Planning Board

The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM. Regular members present were Waine Whittier, Creston Gaither, Ed Lawless, and Tim Bickford. Selectman Laura Church was also present. Minutes of the October 28 meeting were read and accepted.

The Board discussed the recent issuance of a CMP “pole permit” for a parcel shown on Tax Map 6 as Lot 3. Creston agreed to ask Plumbing Inspector John Archard for details as to what is required in situa- tions such as this involving recreational vehicles without a conventional septic system.

It was agreed that the Board has no further direct responsibility in this particular matter as it is an en- forcement issue, but it was agreed that we should get more clarification of the pertinent rules in order to correctly administer the permitting requirements.

The Board will revert to its regular schedule (meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM) in January.

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.

Creston Gaither, secretary

The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM. Regular members present were Waine Whittier, Creston Gaither, Ed Lawless, and Tim Bickford. Minutes of the January meeting were read and accept- ed.

Waine will check his record of permits issued regarding an inquiry the selectmen received involving the Bill Mahoney lot on Kimball Pond.

The meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM.

Creston Gaither, secretary

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA PLANNING BOARD

January 27, 2021

The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM. Regular members present were Waine Whittier, Creston Gaither, Alan Williams, Ed Lawless, and Tim Bickford. Minutes of the December 9 meeting were read and accepted.

Waine noted that at the December meeting the four members present were sworn in for three-year terms. Alan was likewise sworn in separately not long afterward.

Waine reported on an inquiry involving house construction on land shown on tax map 11 as Lot 5. It appears that the site is more than 250 feet from the pond, so only a Notification of Construction permit will be required.

The status of solar installations was discussed. It was agreed 5 – 0 that if the panels are free-standing they do in fact constitute a “structure” as defined in the Notification of Construction Ordinance. But would not do so if installed on the roof of another structure and thus would not require a permit.

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.

The 7:00 PM Planning Board members Waine Whittier, Ed Lawless, Alan Williams and Tim Bickford met at the Vienna Fire Department with Fire Chief Brian Church to discuss a proposal for construction of a building on the Fire Department property. Also present were Selectwoman Laura Church, Selectman Chris Smith and Selectmen Jeff Rackliff.

At 7:15 PM, the above mentioned Planning Board members reconvened at the Town House for the regularly scheduled meeting.

A discussion of the Fire Department proposal ensued. Of concern was where the highwater mark of Mill Pond is in relation to the proposed construction. Also of concern, whether the Fire Department would be able to obtain an easement from an abutter as the proposal is within the lot setbacks.

Wendy Morin on Kimball Pond Road had asked the Planning Board about their rights to a dock but no right-of-way to get to it.

Bonnie Patti (sp) of 341 Tower Road had approached Waine regarding the requirements to add 1 or 2 more homes to that property. No official proposal has been submitted to the Planning Board in this regard.

The meeting adjourned at 7:33 PM.

Respectfully, Timothy Bickford

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA

PLANNING BOARD HELD JULY 22, 2020

The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM. Regular members present were Waine
Whittier, Creston Gaither, Ed Lawless, and Tim Bickford. Matt Siegel was also present.
Minutes of the June 24 meeting were read and accepted.

Matt Siegel’s application was discussed. His new site sketch was reviewed. The proposed addition will be more than 25 feet from the water. The addition appears to be less than 30% of the existing square footage, as required by the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, Section C. It was agreed that pebbles or stones must be placed beneath the drip edges of the roof and that water must be diverted toward the lot abutting southerly, which the applicants also own. Contractors must be certified for work in the Shoreland Zone.

Based on its on-site observations and Matt’s verbal representations, his site drawing, and a subsequent examination of the pertinent flood hazard map, the Board determined that the project as outlined above:

1. Will maintain safe and healthful conditions;
2. Will not result in water pollution, erosion, or sedimentation to surface waters;
3. Will adequately provide for the disposal of all wastewater;
4. Will not have an adverse impact on spawning grounds, fish, aquatic life, bird or other wildlife habitat;
5. Will conserve shore cover and visual, as well as actual, points of access to inland waters;
6. Will protect archaeological and historic resources as designated in the Comprehensive Plan;
7. Will avoid problems associated with floodplain development and use; and
8. Is in conformance with the provisions of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (SZO) Section 15, Land Use Standards.

The Board then voted 4 - 0 to authorize Creston to issue a SZO permit for the project.

Creston will bring copies of the Eisemans’ SZO permit to the next meeting.

Ed reported on Monday night’s Zoom meeting regarding broadband. The plan is to get fiber optics to every house. No provider has shown any interest in actually doing this. The advantages of having Vienna have its own small broadband company were discussed informally. Ed says fiber cable is very resilient and resists damage much better than copper wires. Ed and Jim Anderberg and Tom Jewett are the Vienna members of the committee.

The meeting adjourned at 7:35 PM.

Creston Gaither, secretary

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA

PLANNING BOARD HELD JUNE 24, 2020

At 6:10 PM the Board met with Matt Siegel on his father-in-law’s Flying Pond property, shown
on tax Map 11 as Lot 17, to consider his proposal to construct an addition to the existing cabin.
He presented a site sketch. A deck, not shown on the sketch, was observed on the easterly end
of the cabin, and its effect on square footage calculations was discussed informally, the cabin
being non-conforming. Septic system approval is still pending. The cabin and the deck are the
only structures on the parcel.

At 6:40 the said members met with Bill and Anne Eiseman on their Kimball Pond property,
shown on tax map 3 as lot 48-K, regarding their proposal to build a new camp on the parcel.
The terrain appears fairly flat.

At 7:00 PM The said members convened the Board’s regular meeting at the Town House. Also
present were the Eisemans and Matt Siegel.

The Eisemans’ proposal was considered. They presented SSWD permit # 2020-1 and a site
drawing.

Based on its on-site observations and the Eisemans’ verbal representations, their site drawing, and a subsequent examination of the pertinent flood hazard map, the Board determined that the project as outlined above:

1. Will maintain safe and healthful conditions;
2. Will not result in water pollution, erosion, or sedimentation to surface waters;
3. Will adequately provide for the disposal of all wastewater;
4. Will not have an adverse impact on spawning grounds, fish, aquatic life, bird or other wildlife habitat;
5. Will conserve shore cover and visual, as well as actual, points of access to inland waters;
6. Will protect archaeological and historic resources as designated in the comprehensive plan;
7. Will avoid problems associated with floodplain development and use; and
8. Is in conformance with the provisions of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (SZO) Section 15, Land Use Standards.

The Board then voted 4 - 0 to authorize Creston to issue a SZO permit for the project.

Matt Siegel’s proposal was then considered. He has made new measurements and says the total
of the cabin and deck are in fact 1288 square feet. Everything is within 75 feet of the shoreline.
He noted that SZO Sect. C (1) (c) (i) requires that an expansion in this situation would have to
be less than 1000 square feet. He says the cabin was built in 1971 and is not certain whether the
deck was there then. He will look into this.

The addition will not be closer to the water than the existing structure. A revised site sketch was
provided. The height of the addition will be lower than that of the existing structure. He is
having a site evaluation done on June 25 and will seek to get a SSWD permit. He was advised
that some sort of curtain drain may be required to divert runoff.

The application was tabled until the Board’s July meeting.

Regarding the Craig lots (see May minutes) Waine noted that emails outlining the Board’s
position were exchanged with attorney Paul Mills.

The meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.

Creston Gaither, secretary