Planning Board Minutes

Litchfield Planning Board Minutes
April 2, 2007

1.0 Meeting convenes at 7:00 p.m. at Litchfield Town Office.

1.1 Members present: Eric Seaman (chair), Judy Rogers (vice-chair), and Mike
Seaman, secretary Lezley Sturtevant and CEO Steve Ochmanski. Members John
Hatch, Robert Gordon and alternate Marvin Allen are excused.

2.0 Minutes of March 5, 2007 submitted for approval. Eric made a motion to
accept minutes as written. Judy 2nd the motion and vote was 2-0-0. Quorum
not met; will be resubmitted for approval.

3.0 Agenda Additions/Adjustments

6.1 KVCOG Newsletter.

6.2 MDEP, Significant Wildlife Habitat Rules - letter.

4.0 Scheduled Business

4.1 Planning Board attendance - secretary needs to edit a few last typos in
the ordinance draft. Eric made a motion to amend Section 2D as read back.
Judy 2nd the motion, and vote was
3-0-0. Judy made a motion to amend Section 3C as edited. Mike 2nd the
motion and vote was 3-0-0. Eric made a motion to send recommended changes
of the Litchfield Planning Board Ordinance to Selectmen for their
consideration to be put on town warrant. Judy 2nd the motion and vote was
3-0-0.

4.2 Shoreland Zoning Ordinance - the board reviewed the proposed draft and
made a few additional changes. Abutters of Carter Pond and property being
changed from Limited Commercial to Limited Residential need notice of the
public hearing to be held May 7, 2007. Eric made a motion to hold a public
hearing on May 7, 2007 for the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance draft. Mike 2nd
the motion and vote was 3-0-0.
Eric will check on mapping from KVCOG. Secretary will ask Town Manager to
have some SZO drafts printed for the public hearing, and submit a public
hearing notice to the May issue of the Sodalite. The board would also like
to see it posted on the Town of Litchfield's website.

5.0 Unscheduled Business

6.0 Correspondence - Discussion - Reports

6.1 KVCOG newsletter - change of rules for comprehensive planning by the
State of Maine.

6.2 MDEP, Significant Wildlife Habitat rules - letter read by Eric.

7.0 Future Agenda Items

7.1 Shoreland Zoning Ordinance mapping

7.2 Secretary needs to mail letter from MMA to Marvin and Rob.

8.0 Adjournment

8.1 Mike made a motion to adjourn at 8:45 p.m., and Judy 2nd. Vote 3-0-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Lezley Sturtevant, Secretary