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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Brd Minutes 4/15/1987�o zo lam- �Ceh�- [nip MAY 2 8 1987 PLANNING BOARD'S MINUTES APRIL 15, 1987 Present: Chairman Quinn, Clerk Annino Planners: Caponigro, *Flynn, *Genatossio, Madan, Sohn 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. 2. Review and /or Modification of Planning Board Policies and Procedures The Planning Board reviewed the Procedural Rules of the Mansfield Planning Board, which were adopted in February 1977. The following changes were made at this meeting: ( *Planner Genatossio entered the meeting at 7:40 P.M.) ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions Motion: To leave Article 1, Section 3 as it is written. (Annino - Flynn) Planner Genatossio in favor. Planners Sohn, Madan, Caponigro and Quinn opposed. Motion: To reconsider previous motion. (Genatossio - Caponigro) NO VOTE. Motion: To change Article 1, Section 3 to read: "Reconsideration of any action of the Planning Board shall be in accordance with the General Laws and shall be moved by a member that voted on the prevailing side of the original action, provided that all members voting on the original motion are present and voting." (Madan - Caponigro) Planners Sohn and Quinn in favor-. Planners Annino, Genatossio and Flynn opposed. PASSES. Motion: To change Article 1, Section 5: "........If a member or members of the Board do have a direct, or indirect, *interest....... ", asterisk at bottom of page to read " *interest is to be interpreted as monetary interest and not abutters ". (Genatossio - Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. ARTICLE 2 - Officers Motion: To change Article 2, Section 1: "At the first regularly scheduled meeting after the conclusion of the Annual Town Meeting of each year, the Board shall elect from its members........" (Genatossio- Madan) All in favor. PASSES. '1 -:j Planning Board's Minutes April 15, 1987 Page -2- No changes were made to Article 3 - Planning Director. ARTICLE 4 - Meetings Motion: To change Article 4, Section 4: "....Appointments with the Board shall be made no later than 4:00 P.M. Monday prior to the meeting. Public hearings will be scheduled by a vote of the Planning Board only." (Sohn - Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. Motion: To amend Article 4, Section 4 by removing the sec- tion "Public hearings will be scheduled by a vote of the Planning Board only." and adding this sentence under Article 4, Section 6. ARTICLE 2 - Officers Motion: To amend Article 2, Section 4 to read: "Special study committees established by vote of the Planning Board shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board subject to concurrence by majority vote of the Board and may consist of members......" (Flynn- Caponigro) All in favor. PASSES. 3. Clerk's Report Correspondence Letter to Planning Board from Alphonse Query, Special Town Counsel, regarding "Pork Chop or Rat Tail Lots ". Memo to the Planning Board from Joseph J. Campo, Town En- gineer, regarding preliminary plan, "Timberland Estates ". Press release from Town Manager regarding situation at landfill. Copy of letter sent; to Master Plan Advisory Council from Douglas R. Annino announcing his resignation. Motion: To ask Richard Gordon if he would be interested in serving as a member at large on the Master Plan Ad- visory Council, (Flynn - Genatossio) No Vote. Motion withdrawn. Planner Flynn will speak- to Mr. Gordon personally and ask for a letter to the Planning Board if he is interested in being considered for Master Plan Advisory, Council. 2 11 - Planning Board's Minutes April 15, 1987 Page -3- Letter to Planning Board from Attorney Donald G. Kethro, rep- resenting Nicholas Harris, regarding "Balcom Ridge Estates" requesting an extension to May 18, 1987 to comply with the Board's request for water table readings. Motion: To send a letter to Mr. Nicholas Harris notifying him that the Planning Board will grant him an extension of two weeks and the Planning Board will put Mr. Harris on the agenda for May 6, 1987. (Genatossio- Madari) All in favor. PASSES. 4. 8:30 P.M. - Continuation of Public Hearing - "Concetta Drive II" - Deadline: April 17, 1987 At 8 :30 P.M., Chairman Quinn continued the public hearing for "Concetta Drive II ". At 9:35 F.M. this public hearing was closed. The following people spoke at this public hearing: Mr. Garen Bresnick, Attorney for the applicant. Mr. Paul Folkman, Applicant. Mr. Ralph Maloon, RIM Engineering. Mr. George Fairbanks, Attorney for abutters. Mrs. Carol Foss, 660 North Main Street, Mansfield. Mr. Michael Foss, 660 North Main Street, Mansfield. Mr. William Rossi, 15 Dane Street, Mansfield. Mr. Richard Sebetes, 536 North Main Street, Mansfield. Elizabeth Bennoch, 540 North Main Street, Mansfield. After the close of this public hearing, the following motions were made regarding waivers for "Concetta Drive II ": Motion: To approve the waiver for roadway offset for Concetta Drive from Marini Street, Section 4.A.2.2. of the Mansfield Subdivision Rules and Regulations. (Madan -Sohn) Planners Caponigro, Flynn, Genatossio and Quinn in favor. Planner Annino opposed. PASSES. Motion:_ To approve sight distance waiver under Section IV.2.g. of the Mansfield Subdivision Rules and Regulations as amended in April 1986. This waiver does conform to the Mansfield Subdivision Rules and Regulations as amended in April 1987. (Sohn- Madan) Planners Caponigro and Quinn in favor. Planners Annino, Flynn and Genatossio opposed. Planning Board's Minutes April 15, 1987 Page -4- Motion: Not to grant the waiver. for the filing fee for "Concetta Drive II" in the amount of $1,700.00. (Genatossio- Annino) No Motion. Motion: To table the waiver for the filing fee. (Flynn- Annino) Planners Madan, Sohn, Genatossio, Caponigro, Quinn opposed. FAILS. At this time, Mr. Folkman withdrew his request for a waiver of the filing fee for "Concetta Drive II ". Motion: To approve the definitive subdivision plan, "Concetta Drive II" with the following conditions: 1. A letter from Town Engineer stating that he has no problem with the drainage with the water table being so close to the pipes. 