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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Brd Min_311989PLANNING BOARD'S MINUTES MARCH 1, 1989 - Present: Chairman Annino, Clerk Madan Planners: *Caponigro, Flynn, Quinn, *Sohn Richard Lewis, Acting Planning Director Michel LaCasse, Planning Consultant ✓ !L 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. 2. Clerk's Report o Correspondence Memo from Thomas E.' Dwyer, ?Town Manager, regarding appointment of Shaun P. Burke, Director as Planning Director. ( *Planner Caponigro entered the meeting at 7 :32 P.M.) Copy of memo to the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager regarding joint meeting with the Planning Board on March B, 1989 to discuss sewer connection for East Mansfield. At this time, Planner Quinn informed the Planning Board of the items the Capital Improvement Committee is supporting. Letter to John Dwyer, former Town Counsel, from Alphonse W. Query, notifying Mr. Dwyer that Planning Board files have been forwarded to Max Volterra, Town Coun- sel. Motion: To send a letter to Mr. Query thanking him for his assistance to the Planning Board. -Copy to Board of Selectmen. (Quinn- Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. ( *Planner Sohn entered the meeting at 7:50 P.M.) Motion: To forward all unanswered Planning Board questions and correspondence to .Town Counsel. (Quinn - Caponigro) All in favor. 'PASSES. Memo to Planning Board from Andrew French, Construction Inspector, regarding conditions of the drainage easement at Cedar Meadow. Motion: To ask the Engineering Department to give the Planning Board a list of items to be completed at Cedar Meadow. ;Copy this memo to Mr. Cannata and instruct him to add these items to his current list. Incorporate Mr. LaCasse's recommendations to the Engineering Department and have him do it as soon as possible. (Flynn- Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. Letter to Planning Board from Aberthaw Construction Company requesting permis- sion to remove approximately 45000 c.y. of unsuitable material from Ralf Hagen building addition site. Motion: To send a positive recommendation to Bertram M. Cook, Inspector of / Buildings, and ask him to consider limiting the working hours for this \ removal. (Quinn- Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. 1 Planning Board's Minutes March 1, 1989 i' Page -2- t Letters to the Planning Board from Town Counsel, Max Volterra in response to questions from the Board regarding Charter and Budget issues. Letter to the Planning Board from RIM Engineering regarding changes to the grad- ing of York Road at "Forest Park" subdivision. Motion: To send a letter to RIM Engineering informing them that the Planning Board believes a change in the grade on York Road would require a modification public hearing. Land Use Manager for January. Copy of letter to Robert Swanson, Town Engineer, from Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, Engineers for the Cobbler's Corner project regarding storm drainage. , Traffic study for the Cobbler's Corner Life Care Facility. Copy of memo to Board of Selectmen from Planning Board regarding fish property. Copy of letter to Judith F. Scott, Town Clerk regarding approval of Perkins Acres. SRPEDD meeting notice for Joint Transportation Planning Group. APA membership notice. Motion: To authorize payment of the APA membership dues. (Caponigro- Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. Public hearing notices for North Attleboro and Foxboro. 3. Preliminary Plan Review "Tara Estates" - Applicant: James T. McIntyre Trustee - Deadline: March 25,` 1989. James Dunn, Dunn Engineering, presented eight different road designs for this subdivision (as requested by the Planning Board at their January 11, 1989 meeting). Motion: To accept alternative roadway plan designs #3 and 47 for "Tara Estates (Quinn- Flynn) WITHDRAWN. Motion: To deny the original preliminary subdivision plan entitled "Tara Estates" as submitted. However, the Planning Board is inclined to support alternative plans #3 and #7 as presented by Dunn Engineering. (Quinn- Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. "Back Bay Circle" - Applicant; Donald A Baker, Trustee - Deadline: March 25, 1989. Dunn Engineering presented this preliminary subdivision plan for review by the Planning Board. Also present wer e Mr. Garen Bresnick , Attorney for the ap- plicant, Mr. Donald A. Baker and Mr. Ted Mahoney, applicants. This proposed ( subdivision is location off Oakland Street, Kingman Avenue and Charles Street. 2 Planning Board's Minutes March ,l, 1989 Page -3- Motion: To allow abutters to speak at this preliminary review. (Madan- Flynn) All in favor. iPASSES. (Planner Sohn left the meeting to attend the Board of Selectmen's meeting at 9 ;35 P.M.) Motion: To continue the review of the preliminary plan entitled "Back Bay Circle" until March 15, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. ( Caponigro- Quinn) All in favor. ;PASSES. 