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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning Brd Minutes 1/21/1987PLANNING BOARD'S ALL, Fli - 5 1987 MINUTES JANUARY 21 , 1987 y!® Present: *Chairperson Flynn, Clerk Quinn Planners: Annino, Caponigro, Madan, *Sohn Planning Director Callinan 1. Meeting called to order at 7:35 P.M. 2. Planning Session The Planning Board discussed schedule for "Municipal Building Recycling and Rehabilitation" with various department and committee heads. Planning secretary will be contacting Robert Barbarisi, Dinah Amsden, Jesse Earls, Ed Sliney, John Rhind and Steve htacCaffrie, to schedule joint meetings begin- ning at the planning session of January 28, 1987. Each in- dividual will be asked to have an inventory of exi=ting structures ready, to be discussed at these meetings. Possibility of touring the Police and Fire Stations was dis- cussed. ( A discussion of the Procedural Rules and Regulations for preliminary plans was held, specifically regarding public hearings. A suggestion was made to forego public hearings by possibly advertising the weekly Planning Board agenda in the Sun Chronicle. At this time, Board members stated that in the future the agenda is to be complete by 4:00 P.M. on Mon- day prior to Wednesday evening Planning Board meeting and that no revisions will be accepted after that time, Any requests for space on the agenda received after that time will be placed on the agenda for the following week's meet- ing. Board members would like to request applicant's with prelimi- nary plans to submit seven (7) copies of their EIS in order to allow the Board time to review before applicant comes before the Planning Board the first time. Any area of the EIS which is not applicable may be marked as such with a brief e\planation as to why it is not applicable. 3. Clerk's Report Correspondence Memo to Chairperson Flynn from Board of Selectmen regarding joint meeting with Foxboro Board of Selectmen conce *ning Tighe Trucking to be held 1/28/87 at 8:00 P.M. Motion: To have Chairperson Flynn and Planning Director Callinan attend the Selectmen's meeting of 1/28/87. (Quinn -Sohn) All in favor. PASSES. 1 Planning Board's Minutes January 21, 1987 Page -2- Letter to Chairperson Flynn from Bertram Cook regarding withdrawal of request for earth removal permit by Hatheway &. Patterson. Memo to Capital Improvement Committee from Rande Wilson, Town Manager regarding Proposed Capital Improvement Program. Covenant for "Robyn Estates ". Copy of letter to Mr. Donald Baker from Planning Board regarding "Maplewood I" street lights and signs. Memo from Conservation Commission to Planning Board regarding open space. Memo from Judith F. Scott, Town Clerk, regarding deadline for Articles for the Annual Town Meeting. Copy of letter- from Richard J. Callinan to Mr. James L. McIntyre regarding extension of deadline and public hearing for "Eastleigh Estates, North ". Letter to Planning Board from Alphonse Query, Special Town Counsel, regarding Superior Court Judgement for "Fieldbrook Estates ". Copy of memo to Board of Selectmen regarding possible well site at "Van Gemert Drive" subdivision. Memo from Kelli Spedden regarding next Master Plan meeting to be held January 22, 1987 at the Library. Copy of letter to IEP from Kelli Spedden. Invitation to Planning Board from Norton Chamber of Commerce for Red & White Ball. Bristol Conservation Seedling Program notice. Center for Urban Massachusetts questionnaire. Motion: To have Chairperson Flynn complete the questionnaire from Center for Urban Massachusetts. (Quinn- hladan) All in favor. PASSES. Copy of Public Hearing Notice "Concetta Drive II" scheduled for February 11, 1987. 2 i Planning Board's Minutes January 21, 1987 Page -3- Public hearing notice, Town of North Attleboro, "Wamsutta Drive" definitive subdivision plan. Public hearing notice, City of Attleboro, "Northeast Building Corporation" definitive subdivision plan. Public hearing notice, Town of Foxboro, "Lakeview Estates" definitive subdivision plan. Board of Appeals, Town of Easton, continuation of hearing for Endruinas. Public Hearing Notice, Town of Foxboro, Zoning Board of Ap- peals, site plan approval. Statement of Facts, Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals, on the application of Mark & Renita Turner. Statement of Facts, Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals, on the application of St. John's Church. Statement of Facts, Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals, on the application of Siu H. Cho. Minutes of January 7, 1987 Amend Item #7, "Fuller Estates" to read "request for extension ", not "request for waiver ". Motion: to approve the Minutes of January 75 1987 as amended. (Guinn- Madan) All in favor. PASSES. 