Pittsfield Zoning Board of Adjustment
Town Hall, 85 Main Street
Pittsfield, NH 03263
Minutes of WORK SESSION JANUARY 11, 2007
MEMBERS PRESENT
Robert Elliott (BE), Chairman, Susan Muenzinger (SM), Ed Vien (EV), Paul
Metcalf, Sr. (PM), Carol Dodge (CD), Alternate, Larry Federhen, Alternate,
and Delores Fritz, Recording Secretary.
MEMBER ABSENT
Jesse Pacheo (JP)
CALL TO ORDER
Work session called to order at 6:08 P.M.
WORK SESSION
(BE) This is a work session regarding some proposed changes in the Town
of Pittsfield Zoning Ordinance.
(BE) noted that in Article 6, 1. Special Exceptions – General, that the
proposed wording should state, “In non-residential instances a site plan of
the proposal shall be presented to the Planning Board for approval. This
new sentence would replace the current sentence, which begins, “In all
instances…”
(SM) discussed the combined dwelling/business definition. It was agreed
that there are instances where business owners do reside in the same
building as their businesses or there are apartments over businesses, which
are probably grand fathered. (BE) stated that he was not sure that industrial
area is best for town and perhaps commercial would be a better use of town
area due to more investors and added revenues. (CD) related that most
industries have left the United States because of cheaper labor overseas.
Most factories ran 24/7.
After discussion it was decided that a proposed change on Page 9 under
Combined Dwelling and Business should read:
COMBINED DWELLING AND BUSINESS: A building, which combines
more than two dwellings and businesses.
This “use” will be deleted from Table I, Rural and Suburban Zone.
(At this point, Jesse Pacheco arrived – 6:45 P.M.)
(SM) agreed that she would submit this proposed change in wording to the
Planning Board.
(SM) Also, Rules of Procedure, Page 4, Item X, No. l,
beginning…..including the Planning Board and delete “Board of
Adjustment, Building Code Board of Appeals and Land Use Board.”
It was agreed that (SM) would notify the Planning Board of all these
proposed changes.
Work Session ended at 7:00 P.M.
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Robert Elliott, Chairman
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