Minutes
of the Sweden Planning Board Meeting at the Meeting House
Thursday
November 8, 2007
1. Chairperson Grace Keef called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
PRESENT: Planning Board chairperson Grace Keef.
Planning Board members: Julie McQueen, Rob Slattery , Ron Kiesman, Wolfgang Duve,
Alternate Gayle Bartlett
CEO: Eric Gulbrandsen
ABSENT: Alternate John P. Smith
2. No Visitors
3. Ron motioned that the Minutes for the October meeting not be read since everyone has had a chance to review them and there are no visitors. Meeting minutes voted on and unanimously approved.
4. CEO Report. Eric read the CEO report for October, 2007 one minor change was made. Ron motioned to accept the amended CEO’s report and Julie seconded the motion. The CEO’s report was approved unanimously.
5. Communication and bills.
· Correspondence Received (by date)
None
· Correspondence Sent (by date)
None
6. Old Business:
·
Janet Mahannah created the
tables of proposed changes to both the Zoning Ordinance (dated Oct.14,2006) and
the Subdivision Regulations (dated July 13, 2006).
·
Reviewed changes as
required for approval of Sweden’s Zoning and Land Use Ordinance in a letter
from the DEP dated September 11, 2007.
·
Reviewed proposed addition
of section pertaining to Road Signs in accordance with E-911 requirements.
·
Reviewed potential changes
to Building Permit Section and the possibility of creating the Town
of Sweden Fee Schedule to allow the Selectmen to adjust rates as needed.
·
Reviewed potential changes
to Sweden’s Natural Resources Protection Zone based on 2007
Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife maps of Moderate and High Value Wading Bird
and Waterfowl Habitat.
·
Reviewed proposed changes
to the Subdivision Regulations:
·
Review several minor
changes (e.g., punctuation and changing the order of things for consistency).
·
Proposed change that
monuments be ⅝” instead of ¾”.
·
Proposed change to include
details of required fire connections in letter from the Fire Chief.
·
Will need to complete at
some point: Formulation of building permit fees and develop a Town
of Sweden Fee Schedule.
·
Application for
Subdivision : should add a place for the date on the Application.
·
The Board agreed to accept
the current revisions with amendments to both the Zoning and Land Use Ordinance
and the Subdivision Regulations.
7. New Business:
The Board discussed the requirement that letters of notification to Landowners be sent out by the Selectmen before the Board can vote to hold a Public Hearing on the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The Board plans to hold the vote to hold the Public Hearing at their next scheduled meeting on December 13, 2007 and hold the Public Hearing at their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday January 10, 2008.
The proposed changes will be made available at the Town Office (and on the website) as soon as possible after completion.
After the Public Hearing, a request will be made of the Selectmen to hold a vote on the Ordinance at an open town meeting.
The
next Planning Board meeting will be held at 7:00 PM at the
Town
Meeting House on Thursday December 13, 2007.
A motion was made by to adjourn the meeting, seconded, voted on, and unanimously accepted.
Adjourned at