November 6, 2024 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

The Applicati national park that is behind the property. Ms. Clark said she can’t represent what the developers are aware of but in terms of how the site is developed we are looking at zoning of the subject property and what is permissible per the zoning code. Love Gaillard asked have you considered the safety of the children due to the possibility of moving the bus stops in the area. Ms. Clark said as the project currently proposed there is not an impact on the existing bus stop. Ms. Mary Kay Adams at Park Drive South refers to the slides of other redevelopment plans and asked isn’t it misleading to try to over lay those standards to what is strictly a B2 zone property. Ms. Clark said no, the exhibit tried to show was that it’s not really viable to meet the bulk standards of a wildly different site configuration from a building footprint standpoint. Ms. Adams asked what is the proportion of the commercial space of the buildings you propose compared to the residential units that are in each of those buildings. Ms. Clark said I do not have those numbers prepared tonight. Ms. Adams asked how does a 900 square foot office activate downtown redevelopment and justify all these mixed-use considerations and their requests. Ms. Clark said any level of commercial space is going to activate a street front more than a traditional residential on a street frontage. Ms. Adams asked since it is one parking space for every 250 square feet of commercial space, would that constitute 3 % parking spaces for this commercial space. Ms. Clark said we are implementing EV wire spacing, an energy efficiency program, so it reduces it to 2. Joe Middleton at 4 Ashwood Terrence asked what the term of the parking agreement is; would it be at least 5 years and would you have an ongoing agreement with another facility. Mr. Wine said they don’t have a formal agreement yet but the goal is for it to be indefinite. Joe Middleton asked do you think our zoning restrictions are unreasonable or ill informed and why is there a need to introduce those zoning regulations as opposed to the zonings here that are clearly defined. Ms. Clark said its not that they are ill informed, its just not a fully baked component of the ordinance. In her professional opinion, the next steps would be to look at what are the appropriate bulk standards for a mixed-use building in these zones under that conditional

baked component of the ordinance. In her professional opinion, the next steps would be to look at what are the appropriate bulk standards for a mixed-use building in these zones under that conditional use. Joe Middleton asked have you considered to stretch the size of the building to meet the irregularities. Ms. Clark said if we were to be complaint with the bulk standards, we wouldn’t have a viable mixed used project. William Mills at 11 Park Drive North asked if there is an actual agreement with the church. Mr. Wine said there is a framework. However, there is not going to be an agreement that says they have 10 spaces because there might not be a need for it. The first parking space will be given in the building; any subsequent spaces will be through the municipal parking lot or at the church. n_has been carried to the next Planning Board regular meeting on December 4, 2024 without further notice* Meeting adjourned at 11:00PM. ADOPTED: 2)/s|2s LI (i Janfilet Baqueri76 Vite Planning Board Secretary