TOWN OF
RUTLAND
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
MINUTES:
The meeting opened at 7:00
P.M.
Commission
members present: Howard Burgess, Anthony Flory, Richard
Hoenes, Richard Lloyd, William Matteson, Tom Turner and Charles Vajda.
Review of the 2/5/2009 Minutes
Mr. Turner had prepared a
change to the “Closed Deliberative Sessions” section. There were also a couple of minor changes in other sections. Mr. Lloyd motioned to accept the minutes
with these changes and Mr. Turner seconded the motion. All were in approval.
The Rutland Town Plan
Tara Kelly of the Rutland
Regional Planning Commission and Jamie Stewart from the Rutland Economic
Development Corporation were present to discuss the Economic section of the
plan.
Economic Development
Ms. Kelly said she had
melded in some of the items Mr. Turner brought up from the Rutland Regional
Planning Commission’s newsletter at the January 22, 2009 meeting.
Under the Economic Section,
Mr. Burgess asked about adding VELCO and CVPS as good employers paying good
wages along with General Electric. Mr. Stewart also mentioned the Rutland
Regional Medical Center, the Supervisory Union and Killington. Ms. Kelly said she would check the source on
seasonal work at Killington. Mr.
Stewart said that numbers could be worked up on what portion of total wages
these companies represent and that perhaps listing the top five employers would
be the way to go.
Mr. Turner brought up that
not all Rutland Town is serviced by the City for water, citing wells and Fire
Districts. He also brought up that he
felt that the zoning document, which was prepared by the Planning Commission,
should be listed as currently under review.
Under the section on the
Stafford Technical Center it was thought that other facilities in the area,
like CCV and other colleges should be mentioned.
Under the “ensure
agricultural viability”, it was suggested that positive trends be mentioned and
that perhaps this section would be better off in the Opportunities portion of
the plan vs. Objectives.
Transportation
Mr. Lloyd brought up the
Transportation section and said that the Commission has yet to hear from Mr.
Robert Ide, the Rail Program Manager for VTRANS, concerning switching times at
certain crossings. Mr. Lloyd would like
him to come to a meeting. Mr. Zingale
is going to try to contact him again.
Community Profile
Mr. Turner mentioned one
typo to Chart #3. He then motioned to
approve this section with that change.
Mr. Hoenes seconded the motion. All
approved.
Child Care
Mr. Turner suggested that a
word other than “critical” be used to describe the importance of child
care. Mr. Turner motioned to accept
this section with that change. Mr.
Lloyd seconded the motion. All were in
approval.
Housing
Mr. Turner thought that it
would be wise to table this section until the publication “Between a Rock and a
Hard Place” can be reviewed by the Commission.
Mr. Lloyd made a motion to table this section. Mr. Hoenes seconded the motion. All were in approval.
Hubbard Preliminary Subdivision Hearing
Tracy and Nancy Hubbard were
present to discuss their proposed subdivision.
Mr. Burgess asked if
Mr.Matteson was going to recuse himself due to his perceived friendship with
the Martins.
Mr. Matteson said that he
would step aside on the vote but felt he should be able to discuss the
subdivision as notated in the 8/3/06
and 1/8/09 minutes.
Mr. Matteson said that the
Commission would need to be sure to refer to the Rutland Town Code book and the
Court decision when reviewing this subdivision.
(2)
The Hubbards are requesting
a partial waiver on the trees, i.e. showing the tree line but not all trees.
They are also requesting a partial waiver on contours.
Mr. Matteson asked if there
were any wells or springs on Constance Cook’s property and Mr. Hubbard said not
within one hundred feet.
Mr. Turner read off the
requirements of a subdivision under section 185-25 as to what waivers were
needed.
Mr. Hubbard said that
easements will be shown.
A well protection area is
depicted on the map.
Mr. Hoenes said another “W”
was needed on the map between the well and the culvert as the water line
appears to stop.
The access to the new lot
will be from Stratton Road so there will be no land-locked parcel. Mr. Matteson said that the map needs to show
the right of way from Stratton Road to the two acre parcel (lot 2 of the Avery
parcel) on the small locus map.
Mr. Zingale said not to put
a road name on until they discuss this issue with him.
A house is intended to be
built in the Avery lot eventually.
The lot line adjustment with
Ed Dumas Jr. was discussed. The lack of
an agreement is holding up the recording of the Dumas map and this
subdivision. It was previously agreed
to that the lawyer for Mr. Hubbard, Matt Branchaud, would draw up an agreement
for both parties to sign. Mr. Dumas Sr.
said that his son has a different lawyer than they do and that is who should be
contacted.
Mr. Matteson said that the
proposed boundary line should be shown in the legend on this subdivision, that
lot 2 have the Hubbard name on it as long as it has been transferred and
recorded and that Avery Lot # 1 show the name of the Trust.
A site visit was
discussed. Mr. Dumas Sr. said that the
site visit should be done when there is no snow on the ground.
Mr. Turner said that a
licensed professional should be consulted concerning the issue of adequate
storm water drainage as the Environmental Court stated the need for this under
185-55.
Mr. Lloyd motioned to have a
site visit March 16, 2009 at 4:00 P.M.
Mr. Flory seconded the motion.
All were in approval. Mr.
Matteson and Mr. Hoenes will go on an alternate date due to prior
commitments.
(3)
Mr. Turner motioned to grant
the following partial waivers:
# 14 of 185-25 of the
Rutland Town Code Book (Water line)
# 18 of 185-25 of the
Rutland Town Code Book (Tree Line)
# 20 of 185-25 of the
Rutland Town Code Book (Contours)
Mr. Hoenes seconded the
motion. All were in approval.
Mr. Lloyd motioned to accept
the preliminary subdivision with the changes outlined at this meeting. Mr. Vajda seconded the motion. All were in approval.
Mr. Hoenes motioned to end
the meeting. Mr. Flory seconded the
motion. All were in approval. The meeting ended at 9:15 P.M.
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William Matteson, Chairman Date
(4)