MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA
PLANNING BOARD HELD MAY 24, 2023
The meeting convened at 7:00 PM at the Town House. Regular members present were Alan Williams, Creston Gaither, and Ed Lawless. Lory Zamboni was also present. Alan was elected Acting Chairman in Waine Whittier’s absence. Minutes of the April 26 meeting were read and accepted.
As Lory would like to build a house on one of the Kohtala Subdivision lots this year, the Notification of Construction (NoC) permitting process was discussed with her. She will obtain a SSWD permit, which will enable any Board member to issue her a NoC permit.
Evidently Erin Quimby has been appointed Licensed Plumbing Inspector for Vienna, and may become Code Enforcement Officer.
The trees on the Medina lot, which the Board visited April 26, were briefly discussed, and a letter from their forester was reviewed; it recommends that a number of trees should be removed. The Shoreland Zoning Ordinance seems to indicate that a management plan may be required for this.
Chairman Waine Whittier arrived at 7:55 and took over as chairman. At this point the Board reviewed Lory’s application for a subdivision of the Kohtala Family Trust land depicted on tax map 8 as lot 15. A receipt for a complete application has been issued.
M.R.S.A. Title 30-A Sect. 4404 was reviewed; based on its site visit and data contained in Lory’s application and in the Soils Report received, the Board made findings of fact pursuant to said Section 4404 and voted 3 – 0 (Creston recusing himself) to approve the subdivision, and a recordable copy of the final plan was signed.
Several recent permits were informally reviewed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM
