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Home My WebLink About2021-04-06 Planning Board Minutes COMMUNITY&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021, 7:00 P.M. REMOTE MEETING VIA ZOOM Board Members Present:Ken Huhn, Chair Reese Perkins, Vice Chair Michael Bazinet Ted Brush John Kenney Don Meagher Lisa Shaw City Staff Present: Melissa Bickford, Development Asst. Anne Krieg, Planning Officer Joshua Saucier, Asst. City Solicitor John Theriault, City Engineer Chair Huhn called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND MAP AMENDMENT PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Zone Change - 559 Essex Street - Map-Lot 045-037, and 045-037-A from Urban Residence District 1 (URD-1) to Urban Residence District 2 (URD-2), Clive Johnson, applicant - To amend the Land Development Code by changing parcels of land located at 559 Essex Street, Map-Lot 045-037, and Map-Lot 045-037-A from Urban Residence District One (URD-1) to Urban Residence District Two (URD-2).Said parcels of land contain 1.21 acres, and 4.85 acres (respectively).Clive Johnson, applicant. Applicant was not present when item was introduced at 7:07 P.M. Item was re- nd presented at 7:26 P.M. after moving onto the 2 agenda item. Clive Johnson presented the application including the following points: Purchased property with impression that it was a 2-family, as property was being rented by previous owner in that manner Upstairs portion had long-term tenant that moved out less than 1 year ago. Downstairs tenants have lived there since the 1970’s. Property not properly “grandfathered” and/or process never completed. The Planning Board members discussed the following: Property to be used as a rental – potentially 2 separate renters or 1 family. Planning Board Meeting Minutes – April 6, 2021 Applicant wishes to keep future options open by rezoning both parcels of land, providing further potential for additional housing. o Potential for 4-units on each lot, for a total of 8 units – larger lot could be further subdivided. Public comment from Sean Hinkley was unable to be received due to technical issues. There no further staff comments. Member Brush moved to recommend to City Council that the application to Amend the Land Development Code by changing parcels of land located at 559 Essex Street, Map- Lot 045-037, and Map-Lot 045-037-A from Urban Residence District One (URD-1) to Urban Residence District Two (URD-2). Said parcels of land contain 1.21 acres, and 4.85 acres (respectively). Clive Johnson, applicant ought to pass. Seconded by Vice Chair Perkins. Roll call vote: Shaw, yes (with reasoning that it’s appropriate to surrounding parcels and keeping with recommendations from the 2019 Affordable Housing Committee); Brush, yes; Perkins, yes; Meagher, yes; Bazinet, yes; Kenney, no; Huhn, yes. Motion carries. 2. Zone Change - 16 Union Plaza - Map-Lot 042-066 from Waterfront Development District (WDD) to Downtown Development District (DDD), Mark Greenleaf, applicant - RJL Associates, Inc., property owner -To amend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 16 Union Plaza, Map-Lot 042-066 from Waterfront Development District (WDD) to Downtown Development District (DDD).Said parcel of land contains 0.15 acres. Mark Greenleaf, applicant. RJL Associates Inc., property owner. Mark Greenleaf presented the application, including the following points: He wanted originally to install awning, but was unable to due to 20’ setback. Zone change was needed to accommodate. There were no questions for the applicant, and there were no further staff comments. The Planning Board members discussed the following: Awnings must follow setback requirements. Parking spaces used to accommodate outdoor seating – eg: Pepino’s. Tweaking changes in districts to better align with the reality of businesses over the past year. Downtown Development District boundaries. Many properties already “on top” of their setback requirements. Public comment from Stephen Brough regarding the City not doing more to work with business owners, and in this given situation seems to be “anti-business. There was further discussion of the Comprehensive Plan catching up with current city trends and the current City Codes. Vice Chair Perkins indicated that Staff has been very active trying to accommodate for businesses and restaurants having this problem downtown, but this did not address this issue at this particular location. Page 2 | 4 Planning Board Meeting Minutes – April 6, 2021 Member Shaw moved to recommend to City Councilthat the application toamend the Land Development Code by changing a parcel of land located at 16 Union Plaza, Map- Lot 042-066 from Waterfront Development District (WDD) to Downtown Development District (DDD). Said parcel of land contains 0.15 acres. Mark Greenleaf, applicant, RJL Associates, Inc., property owner ought to pass. Seconded by Member Bazinet. Roll call vote: Shaw, yes, Brush, yes, Perkins, No, Meagher, yes, Bazinet, yes; Kenney yes, Huhn, yes. Motion carries. 