DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD March 16, 2010 7:00 PM BENNINGTON FIRE FACILITY 126 RIVER STREET, BENNINGTON, VT MINUTES BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Copp, Chair; Barry Hörst, Vice Chair, Ron Alderman, Al Ray, Ryan Morse, Milt Surdam, Bill Barney, Mike von Ouhl, and Dan Malmborg. OTHERS PRESENT: Jim Secor, John Endres, Milo Campbell, Daniel Monks, Zoning Administrator; Robyn Baker, Recording Secretary, and about 12 other citizens. Copp called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 1. Minutes of March 2, 2010. Morse was reported as both present and not present. He was not present. Von Ouhl moved and Ray seconded approval of the minutes of March 2, 2010 as amended. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Interested Persons - Appeal Rights - Reading of witness' oath Monks read the oath. 3. Disclosure of Ex parte Communications and Conflicts of Interest * Von Ouhl will recuse himself from the Plasan hearing. * Morse will recuse himself from the Milo Campbell matter. 4. Alternates - Voting Assignments 5. Written Decisions * Bennington County Industrial Corporation (BCIC), Shields Drive * Duane Greenawalt, 479-485 Main Street The Board moved and unanimously approved the written decisions. 6. Bank of Bennington, 32 Phyllis Lane, the applicant is seeking development plan and design plan approval for new bank building at the corner of Phyllis Lane and North Bennington Road. Jim Secor, MSK Engineering, indicated that they have added the location of the underground propane tank to the plans. They will be putting a small retention basin into the culvert. Photometrics were included in the last submittal. Alderman moved to close the matter to deliberative session Hörst seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 7. Plasan USA, 78 Bowen Road, the applicant is seeking development plan approval for an addition to their building on Bowen Road. Surdam was voting on this matter. Hörst noted that the ARP reviewed this matter and had no adverse comments. John Endres presented the project to the Board. He indicated that this is the old Triangle PWC building. They are proposing a 4500 square foot addition on the southeast corner of the building. The entire footprint of the proposed new addition is currently paved. This is a single story building. Minor changes have been made since the drawings were submitted. They will tie into the existing water connection. They will install a new sewer line to tie into the existing sewer service. There are some drainage issues. They have made some changes to the loading dock and will be paving that area. They would like to avoid curbing the entrance to the loading dock, but are going to be curbing the parking areas and adding some landscape islands. There are a total of 66 parking spaces. He indicated the location of proposed overflow parking. They are currently planning on having two shifts. There will be some recessed down lighting, and one existing wall pack that will be relocated to the west side of the new addition. Ray asked about signage. Endres indicated that on the southwest corner of the new addition there will be large block lettering with the address of the building. To the east side, there will be a small sign, about 20 square feet, which will only be visible to people who pull into the parking lot. Hörst asked the color of the roof and Endres felt that it was galvanized metal. Hörst moved to grant approval as presented. Barney seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Milo Campbell, 554 Gulley Lane, the applicant is seeking approval of a special event. Monks noted that this event was reviewed and approved last year. Hörst noted that the ARP reviewed this matter and recommends approval. He reported that the mud pits have been relocated. Campbell reported that this is their 5th Mudders Day event. Last year they were approved for 800 people, and they had over 700 people attend. They've relocated the mud pit to take it further from the abutting neighbor's house. Dorr Septic handles the portable toilets; Trevor Mance takes care of the trash. They've signed the roadway for 5 MPH and monitor that and the parking. Barney asked and Campbell explained that the mud pit has been moved approximately 60 feet. There are two pits, approximately 75 feet long. Surdam asked and Campbell reported that there were no issues last year. They don't serve any alcohol. Malmborg asked if there would be ambulance service again, and Campbell indicated that they would have both fire and rescue on site. Alderman moved to approve the matter with the conditions from last year. Ray seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 9. Other Business Barney moved to adjourn to deliberative session. Hörst seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:16 PM. Respectfully submitted, Robyn Baker Minutes Secretary