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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin of planning brd 08/09/2006 /'" '" ", RECEIVED ~ .. : r'; i' I r CHi C' (') ,- . Planning Board Minutes . i l,_. L .\ i \..) U r Fie [ August 9, 2006 06 SEP I 9 , Present: Tom French, Chairman; Fred Armstrong, Clerk; Ken Torman, Wa~~ ~en1(hs, Doug Annino, John DeMassi, Frank Holmes t1t~NSFIELD Alternates: Michael McClanahan, Stan Feck MASSACHUSETTS Shaun P. Burke, Director of PI ann in and Develo Motion: To appoint Mr. Jenkins Acting Chair (Torman-DeMassi) All in favor. PASSES ...................-.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ~~$Y!pJi~l1.imii~JB.~m~yIBlm.!\.y'l:Iig.I~!I-~~B~iIM$gllYg~IQ. :gpgi;lr)<>>>......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Mr. Sullivan explained the request for 780 cubic yards of material to be removed as a result of reconstruction on Brown Avenue. He said the street is in need of repair and was constructed across two privately-owned pieces of land. The Brown Avenue project is 1,700 square feet, but the portion on private property is about 100 feet. Mr. Sullivan explained the town has attempted to work out easement agreements with the owners, which he said has not happened. The work will be done by DPW over about five days in October and November, with notice sent to the neighbors and work hours between 7 am to 3 pm with trucking between 8 am and 2 pm. Trucks trips will be no more than two minutes apart, and will be 7-17 cubic yard trucks for approximately 90 truck trips. There is a bridge on Plain Street with weight restrictions, so the trucks will have to go onto Route 152 to Route 106 to either the highway garage or the Plymouth Street recreation area. Mr. Sullivan said the Plymouth Street area has been approved for filling. ( Mr. DeMassi asked if any material will need to be put back into the roadway; Mr. Sullivan said there will be some material used for fill. Mr. McClanahan asked if it would be more efficient to sell the gravel to Boro, which is near this site, rather than driving it back into town. Mr. Sullivan said the Plymouth Street fields need fill, so it would cost more to buy it back later. Mr. Sullivan said he could check with DPW to see if that would be viable. [Mr. French arrived at this time] Mr. Sullivan said test pits have been dug and the groundwater is at least seven feet below the base of the hill. Mr. Jenkins asked if the town will be extending the driveway of house #179; Mr. Sullivan said he expects the town will have to do that. r Motion: To send the Building Inspector a positive recommendation to grant the removal of approximately 780 cubic yards of surplus material removal with the following conditions: 1. Work hours, including warm-up and repair of equipment, shall be strictly limited to between 7:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Trucking to and from the site will occur between the hours of8:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Truck trips shall be no more frequent than two minutes apart. Planning Board 1 9/15/2006 '. 2. Due to bridge restrictions on Plain Street, trucks must turn right out of Brown r Avenue/Brown Terrace onto Plain Street to Route 152 to Route 106 to bring the material to either the Highway Garage on East Street or to the Plymouth Street recreation area. 3. All loaded vehicles shall be suitably covered to prevent dust and contents leaving the vehicle and to protect abutters and other residents, and the public way from material spilled from the load. 4. The applicant may be required to have a police officer present during any hauling. Please consult with Police Chief Arthur O'Neill as to whether or not this may be necessary and to discuss the best hauling routes. 5. Brown Avenue, Brown Terrace and Plain Street shall be maintained free of all mud, stones or any other conditions that may result in a public safety hazard for vehicles or pedestrians. Sweeping or cleaning must be completed daily or more frequently as deemed necessary during the operation, as directed by Police Chief O'Neill. 6. Stockpiled material shall be stored in a manner as to present no hazard to the public and shall be covered or otherwise stabilized to prevent airborne dust and silt from leaving the site. 7. Surplus material removed shall be limited to Brown AvenueIBrown Terrace. r 8. It is the intent of this Planning Board recommendation that all conditions stated in this letter remain in force until the earth removal process is complete. 