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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNINGbrd_02042015Planning Board Minutes February 4,2015 Present: Tom French, Chairman; Don Cleary, Acting Clerk; Michael McClanahan, Ralph Penney, Mike Feck; Alternate Joe Cerretani Shaun P. Burke, Director of Planning and Development Motion: To appoint Mr. Cleary as Acting Clerk (Penney/Feck) All in favor. PASSES 1. January 21, 2015 minutes Motion: To approve as submitted (Feck -) 1NIr. Penney said the second "granite" reference on the bottom of page two should 1?V_, to "curbing" rather than "sidewalks." _ Motion: To approve as amended Lr (Feck/Cleary) 4 in favor, Penney, Cerretani abstained. PASSES 2. Public Hearing notices - Attleboro, Norton, North Attleboro - ! 3. January 29, 2015 memo from Town Manager William Ross re: Closing of Naluat -Tow t) t Meeting Warrant on March 2, 2015. Mr. French asked if the date is expecta -to lZe extWed to May. Mr. Burke explained that the articles will be submitted to the Towri Cle r i o#$be, then to the Board of Selectmen for final wording. Mr. Burke said the articles subhxttery March 2 will need to be more substantive than placcholders. Branch Street Development Partners, LLC The plan proposes to create five lots with sufficient frontage and area on Branch Street. The plan also seeks to create Parcels A and B, which are labeled not buildable and the remaining land of IRG Mansfield, LLC. Mr. Burke said the lots are oddly shaped, with enough frontage but with "tails" of land at the back to make up the required area. Mr. McClanahan asked if there is a deed restriction on the lots; Mr. Burke said there is. Mr. Burke recommended endorsing the plan. Motion: To endorse the Form A (McClanahan/Feek) 5 In Favor, 0 Opposed, Penney abstained PASSES The board reviewed the latest consensus plan, dated January 8, 2015. The board will be meeting with the Board of Selectmen and conducting Municipal Clearinghouse review on February 25. Mr. McClanahan said the addition of four spaces on the corner of Crocker Street will cause traffic flow problems during the height of both commutes. Mr. Burke said once North Main Street becomes two -way, Mansfield Avenue will essentially become a parking lot with a tremendous decrease in through traffic. He said when parking is built on North Main Street, a new short cut will be created across Pratt Street that will be used to drop people off at the train station; Mr. McClanahan disagreed. 1 2/4/2015 Mansfield with multiple acres that are still developable and said he thought any changes should focus on improving the road standards. Mr. Penney said he thinks the roads are always the problem and asked how many six -lot residential compounds are in Mansfield. Mi•. Burke said there are 13 or 14 with various numbers of lots, and agreed the roads can be a problem. Mr. Penney suggested looking at changing the roadway construction specifications. Mr•. McClanahan said the Board should protect the residents who will live in residential compound developments and the roads should be built according to the town's standards. Mr•. Feck said the town would have to inspect the roads and suggested providing for an outside inspection every few years for things like the drainage systems. 6 4NESMS uture * oam = =— William Buckley, Bay Colony Group, introduced Brian French, Future Foam Northeast General Manager and Christine Walsh, Annino & Associates. Mr. Brian French explained Future Foam is a privately held, family -owned business, headquartered in Iowa since 1958. The company operates 15 facilities in the US and one in China to manufacture and distribute flexible polyurethane foam for furniture, bedding, packaging, carpet underlay, medical, industrial and novelty. They plan to close on the property next week and when fully operational, they plan to employee 50 people. Mr. B. French explained some of the raw materials they use require tank farms and bulk containers on site; he said most of the material comes in by rail. Mr. Penney asked how many shifts the company would run; Mr. B. French said they plan to have one 10 -11 hour shift. Mr. Penney asked about odors; Mr. B. French said there would be none. Mr. Cleary asked about the environmental impacts; Mr. B. French said there would be no impact, and they do would be under the threshold of their DEP permit. Mr. Buckley explained the project involves the construction of an 80'x352' addition on the west side of the existing 167,835 + /- sf building, eight loading bays on the east side and the existing parking/loading areas reconfigured and upgraded. The addition will house the machinery to construct flexible polyurethane foam used in packaging. The parcel is 10.7 acres with an isolated freshwater wetland off the south property line. The existing one -story building is 167,835 + /- sf warehouse /manufacturing built in the early 1970s with 134 parking spaces. The site is served by municipal water, sewer, electric and natural gas., The lot has 1,481 feet of frontage on Maple Street and Francis Avenue with two curb cuts. The building has six existing loading docks on the west side and four loading docks and a drive -in door on the east side. The site has a railroad siding on the east side. The Zoning Board of Appeals has granted relief from the Floor Area Ratio and open space requirements. Mr•. Buckley explained the parking will be reconfigured from 134 to 82 spaces, the largest anticipated shift. There are currently 65 employees. The landscaping at the fiont will remain; landscaping on the side and rear of the building will consist of trees and grass similar to what is currently on the site. There are no curb cut changes proposed. Trucks will drive 3 . 