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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 01/06/1982PLANNING BOARD AGENDA January 6, 1982 1. Call to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. Clerk's Report (a) Correspondence (b) Minutes of December 30, 1981 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 7:20 - Home Developers, Inc. - Special Permit Decision 7:40 - Henley -Lundgren - Bond Reduction Request 8:00 - Fairfield Park Special Permit Public Hearing continued from December 16, 1981 5. Old Business k (a) Status of Plans 1. Bonwood Corporation Special Permit - Fairfield Park (b) Town Meeting Articles 1. Parking By-law Amendments 2. Water Supply Protection District Amendments 3. Cluster Zoning 4. Industrial Zoning (c) Subdivision Fee Public Hearing (d) Master Plan Revision 6. New Business (a) Around the Table (b) Status of Plans (c) Correspondence (d) Date of Next Meeting (e) Public Discussion i= 7. Adjournment PLANNING BOARD MINUTES January 6, 1982 Present: Chairman Kaufman, Clerk Seifert Planners: Brugliera, Genatossio, Flynn, Parsons, and DeGirolamo Planning Director Folkman 1. Meeting called to order at 7:10 P.M. 2. Correspondence Copy of a memorandum from Paul Folkman to the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding Don's Country Kitchen variance request. Notice of a public hearing to be held in the Mansfield Town Hall on Wednesday, February 3, 1982 at 8:00 to amend Mansfield's Subdivision Regulations. Booklet on Preservation Tax Incentives. Copy of the Board of Health's minutes dated December 18, 1981. Copy of New England's Environmental Network News. Copy of the draft of the special permit decision on the application of Home Developers, Inc. Copy of the Planning and Zoning Newsletter. Copy of a letter from Paul Folkman to New Transportation, Inc. regard- ing their proposed truck depot site plan. Copy of a letter from Donald Kaufman to the Board of Appeals regarding the variance application of Red Dog Inn. Copy of a letter from Donald Kaufman to the Board of Appeals regarding the variance application of Bay Bank United. Copy of a letter from Donald Kaufman to Bertram Cook regarding Compo Industries' site plan. Copy of the Conservation Commission's minutes dated December 14, 1981. 3. Minutes of December 30, 1981. Motion: To approve as written. (Flynn - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED Planning Board's minutes January 6, 1982 Page 2 4. Final Version of the Parking By-law Amendments Planning Director explained to the board that this final version is the way it will go to the public hearing, and asked the board for their comments. Planner Parsons suggested lumping together similar parking requirements instead of listing them individually. Chairman Kaufman said that he would like to see a before and after comparison prepared. Planner Genatossio asked if the 1.5 parking spaces per unit is enough for multi -family dwellings. She pointed out that most people have two cars. Planning Director stated that the 1.5 spaces per unit would cover those apartment owners which have two cars opposed to the apartment owners who only have one car. Planner Brugliera pointed out that there may be a problem with the. -parking at night because everyone is at home. Chairman Kaufman stated that he felt it is not the responsibility of the Planning Board to provide spaces because there is a possibility that everyone has two cars. Planner Parsons suggested that the minimum size of the sub- compact car space be added. 5. Home Developers, Inc. Planning Director told the board that Home Developers modified the contors around Test Holes 4 and 6. He pointed out that they are making an attempt to comply. He also said that all the techincal requirements have been met. He suggested that if_all 'the corrections and additions that were on his memorandum were added to the special permit, he would recommend approval. Planner Flynn felt that this operation would affect the financial value of the homes around it, and it would affect the surrounding area esthetically. She also felt that the land is too valuable to be used for a gravel removal operation, and it should be used for homes. Planner Genatossio said that ERE's gravel operation was much farther back in relation to the street. She also said that ERE was more in the wilderness. Planning Director sug- gested that if the board is going to deny the special permit, they should use the general criteria and list some reasons. The two items that are listed under general criteria are: 1. That the operation will not have a detrimental affect on the surrounding land uses. 2. That no adverse environmental conditions will be created as a result of this operation. The board compared the proposed earth removal plan to the approved Green Acres subdivision plan. Motion: To approve the special permit with the conditions outlined in Paul's memorandum. (Seifert - DeGirolamo) This motion was amended by Planner Genatossio by adding before the operation permit is granted by the Building Inspector, the board would like to see a plan showing any changes that were sited on the permit. Then the board would advise the Building Inspector in writing that the plan had been reviewed and ap- proved by the Planning Board. (Seifert - DeGirolamo) Parsons - Kaufman In favor Genatossio, Flynn, and Brugliera - Opposed Special permit is denied by a 4 to 3 vote. Planning Board's minutes January 6, 1982 Page 3 Fairfield Park Ronald Bonvie told the board that there was a meeting with all department heads on Tuesday, January 5. At that time, there were various corrections which needed to be made, and the architect would be unable to make them by the January 6, 1982 public hearing. The plan is going to require alot of changes both architectual and engineering. The proposed plan should be ready in a week or two with all the corrections. The density on the pro- posed plan will be reduced. The Planning Director informed the board that the public hearing is proposed to be re -scheduled to January 20. Planner Flynn asked why a second plan was presented at the public hearing. She said that she though she was looking at the final plan when she left. Planning Director