9. This recommendation shall not be construed to be a substitute for any and all other permits or approvals that may be required. (Torman-Armstrong) Six in favor. Annino abstained. PASSES Mr. French welcomed Mr. McClanahan and Mr. Feck to the board. The board discussed how the alternates would work and said town counsel would be asked for a written opinion about their role. I~~~qli$igp~~p~~il 1. July 12, 2006 minutes Motion: To approve as submitted (Torman-Armstrong) Six in favor. Annino abstained. PASSES 2. Gourdin Estates Modification - to be signed Motion: To sign the special permit modification (DeMassi-Armstrong) Six in favor. Annino abstained. PASSES 3. Letter from Cynthia Ostrowski, Fruit Street re: Mansfield Crossing signage 4. Meeting notices Canoe River Aquifer Committee, Attleboro, Easton, Sharon r Planning Board 2 9/15/2006 " [Mr. Annino presented the board with some planning materials received at a Harvard r conference.] Mr. Burke showed the board the decision on Wolfe VS. Town of Mansfield. The court has upheld the Town Meeting vote, the Attorney General's approval and the lower court's decision to uphold the Attorney General's decision. li~f'9rml(I.)IJ!P!}<1 Marshall Avenue - Thomas Connor. To create two lots. Mr. Burke explained this plan has received relief from the ZBA on lot width. The lots have sufficient area. Mr. Burke recommended signing the plan. Motion: To endorse the Form A (DeMassi-Torman) All in favor. PASSES [Mr. Feck left the meeting at this time.] The clerk read the scenic road public hearing advertisement to remove 120 feet of stone wall within Essex Street and reconstruct it within the new driveway. ( Mr. Maloon explained the plan for a 16-lot subdivision with four lots in Norton and 12 in Mansfield. He noted that Essex Street in Norton is not a scenic road. There are no trees to be removed within the town's road layout; there are a few trees on their property that will be removed. The stone wall will be removed and replaced within the new driveway radius, with a sign with the subdivision name on the left side. The wall is approximately 18 inches high. The Norton and Mansfield entrances will be treated in the same manner. Mr. Burke asked how high the proposed wall will be; he asked if it would be high enough to accommodate the sign. Mr. DeMascio said the sign will be higher and have different stones than the stone wall. The sign will not be part of the 120 feet of stone wall to be rebuilt. Mr. Annino asked why the stone wall doesn't follow the radius; Mr. Maloon said that is to allow plantings in front. Mr. DeMascio said he modeled the sign after the Forest Park and Douglas Drive signs. Mr. Annino said it would be nicer to curve the wall rather than have it straight. Mr. Jenkins said the stone could be flat but the wall have a radius, similar to the Suzanne Estates sign. Mr. DeMascio said that could be done. Mr. Annino suggested the name of the subdivision could be made out of several pieces of stone rather than one piece. Mr. DeMascio said the subdivision name would be in granite. Mr. Annino asked for the letters to be dimensioned on the plan. He asked to see sizes for the landscaping materials and suggested at least five gallon with two-inch caliper trees. Mr. Jenkins said the existing wall is probably made oflocal stone and asked if there is a way to use a similar type of stone. Mr. Annino suggested a similar color. Mr. Annino asked if the sign would be lit; Mr. DeMascio said it would not be lit. r Planning Board 3 9/15/2006 .. Mr. DeMascio said the wall would be about 20 feet. Mr. Annino said he didn't have a r problem with that size. Mr. Annino asked if there are street lights in the area. Mr. Maloon said there is one proposed at the driveway, across the driveway from the subdivision sign. Mr. DeMassi asked if street lights typically have foliage around the base. Mr. DeMascio said the pole will come right out of the ground and be black aluminum. Mr. Annino said light poles are not typically screened. Mr. Jenkins said he doesn't like the block lettering proposed for the subdivision sign and suggested script. Mr. Annino said that would be harder to read. Mr. Annino asked for a detail about how the curb will be blended; Mr. DeMascio said the curb would be sloped in at the edge of the existing pavement, at the start of the radii. Mr. DeMassi asked how the old and new portions of the wall would be tied in. Mr. Burke suggested it be sloped up. Mr. Annino asked for a detail showing