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TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD
PLANNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
Monday August 3, 2026
7:00 p.m,

Present: Chairman Joe Brodbine, Vice Chairwoman Maria Bissell, Secretary Beverly Bernard,
Mike Petrosh, James Hancock, Selectman Representative Fran Shippee, Planning Board
Secretary Ellen Stetson.

Absent:

Call to Order:
Brodbine called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

Seat Alternates:

Review of minutes:
July 20, 2026.

Hancock motioned to approve the July 20, 2026 meeting minutes as presented. Shippee
seconded. Bernard abstained. Shippee — yes. Petrosh —yes. Hancock — yes. Bissell — yes,
Brodbine — yes. Unanimous approval.

Conceptual Consultation

Conceptual Consultations are non-binding on either party and no minutes are held.
David Jordan — 10A/A3 — Rezoning District ftom ORS to R

Rob Campbell — 18A-A18 — Road frontage/Lot line adjustment

Public Hearings
Items for Discussion

Lot Line Adjustment Application - Review — 54 & 72 Spaulding Hill Rd

Hancock noted that a member of the Town should be present to represent as the plan shows the
Town’s abutting property would be made less in acreage.

Brodbine asked Wendy Pelletier ftom Cardinal Surveying and the representative for the two
landowners, about the rebar sets on the plan. Pelletier said the current road marker is under the
pavement, and a monument could not be set there. Brodbine asked why the Southwest comer of
the property had been extended 11 feet. Pelletier explained that the property from the 1977
survey does not close and there must have been an error in the original subdivision. Pelletier
said the original survey was done prior to accurate tools which now can show the property as
closed.

Brodbine asked how many existing pins there were on Map 14C Lot D18. Pelletier confirmed

there are currently only 2 pins. Brodbine noted that the lot on the original deed says 5.06 acres
and now the new plan says it is now still 5.06 acres. Brodbine asked what the area was prior to
this lot line adjustment application. Pelletier said it was 5.12 acres. Hancock said the Town


should pay to have the road ROW fixed so a proper pin and monument could be placed.
Shippee noted that many abutters would be affected by this lot line adjustment. Shippee asked if
any of the other properties in this area had been surveyed. Pelletier said no.

Pelletier said she could set a witness monument, which would be a rebar that notes where the
monument would be but can’t, since it cannot be placed because of the road pavement.

Hancock noted that if you go by the deeds the Town is losing land. Pelletier said that is not true.
Brodbine said a witness rebar would be accepted on the plan.

Shippee said she would discuss the effect of this adjustment on the Town’s abutting property,
with the Selectboard at the August 5, 2026 meeting. Bissell asked if the PB could ask for
technical advisers. Brodbine said yes. Pelletier said that this adjustment needed to be made
without delay as there was a lawsuit in progress and she did not want to prolong the issue for the
two property owners.

The PB said there needed to be 2 corrections on the plan, a witness bar in place of the monument
and a rebar set in the SE comer. The PB would also like a decision from the Selectboard as to
any issues they may see in relation to its abutting property.

Hancock motioned to schedule a public meeting for final approval of the application for a lot
line adjustment for 54 & 72 Spaulding Hill Rd, Tax Map 14C, Lots D18 and D19 for August 17,
2026 contingent on a response, positively, from the Town on Thursday August 6, 2026. Bernard
seconded.

Discussion. Hancock requested the Selectmen to decide quickly because there is a lawsuit in
progress. Brodbine questioned if the plan needed to show all boundary fines for both properties.
The PB did not think it was needed.

Roll call vote. Hancock — yes. Bissell — yes. Shippee —yes. Bernard —ves. Petrosh — yes,
Brodbine — yes. Unanimous approval.

Zoning Ordinances 207 and 408.

Camping Unit Definition
Occupancy Definition

Brodbine discussed the definition for “Occupancy”. Brodbine said, if the PB made a definition
and put it in the general definition section of the Zoning Ordinance, it would then be used
throughout all sections and that may not be appropriate. Brodbine suggested adding a section
to 207 that would read:

A CU is considered occupied when:
1. It is used for sleeping or overnight accommodation.
Or
2. Used for food preparations, cooking, or eating.
Or
3. Bathroom, bathing, shower or laundry are in use.

Hancock would like the definition to be put as section B and shift the remaining sections of 207
down. The PB agreed.


Zoning Ordinances 207 and 408 — revisions as of 8/3/2026 — Changes in blue

207.7 RV's, Travel trailers, & Tents herein referred to as CU (Camping Unit)
A. The purpose of this section is to ensure that proper systems are in place to protect

health and the public during brief use of a CU on private property and to allow
storage of a CU owned by the property owner. (See Appendix A for definition of CU.)

B. ACU is considered occupied when:

1. It is used for sleeping or overnight accommodation.
Or

2. Used for food preparations, cooking, or eating.

Or

3. Bathroom, bathing, shower or laundry are in use.

Gi General Restrictions

1. CU's occupied or planned to be occupied for more than 7 consecutive days
must obtain a permit from code enforcement or a designee showing
arrangements for an adequate water supply. NHDES approved provisions for
wastewater disposal and solid waste disposal is required.

2. Occupancy shall not exceed 90 days total in any 365-day period.

3. During construction or reconstruction of a dwelling on the lot a CU may be
occupied for up to one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days within any 365-
day period. The owner must obtain a permit within 7 days from code
enforcement or a designee. This permit may be extended for a maximum of
two ninety (90) day increments or until the building permit for the dwelling has
been closed, whichever comes first.

4. Commercial lodging, rental, Airbnb or similar use is not allowed. Occupancy is
limited to the property owner’s family and guests.

5. Vehicles or structures not suited or converted for overnight occupancy shall not
be permitted in any zoning district under any circumstances for overnight
occupancy.

6. The owner and/or occupant of a CU shall comply with all requirements,
including setbacks, of the Zoning and Building Ordinances for the district in
which the vehicle or structure is located.

D, ACU may be stored unoccupied on its owner’s property or a property that is rented
or leased to the owner of the CU.

408 RESTRICTIONS ON INTERMITTENT AND CASUAL USE
This section deleted March (Chesterfield Town Meeting/Election Day) 2027 (See Section 207.7)



The provisions of this Amendment are expressly contingent upon the passage and adoption
of Amendment #207.7 RV’s, Travel trailers, & Tents herein referred to as CU (Camping Unit). In
the event that Amendment #207.7 fails to be enacted by this election, this Amendment
shall be null, void, and of no effect.

Camping Unit definition

CAMPING UNIT (CU): Any recreational vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, camping trailer,
automobile, bus, truck, van, tent, or similar vehicle or structure suited or converted for
overnight occupancy, A CU does not inctude any structure or vehicle permanently affixed to the
ground or that meets the definition of a dwelling unit under this ordinance.

Lot Line Adjustments & Subdivisions — Land Regulations — Tabled until the next meeting.

Items for Information
NHDES Deactivation Notice — Roads End Farm

Other Business
Items for Signature

Adjourn:
Bissell motioned to adjourn at 8:33 pm. Hancock seconded. Unanimous approval.

The next meeting will be on Monday, August 3, 2026, at the Town Offices.

Respectfully Submitted by:
Ellen Stetson

Approved by:

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