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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Brd Min_12161992t:. I PLANNING BOARD MINUTES December 16, 1992 93 Pc CD 23 P„ f: E B PRESENT: Chairman Madan, Clerk Cadden PLANNERS: Annino, Caponigro, Flynn, McClanahan, Quinn 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. _U 2. 7:30 P.M. - Proposed Zoning By -Law Amendment Public Hearing Clerk Cadden read the public hearing notice. MOTION: To continue the public hearing without comment until January 20, 1993, at 8:00 P.M. in the Planning Board meeting room. Additional notice of public hearing will be placed in the MANSFIELD NEWS as required by statute. The reasons for continuation are as follows: 1. Several legal issues remain unresolved. 2. Given that three positions on the Planning Board are up for reappointment tonight it seems reasonable and prudent that a public hearing of this significance be postponed until the composition of the Board that will be voting on the proposed amendment and reporting to Town Meeting on same is known. (Quinn - McClanahan) (5 -1) Planner Caponigro Opposed. PASSES. 3. 7:40 - Mansfield Jeep Eagle Site Plan Review Paul Conner of Mansfield Eagle presented the site plan to the Board. Department Head comments were read by Clerk Cadden. Director of Planning and Development, Shaun Burke, stated that he thinks that the plan has been revised with the exception of zoning issues, to satisfaction. Planner Quinn inquired about site lighting and site landscaping detail. MOTION: To send a positive recommendation to the Inspector of Buildings. (Quinn - Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. 4. 7:50 P.M. - Great 'Woods Parking and Seating Expansion Site Plan Review Rayna Rubin of John Drew Associates gave a presentation of the proposed site changes. The Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a variance for the parking lot to remain unpaved.- Clerk Cadden read Department Head comments. The applicant's engineer presented the lighting plan. The light fixtures are the same as in the existing parking lot. The drainage system was also explained at this time. Board Comments: Planner Quinn - Department Head comments should be addressed. Planner Annino - Lighting plan showing foot candles including fence. - Hill landscaping. - New landscaping. - Planting list should be shown. - Stair detail should be shown. - Cart food preparation. - Additional planting in parking area. - Fence at parking lot property line. - Stabilization of slope at parking area property line. - Detention areas. - Oil boom description. - Parking lot striping. - Drainage sedimentation. - Water storage in detention basin. - Detention basin testholes. - Detention area vegetation. MOTION: To send a positive recommendation to the Building Inspector including Department Head comments, lighting detail, planting detail, and stairway detail. (Quinn - McClanahan) All in aor. PASSES. 5. Chairman Madan presented PlaniqVIPQuinn with a citation for his service on the Plannin ni or the past seven years. This is Planner.Quinn's last Planning Board meeting. Chairman Madan and Planner McClanahan left the Planning Board meeting at this time to go to the Board of Selectmen's meeting for Planning Board appointment interviews. 6. Correspondence Memorandum from Joan Cutillo, Town Treasurer, to Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development, and the Planning Board, suggesting a new securities policy which is as follows: " all securities will t Mansfield for the Benefit only the signature of contractor will provide it' the purposes of interest. also reserve the right institution. e in the name of 'The Town of of ', requiring the Town Treasurer. The s own Federal I.d. number for .." The Town Treasurer will to approve the financial MOTION: To vote the above as policy. (Cadden- Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. Letter to Shaun Burke, Director of ' Planning and Development, from Tim Higgins, Foxboro Town Planner, commending Dan Clifford, Subdivision Inspector, for work he has done in the Foxboro end of the Beaumonts Pond Estates subdivision while the Foxboro Inspector was out. MOTION: To put the letter in Mr. Clifford's file. (Cadden- Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. Request from Necco Realty Trust and recommendation from Dan Clifford, Subdivision Inspector, to release $23,382 for the Serena Way Estates subdivision MOTION: To release (the above amount). (Cadden - Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. Request from Necco Realty Trust and recommendation from Dan Clifford, Subdivision Inspector, to release $3,000 for the Eastbrook Estates subdivision MOTION: To release (the above amount). (Cadden - Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. Memorandum from Dan Clifford, Subdivision Inspector, to Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development, recommending that surety for the Tara Estates Extension subdivision be set at $21,000 MOTION: To accept the surety amount of $21,000. (Cadden - Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. Memorandum from Joan Cutillo, Town Treasurer, to the Planning Board stating that she is in receipt of a passbook for the Tara Estates Extension subdivision in the amount of $21,000 Form J Release for Lots 1 -6 in the Tara Estates Extension subdivision MOTION: To sign the release. (Quinn - Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. Memorandum