4. 8:35 P.M. - Preliminary Plans "Oak Hill" Mr. Paul Folkman spoke with the Planning Board regarding this preliminary plan. Requests for waivers for Street Jogs and sight distance were discussed. Motion: To approve the "Oak Hill" preliminary plan with the following conditions: 1. Item E on the checklist, relating to major fea- tures of the land, should be shown on the plan. 2. Item G on the checklist, relating to boundary lines of proposed lots, should be shown on the plan. 3 Planning Board's Minutes .January 213 1487 Page -4- 3. A request by Mr. Paul Folkman to change the sub- division regulations concerning sight distance for this plan has been referred to Alphonse Query, Special town Counsel, for a legal opinion due to litigation pending on "Concetta Drive I ", a similar plan. (Quinn- Madan) Chairperson Flynn, Planners Caponigro and Sohn in favor. Planner Annino opposed. Motion: To send a letter to Alphonse Query, Special Town Counsel stating: Given that a regulation may be in error and the Board may wish to correct that error, will there be a problem with making this change with - litigation pending on "Concetta Drive I "? This change will directly affect "Concetta Drive I ", "Concetta Drive II" and "Oak Hill" plans. Would Mr. Query recommend holding this change until after litigation or is the Planning Board free to go ahead and make the change. (Quinn- Madan) All in favor. PASSES. 5. Signing of "Cowan Meadow" Definitive Subdivision Plan Motion: To accept the covenant for "Cowan Meadow ". (Quinn - Madan) All in favor. PASSES. Motion: To sign the Definitive Subdivision Plan "Cowan Meadow ". (Quinn- Madan) All in favor. PASSES. 6. Variance Request Patrick Newport, 288 North Main Street This Variance request is to convert the second floor of an existing commercial building to residential use consisting of six apartments at 288 North Main Street. Motion: To send a positive recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals on the application of Newport for 288 North Main Street. (Quinn - Madan) Planners Caponigro and Sohn in favor. Chairperson Flynn and Planner Annino opposed. PASSES. 4 Planning Board's Minutes January 21, 1 °87 Page -5- 7. "Form A" (ANR) Plans Jess Realty Trust, Stearns Avenue This "Form A" (ANR) Plan is for a four lot parcel of land on the southeasterly side of Stearns Ave., bounded north- easterly, southeasterly and southwesterly by land of Jess Realty Trust and Mac Homes, Inc. and bounded northwesterly by Stearns Ave. Motion: To sign this "Form A" (ANR) plan for Jess Realty Trust for land located on Stearns Avenue. (Quinn- Madan) All in favor. PASSES. 8. Around the Table Board members discussed having the weekly agenda complete and finalized no later than 4:00 P.M. the Monday previous to each meeting. Also, all correspondence relating to Wednesday's meetings should be complete and available for Board members and /or applicants to review by the Tuesday prior to Planning Board meetings. If there is a problem completing correspon- dence by Tuesday, these items are to be held for another week's Planning Board meeting. Town of Easton, Department of Public Works Director, Mr. Wayne Southworth, has been invited to attend a Planning Board meeting in the near future to discuss a possible joint acquifer program between Easton and Mansfield. Planner Sohn suggested meeting jointly with the Mansfield Board of Selectmen. John Rhind, Director, Mansfield Department of Public Works and Charles Medchill, Manager, Water Operation== for the Town of Mansfield, will also be invited to attend this meeting. Planning Director Callinan discussed a suggestion made by the Town Engineer, Joseph Campo, relating to withholding fifty_ (50%) percent of funds for roadway work until such roads have survived one .Minter. Motion: That fifty (50X) of roadway funds be held bark until such roads have survived one winter. Any topcoat put down between 11/1/86 and 12/31/86, remaining bond money not be released until 4/1/87. ( (Annino -Sohn, for Discussion) Motion withdrawn. 5 Planning Board's Minutes January 21, 1987 Page -6- Motion: Hold this discussion and put on the agenda for Planning Board meeting of January 28, 1987. (Caponigro -Sohn) All in favor. PASSES. 9. Meeting adjourned at 10 :17 P.M. Z&,&�- CLERK. DATE N