that. Mr. DeMassi asked if the ground will be built up behind the wall; Mr. Maloon said it will not. Mr. DeMascio asked if it would be alright to keep the wall at road level; Mr. French said ( he thought the board would prefer that. Mr. Maloon explained the changes to the subdivision plans. The Conservation Commission is treating this as a limited project, but they have to stay 100 feet from the vernal pool, so the road has been shifted, so there is now a wetland filling issue. Conservation also requested they attempt to restrict the amount of construction from the intersection to the cul-de-sac because of the wetlands on both side. Because of that, there has been a waiver request added to the plan. Mr. Maloon explained there had been a waiver for the sidewalk on one side; Norton has agreed to one side. The new waiver is to take three feet behind the back edge of curbing and drop it at a 2 1Iz to 1 slope to existing grade, and plant a street tree within the grass plot. This would get away from the vernal pool. He said an alternate would be to build a wall; however, he would still ask for a waiver for the location of the street tree. Mr. French asked what the drop on the slope would be; Mr. Maloon said it would be 4 feet of elevation, for a 2 1Iz to 1 slope. Mr. French asked if a guard rail would be needed on the edge of the road; Mr. Maloon said they could add one. Mr. Holmes said a guard rail should be provided. Mr. Maloon said there will be a 260-foot long wall on the opposite side of the road and there will be 200-300 feet of wetland filling with a four-foot high black mesh fence inside the wall. He explained this is a heavily wooded wetland, and they will disturb no more than two feet outside the wall. He said the wall will have a 5 112 feet drop to the wetland r Planning Board 4 9/15/2006 and asked if street trees there would be necessary. He suggested adding extra street trees on the other side of the roadway. r Mr. Holmes asked where the trees on that side would be planted; Mr. Maloon said they would be planted outside the right-of-way. Mr. Annino asked if there would be people walking along the wall and said the rail doesn't seem to be to code. Mr. Burke suggested elevating the wall and adding a wrought iron fence at the top, which would prevent people from climbing the wall. Mr. Annino suggested not doubling the street trees on the other side of the road, but rather planting that heavily with low ground cover. Mr. DeMascio said he had used a low wall on Keli Lane; Mr. Burke said the code has changed since then and he doesn't think that size wall would be allowed. He suggested attempting to both stabilize the road and make it attractive; he said low plantings at the front of the wall would also serve to deter people from climbing the wall. Mr. French asked the type of material for the wall; Mr. DeMascio said it would be a VersaLock wall. Mr. Annino asked how the 2 Y:z to 1 slope would be planted; Mr. French and Mr. Holmes said it could be stabilized with grass. Mr. Holmes suggested the trees should be bigger than 2-inch caliper if they are going to be on a slope. r- Mr. French asked if the roadway radii still conform to town standards; Mr. Maloon said they do. Mr. Maloon said he has been before theNorton Planning Board, which granted all the waivers requested except roadway width from 24 to 22 feet. He proposes the 24 feet wide road up to the intersection for an even blend. Motion: To open and continue the 34 North Main Street special permit public hearing until the conclusion of the Autumn Park public hearing (DeMassio-Armstrong) All in favor. PASSES Mr. Maloon said because the road has been moved, he no longer has the area for detention. Oil/water separators have been added instead to take all the Mansfield drainage. The Norton side had a detention area, which discharged to a vernal pool; that has been replaced with a swale. Mr. DeMassi asked where the stop sign is at the Mansfield/Norton roads; Mr. Maloon said it would be at the intersection. Mr. DeMassi said he was concerned about the roadway width difference at that point; Mr. Holmes said that blending can be done so the difference is not perceptible. r Planning Board 5 9/15/2006 Mr. Annino asked about street lights; Mr. Maloon said there is an existing street light in Norton. (' Mr. Maloon said he has spoken with Mr. Rullo, who had permission from a former Town Engineer to put some drainage from his yard into this property; there has been an easement added to this plan which