explained that Kenneth DiNisco presented the second plan because he was trying to respond to the imput he received at the previous meeting. Planner Genatossio pointed out that the board had 65 days from the time the plan is submitted to go ;over it. She felt that the board should have made use of this time. Motion: To continue the public hearing to January 20, 1982 (Parsons - DeGirolamo) Rejected by the Chairman The Fairfield Park public hearing was called to order. Motion: To continue the public hearing to January 20, 1982 (Parsons - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED The Fairfield Park public hearing was 'adjourned Planner Brugliera suggested that the board re -advertise the public hearing which will be held on January 20, 1982. It was pointed out that the date that the public hearing was to be continued to was posted on the door so that anyone who came in would have seen it. Motion: To re -advertise that the public hearing is continued to January 20, 1982. (Brugliera - Parsons) In favor - Genatossio and Flynn Opposed - DeGirolamo Planner Genatossio pointed out that there were two pages of conditions and specifications for the Fairfield project in the 1978 Annual Town Report. She asked what had happened to all these conditions and why they weren't followed. Planning Director said that the Downtown Advisory Committee set those conditions, and when the Housing Authority took over, they used their own conditions and specifications. He pointed out that there is a time line of nine months which the Housing Authority has until they break ground. There was alot of discussion on the background of the Fairfield property and how the transfer from the Downtown Advisory Committee to the Housing Authority took place. 7. Henley -Lundgren - Bond Reduction Request On the plan that was proposed back in 1978, :'aul pointed out the original well locations. He also pointed out the 90 foot planting grid and the 120 foot buffer line. The Planning Director and the board compared the: two plans checking the well logs to the test pits, the elevations, and the water level. Bertram Cook and Paul have both inspected the site. Planning Planning Board's minutes January 6, 1982 Page 4 Director told the board that because the seedlings were planted late, they are very small. Also because of trespassers on the property during the summer, a path has been created. Chairman Kaufman suggested that the board respond to the Henley -Lundgren letter reiterating what the 10 percent con- tingency is for. Planner Genatossio suggested that the owners put life saving equipment on the site. Planner Parsons did not think that the board was liable Chairman Kaufman stated that the question of liability is be- tween Henley -Lundgren and the land owners. Motion: To release the bond down to $23,864.00 (Parsons - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED Motion: That in the same letterthe board apprise them that they are responsible throughout the growing season,::and the board is not relieving them of this responsibility. (Parsons - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 8. Water Supply Protection District Planning Director told the board that he has been working with Whitman & Howard. He informed them that there have been some staff changes at Whitman & Howard. The meeting which was suppose to occur in December is now going to be held late in January or early in February. All of the maps are completed except the control maps. Paul presented the Water Supply Protection District Map. He explained the color code. Yellow represents the cones of depression, and green, the recharge areas. There was some discussion regarding the shape of the cones of depression which are presently shown as circles on the map but were suppose to be irregular in shape. 9. Industrial Zoning There was some discussion on whether or not the board would like to remove specific Industrial Zoned land and rezone it to a more desirable zone for the location which it is in. There was some discussion on what parts of town should be rezoned out of industrial. Planner Parsons brought up the idea of having a light and heavyylndustrial Zone. He suggested keeping this on the agenda. Motion: To send a letter to the Industrial Development Committee indicating to them that the Planning Board is seriously considering an article for this year's Annual Town Meeting that would reduce the amount of Industrial Zoned land mainly be elliminating the area off Ware/Gilbert Street. Also to ask them for their recommendations towards this con- sideration, and the board would enjoy their attendance at a Planning Board meeting. (Parsons - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 10. Master Plan Revision The Planning Director informed the Planning Board that he had contacted Tibbit's Engineering Company in Fall River regarding a 1" to 600 base map. Tibbit's informed him that they did not have a 1" to 600 base map but rather a 1" to 200 base map in three sections. Tibbit's quoted him a price of $250.00 to create a 1" to 600 base map from their 1" to 200 base map. Planning Board's minutes January 6, 1982 Page 5 11. Around the Table Planner Genatossio asked if Peter Fontanini's as -built was in. Planning Director informed her that it was. 12. Robert Rizzo's letter - Plantingfield Road The board received a letter from Robert Rizzo which informed them of work which has been completed. He also requested that the drop inlet basin shown on Lot 1401 not be constructed, and the iron rail fence not be installed on top of the wall. He requested that the board Members view the site. 13. Date of next meeting is January 13, 1982. 14. Public Discussion Margo Jellinek said that the board voted to reduce the bond for Henley -Lundgren. She asked the board to reconsider the vote and hire a registered engineer. She pointed out that only a registered engineer may check test holes and work which Paul and Bert have been doing. Paul said he did not witness a perk test. He witnessed where the ground water was entering the hole. Margo Jellinek again asked that a registered engineer be hired. She said that the material should be checked. 15. Adjournment 10:05 Clerk Date111,115,7, 4