4. ,9.45 P.M. - Mr. Karl Clemmey - "Form A" Plan - South Main Street Mr. Clemmey spoke to the Planning Board regarding the denial of his "Form A" (ANR) plan for South Main Street. He stated there was a; variance for this property allowing two buildings on one lot. Board members informed Mr. Clemmey he would have to resubmit the "Form A" plan and show the variance on the ,plan.'' Motion: To waive the filing fee for Mr.'Clemmey's "Form A" (ANR) plan for land located off South Main Street. (Quinn- Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. 5. "Form A" (ANR) Plans Franklyn Allen, Ware Street Motion: To table this "Form A" (ANR) plan for Allen, for property located off Ware Street, indefinitely. (Quinn- Madan) Planners Quinn, Madan, Flynn and Chairman Annino in favor. Planner Caponigro opposed. PASSES. Stephen B. & Frances M. Pyne, Oak Street Motion: To sign the "Form A" (ANR) plan for Pyne for ,property located off Oak Street. ( Caponigro- Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. 6. Around the Table Motion: To sign the plan for the "Modification to Eastleigh Estates North ". ( Caponigro- Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. Michel LaCasse stated a Covenant has been signed for the "Woodland Park" sub- division which requires completion of a subdivision within two years. He will contact Town Counsel for further opinion. Board member discussed possible amendments to the subdivision regulations, in- cluding a statement regarding completion of subdivisions within two years from the date of approval. A public hearing was tentatively scheduled for March 29, 1989. Planning Board thought it more important to do the public hearings for amendments to the Zoning By -Laws and street abandonments on that night. j Motion: To hold the public hearing for amendments to the Zoning By -Laws which \, are scheduled for Town Meeting and also for Street Abandonment on 3 Planning Board's Minutes -March ;11 1989 (' Page -4- l March 29, 1989. (Flynn - Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. Acting Planning Director Lewis stated he had spoken with Town Counsel regarding street abandonment procedures. Mr. Volterra suggested that if legal descrip- tions were available for these abandonments, it might be a good idea to use this in the Warrant, even though M.G.L. does not specifically state this is neces- sary. He also stated he has prepared a section for the subdivision regulations regarding the use of TR -55. Mr. Lewis asked the board to consider using cross bars or grates to block drainage pipes and keep children out of the pipes, but not block the flow. Mr. Lewis spoke to the Planning Board about Soil Sediment and Erosion Control from SRPEDD. Mr. LaCasse reiterated to the Board that he feels their decision of approval for the Woodland Park subdivision should be rescinded, not because it is ten years old, but because there is a covenant for the plan which states the subdivision should be completed within two years. (Planner Sohn returned to the meeting at 10:20 P.M.) Michel LaCasse stated he would prepare a memo for the Planning Board on the changes to the Master Plan that he will advocate. He will meet with Mr. ;Burke and Mr. Lewis and possibly Mr. Cook to review the changes before writing his memo. (*Planner Sohn left the meeting at 10:20 P.M.) Planner Madan informed the Board that he had spoken with Mr. Roger Rec at the Mansfield Cooperative Bank regarding the one year deadline for irrevocable let- ters the Planning Board does not want this type of restric- tion of credit and h 9 YP I placed on these letters. Mr. Rec will look into it and get back to the Board. Planner Quinn would like to ask Town Counsel, Max Volterra to interpret his answers to the planning Board's questions, indicating that the answers are not acceptable and feels there is a need for private discussion. Motion: To address a letter to Thomas E. 'Dwyer, Town Manager, requesting that he schedule Town Counsel, Max Volterra, for a meeting with the Plan- ning Board. Copies to the Board of Selectmen. (Quinn- Madan) All in favor. PASSES. ( Planning Board discussed the Hovnanian Companies and their potential plans for \- the Ash property in West Mansfield. 4 Planning Board's Minutes March 1, 1989 Page -5- 7. Minutes of January 11, 1989 Motion: To approve the minutes of January 11, 1989 as written. (Flynn- Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. Minutes of January 18, 1989 Motion: To approve the minutes of ,January 18, 1989 with the following amendment: For the posterity of the Planning Board, delete the paragraphs under "Around the Table" relating to Planner Sohn's comments about the selection of a Planning Director. Also, remove the next to last item relating to Planner Sohn's comments regarding the Planning Board and Town Manager. (Flynn - Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. S. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. CLERK DATE OF APPROVAL I 5