will allow that to continue. Mr. Maloon said another neighbor, Mr. Detch, had been concerned about the water line being too close to his house. The water line has been moved five feet so it is 75 feet from his house. Mr. Maloon showed the abutting houses on the plan. Mr. Maloon noted a small swale has been placed at the rear of the property next to the Detch property to try to help with puddling problems. The swale will pick up surface water; Mr. Maloon said the area is extremely flat and the soil is not the best, so when it rains the water stays on top. He said the water will go through the swale into the wetland. I Mr. DeMassi asked the height of the swale. Mr. Maloon said it would be less than two feet deep, enough to carry surface water away from the flat area. Mr. Holmes asked how wide the swale will be; Mr. Maloon said it would be one-foot wide at the bottom and 6-7 feet wide at the top. r' Mr. Annino asked about the plantings in the island. Mr. Maloon explained the trees are existing, but there are some bare spots. They are proposing to fill those spots in with dwarf rhododendron, with flowering cherry or Bradford pear in the center. Mr. Maloon said the island is very close to grade. He noted the road grade has been brought up a bit at the end, so it is 1 1f2 feet higher than originally proposed. He said there is about a two- foot drop coming into the island from the road. Mr. Annino asked what would be planted under the trees and suggested dwarf rhododendron, and asked for a detail. He asked why flowering cherry or pear would be used for the center, and suggested more low shrubs with color. He asked to have a detail of whether the center would have bark mulch. Mr. DeMassi asked who would maintain the island; Mr. Burke said DPW will not maintain the island, but will deliver wood chips if the town has a supply. Mr. DeMassi suggested the island be kept in a natural state rather than installing something that has to be maintained. Mr. DeMascio said the neighbors in Forest Park and Carleton Estates take care of the islands in those subdivisions without an association. Mr. Annino suggested planting perennials or other ground cover that will grow quickly. Mr. Maloon noted there had originally been a groundwater recharge area, which has been changed to a wetland retention area partially because of groundwater height. It has a curvelinear shape with landscaping suggested by the Conservation Agent. Mr. Holmes r' Planning Board 6 9/15/2006 asked if that retention area has an overflow. Mr. Maloon said it is a retention area with the water going into the ground. There will be street drains from the two catch basins at r the entrance to DiMascio Way, going into the retention area. The rest is surface water that falls between Essex Street, Feck Way and DeMascio Drive via a depression between the three roads. Mr. French asked if there is a volume issue; Mr. Maloon said there is. He said he has maintained the volume for the 1 DO-year storm and kept it at least 100 feet from Essex Street. He said he needs the volume to hold the 7-inch storm in case there is frost in the ground. Mr. French said it is a good idea to keep it 100 feet off Essex Street and suggested flattening the slopes to make the depression more gradual. Mr. DeMassi asked who would maintain the drainage areas after acceptance; Mr. Burke said the town would be responsible. Mr. Burke said the catch basins are in Mansfield. Mr. Holmes asked if there is anything to get the water into the ground. Mr. Maloon said there is nothing proposed, but the basin has a very sandy bottom and a grass mix that can grow under water. Mr. Maloon said the retention area is 1.4 feet below high groundwater so the plants will take until the wetland takes over. Mr. Annino asked how deep the basin is; Mr. Maloon said it is four feet deep. Mr. Annino asked how long water would be in it; Mr. Maloon said it is designed as a wetland retention area, so it will have water most of the time. Mr. DeMassi asked if there is water there now; Mr. Maloon said if they dug to the proposed depth of the basin now, there would be about six inches of water. I"'"'" Mr. Maloon showed the board the building envelopes. Mr. French asked about the no- touch between the neighbors in the back and the new lots; Mr. Maloon said it would be 50 feet. Mr. Jenkins asked about Lot 3; Mr. Maloon eXplained the width is about 112 feet. Public Comment Richard Detch, 20 Nathan Road, suggested allowing the road to encroach into the wetland setback