3. Zone Change - 50 & 52 Walter Street - Map-Lot 025-147, and 025-148 from Urban Residence District 1 (URD-1) to Multifamily & Service District (M&SD),Team Properties, LLC, applicant & property owner - To amend the Land Development Code by changing parcels of land located at 50 & 52 Walter Street, Map-Lot 025-147, and 025-148, from Urban Residence District 1 (URD-1) to Multifamily & Service District (MS&D). Said parcel of land contains 0.32 acres. Team Properties, LLC, applicant and property owner. Emily Ellis presented the application,including the following points: Owned property several years, two small lots not far from Shaw’s Supermarket. Allow for 5 units, each with 2 bedrooms, bath and half to be put in with plenty of parking. Close to downtown, Waterfront, hotels. Facelift for this area, boost in general. Will remain as owner, and will be rentals. Scott Braley, project engineer with Plymouth Engineering added that he met with staff to discuss thoughts about Multifamily & Service district as way to develop property for location and intended use. There were no questions from board members nor any further staff comments. The Planning Board members discussed the following points: 4-units not being workable at the location as applicant wanted to keep it affordable, and felt more units on one spot would better serve the city’s needs for rental units. Looking at the whole area to be rezoned to allow for this, specifically areas between Third Street and Main Street. Comprehensive Plan will also focus on that area and the redevelopment happening in those neighborhoods –the requests for URD-2 rezoning have increased. Member Shaw moved to recommend to City Council that the application to amend the Land Development Code by changing parcels of land located at 50 & 52 Walter Street, Map-Lot 025- 147, and 025-148, (respectively), from Urban Residence District One (URD-1) to Multifamily & Service District (M&SD)ought to pass. Said parcels of land contains 0.32 acres. Team Properties, LLC applicant and property owner.Seconded by Member Bazinet. Roll call vote: Kenney, yes; Shaw, yes,(with reasoning that it’sappropriate to surrounding parcels and keeping with recommendations from the 2019 Affordable Housing Committee); Meagher, yes; Bazinet, yes; Brush, yes; Perkins, no; Huhn, yes. Motion carries. Page 3 | 4 Planning Board Meeting Minutes – April 6, 2021 LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 4. Final Subdivision Approval -1971 Union Street -Map-Lot R04-007 - Rural Residence & Agricultural District (RR&A), and Resource Protection (RP) District -T&T Property Management, LLC, applicant-Land Development Permit approval for final subdivision approval of Knoll Crest at 1971 Union Street, Map-Lot R04-007, for the creation of a 14-lot detached residential home development on 35.5 acres. Property is located in the Rural Residence & Agricultural (RR&A) District and Resource Protection (RP) District. Proposal to create a cluster-lot subdivision, keeping 14.4 acres of open space to be owned by the lot owners with deed restrictions. Applicant is T&T Property Management, LLC, with Agent of Kiser & Kiser Engineering & Development Consulting (Jim Kiser). Jim Kiser presented the project and provided an overview. No further staff comments. City Engineer John Theriault advised that there had been a slight change to the roadway right of way policy in the Rural Residence & Agricultural District (RR&A), reduced the pavement requirement from 28’ to 25’. Theriault was happy that the City was able to make that change and help make this possible. Vice ChairPerkins moved for Final Subdivision approval at 1971 Union Street, Map-Lot R04- 007, in a Rural Residence & Agricultural District (RR&A), and Resource Protection (RP) District for the creation of a 14-lot detached residential home development on 35.5 acres, keeping 14.4 acres of open space to be owned by the lot owners with deed restrictions. T&T Property Management, LLC, applicant and owner. Seconded by Member Shaw. Roll call vote: Shaw, yes; Brush, yes; Bazinet, yes; Meagher, yes; Perkins, yes, Kenney, yes, Huhn, yes. Motion carries. 5. Meeting Minutes - Member Shaw moved approval of meeting minutes of March 16, 2021, seconded by Member Perkins. Roll call vote: Shaw, yes; Brush, yes; Meagher, yes; Bazinet, yes; Perkins, yes; Kenney, abstain; Huhn, yes. 6. Other Business - Planning Officer Krieg indicated that some time would be th spent discussing the Comprehensive Plan at the meeting on April 20, 2021, as well as Member Shaw requesting to further define “family.” 7. Adjournment -Meeting adjourned at 8:07 Respectfully submitted, Melissa L. Bickford Development Assistant Planning Department Page 4 | 4