TOWN OF WALPOLE

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

 MEETING DATE AND LOCATION: 

            Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at 7:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall Meeting Room.

Open Meeting:

A.      Roll Call – Designate Alternates;

B.     Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting on November 8, 2011, and

Workshop Session on November 22, 2011.

 Public Hearings:

A.      David and Wendy Snow & Wendy Farnham – Lot Line Adjustment on the southerly side of March Hill Road, Tax Map # 009, Lots # 040 and # 041.  No new lots are proposed.

 B.      Jessie Moore – Recommendation to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a Special Exception for an ambulance service to be located in the former King’s Auto Body Shop, Tax Map # 015, Lot # 014-000.

 C.      Champlain Oil Company, Inc. – Site Plan Review and Recommendation to the Zoning Board of Adjustment to Construct a 5,200 Square Foot Building, 36-Car Parking Lot, A Pump Island and a Canopy, and a Diesel Island with a Canopy, Route 12, Tax Map # 012, Lot # 019, Located Within the Commercial and Rural Agriculture Zoning Districts.  A Waiver for the Project is Being Requested.  The Planning Board is Proposing a Recommendation to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a Special Exception.

 D.      Amendments to the Town of Walpole Zoning Ordinance:

1.        Amendment 1 – Add to Section XVII – Definitions.  Building Height means the vertical distance from the mean finished grade of the ground adjoining the building to the highest point on the roof for flat or shed roofs, to the deck line for mansard roof, and to the mean height between eaves and ridges for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.  Not included are spires, cupolas, TV antennae, or other part of structures which do not include potentially habitable floor space.

2.       Amendment 2 – Add to Section VI – Commercial District.  No building intended for commercial use shall contain more than 3 stories or have a building height greater than 35 feet.

3.       Amendment 3 – Add to Section VII – Industrial District.  No building intended for industrial use shall contain more than 3 stories or have a building height greater than 35 feet.

  New Business:

Old Business:

Planning Discussion:

A.      Workshop Meeting on December 27, 2011, at 7:00 PM (Held in Downstairs Office)

Communications and Miscellaneous:

A.      Handouts, Announcements and Other;

 Adjourn Meeting