to get the water line further away from his house. He said there the line is about 23 feet from his fence. Mr. Maloon said they are proposing the water line to be underground; Mr. Detch said he is concerned about the installation of the water line destroying the natural vegetation. Mr. DiMascio noted that water lines in the street are typically closer to houses than 25 feet. Mr. Maloon said if the water line is pushed over it will have to cross under the drain line. Mr. Holmes asked how close the water line was before it was moved; Mr. Maloon said it was 20 feet. Mr. French said this is a Conservation Commission issue. Mr. Detch asked where the swale will be; Mr. Maloon said it would be in the no-cut zone. Mr. DeMassi said the point of that swale will be to direct water away from Mr. Detch's property. Mr. Holmes said there is drainage in the cul-de-sac and asked if an area drain could be used and tied into a catch basin. Mr. Maloon said the bottom of the detention area is the I"'"'" Planning Board 7 9/15/2006 same grade as the land at the rear property line. Mr. Holmes asked if a pipe could be run next to the water line and tied into the cul-de-sac drainage. Mr. Maloon said it could not r be done because of the grades. Mr. Holmes suggested running the line into the proposed cul-de-sac, not the existing subdivision. Mr. Maloon said he could look at that. Mr. DiMascio said the site is very flat and he wasn't sure the water would make its way to one low spot. Mr. DiMascio said he thinks the swale will be the best means to take care of the water. Motion: To continue the public hearing to September 13, 2006 at 8:30 p.m. (Jenkins-Annino) Six in favor. DeMassi opposed. PASSES ... ........... ..... ..... ..... ..... ......... ... ... ... ....... . . ... ......... ..... ........ n. ....... . .. 6J...sri(lliiaJlttmltlfublltH~aHng @34NbttbJMaidStr~~t@VifitefitIHldMa~A.nli :::::Uhttl:.W:i:::::/:i:i:i::i:/:rmm:':::?'>>""""""""""""""""""""""""""""","'""""""""","""""""""""""""""'"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""t:~:""""""""""""""",,'" ................-... . [Mr. Feck returned to the meeting at this time] The clerk read the public hearing notice. Attorney Peter R. Clark, representing the applicant, explained the plan for a new building at the site of Sweet & Crafty. Attorney Clark introduced Mr. Botti, the applicant, Bob Rego from Prime Engineering and Ralph Coppola from Main Street Architects. Mr. Rego explained the existing conditions plan for the site at the corner of North Main Street and Fulton Place, the current location of Sweet and Crafty. There is a second small building at the rear of the lot, which is approximately 8,800 square feet. r Mr. Rego explained the proposal to replace the existing building with a mixed-use building including 2,900 square feet offirst floor retail and three floors with six 2- bedroom condominium units. The site is currently accessed off Fulton Street and the proposal is to control access better with a single access location and parking along the perimeter of the building and at the rear of the site. A total of 18 parking spaces are proposed, which meets the requirement for two spaces per unit plus the retail use. Back-to-back parking is proposed, and will be deeded to each condo. The existing sidewalk along North Main Street and Fulton will be rebuilt and extended to the end of the property on Fulton Street. There will be small planting areas along the perimeter of the site and two three-yard dumpsters on rollers, which will be screened. Mr. Rego explained the utilities will come from existing water and sewer lines. There is currently no physical drainage on this site, it simply sheet flows onto abutting properties and streets. They are proposing to collect runoff from the building area and the rear parking area to a catch basin and into subsurface infiltration. Mr. Coppola explained the proposed elevations. The exterior will be a clapboard design with white trim boards. Material will be pre-colored cement board, similar to what was used at Lincoln Place, further up North Main Street. Trimboards will be vinyl to reduce ( Planning Board 8 9/15/2006 . . maintenance. Mr. Coppola explained they are trying to keep the building looking residential, with black shutters around the windows and pylasters to detail the corners. r The corner of the building has been cut back and balconies added. The first floor will be reddish-brown brick and have residential style windows with wood panels underneath. Light