Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 03/03/1982PLANNING BOARD AGENDA March 3, 1982 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. 2. Clerk's Report (a) Correspondence (b) Minutes of February 24, 1982 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 8:00 Industrial and Development Commission - Industrial Rezoning. 8:45 - Kenneth DiNisco - Fairfield Park Design 5. Old Business (a) Status of Plans 1.'Bonwood Corp. - Special Permit - Fairfield Park April 14, 1982. (b) Town Meeting Articles 1. Zoning By -law -Amendments - Off street parking &'loading 2. Industrial Rezoning 3. Plaster Plan Revision Funding 4. Rezoning Petition - K. Clemmey - Copeland Drive 5. Zoning By-law Amendment - Amusement Arcades 6. New Business (a) Around the Table (b) Status of Plans, 1. Form A - Donald P. Zecher - Otis Street (c) Correspondence (d) Date of Next Meeting (e) Public Discussion 7. Adjournment PLANNING BOARD MINUTES March 3, 1982 Present: Chairman Kaufman, Clerk Genatossio Planners: DeGirolamo, Flynn, Brugliera, and Parsons* Planning Director Folkman 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30;P.M. 2. Motion: To have Grace Genatossio be Clerk (Brugliera;- DeGirolamo, all in favor) VOTED 3. Correspondence Memorandum from Paul Folkman to the Planning Board regarding Cedar Meadows Security Estimate. Memorandum from Paul Folkman to the Planning Board regarding sub- division fees. Form A review checklist for Donald & Joanne 7_echer -'Otis Street. Copy of a memorandum from Paul Folkman to theBoardof Selectmen re- garding Article No. 34, Arcades. Copy of a Zoning Board of Appeals' decisioo for James Davidson', to add an attached two car 'garage and breezeway to his home at 236 Union Street. Granted Order Form from the R.S. Means Company, Inc. Business reply card from Wiley Professional Books -By -Mail for the Handbook of Construction Resources and Support Services. Copy of a legal notice from the Foxboro Planning Board. A hearing will be held on March 11, 1982 at 8 P.M. to consider a proposed change to the Town's Zoning By-law. Copy of a letter from Robert Clark to Dianne Royle regarding Compo Industries. Literature from Quinlan Publishing Company regarding seven reasons to subscribe to the Zoning Bulletin. Copy of the Environmental Notification Form for Water System Improve- ments - Project Nos. 1 to 7. Copy of the Environmental Notification Form for !Dater System Improve- ments - 80-1, 80-5, and 80-7. Copy of the Planning Department's budget. Planning Board's Minutes March 3, 1982 Page 2 Memorandum from Paul Folkman and Bertram Cook regarding Peter Fontanini's pond development at 57 South Street. Copy of a Zoning Board of Appeals' application for Paul Boyden to erect a two family dwelling at 64 Highland Avenue. Copy of the State of Rhode Island's ground water protection regulations. *Planner Parsons entered the meeting. Certificate of Performance for Colonial Heights Subdivision. Memorandum from Paul Folkman to the Planning Board regarding Elmwood Park Realty Trust - Erick Road. Copy of a legal notice from the Sharon Zoning Board of Appeals. A hearing will be held on March 11, 1982 at 7:30 P.M. on the application of William Trazer to erect a garage at 210 West Eisenhower Drive. Copy of a legal notice from the Foxboro Zoning Board of Appeals. A hear- ing will be held on March 17, 1982 at 7:30 P.M. on the application of Thomas Nery to construct an addition at 35 County Street. 4. Motion: To approve the minutes of February 24, 1982 (Flynn - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED. Planner Parsons pointed out that although he did not enter the meeting late, there is a star next to his name in the minutes of February 24, 1982. 5. Form A - Donald & Joanne Zecher - Otis Street This Form A consists of four acres of land located on the westerly side of Otis ;Street, bounded southeasterly, by William and Carol Allan, southerly by v Donaldand Joanne Zecher, and easterly ,by Otis 'Street. Both lots conform to .Zoning and have frontage on an accented road. On the checklist Item No. 7, in the case of the creation of a new lot, the remaining land area and frontage of the land in the ownership of the applicant shall be shown, was not checked off. Planning Director pointed out that Donald Zecher owns the remaining land not shown on the plan. Motion: To approve (Brugliera - DeGirolamo Planner Flynn pointed out that in other instances, the board has been con- cerned when not all the items on the checklist were checked off. Planner Parsons said he would like the Form A to be completed. Vote on Motion: In favor- Brugliera - DeGirolamo Opposed - Parsons, Flynn, and Genatossio Motion: To send the Form A back to the applicant and request more informa- tion on the remaining land. (Parsons - DeGirolamo, all in favor) VOTED Industrial Development Commission - Industrial Rezoning Ralph Seifert appeared before the board and explained that the IDC met with industrial land owners at their meeting last night. He said that the IDC took a position and voted on all issues which were brought to the table. He explained that he is before the board to present the IDC's motions. Ralph pointed out that the IDC started looking at Industrial and Agricultural land in 1978. Land which they identified in a letter to the Planning Board in 'Planning Board's Minutes ' -March 3, 1982 Page 1978 consisted of Gilbert Street, South Plain Street, and Branch Street. He said that the Planning Board responded to the IDC this ,year. He explained the IDC's motions in five separate sections. 