Planning Board Meeting Notice and Agenda for Wednesday, February 1st, 2023

CITY OF ELLSWORTH PLANNING BOARD
One City Hall Plaza
Ellsworth, Maine 04605

PUBLIC NOTICE and AGENDA for February 1, 2023

The regular meeting of the Ellsworth Planning Board will be held Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Pursuant to 1 M.R.S. § 403-B, the Planning Board has adopted a policy governing remote participation in its proceedings. In the event that public participation through remote methods (ZOOM) is permitted, additional information about accessing the meeting remotely will be posted at www.ellsworthmaine.gov and on the City Facebook page by noon on the day of the meeting. Persons requesting accommodations to access the meeting may reach the Planning Department at (207) 669-6615 or mwilliams@ellsworthmaine.gov.

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1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Minutes from the January 1, 2023 regular meeting.
3. Revision to an approved Subdivision entitled Upper Lakewood Subdivision for Applicant/Owner Craig Fellis. The proposal is to revise the conditions of approval implemented by the Planning Board to allow for the use of a cistern that did not exist at the time of approval for fire suppression instead of a sprinkler system. The property is a 23.3-acre lot located along Route 180 (Tax Map 117, Lots 20-1-1 and 20-1-6) in the Rural (R) and Limited Residential Shoreland (LR) Zoning Districts.
   1. DETERMINATION of COMPLETENESS
   2. DELIBERATION, FINDING of FACTS, and DECISION
4. Revision to an approved Major Use Site Development entitled Ellsworth ME Solar, LLC for Applicant/Owner Ellsworth ME Solar, LLC. The proposal is to revise the previously approved project by the Planning Board to reduce the overall size and impact of the project from the originally proposed 117, 339 sq. ft. of structure footprint to 80,462 sq. ft. of structure footprint. The property is a 48.68-acre lot located at 889 Bucksport Road (Tax Map 30, Lot 15) in the Rural and Drinking Water (DW) Zoning Districts.
   1. DETERMINATION of COMPLETENESS
   2. DELIBERATION, FINDING of FACTS, and DECISION
5. Sketch Plan Review for a Major Use Site Plan and Major Subdivision entitled Old Mill Property Development for Applicant Tim Stone and Owner Arbor House Properties, LLC. The proposal is to create a 17-lot major subdivision. The subject property is an approximately 30-acre lot located at 30 Old Mill Road (Tax Map 41, Lot 53) in the Neighborhood (N), Urban (U), and Limited Residential Shoreland (LR) Zoning Districts.
   1. PUBLIC HEARING
6. Preliminary Plan Review for a Major Use Site Development entitled Timberland Acres Downeast for Applicant Colton Sanborn and Owner Timberland Acres Downeast, LLC. The proposal is to expand an existing campground onto adjacent property by developing 121 recreational vehicle sites. The subject property is a 39.3-acre lot (Tax Map 6, Lot 7) located off of Bar Harbor Road in the Rural (R) Zoning District.
   1. PUBLIC HEARING and DETERMINATION of COMPLETENESS
7. Comprehensive Plan Update- Discuss February 15^th Meeting to Select Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
8. Staff Comments
9. Adjournment