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January 16th, 2015
TOWN OF CARROLL
PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES
January 8, 2015
Members Present: Chair, Donna Foster, Michael Hogan, Bonnie Moroney, Ken Mills, Richard Krapf, Evan Karpf
Public: Gareth Slattery, Wayne Presby, Joan Karpf (recording)
Meeting was called to order at 7:00
Pledge of Allegiance
Chairperson Donna Foster called the meeting to order at 7:00. She asked if the board had any changes or corrections to make to the minutes of December 4, 2014. Corrections were:
• First page, under Members Present, to remove Brian Mycko’s name as there were seven board members present and he sat in the audience.
• First page, last paragraph, third sentence “That person asked…” to Evan Karpf had asked….
Evan Karpf made a motion to: accept the minutes of December 4, 2014 with the corrections. Michael Hogan seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The secretary told the board that she had not been able to listen to the DVD of the meeting of October 2, 2013 yet. The DVD had been taken out and not returned as of today’s date.
Evan Karpf made a motion to: table the minutes of October 2, 2014 until further review of the DVD by the secretary. Michael Hogan seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Master Plan Committee is asking that they can reference the Hazardous Mitigation to the Master Plan.
Richard Krapf said because of the holidays he did not have much for the Cell Tower Ordinance. He said he does have a phone call in, but will have more to offer next month.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway was before the board for a consultation on a change of signage at the junction of Route 302 E and the Base Road. A Site Plan Review was planned, abutter notices were sent and an ad for a Public Hearing had been sent to the Democrat within the time frame given during the Holiday Season. The ad never made the paper. The secretary called the Democrat and was told the email/ad had never made it to her email but went into her “junk mail.” The Cog Railway had been called and the situation explained. It was noted that no abutters were present at the meeting even though the notices had been sent out in a timely fashion.
The Chairperson asked for the original Site Plan Review to be signed. Wayne Presby, the Representative of the Cog Railroad and company president, signed the application.
The Chair asked Mr. Presby if CNL owned the property the existing sign sits on. He said thru his research he found out that Fabyan Railway Station went up for auction years ago. Mrs. Teague, owner of the Cog Railway at the time, bought the station to protect the area where her sign was, and then sold the property to the hotel. At that time an indentured agreement became legal between Bretton Woods Corp. and Ellen Teague, dated August 31, 1979. That agreement gives the Cog Railway the right or ability to keep the sign there. (Paperwork referencing this will be attached to the hard copy in the town office).
The new sign will be where the existing sign is now and will replace the old sign. It is approximately 17 feet high and 28 feet wide. The Cog would like to start building the sign soon before the bans on the roads that happens every spring are up.
The Chair read from the Sign Ordinance. Reading from Section 406. Signs, page 21, e.
• No sign or advertising device, including advertising devices affixed to a vehicle and allowed to remain on the premises with the intent to serve as a sign, shall be erected on any premise or affixed to the outside of any structure or be visible from the outside of any structure except as specified herein.
The question from board members Michael Hogan and Ken Mills was “What is the definition of vehicle?” Michael does not want to okay anything that is not defined and then be setting a precedent. Ken said that it fits the Purpose and Intent of the Sign Ordinance. He said now instead of having a sign with a train on it you will have a train with a sign on it. Michael wants to make sure that we do not end up having trucks or old cars with signs on them all over town. Bonnie Moroney wanted to know how they were going to secure the sign as the winds are really high in that area. Gareth Slattery, manager of the Cog Railroad, said a design is not in place yet but the sign will be very secure.
The board decided to accept the application so they could move on with the discussion. Evan Karpf made a motion to: accept the application as complete, for the Mount Washington Cog Railroad, for a Site Plan Review for the proposed new sign at the junction of Route 302 E and the Base Road. Ken Mils seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Discussion continued on fencing, state guidelines, resolving the meaning of “vehicle” and whether the Cog Railroad should go to the ZBA for a variance. Michael Hogan and Ken Mills suggested they go before the ZBA for a Variance and have a joint meeting with the PLBD. They could meet on February 5th, the date for the next PLBD meeting or February 12th, the date for the ZBA meeting.
Both the Chair and Evan asked for the applicants to bring to the committee in February that shows:
• Dimensions
• Placement
• How secured
• How far off the highway
• Check with Dot for any concerns
• Etc.
Evan Karpf made a motion to: hold a Public Hearing at the next scheduled Planning Board meeting unless we cannot hold the joint meeting then and to then have the meeting at the next ZBA scheduled meeting. Ken Mills seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The Chair and Evan discussed calling the attorney to get a clear answer on the path to take.
Gareth Slattery asked the secretary to write her contact information down for him. The board stated that she should have business cards to hand out. Evan Karpf made a motion to: have the secretary order business cards for herself. Ken Mills seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The board next went over Subdivision Regulations, page 51, Section 21, Administration and Enforcement. The pages of the Regulations looked at will be attached to the hard copy in the office.
Bonnie Moroney made a motion to: adjourn the meeting. Michael Hogan seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting ended at 8:30.