Ms. Killam called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.

Correspondence

Amendments were made to meeting minutes of 11/1/06 as follows:

Amendments were made to meeting minutes of 12/6/06 as follows:

Amendments were made to meeting minutes of 12/20/06 as follows:

Amendments were made to meeting minutes of 1/17/07 as follows:

Sue Killam states the Board has jurisdiction if the Board wants to. Paul DiMaggio states this may not be so. Sue Killam states that an agricultural use cannot be prevented, but that does not mean the Board cannot ask for site plan information. If a site plan is not done, the project will be entirely in the hands of the building inspector. Paul DiMaggio does not think the Board has jurisdiction and that Bob Jones should deny the permit and send it to the Zoning Board. Mike Fletcher stated that the Board has some jurisdiction. Harold Morse stated that the LeBlancs should not need a site plan, and the Board should not have jurisdiction for a barn or riding arena. Mike Fletcher felt that the Board should have jurisdiction because it is a commercial entity. He also stated that the Board did not vote at the previous meeting because the Board was waiting for the circuit rider’s opinion letter. It was stated that a riding arena was essentially a tent, and there is nothing in zoning regarding this. It is a movable structure. Paul DiMaggio stated that the Board cannot invoke jurisdiction. He recommends speaking with Bob Jones and if Mr. Jones has any questions, he can reject the permit and send it to the ZBA. Mr. LeBlanc stated that all of the issues that resulted in Mr. Jones previously rejecting the permit have been resolved. It was stated that the Fire Department wanted a detailed description of use in order to apply the proper codes for fire inspection.

Mr. Dacey presented to the Board that he would like to have an in-house business in Atkinson Town Center. His business is Summit Signs, a sign company which does advertising on commercial and municipal vehicles. His business is currently in Hampstead, and he would like to move the business from Hampstead to Atkinson. The business would be set up in a garage separate from the home, and he is before the Board tonight to ask what he needs to do. He would like to put an offer on the land contingent upon zoning approval. His business is currently 1,500 sq ft. If the business qualifies as a home business, the business cannot be more than 20% of the home. The Board feels this may be qualified as a home business, and that Mr. Dacey will need to go before the Zoning Board and apply for a special exception for accessory use. Mr. Dacey was informed that zoning will control the size and number of hours employees can work. Mr. Dacey was also advised to file an application two weeks prior to the Zoning Board meeting. He will need a layout of everything that will be placed on the property. No equipment or vehicles will be allowed out of the building under the current ordinance. Town Center zoning was not set up as a commercial zone. Mr. Dacey was informed that when he presents his application to the Zoning Board, the Zoning Board will vote at that meeting and inform him that night of their decision. Mr. Dacey was also advised that he may want to call the Zoning Board Chairman and ask him how to go forward with this issue.

Brooks Properties was issued a site plan for storage with a list of conditions. The engineers have been trying to contact Brooks Properties, but have not been provided with the hours of operation and the loam pile has not been removed.

Chief Consentino sent a letter to Atkinson Heights Development regarding communications. The Chief feels Atkinson Heights Development should address the situation. The Chief is requesting a police radio tower on top of the country club roof. Sue Killam contacted Chris Frey, and he said there would be no problem with the equipment on the country club roof, but they had no intention of paying for it. Paul DiMaggio asked how high the antenna would be. Tim Dziechowksi said the antenna needs to be high enough to reach the satellites, but could be lower if repeaters are installed throughout the Town. The elevation on the building is about 320 ft. The new buildings will be about 20 ft. higher, and there is a direct line of sight to the country club. Mr. Frey has an agreement with the police to place something on the building. The Board cannot force the applicant to do these types of things, but the Board can look into it.

Harold Morse attended the CTAP meeting and found it to be very interesting. He informed the Board that the Commissioner of DOT has resigned. He said that the meeting was a brainstorming type of meeting. There were 70-80 attendees. He was in a regional corporation discussion group, and they discussed what the regional corporation obstacles were. With the I-93 widening project, small New Hampshire towns will see more of an impact to their towns. Rural towns will be built up and traffic counts will increase. There is an application for grant money of $15,000 because the Town is in the I-93 widening corridor. The money can be used for planning only. The Board can give some ideas, and recommended it be driven by the Master Plan, such as trail development or the Town beach.

The office building, which is in Plaistow, on the Atkinson side of the bridge has placed a sign that is on Town property. The Forest Society said that the sign should not be on Town property. There are restrictions on this right-of-way from the Forest Society and why is the sign on Town property. The "Welcome to Atkinson" sign was previously in this area but was removed and the commercial sign was put up in its place. The right-of-way is only for access to the property. There is no permit for a sign on Town property. It was asked, did the Town sign an easement deed, and does it permit a sign placed on this property? There are deed restrictions on the Community Center land, but how did Plaistow get their sign placed on Atkinson land.

The meeting was closed at 10:00 PM.

Next scheduled Public Hearing meeting is February 21, 2007.

Respectfully submitted,

Raelene McBride