Planning Board Meeting

DURHAM PLANNING BOARD
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Town Council Chambers
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. Reports from Board Members who serve on Other Committees

VII. Public Comments

VIII.   49 Main Street – Pauly’s Pockets.  Review of architectural designs for approved site plan for a three-story mixed-use building.  Commercial on the first floor with 6 residential apartments on the upper 2 floors.  Paul Eja, proprietor of Pauly’s Pockets, applicant;  Michael Sievert, MJS Engineering, engineer; Clint Forrest, building designer;  Shannon Alther, TMS Architects, architect.  Tax Map 5, Lot 1-2. Central Business Zoning District.  Recommended action:  Approval of designs and details.

          Target completion:  7:35 p.m.

IX.     Historic Resources Master Plan Chapter.  Review of new chapter prepared by Historic Resources Committee appointed by the Planning Board.  Recommended action:  Offer any comments and send on to MPAC.

          Target completion:  8:00 p.m.

X.      Public Hearing - Great Bay Animal Hospital - Boundary Line Adjustment.  Application to adjust the lot lines between 2 existing lots to place the house on its own lot and the kennel, veterinary hospital, and dog day care facility on one lot.  Dr. James McKiernan, Great Bay Animal Hospital, property owner and applicant;  Kevin McEneaney, Surveyor; Mike Sievert, MJS Engineering, agent.  Map 6, Lots 11-7 and 11-8.  Residence C Zoning District.  Recommended action:  Final action.

          Target completion:  8:25 p.m.

XI.     Public Hearing - 10 Pettee Brook – Sign Master Plan.  Application for a sign master plan for the mixed-use building. Dennis Kostis, Ionian Properties, property owner and applicant;  Mike Leary, Sundance Sign Company, designer.  Map 2, Lot 12-11.  Central Business Zoning District.  Recommended action:  Final action if all is in order.

          Target completion:  8:50 p.m.          

XII.    Public Hearing - 50 Newmarket Road – Mill Pond Center Property.  Design review (preliminary application) for a 2-lot subdivision.  *Note that the application has changed from a 3-lot to a 2-lot subdivision.  Seacoast Repertory Theatre, property owner;  Matt Faginger-Auer for Doucet Survey, Surveyor.  Tax Map 6, Lot 9-8.  Residence B Zoning District.  Recommended action:  Close design review unless substantial concerns remain.

          Target completion:  9:10 p.m.

XIII.   Public Hearing - 257 Newmarket Road – Two New 3-Unit Buildings.  Application for construction of two multi-dwelling buildings with three two-bedroom units each.  The site contains an existing student housing building.  A variance was granted in 2009 for the additional units – for a maximum of 15 occupants in the existing building and 24 occupants in the new buildings.  Christopher Meyer and Edward Marquardt, Seacoast OPM of Durham, owner; Matt Silva, coordinator;  Dennis Quintal, engineer;  Roscoe Blaisdell, surveyor;  Nick Isaak, architect;  .  Tax Map 18, Lot 3-2.  Rural Zoning District.   Recommended action:  Continue to February 25 or March 11.

          Target completion:  9:40 p.m.

XIV.   Public Hearing - Eldercare Facility – Durham Business Park.  Design Review (preliminary application) for an eldercare facility with a total of 116 dwelling units situated in three large buildings and 14 cottage and duplex units.  Grant Development, LLC, c/o Eric Chinburg, property owner and developer.  Mike Sievert, MJS Engineering, Engineer.  Tax Map 11-27-1 through 11-27-7.  Durham Business Park Zoning District.  Recommended action.  Discussion and continue design review and public hearing to March 11

Target completion:  10:20 p.m.

XV.    Public Hearing – Site Plan Regulations.  The Durham Site Plan Regulations have been overhauled with a new draft including Part I – General Provisions, Part II – Site Plan Review Process, and Part III – Development Standards.   Recommended action:   Postponement due to busy agenda.
A.    Part I – The board okayed this part earlier

B.    Part II - Review and finalize proposed changes

XVI.   Other Business – Discussion of density in Housing and Demographics Master Plan Chapter

XVII. Review of Minutes - October 22, 2014

XVIII.     Adjournment – 10:30 p.m. (subject to approval by Planning Board)

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 February 25, 2015.