fixtures will be glass and there will be black wrought iron wall sconces and decorative hoop lights. Attorney Clark noted the first floor will not be retail space, it will be restaurant space. Mr. Botti said Sweet & Crafty has been on this site for 23 years and they would like to keep it there and update the plant. He said the ice cream making facility is now in the small building at the back of the site and will be integrated into the new building. Department Head Comments The clerk read comments from the Police, Water, Electric and Engineering Departments. Attorney Clarke said all ofMr. Sullivan's issues have been addressed, but are not shown on the current set of plans. Mr. Burke suggested the applicant talk with Mr. Sullivan about that issue. Mr. Burke asked if the applicant has contacted the Light Department. Mr. Rego said he has spoken with Ann Langille about a month ago regarding servicing the site from the existing service. Mr. Burke said the board will need to know how that is going to happen because a pad-mounted transformer may impact the parking. He said the board will require a memo from the Light Department. r' Board Comment Mr. McClanahan asked about the results of test pit #1; Mr. Rego said groundwater was found ten feet below grade. Dr. Torman asked the height of the building. Mr. Coppola said it is 44 feet, 6 inches. Dr. Torman asked about the service area of the restaurant; Mr. Botti said it would be almost the same as existing conditions. He noted the ice cream manufacturing facility will be moved into the main building. Dr. Torman asked if there will be a manager on duty during the day, since there is an office shown. Mr. Botti said the office will be primarily for preparing deposits. Dr. Torman asked when the ice cream would be made; Mr. Botti said that would depend on demand and the weather. Dr. Torman said the plans show the largest shift is two people and asked if that is true. Mr. Botti said that is an average. Mr. McClanahan asked where the service window will be. Mr. Coppola said the window will serve right onto the sidewalk; Mr. McClanahan asked if that is town property. Mr. French said it is likely be town property. Mr. Rego said they are proposing a little more than five feet on the sidewalk. Mr. French said he would not be able to support that. Mr. Armstrong agreed. Mr. Botti said that window could be moved to the Fulton Street side of the building. Mr. Annino noted that would cause the same problem. r' Planning Board 9 9/15/2006 . . r Mr. Jenkins said he was concerned about Sweet & Crafty being able to survive without the take-out window and the deck. Mr. Botti said a. lot of customers buy ice cream and walk around downtown, and said it does depend on what is going on downtown. He said the inside seats are used about 40% of the time. Mr. Jenkins said the back of the building is on columns, so the second floor footprint is larger than the first floor. He suggested flipping that to get extra customer area at the front of the building. Mr. Jenkins said he has a hard time supporting tandem parking. He said that would take a site with a certain density using traditional parking and make it very dense with tandem parking. Mr. Jenkins asked how tall the condo unit across Fulton Street is; Mr. Rego said that is three floors with no retail on the first floor. Mr. DeMassi said he shares Mr. Jenkins' concern because all the residential parking is tandem, where on other sites that tandem parking has been used, it was only for one or two spaces. Mr. DeMassi said the walk-up window with such a narrow sidewalk is a concern. He said if the window is going to be moved to the side of the building, it would have to be lit. Mr. Botti said he likes the idea of cantilevering the front of the building. Attorney Clark said the location of the window can be addressed. r Mr. DeMassi asked if the elevator shaft is taller than 44 feet, six inches. Mr. Rego said it is. Mr. Burke said that is allowed in the Zoning By-Law. Mr. Annino noted that is not shown on the plan. Mr. DeMassi asked to see how the top of the building would look from the street. Mr. Coppola said the residential HV AC systems will be self-contained within each unit and there would only be vent fans on the roof There will be a slight parapet on the roof to help with screening. The HV AC units will be vented to the outside from each unit; there will be grills seen from the outside. Mr. McClanahan asked about HV AC on the first floor; Mr. Coppola said there will