Planning Board Meeting

DURHAM PLANNING BOARD
Wednesday, February 26, 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):  January 22, 2020

VIII.     Lot Line Adjustment – Sullivan Falls Road.  Modification to approved lot line adjustment.  5, 9, and 11 Sullivan Falls Road.   Map 17, Lots 53-10 and 53-11owned by Richard Lord.  They will be conveyed to The Nature Conservancy.  Map 17, Lot 53-3 owned by Sandeep and Jessica Sobti.  Eric Mitchell, surveyor.  Rural District.  Recommended action:  Final action.

IX.       Public Hearing - 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:  Final action.

X.        Public Hearing - 30 Old Piscataqua Road – 3 Lot Subdivision.  Application for 3-lot subdivision.  John and Judith Churchill, property owners.  Tobin Farwell, Farwell Engineering Services.  Map 11, Lot 9-4.  Residence A District.  Recommended action:  Final action.

XI.       Zoning Amendments related to Agriculture.  Extensive amendments to the Zoning Ordinance relating to agriculture proposed by the Durham Agricultural Commission.    Recommended action:  Discuss and decide next steps.

XII.      Other Business

XIII.     Review of Minutes (new):  January 24, 2020 Site Walk Minutes

XIV.    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 March 11, 2020.