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11-12-09 ZBA Minutes

December 9th, 2009

Carroll Board of Adjustment
Meeting Minutes November 12, 2009



“These minutes of The Town of Carroll Board of Adjustment have been recorded by its Secretary. Though believed to be accurate and correct they are subject to additions, deletions, and corrections by The Board of Adjustment at its next meeting when the Board votes its final approval of the minutes. They are being made available at this time to conform to the requirements of New Hampshire RSA 91-A:2”

Members of the Board present, Joan Karpf, Leslie Bergum,Bill Dowling,

Members of the Public present: Kelly Chase, Mark Catalano, Jim Drummond, Al and Connie Oliver

Minutes taken by Rena Vecchio, Secretary

Meeting called to order at 7:00

Pledge of Allegiance


Chairman Karpf said she would like to see the minutes of July 9, 2009 and October 8, 2009 tabled. There were not enough people that were at one of the meetings and the board members had not had a chance to read the minutes. Joan Karpf made a motion to table the minutes of July 9, 2009 and October 8, 2009 for a future meeting. Leslie Bergum seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

On the agenda tonight is a request for a Special Exception by Mark Catalano/ Kelly Chase, Map 208, Lot 5, Route 302 E. This is for the Sale/Rental of New or Used OHRV’s. Chairman Karpf addressed Mr. Catalano and told him that the circumstances were that she had previously stepped down last year for this same Exception due to her business relationship with Kelly Chase. However, if she sits on the board tonight and only chairs the meeting, they will have a quorum. If she does not, they will not have a quorum and the meeting will be postponed. She said this is a Public Hearing and there will not be a vote tonight. This way the information can be gathered. The decision is up to Mr. Catalano if she can sit on the board for tonight or not. His answer was sure. With his approval the meeting moved on.

Chairman Karpf asked Mr. Catalano if he could tell the board why they had applied for a temporary use and if they had addressed the issues that were discussed last year. Mark Catalano/Kelly Chase had approached the ZBA for a Special Exception for a temporary use. Mark Catalano said the only reason it was asked to be a temporary use was because of the late start they had getting this going. Kelly Chase had been at the “Silver Fox” renting snowmobiles for the past couple of years and had only recently been told that the building was not in good enough shape to use. This sent her looking for another place to use and not a lot of time to do much of anything else. As it was they did not get approval till mid-February.

Chairman Karpf said that she would like to read the concerns from the MWR and the conditions that came from the ZBA and were attached to the approval. “Mike Brunetti , representing the MW Resort last year, said they did not oppose the proposed use for that year. They did have several issues that they felt they wanted to address for the business starting the season next year for a temporary seasonal structure. They felt that the business needed to follow the regulations for temporary structures, that there would be snowmobile rental/sales only, that there are parking regulations that needed to be addressed and that the zoning regulations were to be followed for Res-2 district. They also wanted this to be the only year for the trailer. ……they would like to have a nicer unit in place for a temporary structure.” Then the motion from the ZBA was read “to approve the Special Exception subject to the PLBD addressing the monitoring wells, temporary trailer or structure, parking and the permit or approval of DOT on the driveway use.” (Taken from the February 12, 2009 ZBA minutes.) So with that in mind Joan said, could you please tell us what you are proposing that addressed these issues.

Mark said these are the issues they have dealt with:
• the parking was more then adequate for last year-the PLBD used a formula last year and they were suppose to have 14 parking spaces and actually had 22
• need to put up something prettier than the trailer they had last year- they are looking for something
• signage was taken care of- even offered to put up fencing for the Resort last year
• they are never on MWR property
• DOT addressed the driveway
• have a new letter from Irving showing their approval
• no wells are near the snowmobile trailer-wells are all out front
• the trailer last year was 36x12 and was gray-it is used for keeping the employees warm and for storage-they are trying to get a white one for this year
• hours of operation are 8 to 6-few night time hours-some warm up before 8 am
• 12 sleds

The Chair asked if the board had any questions. The questions were hours, the space between Fabyans and Irving, who did the snowplowing there, and if the trailer had a license. At 7:20, the Chair asked if there were any questions from the public. Connie Oliver asked if they were selling any snowmobiles and they said no, only renting. She said she was opposed last year and is again this year. She said she was there last year when Irving was very busy, gas was being delivered and it was very crowed in the parking lot. She also thought the trailer was awful. Jim Drummond, owner of Drummond’s Mountain Shop, thought the trailer was a real eye sore. He said they support the building but the trailer needed to be addressed.

The PH closed at 7:25. Bill Dowling said he felt the Architectural Design Regulation should stop the trailer. Kelly Chase, when asked how long the trailer would be there, said from December to April.

At 7:45 Joan made a motion to: adjourn the meeting. Leslie Bergum seconded and the motion passed unanimously.