from Dan Clifford, Subdivision Inspector, to Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development, recommending that surety for the Beaumonts Pond Estates subdivision be set at $42,619.00. Memorandum from Joan Cutillo, Town Treasurer, to the Planning Board stating she is in receipt of a passbook for the Beaumonts Pond subdivision in the amount of $42,619.00 Form J Release for Lots 10 -16 in Beaumonts Pond Estates MOTION: To sign the Form J Release. (Cadden - Flynn) All in favor. PASSES. Letter from Helen Fuller to Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development, regarding the Deerfield Village subdivision MOTION: To send a letter to East Coast Development requesting a representative attend the Planning Board's next available meeting to discuss the above letter. Send a copy of the letter to Helen Fuller. A marked -up' plan of the subdivision reflecting comments in Mrs. Fuller's letter should be brought to our next meeting. (Quinn - Cadden) All in favor. PASSES. Memorandum from Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development, to William Williams, Town Manager, regarding a letter sent to the Board of Selectmen by Bill and Pauline Morrison Letter to the Board of Selectmen from Mr. and Mrs. Morrison Memorandum to the Board of Selectmen from the Planning Board regarding the Park Row School Letter to Mrs. Castriotta from Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development Letter from Folkman & Zola Builders, Inc. from Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development, regarding Sturbridge Estates subdivision drainage Letter from Ken Parsons of Gerry Abbot Realtors asking the Planning Board to sponsor an article to abandon Glen Street MOTION: To ask the Planning Director to write an article and submit it to the Board of Selectmen. The hearing notice should be included with the other hearing notices being advertised in the Mansfield News. The Planning Board will sponsor the article. (Quinn - Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. Zoning Board of Appeals Statement of Facts: Ciro Brancaccio - 15 Echo Hills Drive - GRANTED Letter from the Canoe River Aquifer Committee requesting the Board's support for the Canoe River to be designated as a sole source aquifer MOTION:_ To invite the Chairman, Mr. Southworth, to a Planning Board meeting to talk to the Board. (Cadden - Quinn) All in favor. PASSES. Letter from Sara Jameson regarding a consultant for the study funded by a recently received grant Preservation Advocate Letter from GEDI - Gaming and Economic Development Institute New England Economic Indicators Booklet Ad: Urban American Policy Changes for Los Angeles and the Nation. SRPEDD Public Information Meeting Notice Resources and Environment: Management Choices OECD Recent Publications The Beacon Attleboro Hearing Notice Foxboro Hearing Notice ADA Pamphlet APA Magazine Mass Housing Finance Agency 1992 Annual Report No. Attleboro Public Hearing Notice 7. Form A (ANR) Plans Karl Clemmey = South Main Street At this time the Planning Board discussed the issue of vital access to the lots shown on the plan, MOTION: To sign the plan, (Quinn- Cadden) All in favor. PASSES. 8, Public Discussion Karl Clemmey stated to the Board that it is his opinion that the article submitted to the Board to, abandon Glen Street should be sponsored by a private citizen, not by the Planning Board. Mr. Clemmey questioned the site plan review procedure, more specifically, public input during the review, Mr. Clemmey also questioned the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts site plan's drainage system, parking area fencing, and detention area landscaping and fencing. Mr. Clemmey began to comment on the proposed moratorium article, for which the public hearing had been scheduled for tonight but was continued. Mr. Clemmey was informed that it is inappropriate to discuss the proposed moratorium out of the public hearing. Rebecca White questioned the Board's authority to put a moratorium on her land. Planning Director Shaun Burke informed Ms. White that the moratorium is not presently on her land, Ms. White was informed the public input will be taken at the public hearing to be held on January 20, 1993 at 8:00 P.M. Ms. White also asked what the time frame of the study, which will be conducted on the proposed moratorium area, will be and what the reason for the study is. Planning Director Burke responded that the study would take approximately four to six months and explained the reason for the study. Richard Morse asked the Planning Board how the proposed moratorium article came about. Planning Director explained how the article came about. Richard Morse asked if SRPEDD has given any advice on the Proposed moratorium. Planning Director Shaun Burke stated that the Planning Board has not voted to support the article it has only voted to hold the public hearing Michael Clemmey began to ask the Planning Board about the amount of industrial land which is available and about a proposed soccer field in the Cabot Business Park. 9. Around the Table Planner Annino asked that the Board request input from the Engineering Department regarding the oil /water separators being used on the Great Woods site. Planner Annino also would like landscaping around the detention area to be included in the Great Woods parking expansion site plan recommendation. 10. Adjournment - 9:27 P.M. Clerk's Signature Date of Approval