Planning Board Meeting

DURHAM PLANNING BOARD
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Town Council Chambers, Durham Town Hall
7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
*Please see the notes at the end*

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Seating of Alternates

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. Town Planner’s Report

VI.       Public Comments

VII.      Public Hearing - 90 Bennett Road – Thompson Inn.  Amendment to approved site plan for new parking lot and driveway and conversion of barn for function hall for 10-room inn.  Stephen and Lori Lamb, applicant;  Rokeh Consulting, Site Designer.  Tax Map 14, Lot 34-1. Rural Zoning District.  Recommended action:  Final action if all is in order

VIII.     17 & 21 Madbury Road - Madbury Commons.  Minor changes (Modification or Amendment to be determined by the Planning board) to a previously approved Site Plan and Conditional Use for Madbury Commons, a mixed use project with housing, office and retail.  The change involves several minor changes to the site plan and to improvements located in the 75 foot wetland buffer.  (A modification is a simple, straightforward review.  An amendment is used for more complex changes and involves public notices and a public hearing.)  Ken Rubin, Barrett Bilotta, and Eamon Healey, dba Golden Goose, applicant.  Tax Map 2, Lots 12-3 & 12-4.  Recommended action:  Final action..

IX.       Edgewood Road.  Subdivision & Boundary Line Adjustment for 4-lot subdivision.  Jack Farrell, applicant. County Line Holding, LLC and Mark Marong 1991 Trust, owners.  David Vincent, surveyor.  Map 1, Lot 15-0.  Recommended action:  Acceptance if checklist completed and set public hearing date.

X.        Other Business

XI.       Review of Minutes:  June 25, 2014

XII.      Adjournment

Please note:

1)       Public hearings.  The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Planning Board.  The public is welcome to speak at all public hearings.  For other items the public may speak only at the discretion of the chair/board.

2)       Public comments.  For public comments (item VI. above), the board does not accept comments about formal development projects that are currently under review by the Planning Board, whether specifically listed on that evening’s agenda or not.  This restriction applies to projects that have been accepted as complete by the Planning Board or that have returned to the board for any type of review/consideration after they have been accepted as complete or approved.

3)       Recommended actions:   Actions recommended by the staff are shown at the end of most items.  The Planning Board may or may not take these actions and may take other actions not stated.

4)       New items of business.  Unless approved by a 2/3 vote of the members present, no new item of business shown on the agenda will be taken up after 10:00 p.m.

5)       Other information.  Files on the items above are available for review in the Planning Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Agendas marked as “Preliminary Agenda,” are subject to change.  The final agenda will be posted on the City’s website on the Friday prior to the meeting.

6)       Contacting us.  Contact the Planning Department with questions or comments about the items above or any planning-related matters.  Call (603) 868-8064 or email kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us (Karen Edwards, Administrative Assistant) or mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us (Michael Behrendt, Town Planner).

7)       Communication aids.  Please provide the Town 48-hours notice if special communication aids are needed.

8)         Next meeting.  The next regular Planning Board meeting will be on August 13, 2014 (Only meeting in August).