be a self-contained unit on the first floor with no condenser needed; there will be a compressor in the basement. Mr. DeMassi asked if there are back-up systems for the ice cream coolers; Mr. Botti said the machines have 48-hour backups. Mr. DeMassi said on other downtown projects, the board had discussed wrapping the retail space around the corner of the building. He suggested the retail space should be larger on the side of the building. Mr. Annino said it should be larger on both street sides. Mr. DeMassi asked about the driveway detail. Mr. Rego said he would add that detail. He said they are proposing to extend the concrete from the sidewalk. Mr. DeMassi noted the parking spaces nearest the entrance are cut short and said he is concerned about those cars being hit. r Planning Board 10 9/15/2006 . , r Mr. DeMassi asked about street trees; Mr. Rego said they are proposing two. Mr. Burke noted they are not required downtown. Mr. DeMassi asked if the existing trees would stay; Mr. Botti said they will. Mr. DeMassi asked how the queuing would work. Mr. Coppola explained there will be a queuing area and the design will provide better flow through the restaurant. Mr. DeMassi said he would be concerned about the walk-up window being so close to the sidewalk. Mr. Annino said the other projects that have been done downtown recently were successful because of a cooperative applicant and a lot of work by the board. Mr. Annino said he is glad to see some of the things from the downtown design committee's guidelines incorporated into this plan. He said the shutters should be half the size of the windows and the street fayades should have more windows to open it up. He said he likes the comer entrance, but doesn't like the Mediterranean-style balconies. He said he would like to see more glass fayade on the Fulton Street side. He said flipping the building and putting the overhang at the front is a good idea, because the building as proposed appears flat and suggested something to break it up, especially on the North Main Street side. Mr. Annino asked about site lighting. Mr. Rego explained there is one pole on the right- hand entrance. Mr. Annino said the site lighting should duplicate the colonial style of the building. r Mr. Annino asked why the property line wasn't followed more closely; Mr. Rego said if the building is less than five feet off the property line, there are fire code issues. Mr. Annino said he thought that could be avoided by sprinkling the building. He said extra building space would add a lot more customer space. He said he would like to see outside dining space, but understands the site is very tight. Mr. Annino asked if there really will only be a 7.5 foot difference between the basement and the first floor; Mr. Rego said it is taller than that and will be changed on the plan. Mr. Annino asked if the dumpster proposal will be enough; Mr. Botti said right now, they have once a month, private pick up, and most of it is cardboard. Attorney Clark said there will be gate around the dumpsters, which will be on rollers. Mr. Annino said the board would like to see adjacent properties and building heights shown on the plan, so it can see how they relate to this proposal. Mr. Annino asked about colors; Mr. Botti said he would use yellow, white and red. Mr. Annino asked about mechanical units on the roof and suggested they be placed in the center. He asked how the roof would be drained. Mr. Coppola said there will be internal roof drains and no downspouts. r Planning Board 11 9/15/2006 Mr. McClanahan asked about screening for the residential house behind the site. Mr. Rego said the only screening they could do would be a fence. Mr. Annino said showing r- that property on the plan would be helpful. Mr. Botti said there is currently a stockade fence there and he would replace it with vinyl. Mr. Annino said he had a problem with making the handicapped parking spaces sub- compact because of the size of most handicapped-accessible vehicles. Mr. Rego said he thinks the width of the space will comply with a van-accessible space. Mr. Holmes said all of the customer spaces are shown as sub-compact, which will have a high turnover. Mr. Annino asked if there will be light spilling off the site. Mr. Rego said he will be redoing that plan. Dr. Torman asked ifthere will be enough room for the car in the space nearest the dumpster location to get out. Mr. Rego said there are five feet. Dr. Torman said the car parked closest to the building will be