TOWN OF SUTTON

Planning Board

Pillsbury Memorial Hall

Meeting Minutes

August 11, 2015

Present: Planning Board Members: Carrie Thomas, Chairperson; Julie McCarthy, Roger Wells, and Carole O’Connell, members; Jim Lowe, and Lisa Hogarty, Alternates. (Dan Sundquist, Ex-Officio; and Bob DeFelice and Peter Blakeman, members, were absent); and Laurie Hayward, Land Use Coordinator (LUC).

The meeting was called to order at 7:38 PM, by Carrie Thomas, Chairperson.

Administrative:

Minutes of previous meetings: The Chair asked if members had any question or comments on the minutes of the past three meetings. The Chair stated that she only had one correction and that was to the minutes of the July 28th. Lowe moved that the minutes of June 9, 2015 be approved; Hogarty seconded and it was voted unanimously. Hogarty moved that the minutes of July 14, 2015 be approved; O’Connell seconded and it was voted unanimously. Wells moved that the minutes of July 28, 2015 be approved as amended; McCarthy seconded and it was voted unanimously.

Correspondence: None

Old Business: The suggestions for changes to the language suggested for the Sutton Zoning Ordinance regarding Manufactured Housing were made by Wells and included in members packets. Planning Board Members read, considered, and discussed changes in “Manufactured Housing components” which would allow a single manufactured house on a single lot.

Wells moved to approve the language for the revision of the Zoning Ordinance such that it would allow a single manufactured house on a single lot; McCarty seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.

Master Plan: There was a short discussion about the Master Plan. It was noted that there had not been any comments or questions as a result of the articles appearing in the InterTown Record. The LUC explained that she had not had any new interest in signing up for committees. She promised to send information out on committees and people who have already expressed interest, either on being a committee member or being a “speaker” on one subject or another. The LUC asked the new alternates to consider which areas they would be most interested in working on. The LUC also explained that this is an update and committees would be working with a template and updating that template each meeting as they progressed through the process of developing the data and analysis and recommendations. The LUC expects to help each committee with the template and any research requests or requests for speakers.

Next regular meeting is scheduled to be held on August 25, 2015 at 7:00 PM and will include the Public Hearing on the Feins case.

There being no further business, JL moved, JM seconded and it was unanimously voted that the meeting be adjourned at 8:38 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Laurie Hayward

Land Use Coordinator