At 6:30 PM Regular members Waine Whittier, Alan Williams, Ed Lawless, Tim Bickford and Creston Gaither met with Eric Higgins on his Flying Pond property at 21 Waite Road, shown on tax map 10 as lot 38-F to consider his proposal to remove several trees and to make other improvements.
At 7:00 PM these members and Mr. Higgins met at the Town House for the Board’s regular meeting. Also present was Russ Mattson. Minutes of the July 24 meeting were read and accepted.
Russ Mattson’s cabin at 6 Chickadee Path on Kimball Pond has an 8’ x 10’ deck on its pond side and he would like to enclose it. It’s about 22’ from the pond.The Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (SZO) was briefly reviewed and he was advised that he cannot reduce the setback from the pond at all, and that the new roof overhang likewise cannot decrease the setback. And that he would not need a permit for the enclosure he described.
Eric Higgins was advised that the Table of Uses in the SZO indicates that tree removal is allowed without a permit provided that the work is done in accordance with the SZO. He was given a copy of the section of the SZO that outlines the point system for such projects. He says the access he wishes to build will definitely involve more than 10 cy of material and he was advised that he should present a sketch showing the entire project which the Board can review, and the Board would then consider issuing a permit.
Recent permits were briefly reviewed.
Waine asked MMA whether 3 lots in an approved subdivision acquired by one owner would need new subdivision approval to be sold separately by said owner. MMA says that they would. The Board agreed that if requirements have not changed no new approval should be necessary. Waine will ask MMA to clarify.
Tim Bickford said he has been sworn in as a Board member.
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Creston Gaither,secretary