross, President of Bansco Federal Credit Union, requested reapproval of this conditional use/site development plan. No one spoke in opposition. Vice Chairman Fournier asked for Staff comments. Planning Officer Weber indicated that this was a reapproval of a 1998 Plan. As the plan was still in order, staff recommended approval of both the conditional use and site development plan. Vice Chairman Fournier closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mr. Lingley moved to approve the conditional use request. Mr. Costlow seconded the motion. The Board voted 4 to 0 in favor. Mr. Lingley then moved to approve the site development plan as presented. Mr. Costlow seconded the motion, that also carried by a vote of 4 to 0. Item No. 3: Conditional Use/ Site Development Plan Approval to construct a 7,800 sq. ft. building for dog kennel use located at 1730V Stillwater Avenue in a Rural Residence and Agriculture District. Jennifer Shea, applicant. Vice Chairman Fournier opened the public hearing. Mr. Fournier excused himself from voting on this item due to a conflict of interest. As there were only three voting members present, the applicant requested that her item be continued to the May 16, 2000 meeting. The Board voted 3 to 0 in favor a motion to continue this public hearing to the May 16, 2000 Planning Board meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Item No. 4: Planning Board Approval of Minutes of April 18, 2000 Meeting. The minutes of the April 18, 2000 Planning Board meeting were unanimously approved as printed. NEW BUSINESS Item No. 5: Planning Projects Update. Planning Officer Weber noted that the Implementation Grant was not awarded because the State Planning Office had not finished reviewing the supplements submitted for the City’s Comprehensive Plan. 2 In other business, Planning Officer Weber noted that the Waterfront RFQ’s had been returned and site visits were being scheduled. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Item No. 6: Planning Board Review of Correspondence and Other Communications from the Planning Office. A copy of a 60-day extension request was received from the Code Enforcement Office for the Unicel project on Odlin Road. Item No. 7: Open Discussion The Board discussed ways to ensure that a quorum of its Members would be present at meetings. It was the consensus of the Board to direct Staff to pass on its recommendation to add another associate member to the Board. There being no further items for discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. 3