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Home My WebLink Aboutmin of planning brd 6/3/1998PLANNING BOARD MINUTES June 3,1998 93 JUN 2`u AN 8: 24 s Present: H. Thomas French, Jr., Chairman; John D. �PAI vaij,'Jt.;, le ernie J. Dolan; Marydee Flynn, Scott A. Frank, and Kenneth H. Torman l " i J T Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. Motion: To sign the as -built plans for street acceptance for those streets accepted as public ways at Town Meeting (Sullivan - Dolan) 4 -0 with Mrs. Flynn and Mr. Frank not present PASSES oit esponsTence * Minutes of May 20, 1998 Motion: To approve (Torman- Sullivan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES * Minutes of May 20, 1998 Executive Session Mr. Sullivan asked that his statement be amended to read, "with the applicant documenting the collapse scenario as suggested by Mr. Frank" Motion: To approve as amended (Dolan - Torman) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES * Stop & Shop Gas Station Special Permit Decision Board members discussed modifying Condition 4 to identify the plan or adding a sixth condition to identify the plan. It was decided to add Condition 6 to do so. Motion: To sign the Special Permit Decision as amended. (Dolan - Sullivan) 4 -0 -1 with Mr. Frank not present and Mrs. Flynn abstaining PASSES Letter from Rick Bodio requesting partial release of surety for work completed on Winslow Way, with recommendation from Dan Clifford to reduce surety Motion: To release $13,011.00, leaving a balance of $32,739.30 (Flynn - Sullivan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES Memorandum from Town Manager regarding joint meeting of Board of Selectmen, Planning Board and Board of Health regarding Wastewater Master Plan - Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. - Dr. Torman and Mr. Dolan will be attending; Mrs. Flynn, Mr. French and Mr. Sullivan may be attending. Request from Phillip Eramo to call the private way at Kemp Farm (155 East Street Residential Compound) "Kemp Farm Way" Motion: To approve (Sullivan - Dolan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES Minutes of June 3, 1998 * Copy of letter from MassHighway to Trudy Coxe re: * Letter from Bristol County Registry of Deeds re: information * Public Hearing Notices - Attleboro Planning Board * Public Hearing Notice - Sharon Board of Appeals * SRPEDD Regional Review * Access New England newsletter * The Commissioner (APA newsletter) * StormWatch newsletter * GreenSense newsletter * LLRW Up -Front newsletter * The Beacon * Mass. Audubon Society Legislative Alert irtigavtevantsntted <Publtceat�ng Mansfield Stop & Shop Permit access to computerized Registry A letter was received from Michael Trowbridge on behalf of the applicant requesting that the public hearing be continued for two weeks, with an extension of the time allowed to act on the application. Motion: To continue the public hearing until June 17, 1998 at 8:30 p.m. with renotification of the abutters at the applicant's expense. (Dolan - Sullivan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES w��rccv`ai I +F�t�Z�Y�tfu`ed_(�k}1IR).P��Xa The Board reviewed a plan submitted by Willowdale Golf Course showing the creation of two lots on Spring Street and a parcel of remaining land. Mr. Burke suggested that the plan warranted endorsement. Motion: To sign the Form A Plan- (Flynn-Sullivan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES > s 14 at t rnov tl Peru rat f t►st#c[d ,s>7 and !V Gregory Cauldwell appeared before the board to review the plan, showing the area where gravel is to be removed accessory to construction to finish the 100 yard range. He explained that 5,000 to 7,000 cubic yard would be removed, with some being used for the embankment and the remainder being taken from the site. He stated the request had been approved previously, but due to the length of time that has elapsed since the approval, they were bringing it back for review. Motion: To grant approval of the earth removal of gravel incidental to completing construction of the rifle range and removal of a building, as shown on the plan dated May 4, 1990 and last revised July 1, 1992, with the remaining excess gravel of approximately 6,000 cubic yards to be removed from the site. (Sullivan - Torman) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank not present PASSES 2 Minutes of June 3, 1998 Board members reviewed each of the proposed amendments and acted on them as follows: 3.3.10 Certificate of Approval Motion: To approve as amended. (Torman - Sullivan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank absent PASSES 3.3.14 Acceptance by the Town Motion: To approve as amended (Sullivan - Torman) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank absent PASSES 4.1.2 Alignment Motion: To approve as amended. (Torman - Sullivan) 5 -0 with Mr. Frank absent PASSES 4.1.2.7 - Skip and have redrawn. 4.1.5 and 4.1.5.1 Dead End Streets Motion: To approve as amended. (Torman - Flynn) 4 -2 with Mr. Frank and Mr. Sullivan opposed. PASSES 4.4 Open Space - Hold until later date 5.2 and 5.2.4 Street and Roadway Motion: To approve as amended- (Dolan-Sullivan) 6 -0 PASSES 5.3.2.1 Sewer Motion: To approve as amended. (Dolan - Flynn) 6 -0 PASSES 5.3.2.7.1 and .2 Motion: To further amend 3.5.2.7.1 to read: ...The storm water drainage system shall be designed to cause a net zero increase in peak flow rate and a net zero increase in run -off from the subdivision. And water quality meeting the standards of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) stormwater guidelines, as may be amended, for Best Management Practices... and to approve as further amended. (Sullivan- Flynn) 6 -0 PASSES 3 Minutes of June 3, 1998 5.3.2.7.10 - Motion: To approve as amended. (Sullivan - Torman) 6 -0 PASSES 5.4 Sidewalks - Hold until a later time. 5.6 Grass Plots Motion: To approve as amended. (Sullivan - Flynn) 6 -0 PASSES 5.7 Trees Motion: To approve as amended. (Dolan- Sullivan) 6 -0 PASSES Section 2.5 Fees Motion: To approve as amended. (Dolan - Flynn) 6 -0 PASSES Mr. Dolan asked that site plan review /site plan approval be scheduled on the agenda. Dr. Torman shared his thoughts regarding public comment in light of recent abuses. Motion: To permanently close "public comment" and open a time period for those people who: 1. have submitted an outline of what they wish to discuss by the Thursday preceeding our meeting, to be mailed out in our packets with the rest of the background information for agenda items 2. have included an overview of each point of discussion 3. are prepared to be shut -off when they digress from the topic for which they have been placed on the agenda ( Torman- Dolan) Motion withdrawn following discussion. Other members expressed concern about limiting the amount of valid public comment and generally agreed there are other ways of handling such instances, with the suggestions ranging from the chairman's exercise of his authority to individuals simply getting up and leaving the meeting if they are offended by what is being said. Mrs. Flynn said she would like the board to think about taking out references to "similar to" or "similar uses" and be more specific when considering the Zoning By -law Mr. Burke advised the board that at the suggestion of Town Counsel the amended Table of Uses relative to recreation will be coming back to re- define recreation into two separate uses. Minutes of June 3, 1998 Ad'parnmQrit Motion to adjourn 10:15 p.m. (Torman- Frank) 6 -0 PASSES Minutes of June 3, 1998