Planning Commission Minutes
Emmitsburg Town Office
September 27, 2004
Agenda Items
Emmitsburg Osteopathic
Care Clinic Site Plan - Recommendations to the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners.
First, Mr. Lucas
provided his staff recommendation - see attached.
Next, Dr. Bonnie
Portier updated the Commission on her project's
progress and her concerns.
She stated that she is
currently working on finalizing the easement
requirement and will soon have the final product to
Mr. John Hollinger for approval. With regard to the
parking requirement, she stated that the municipal
lot has been paved and that she expects to have 14
spaces at the municipal lot and 6 spaces on the
property. Dr. Portier then introduced Joe Ceci
of Fox Associates who had prepared the site plan.
Mr. Kapriva requested
the applicant address the parking requirement -
asking about the change from nine to fourteen
spaces. Dr. Portier noted that the site plan would
require access to the six spaces on sight plus all
fourteen at the municipal lot. Mr. Lucas clarified
that there have always been fourteen spaces on the
municipal lot but that only nine had been approved
for use by Dr. Portier's Clinic by the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners. Mr. Lucas stated that staff
was recommending conditional approval of the Site
Plan based on the Mayor and Board of Commissioners
authorization of a change in use from nine to
fourteen spaces.
Mr. Briggs asked Dr.
Portier to confirm her address and the length of
time she had lived in town, Dr. Portier replied that
she lived at 114 East Main Street and had lived in
Emmitsburg for 25 years.
Chairman Staiger asked
Mr. Lucas if he was comfortable with the change in
use from nine to fourteen spaces. Mr. Lucas
responded yes, but that this was not something staff
or the Planning and Zoning Commission could grant.
That approval would have to come from the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners. He stated that conditional
approval of the site plan by the Planning and Zoning
Commission will allow the project to move forward.
Chairman Staiger asked
Dr. Portier if she was comfortable with this
process. Dr. Portier affirmed that she was.
Public Comment:
Mr. Harold Craig, 103
W Main Street, requested approval subject to the two
conditions Mr. Lucas mentioned.
Dr. Portier, 114 E
Main Street, requested that any delay in the
recording process of the easement with the county
not be allowed to hold up the process. Mr. Lucas
responded that staff had originally requested a
recorded easement but felt comfortable with a duly
executed easement which was notarized and signed by
both parties.
Chairman Staiger asked
Mr. John Hollinger if he was amenable to
establishing the requested easement. Mr. Hollinger
confirmed this was acceptable pending review by his
attorney.
Chairman Staiger
requested a motion.
Motion
by Mr. Briggs and
seconded by Mr. Lind: The Planning and Zoning
Commission grants conditional approval to the
proposed site plan subject to providing the Town
with an executed easement for the sidewalk
construction and securing additional off site
parking from the Mayor and Board of Commissioners.
Vote:
Approved 4-0
1998 Comprehensive
Plan Update - Develop Community Organization Contact
List
Chairman Staiger
advised the Commission that development of a
Community Organization Contact list was underway and
that meetings may soon be scheduled with some of
those groups.
There being no more
business to discuss, Chairman Staiger requested a
motion to adjourn.
Motion
to adjourn by Mr. Lind
and seconded by Mr. Briggs.
Vote:
Approved 4-0
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