1 CALL TO ORDER

Called to order at 7:00pm by Chairman Ms. Margaret Imber. Those Members present were Ms. Imber, Shirley Twitchell, R. Edward Morris, Thomas Perkins and Mark Morris. Board Members Joan Bryant-Deschenes and Richard Lee were not present. Planner, John Maloney was present this evening. CEO, Roger Williams was also present this evening.

2 OLD BUSINESS:

None.

3 NEW BUSINESS:

A RODNEY GUPTILL-GARAGE EXPANSION-SITE SKETCH PLAN

Mr. Guptill addressed the Planning Board and stated that he would like to add another 30 foot bay to his existing garage. There would also be additional parking spaces installed. A fence would be installed so as not to see the vehicles in the yard that needed to be worked on. Mr. Guptill stated that a bigger building is needed so that work can be completed quicker. There will be one, 12 foot door installed, and a new machine shop. There will be one new bay and one new wall between the existing bays. Ms. Twitchell asked how many garage doors there would be. Mr. Guptill stated there would now be 3 garage doors. The existing measurement of the building is 32 x 40. The new measurement would be 62 x 40. There was then a discussion regarding outdoor lighting. It was then determined that 5 new parking spaces would need to become part of the plan. There was then a discussion regarding the need for a site walk. It was determined that a site walk would take place on November 12, 2011 at 9:00am. Mr. Maloney stated that abutter’s notices needed to be sent. It was then determined that this project should be considered as an amendment to the original plan.

B TIM AND LISA ROBITAILLE-GOLF DRIVING RANGE AND SNACK SHACK-

SITE SKETCH PLAN

Ms. Robitaille addressed the Planning Board and stated that this property is located on Center
Bridge Road and that the proposal is to develop approximately 50 acres into a golf driving range. This property would also include a horse shoe pit area and a miniature golf course. This business would be seasonal and there would be no need for any electrical power. Mr. Maloney stated that this property is located in the Rural 1 Commercial District and this type of development is allowed with Site Plan Review. Ms. Robitaille then stated that the students at Leavitt Area High School Golf Team would not be charged fees for using this facility. There would be Porta Potties installed. There was then a discussion regarding Section 3.1.6 and having more than one structure on an 80,000 square foot lot. There was then a discussion regarding Section 4 and back lots. It was decided that Site Plan Review would need to focus on a 2 way 20 to 25 foot travel way with a possible pull off. Mr. Maloney then stated that there are two areas located on this property that he believes are in Natural Resource Protection. One is a wetland in the proposed driveway area and the other is a deer wintering area on the property. There was then continued discussion regarding a Home Occupation and back lots. It was then determined that a site walk would take place on November 19, 2011 at 9:00am. Mr. Maloney then stated to the applicants that they should contact the IF&W regarding the Natural Resource Protection areas.

4 PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS

There was a discussion regarding the Public Peddlers’ Ordinance and the In-Law Apartment Ordinance, both of which were not passed at the 2011 Turner Town meeting. The Proposed Public Peddlers’ Ordinance was discussed first. Mr. Maloney stated that it should be made very clear that there would be no site plan review required for this ordinance. Mr. Maloney stated that he feels this ordinance was not accepted at the last Town meeting because “no site plan review” was not made clear. Mr. Williams then stated that the In-Law Apartment Ordinance was not accepted at the last town meeting because of a joint entrance issue. There was then a lengthy discussion regarding the interior door opening to the existing main dwelling as well as the door opening to the outside of the In-Law Apartment. It was determined that the correct “proper” wording of both of these amendments would need to be conveyed to the citizens of Turner in order for them to be passed at the 2012 town meeting.

4 PLANNER AGREEMENT

It was stated that only change to the existing Planner Agreement with AVCOG was an increase in the hourly rate from $78.00 per hour to $79.00 per hour. Ms. Twitchell made a motion to refer the approval of this Agreement to the Board of Selectmen. Mr. R. Edward Morris seconded the motion. The Board Members voted unanimously to refer the Planner Agreement to the Board of Selectmen for their approval.

5 CEO REPORT

There was a short discussion regarding the PACE Ordinance and the fact that this was part of a Public Hearing with the Board of Selectmen. There was then a separate discussion regarding Fireworks, accessory use and the possibility of housing fireworks in a separate building. Mr. R. Edward Morris then asked about a Daycare Facility located on Shire Lane. Mr. Williams stated that this facility would be for 6 children. There was a discussion regarding parking and if in fact there was adequate parking including off street parking. It was stated that the parking issue could become a problem in the future.

6 REVIEW OF THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 12, 2011

Ms. Imber opened a discussion regarding the photo issue with the telecommunications facility approved at the October 12, 2011 Planning Board meeting. Ms. Imber made it very clear that the Planning Board was not happy how the issue for the request of photos depicting the possibility of 48 antennas being installed on the tower were handled by Mr. Gashlin. Ms. Imber wanted, Board Member, Mr. Perkins to be aware of what took place in absence of his attendance at the October 12, 2011 meeting. Ms. Twitchell made a motion to accept the October 12, 2011 Minutes. Mr. R. Edward Morris seconded the motion. The Board Members voted 4 in favor and 1 abstention to accept the October 12, 2011 Minutes. Mr. Perkins abstained from voting because he was not present at the October 12, 2011 Planning Board meeting

7 REVIEW OF THE WORKSHOP MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 2, 2011

WORKSHOP

Mr. Maloney stated that this is a new procedure to review Minutes from the Planning Board Workshop. The Minutes at this workshop were taken by Mr. Maloney. Ms. Twitchell made a motion to accept the Minutes from the November 2, 2011 Planning Board Workshop. Mr. R. Edward Morris seconded the motion. The Board Members voted 4 in favor and 1 abstention to accept the Minutes from the November 2, 2011 Planning Board Workshop. Mr. Perkins abstained from voting because he was not present at the November 2, 2011 workshop.

8 REVIEW OF PLANNER ESCROW

No action required.

9 OTHER ITEMS

There was a short discussion regarding the Hannaford project. Mr. Maloney stated that a decision should be made by January 1, 2012.

10 ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Ms. Twitchell for adjournment, unanimously accepted. The meeting adjourned at 8:18pm.

Respectfully submitted by

Karen Wilcox

Recording Secretary