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Home My WebLink Aboutmin of planning brd 10/6/1999Vo Planning Board Minutes Cy , October 6,1999 Present: Bernard J. Dolan, Acting Chairman; Marydee Flynn, Clerk; Mark Cook; Scott A. Frank; Thomas P. McShane; and Kenneth H. Torman. Also present was Shaun P. Burke, Director of Planning and Development. Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. 1. Minutes of September 22, 1999 Mrs. Flynn asked that Item 915 on page 2 be amended to reflect that the Selectmen's memorandum to her was regarding the expiration date of her Planning Board term. Motion: To approve (Tortnan- Flynn) 6 -0 PASSES 2. Special Permit Decision for Theodore Kyriakidis, 30 Mansfield Avenue, voted September 22, 1999 Motion: To sign the Special Permit (Frank -Cook) 6 -0 PASSES 3. Memorandum to Board of Selectmen re: Special Pen-nit for 30 Mansfield Avenue 4. Notice of Public Hearing — Norton Planning Board 5. Notices of Public Hearings — Easton Planning Board & Zoning Board 6. Community Links newsletter 7. "Planning" magazine 8. "The Beacon" 9. Letter from Steve Benoit requesting waiver and extension at River Edge to November 15,1999 Motion: To grant the extension to November 15, 1999 for the completion of the sidewalks and street lights at River Edge and to request that he attempt to complete these items as soon as possible prior to that date. (Flynn -Cook) 6 -0 PASSES 10. Letter from Folkman & Zola requesting the release of $67,662.00 for work completed at Homefield Farms Motion: To release $32,000.00 held as surety for the completion of the off - site water improvements and $35,662.00 for the completion of work within the subdivision, leaving a balance of $42,676.63 which includes the 10% contingency. (Flynn- Frank) 6 -0 PASSES 1 Meeting of October 6, 1999 11. Zoning Board of Appeals Applications: James and Stacie Leonard for a Variance at 24 Old Elm Street for side yard setback in an R -I Zone Motion: To send a positive recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals (Flynn- McShane) 5 -0 -1 with Mr. Frank abstaining PASSES DLC Corp., d/b /a Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, for a Finding and Appeal of the Decision of the Inspector of Buildings for a secondary stage at 885 South Main Street in an I -1 Zone Motion: To recommend to the Zoning Board of Appeals that they uphold the Decision of the Inspector of Buildings and Find that the stage is a structure that requires a building permit and to further Find that the facility is a pre - existing, non- conforming use that is being expanded and requires a Special Permit (Torman- Flynn) 6 -0 PASSES National Lumber Special Permit Public Hearing I The hearing was continued from September 8`}', at which time Water Resource Protection District issues were reviewed and it was determined that a Special Permit was also necessary for the retail use. The hearing was subsequently re- advertised in the Mansfield News on September 17`h and 24`h. Mrs. Flynn read the notice of public hearing and Ralph Maloon of RIM Engineering continued reviewing drainage information and revisions to the plan. Issues involving ingress and egress, traffic flow on the site, emergency access to the building, and the separation of automobile traffic from truck traffic were discussed. Landscaping and lighting were pointed out. Steven Kaitz and Manny Pina were present from National Lumber. Additional information was requested as follows: verification from the Town Engineer that the water quality will not be changed post - development recommendation from Ptlm. Lance Lawson regarding pedestrian traffic location and traffic flow in the area of the propane filling station Questions were also asked about snow removal, outside storage, and hours of operation. Following discussion the Board took a "straw poll" vote to enable the Planning Director to begin drafting the Special Permit decision. All members present indicated that a decision to grant the Special Permit should be drafted for further review and a formal vote following the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Conditions to be included are: 2 Meeting of October 6, 1999 no outside storage hours of operation to be established as 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with employees allowed to arrive at 6:00 a.m. on those days; 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays all deliveries shall be made during the hours of