The Ordinance Review Committee met Thursday, January 19th at the Town House at 6:30 pm.  Marianne Archard and Susan Burns attended.

The first discussion item covered review of the proposed ordinance amendments on road setbacks and mobile home park subdivisions. Marianne agreed to make the changes necessary for the February public hearing.

The second discussion item concerned the public hearing date, time and location, set for the Ordinance Review Committee's regular meeting, February 19th at 7 pm in the Town House.

The discussion then covered the Committee's report for the Vienna 2016 Town Report and public notice for the February public hearing.  Susan agreed to draft the Committee's annual report and ordinance warrant articles and the public hearing notice.  Marianne agreed to post the public hearing notices with the proposed amendments at the Town House and Post Office and to send them to Jim Anderberg to post on the Town's website.

The meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.

The Ordinance Review Committee met Thursday, December 15th at the Town House at 6:30 pm. 

Committee members discussed the draft amendments to the road setback requirements following the work session with the Planning Board in November.  The November meeting resulted in a compromise, proposing a setback of a consistent 50-foot distance from public roads and maintaining a 40-foot distance from private roads in the draft amendments to road setback requirements in the Building Ordinance, Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The November meeting also discussed reducing the building permit fees for so-called hoop and shed-in-a-box structures.  Susan agreed to revise the draft amendments for the Committee's January 2017 meeting.

Committee members also discussed adding the term 'mobile home parks' to the list of uses/types of residences covered by the Subdivision Regulations. The proposed changes would include applicable definitions of terms and incorporate appropriate references to Maine State statutes regarding municipal regulation of mobile home parks.  Susan agreed to draft the proposed subdivision amendments for the January 2017 meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.

[NO MEETING IN NOVEMBER OR LATE DECEMBER]

Creston had advertised this meeting as a substitute for the regularly scheduled November & December meetings which were cancelled in view of the holidays. The meeting convened at 7:00 PM at the Town House. Regular members present were Alan Williams, Ed Lawless, and Creston Gaither. Alan was elected Acting Chairman in Waine Whittier’s absence. Minutes of the October 26 meeting were read and accepted.

Dan Huettner wants to jack up the Ford cabin on Flying Pond and replace the existing foundation. Alan said it may not need a Shoreland Zoning Ordinance permit as it may be more than 250 feet from the pond. No change in its footprint is proposed. It was agreed that Mr. Huettner should contact CEO John Archard. Alan will do this on his behalf.

Creston will see whether he has a survey map depicting this cabin.

The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.

Creston Gaither, secretary

The meeting focused largely on the draft ordinance revisions establishing consistent road setbacks in the Building, Shoreland Zoning and Subdivision ordinances. Much of the discussion pertained to the 60-foot setback from public roads and the purpose of the setback. Three of the PB members expressed concern that it was excessive, limiting building from too large an area of a lot. VORC members pointed out that on 4- rod (66 ' right-of-way) roads, a shorter 40- foot setback could result in buildings located only seven feet from the edge of the r-o-w. It was finally agreed to set the road setback distance at 50 feet, as currently required in the Subdivision Ordinance. It was also agreed to add proposed language addressing lots with both water and road frontage and setback requirements.

Discussion also covered considering the appropriate fees for building permits for temporary buildings as well as changes to the Subdivision Ordinance regarding mobile home parks.

Committee members agreed to invite the Planning Board to the November meeting to review and discuss proposed revisions to three ordinances: Building, Shoreland Zoning and Subdivision.

Discussion followed about developing draft language on consistent road setbacks in all three ordinances. The proposed changes would set a consistent 60-foot setback from public roads as currently required in the Building Ordinance and a 40-foot setback from private roads, establish measurement from the centerline of the existing traveled way and delete measurement from the edge of the r-o-w in the Building Ordinance.

Susan agreed to draft the proposed revisions and send them to other members in late October so the draft could be reviewed and revised before the November meeting with the Planning Board. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting
3. Warrant #17 ($162,684.29)
4. The damaged tarp on the sand/salt pile was covered under warranty and the new one will be arriving in the next few weeks. At this point we will wait until next spring to “install” the new tarp,
5. Discussed the annual chimney cleaning with the Fire Chief. It has been determined that the Town is not covered by insurance for this work. MMA and Kyes Insurance,MEMIC, etc. have all told us that this kind of coverage is not available. Though the chimney cleaning is seen as a valuable prevention service, it is a liability to the town (and the Fire Chief).
6. Discussed the rebuild of pump on Fire Truck Engine 82; the estimate is $14,711.00. This quote came in from Reliance Equipment. The truck needs to pump 1250 gallons per minute and a leak in the seal box is causing the oil to froth up and could cause potential damage to the gear housing. The plan is to replace the seals and reuse the gears. The selectmen and Chief have decided the money will come from the Fire Department capital reserve account ($6118.01) and the fire department operating account
7. The Bank reconciliation report was reviewed and signed by the selectmen.
8. Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation sent a $76.00 refund to the town. This is for not having any workers comp claims for the year.
9. Selectmen voted unanimously to adopt the General Assistance Ordinance Appendices A-E for 2016-2017.