Planning Board Meeting

DURHAM PLANNING BOARD
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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 and Seating of Alternates

III.       Approval of Agenda

IV.       Town Planner’s Report

V.        Reports from Board Members who serve on Other Committees

VI.       Public Comments

VII.      Review of Minutes (old):

VIII.     Public Hearing - Mill Plaza Redevelopment. 7 Mill Road.  Continued review of formal application for: 1) Site plan and 2) Conditional Use for mixed use redevelopment project and activity within the wetland and shoreland overlay districts.  A revised design has been submitted for review.  Colonial Durham Associates, property owner. Sean McCauley, agent. Joe Persechino, Tighe & Bond, engineer. Ari Pollack, attorney.  (Rick Taintor is serving as the Town’s Contract Planner.)  Central Business District.  Map 5, Lot 1-1.  Recommended action:   Discussion and continuation to another specific date.

IX.       22 Old Piscataqua Road – 2-lot subdivision.  Two-lot subdivision.  Wetland, shoreland, and flood overlay districts.  Pamela Wright and Charles Ward, owners.  Paul Dobberstein, Ambit Engineering, surveyor.  Map 11, Lot 9-3.  Residence A District.  Recommended action:  Acceptance and scheduling a site walk.

X.        Historic District Amendments.  Review of draft amendments to Article XVII. Durham Historic Overlay District of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to purview and procedures of the HDC.  Proposed by the Historic District Commission.  Recommended action:  Discussion and scheduling a public hearing when the amendments are acceptable.

XI.       Other Business

XII.      Review of Minutes (new):  January 8, 2020

XIII.     Adjournment

Please note:

1)      Public hearings and public comments.  The public is welcome to speak at all public hearings and during the Public Comments time.  Comments on all matters, except those for which a public hearing is on the agenda, should be made during the Public Comments time.  The public may speak and submit written or emailed comments on any subject except for active matters where the public hearing has been closed.  

2)         Submission of information.  Emails and letters should be sent to Michael Behrendt, Town Planner, at mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us or at the address above. Correspondence that pertains to current Planning Board matters (except where the public hearing has been closed) will be: a) emailed to the Planning Board; b) mailed to the board members if received by the Thursday prior to the meeting, or placed on the table the evening of the meeting, if received later; and c) posted on the Town’s website.        

Any email, letter, document, or other information that is pertinent to a decision which the Planning Board is expected to make at the upcoming Wednesday meeting, must be received in the Planning Office by the prior Monday at 5:00 p.m. or the board will consider the submitted material only at its discretion (This limitation does not apply to comments made at the actual public hearing).

3)      Other information.  Files on the agenda 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 Town’s website on the Friday prior to the meeting at http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/. To see background documents related to specific agenda items, look at the agenda on the website and then click on any green highlighted items.

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

5)      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.

6)      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.

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 12, 2020.