operation the location of the propane filling station shall require sign -off from the Fire Department appropriate Town Agencies shall be provided with a list of all chemicals/hazardous materials stored and/or used on the site if necessary for the melting of snow and ice, magnesium chloride shall be used; salt may not be used at this location for this purpose any recommendation of Ptlm. Lawson regarding pedestrian access shall be incorporated into the Special Permit decision the anticipated decibel level from the ventilation system shall be provided to the appropriate Town Agencies upon their design all drainage shall be subject to the approval of the Town Engineer appropriate signage shall be provided to keep automobile and truck traffic separated the plan shall be revised to reflect driveway width and location as discussed Motion: To continue the Public Hearing to November 3, 1999 at 8:00 p.m. (Flynn -Cook) 6 -0 PASSES Patricia Marie Village Preliminary Plan Ralph Maloon of RIM Engineering presented the plan on behalf of the owner of the property, Theodore A. Langmeyer, and the applicant, Ronald R. Montaquila. Correspondence was read from Mr. Maloon, as well as from the following: Ptlm. Lance Lawson of the Police Department — memo dated 9/28/99 John Sullivan, Town Engineer — memo dated 9/28/99 Steve Bishop, Acting Water Operations Manager — memo dated 9/22/99 Lt. Joe Sarro of the Fire Department — metro dated 9/22/99 Mr. Maloon presented plans for both a traditional subdivision and a residential compound, noting he would prefer to go forward with the residential compound layout. In his letter to the Board, Mr. Maloon outlined the three major issues that arose earlier in informal discussion with the Board and noted they have been incorporated into the plan. These were: road length — has been kept within the 650 feet requested 75 foot restrictive easement along Oak Street curvilinear design of the road, with grading and planting, to screen the site from Oak Street 3 Meeting of October 6, 1999 Board members offered various suggestions to Mr. Maloon regarding open space ( on the site, including the extension of the open space area along all abutting residential property. It was also suggested that the roadway be reduced in width when the definitive plan is drawn. Also discussed was the layout of Oak Street differing from the actual location of the roadway, with methods being discussed to correct it in the development of the site. At the conclusion of discussion, direction was given to Mr. Maloon to proceed with the design of the residential compound layout, with Board members reminding Mr. Maloon that their favorable review of the preliminary plan does not obligate them to approve the definitive plan. Plvmouth Street Site Plan Review — Bristol Builders /Ship of Fools LLC Mr. Maloon presented the site plan for the Board's review on behalf of the applicant's engineer, Mike Trowbridge. The site plan showed a 17,500 sq.ft. metal building on a 3.49 acre parcel located on Plymouth Street. The proposed use is a building trade /craft shop. Mr. Trowbridge's letter was read, outlining the changes made as the result of input from Town department heads, and comments from the following were read: John Sullivan, Town Engineer — Memos of 9/1/4/99 and 9/21/99 Shaun Burke, Planning Director — Memo of 9/22/99 Motion: To continue the Site Plan Review until November 3, 1999 at 8:30 p.m. (McShane- Frank) 6 -0 PASSES Around the Table Mr. Burke advised the Board that the Selectmen have requested a brief meeting with them next week to discuss retail use in the Industrial I zone. Following a brief discussion, members agreed on their need to discuss the issue as a Board prior to meeting with the Selectmen and requested that they not be put on the agenda until after 8:00 p.m. At that time they would send up a representative to discuss the Planning Board's position on the issue, while the remaining members continue to work on zoning issues at their scheduled workshop meeting. Mr. McShane suggested the need to review the definition and standards for "Residential Compound" in light of the fact that the Board is consistently exceeding the number of lots allowed. Mrs. Flynn suggested this be added to the Planning Board Worklist. 4 Meeting of October 6, 1999 Motion: To adjourn at 10:55 p.m. ( (Frank- Dolan) 6 -0 PASSES 111,3 9 Signature' of Clem Date of Approval Next Meeting: October 13, 1999 Meeting of October 6, 1999