The monthly meeting of the Ordinance Committee took place on May 11, with all three members in attendance. The meeting was held in the Burleigh Loveitt Council Chambers due to high public attendance at the April meeting.
The committee reviewed the issue of rent stabilization of mobile home parks of 100-plus units and recommendation of an ordinance enacting the same to the full Town Council. A motion was passed to forward the discussed ordinance to the Town Council, pending review by the Town Attorney and subsequent public hearing: 2 Ayes, 1 Opposed (Dearborn).
The committee also discussed several other proposed ordinances. On the matter of requiring vehicle idling standards, the committee agreed to continue reviewing the issue with feedback from the police chiefs of Gorham and Windham, who have enacted a vehicle idling policy. Regarding updating buffering requirements for industrial businesses, it was decided that feedback should be sought from the Planning Board. Updating standards for sidewalks was also an item of discussion.
With the monthly meeting of the Planning Board, held on May 4, having been devoted to the proposed Amazon warehouse, the board convened again on May 18, with five of seven members present (absent: Delaney, Crisafulli). Three items were on the meeting agenda.
A public hearing was held on a proposed amendment to the Land Use and Development Code regarding sign standards for multi-occupant properties.
The matter was sent to the Town Council with a recommendation for adoption (5 Ayes, 2 Absent).
Rounding out the agenda were reviews of a site plan pre-application for construction of a 46,900 square foot self-storage facility and associated infrastructure on a 3.67 acre parcel on Ossipee Trail, zoned Roadside Commercial (RC); and a site and subdivision plan pre-application for construction of a 22-unit multi-family development and associated infrastructure on a 4.33-acre parcel located at 157 South Street, zoned Urban Residential (UR). The board discussed both proposals but no votes were taken.