2. Off site improvements, as specified on the plan, shall be included in the covenant and bonding calculations.' 3. Conditions be met within twenty (20) day appeal period. 4. Approval with waivers for sight distance and i street offset. (Sohn - Madan) Planners Sohn, Madan and Quinn in favor. Planners Caponigro, Annino, Flynn and Genatossio opposed. FAILS. Motion: To deny the "Concetta Drive II" definitive subdivi- sion plan based on the regulation for the sight distance and Morini Street jog. (Flynn - Annino) Planners Flynn and Annino in favor. Planners Caponigro, Sohn, Madan and Quinn opposed. Planner Genatossio abstains. FAILS. Motion: To deny the "Concetta Drive II" definitive subdivi- sion plan based on non - compliance of the sight distance regulation according to Subdivision Regula- tions. (Genatossio - Flynn) Planners Genatossio, Flynn and Annino in favor. Planners Caponigro, Madan and Sohn opposed. Planner Quinn abstains. FAILS. 4 Planning Board's Minutes April 15, 1987 Page -5- Motion: To approve "Concetta Drive II" definitive subdivi- sion with the following conditions: 1. Off site improvement=_, as penned on the plan, will be included in the covenant and the bonding contract. 2. Approval to include two waivers, one for sight distance and the other for street offset. (Sphn- Madan) Planners Sohn, Madan, Caponigro and Quinn in favor. Planners Benatossio, Flynn and Annino.opposed. PASSES. ( *Planner Flynn left the meeting at 10:00 P.M.) 5. 10:05 P.M. - Site Plan Review 10 East Street - Applicant: Annese Enterprises, Inc. Due to lack of information on this plan, the applicant will redesign and return to the Planning Board for review at a later date. (Town Meeting vote on the Downtown Zoning Ar- ticles will determine what direction the applicant must fol- low to complete this plan.) North Main Street - Applicant: Ralph Depillo Motion: To send a negative recommendation to the Building Inspector based on the following: 1. Insufficient parking spaces shown on plan. 2. Dumpster not screened. 3. Inapproporiate fencing. 4. Insufficient buffers on side and rear. 5. Wire fence is inappropriate. 6. Site lighting is not shown on the plan. 7. Comments from Town Engineer, Joseph J. Campo (see attached). (Sohn - Madan) All in favor. PASSES. Pleasant Street - Applicant: Nicholas & Claudette Benairs Motion: To send a negative recommendation to the Building Inspector based on the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. No fence shown on the plan. No dimension shown on plan for parking area. No site lighting shown on plan. No dumpster location noted on plan. Designation for pavement curbs not shown. Sidewalk entrance to building not shown. 5 Planning Board's Minutes April 15, 1987 Page -6- 7. Notation for existing building to be removed not shown. S. Further comments from Water Department and Engineering Department (see attached). (Annino - Genatossio) All in favor. PASSES. Motion: To send a letter to Bertram Cook, Building Inspec- tor informing him that the Planning Board has reviewed three site plans in the downtown zoning district, that the Planning Board has advertised for a zoning change in the downtown area and that building permits cannot be granted on these site plans until Town Meeting has taken_ action. (Genatossio - No second. 6. "Form A" (ANR) Plans Ware and Essex Streets - Ao Douglas Allen Motion: To sign this "Form property located a (Caponigro- Madan) Annino, Genatossio alicants: Franklyn Allen, Jr. and All (ANR) Plan for Allen for t Ware and Esser. Streets. Planner Sohn in favor. Planners and Quinn Opposed. FAILS. Motion: To not sign this "Form A" (ANR) Plan for Allen for property located at Ware and Esser. Streets based on the fact that the frontage derogates from the intent of the Subdivision Control Law regarding subdividing of parcels of land and, if lot 6 is to be construed to another owner, the location of the frontage is not shown. (Genatossio - Annino) Planner Quinn in favor. Planners Caponigro, Madan and Sohn opposed. FAILS. (-Planner Genatossio left the meeting at 10:40 P.M.) 7. Public Discussion Robert Saquet, 177 Old Elm Street Mr. Saquet is the new Town Moderator and spoke with the Plan- ning Board regarding the proposed downtown zoning articles which will be on the warrant for Town Meeting scheduled for Monday, April 27, 1987. Mr. Saquet and Chairman Quinn dis- cussed how the articles would be presented and debated on Town Meeting floor. The trash -to- energy articles were also discussed briefly. Planning Board's Minutes 6 April 15, 1987 Page -7- 10. Around the Table Motion: To sign the definitive subdivision plan "Hallett Crossing II ". (Annino -Sohn) All in favor. PASSES. 11. Meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. CLERK 4 v,251 DATE 7