SOUTH HERO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MINUTES December 14, 2022
Members Present: Tim Maxham (Chair); Doug Patterson (Vice-Chair); Nate Hayward (via Zoom); Mike Welch; Liza Kilcoyne; and Ellie Reid (via Zoom).
Others Present: Alan Perry; Alison Perry; Jeff Sikora; Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA.
7:00 PM – Chair T. Maxham called the meeting to order and the Boardmembers introduced themselves.
Changes to the Agenda
There were none.
Public Input
There was none.
Setback Waiver Review to expand the dining hall at Eagle Camp within the lake setback – Alan Perry (23-31-WS505)
Tim Maxham opened the hearing at 7:04PM. The warning was read and interested persons were sworn in. Alan Perry, representing Eagle Camp, explained that they wish to expand the floorspace in the dining hall to allow for tables to be spread out more. During Covid, they had rented a tent to use as a dining hall but, due to expense and inconvenience, they decided to add onto the existing dining hall to allow for more room. There will be no additional tables – this will allow the existing tables to be further apart. The addition will be partially within the Town’s 75-ft. lake setback, so the Camp is requesting a waiver from that setback.
The Applicants propose adding a covered deck to the north end of the dining hall that will flow from a covered porch on the existing structure. Stairs on either side of the porch will be the only access to the addition. The deck will be open for the most part, but Alan Perry said they may have removeable panels that can be installed to protect from weather, as needed. The roofline over the deck will extend from the roof over the porch. An existing window above the porch roof will remain for ventilation into the upstairs storage area. The structure will be wooden with a shingle roof, matching the existing rustic style of the dining hall.
The closest point to the lake from the existing dining hall is 65’. The Applicants’ Shoreland Protection permit will not allow the addition to be any closer to the lake than the existing structure. It also will not allow the removal of more than 2sf of vegetation or development on slopes more than 20%. The lake side of the proposed deck will maintain the 65-ft. distance to the mean level of the lake, following the contour of the shoreline. A ledge on the east side of the site prevents expansion in that direction. The resulting shape of the addition is a trapezoid, resembling a triangle with a flat ‘point.’ The ground will slope away beneath the deck, from east to west. Only one tree will need to be removed before construction begins. There is no other vegetation in the proposed area of the addition.
Jeff Sikora told the Board that the site plan he had prepared for the Shoreland permit application showed measurements from the walls of the dining hall structure rather than the edge of the roof overhang. Shoreland considers walls, not overhangs. The Board asked if the Applicants would accept a condition that they provide a drawing showing the walls and the overhang? T. Maxham commented that the Applicants were looking for a 9 to 10-ft. waiver. Could a condition include a maximum of a 1-ft. overhang?
Alan Perry told the Board that he’d like to start construction as soon as he could. The cam will open for summer 2023 on June 17 and spring can be busy setting everything up for the summer season.
- Maxham closed the hearing at 7:32PM.
Review of Minutes
- Welch moved to accept the minutes from November 9, 2022; D. Patterson second. All in favor.
Administrator’s Report
- There are no hearings scheduled for January 11. The Board will meet only if there are any deliberations to finish.
- Martha told the Board that Tim and Nate had each been re-appointed to another 3-year term on the DRB by the Selectboard. Ellie and Sherry had been re-appointed to another 1-year term as Alternates to the Board.
- The remaining structures at the Sand Bar Motel site were removed as of Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Adjournment
7:43 PM – D. Patterson moved to adjourn and move to deliberative; L. Kilcoyne second. All in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA
Signed: _________________________________________ Date: ________________________
For the Development Review Board
These minutes are unofficial until approved at the next regularly scheduled meeting. All motions were unanimous unless otherwise indicated.