totally restricted. Mr. Armstrong said he thinks this proposal is too dense for the site, and while it may meet the dimensional requirements of the Zoning By-Law, it is a special permit and the board has to find that the benefits outweigh the detriments. He said he is concerned about the tandem parking spaces and the ability of cars to move within the site. ( Mr. Holmes asked how the site will be plowed and was concerned that the snow from this property could be pushed onto abutting property. Mr. Rego said the snow would be removed from the site. Mr. Holmes said the service window off the side will cause people to have to walk against the queue to get out of the way. He said if the building were cantilevered off the back, it would go right into the parking spaces without a sidewalk. Mr. Botti said the first floor might be reduced. Mr. Burke said cantilevering the building at the front would free up sidewalk space, but would eliminate a lot of the nice first floor features like awnings and lighting. He said even if the window were relocated to the side and the building were smaller, there would have to be a physical barrier to prevent the people in line from standing in the parking lot. He said he is concerned about the size of the structure in this location, especially without seeing the abutting buildings. Mr. Burke said his biggest concern is whether the building will function the way it is intended. He said if the Light Department requires an on-grade transformer, that will change the parking and building configuration. Mr. French said Mr. Botti's business is a great asset to the town, but this proposal is too much. He said he is uncomfortable with all the parking being tandem, with all the r- Planning Board 12 9/15/2006 . . r customer parking being compact spaces, as well as the number of employees on the largest shift being estimated at two. He said he would not be able to support this project as proposed. He said he doesn't like the look of the building as proposed and suggested a pitched roof, which would make the roof look less high. Mr. Botti said he agrees the projects that have been done downtown recently are better because of the board's input, and he appreciates the board's comments. He said he would like to keep his business downtown and he will look at the plans with regard to tonight's discussion. Mr. Burke noted with six units, one will have to be affordable. He explained there are three methods of providing that, which are outlined in the Zoning By-Law. Mr. Burke suggested a bike rack would be a nice amenity. Mr. Botti said he had a bike rack, but it was never used and he has donated it. Motion: To continue the public hearing to September 27,2006 at 8:00 p.m. (DeMassi- Torman) All in favor. PASSES ,..... ... ....... .......... .. ... ................. .............. . ..... ....... . ... ........... .. ... ........... . ............, ~*19rr!~P9!liifi~9~~~n9~"< 5. August 4, 2006 letter from Nick Riccio, Building Inspector, to Carole Clemmey, Clemco LLC re: Erin's Centre completion I....................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................................................1 .~Ic!9.g'IJb~l'~lj~i..i r The board discussed issues with homeowner's associations maintaining landscaped islands after streets are accepted as public ways. Mr. French asked about the TOD traffic study issue. Mr. Burke said the board would have to take a formal vote to request funding from the Board of Selectmen, either as a reserve fund transfer or a town meeting vote. He said SRPEDD has done a lot of turning movement counts along Route 106, but they are not going to get into the design or the mitigation issues. Mr. Holmes said a consultant could start with that raw data. Dr. Torman asked if the town has to do an RFP or if the Cecil Group could do this project. Mr. Burke said he has spoken with Mr. Buckland, who suggested an RFQ followed by a development of the scope. Motion: To request $5,000 from the Board of Selectmen for an RFQ to hire a traffic consultant to further work on the TOD project (Torman-Jenkins) All in favor. PASSES I SfAa"6dhlffiiitil ::::::::::::::::::::::::::~.:::::..:::::..:.:.:.:....:::.:::::::::::::::::::.::::::::)<:::::::<<:)))))))):)<<:.:)))))):::::):::):::)):::::::::<:::)):: Motion: To adjourn at 11:00 p.m. (Torman-Armstrong) All in favor. PASSES Next meeting: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. r- t"1X!th ~J --S it -k/l) b/l ) 3} 2NKp Date of pproval Planning Board 13 9/15/2006