2/4/2015 Motion: To approve the site plan application for the proposed expansion of the existing building at 47 Maple Street as shown on the "Site Development Plan and Land of 47 Maple Street Mansfield, MA" dated December 17, 2014, prepared by Bay Colony Group, Inc.; and the "Flood Impact Analysis and Storm Water Management Plan 47 Maple Street Mansfield, MA" dated December, 2014 by Bay Colony Group, Inc. with the following conditions: 1. Any and all remaining department head comments (attached) must be completely addressed prior to the issuance of a building permit[s]; 2. The plans shall conform to all dimensional requirements of the Zoning By -Law. All signs shall conform to the dimensional requirements of the Zoning By -Law for area and height unless relief has been granted by the Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals; 3. Any and all roof - mounted HVAC equipment shall be fully screened; with exception of lighting powered down by 11:OOpm 4. The dumpster shall only be serviced during regular business hours. Specifically, the dumpster shall not be picked up or dropped off between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (Cleary- McClanahan) All in favor. PASSES Mr. French asked if the dumpster should be screened; Mr. Buckley said it is an enclosed compactor and can be seen from Francis Avenue. Mr•. Burke said he does not think it needs to be screened; the board agreed. Mi•. Penney suggested adding a condition to limit the hours of operation. Mr. French said he does not anticipate running a second shift at this time; if it becomes necessary, it would be limited, not full -scale and not running heavy presses. He said he thinks the nighttime activity would only be trucks dropping off and picking up. Mr. Burke said noise complaints about the previous business on this site were mostly because of the outdoor speakers; which Future Foam does not plan to use. Motion: To amend the motion to add the following additional conditions: 5. There shall be no outdoor loudspeaker use; 6. There shall be no use of yard tractors between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; (Penney/McClanahan) All in favor. PASSES [Mr. French left the meeting at this time] Motion: To appoint Mr. McClanahan Acting Chair (Cleary/Feek) All in Favor. PASSES 7 Public�Ieazzng cofznaed :`Willowdale 18 -Iiofs of# VYzllow Street WalsbBnofhers Hzm BuildmgGQ = = _ = _ William Buckley, Bay Colony Group, explained the changes to the plans since the last meeting, including the removal of public access to the pond. The pond itself will be offered to the town, and Mr. Buckley said he thinks the Conservation Commission will accept it. Therefore, the layout in front of Lots 3 and 4 will end 150' from the lot line to provide Lot 3 with frontage. The developer will build 65' of roadway in front of Lot 3 to the town's standards, and the remaining 85' will be built to subbase with six inches of loam and seed. If this were to happen, the waiver from Section 5.5.1 would be changed to allow "vertical granite curbing only around the radii with monolithic hot mix asphalt in all other locations." Additionally, a waiver from Section 7.3.1 would be needed to account for that portion of Lorraine Way to be built to subbase. , Section 5.1.1, To allow the road to be superelevated in lieu of a crown Motion: To grant the waiver from Section 5. 1.1 (Cleary/Penney) 4 in favor. 0 opposed. 1 abstained (Cerrentani). PASSES Section 5.4.2, To allow sidewalk to be installed on one side where sidewalk on both sides is required Motion: To grant the waiver from Section 5.4.2 (Cleary/Penney) 4 in favor. 0 opposed. 1 abstained (Cerrentani). PASSES Section 5.5.1, To allow monolithic hot mix asphalt curbing throughout and to require vertical granite curbing around the radii, connected to the monolithic curing with a transition stone. The Town will accept the developer's offer to construct approximately 900 lineal feet of concrete sidewalk, five feet (5') wide, ADA compliant, on the west side of Willow Street from the entrance of Lorraine Way (the subdivision's southern entrance) to School Street. Motion: To grant the waiver from Section 5.5.1 (Cleary/Penney) 4 in favor. 0 opposed. 1 abstained (Cerrentani). PASSES Section 7.3.1, To allow the Building Inspector to issue a building permit for Lot 3 once the roadway has been constructed for the first 65' up to a base course of asphalt and for an additional 85' of frontage to a subbase of gravel, as shown on the approved plan. Motion: To grant the waiver from Section 7.3.1 (Cleary/Penney) 4 in favor. 0 opposed. 1 abstained (Cerrentani). PASSES Mr. Burke presented a draft decision. Mr. Penney asked to specify that the sidewalk work would be covered in the bond. Motion: To approve the Willowdale definitive subdivision plan with the above - referenced conditions (Penney/Cleary) 4 In Favor. 0 Opposed. 1 Abstention (Cerrentani) PASSES Motion: To close public hearing (Penney/Cleary) All in Favor PASSES Mr. Penney asked the board to think about requiring renderings to be approval submissions. Motion: To adjourn at 9:09 p.m. (Feck/Cerrentani) All in favor. PASSES Next Regular Planning Board Meeting: February 25, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. [Joint Meeting with Board of Selectmen in Room 3 alb, followed by regular Planning Board meeting in Room 2 a/b] fA` „1!('�, ..`.fc l�'l^ ,l foZ it L.:Z` �i _.��r �,,`,•,t�'e r__.. f r Signature of Clerk Date of Approval 7 2/412015