Planning Board Minutes

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Town Of Searsmont

August 15, 2006

1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.

2.. Attendance: Chair: George Sprowl, Evie de Frees, Paul Leeper, Dave Marceau, Jack Degraff, Peter Jolliffe, and Steve Porter.

3. Applications and requests: None

4. Review of Minutes: Review of August 1, 2006 minutes. Motion to accept August 1, 2006 minutes with corrections made to section 6, part B in reference

to correct terminology. Motion made, seconded, and passed unanimously.

5. Financial Report: None for this meeting: as it‘s not the first meeting of the month.

6. Communications: Site Plan review for Maritime and Northeast Pipeline informational meeting was established for August 29, 2006 at the town office for the

public between the hours of 5p.m. and 8p.m.

7. Committee Reports: None

8.. Old Business: DVD on Community Decision Making will be returned for other board members to view.

9. New Business: Revision of Searsmont’s Comprehensive Plan.

A. Goals for the Growth Management Comprehensive Plan will be as follows:

Encourage orderly growth and development in appropriate areas of the community, while protecting Searsmont’s rural character,

making efficient use of public services, and preventing development of sprawl.

Safeguard agricultural and forest resources from development that threatens those resourses.
Attain a goal of at least 65 percent of the new residential uses to be located within designated growth areas over the next ten years.

B. First discussion took place on establishing Industrial Zoning: It was discussed to consider the southern area of Route 3, and West of the New

England Road across from the power line: Robbins Lumber area, Route 3/ along the gas pipe line and C.M.P.’s power lines for placement of an

Industrial zone. It was discussed when Industrial Zoning should be implemented, consideration should be taken for:

Homes in Industrial Zoning Districts will be grandfathered to stay.
Take care not to restrict lots to house building.
Establishing an area for an Industrial Park that ideally should have town sewer, and water and have ample access to electricity.
A Distribution type of business would be beneficial to the area because it would have less impact on the land and generate revenue for the town
and jobs for the townspeople.
Focus should be on smaller businesses.

Conclusion: More research will be done on the land Boundries for the designated Growth area, by careful examination of land maps before solidifying any

one area as Industrial.

10. Adjournment: 9:15 p.m.