1. Richardson's Property Ralph explained that they wish to remain as they are in the Industrial Zone, and they have no plans for expansion. He pointed out that they have been at this location for a number of ,years. He said that the IDC's recommenda- tion is to keep this land Industrial. 2. Sweet Manufacturing Ralph pointed out that the land that is east of the line of ownership is all Town owned land. The IDC _ recommends that this land be zoned other than Industrial. He said that Sweet Manufacturing would like to keep their land zoned Industrial. The problems Sweet would have with expansion are the:w6t- land areas, and they would have to bid for the Town owned land. 'Sweet feels that it would be best to draw the line down their property line. By doing this, Sweet would stay Industrial; and the Town owned land could be zoned something other than Industrial. The IDC supports this. 3. Peoov Lawton's Cookies West of Gilbert Street Bill Wolf, General Manager of the Peggy Lawton Company, appeared before the board. He said that he moved into Mansfield in 1973. He pointed out that he has been working for the Peggy Lawton Company since 1972. He said the company owns two lots in Mansfield. The company is presently based in 'East Walpole. They have 40 employees, and they are crowed. They are in their sixth location and are running out of space. They moved into a movie theater which they converted into a bakery. In 1977 they decided they should look around for property for future expansion. Having lived in Mansfield for four years, he felt it would be an attractive place to put a new plant. He pointed out that he had been to several exhibits at the high school and felt that the town was in favor of attractive manufacturing. Peggy Lawton Company looked at Cabot, Cabot & Forbes' land, but the price was too high. Also they wanted something more rural. In 1977 a piece of the Sweet, property came up for sale which heand.his sister purchased. He said that in 1980 there was an article advertised in the newspaper which was proposing to rezone his land. He responded to this article by writing a letter to the IDC explaining that the Peggy Lawton Company would like their zoning to be left alone, a copy of this letter went to the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board. This letter was dated 4-4-80. When the new article appeared in the newspaper, he setrup a meeting with Paul Folkman and Ralph Seifert. He appeared before the IDC last night. He said the,peggy Lawton Company owns approximately 16 acres of land which ;has over 1,000 feet of frontage on Gilbert Street. They would like to relocate their cookie factory in Mansfield in the future. When they bought the property, they felt Mansfield would be a good town to locate in. He feels that this company would be good for the town. Ralph Seifert pointed out that the people who own Sweet know that they cannot expand in the east, and they would like the flexibility to expand in the west if the Peggy Lawton Company does not locate there. Ralph said that the IDC'S recommendation is that this land stay Industrial. Chairman Kaufman asked when Peggy Lawton Company would Planning Board's Minutes March 3, 1982 Page 4 be locating in Mansfield. Bill Wolf said that they would not be relocating within the next year to year and one-half, but probably within the next six Years. Planner Parsons asked if this is the only land the company owns that they can build on. Bill Wolf said yes. Planner Flynn questions the size of the trailer truck, a -picture of which was in the folder which he handed out at the beginning. Bill Wolf said that at the present time, they have only one trailer truck. He pointed out that the company may have more than one trailer truck if/when they relocate in Mansfield. He said that this trailer truck averages two round trips per week. He said the company has considered the area as far as trucking is concerned. Their idea is to split the'truck- ing up. They would try not to use all one route, as there are several ways in which to enter/exit the Proposed plant. Planner DeGirolamo pointed out that the exit/entrance would have to be angled for a truck that size. Planner Flynn asked what the distribution area is. Bill Wolf said the distribution area is from Maine to Virginia and as far west as Philadelphia. Standard Metals - Off of South Main Street Ralph said that they intend to get out of retail. Their store on South Main Street is closed. The factory will be shut down no later than the end of September. Gorham will not re -open. They plan to locate the operation in Rhode Island. The IDC's recommendation is to rezone the land to Residence A. 5. Compo Ralph explained Compo's ownership on the proposed rezoning map. Compo told the IDC last night that they don't wish to have any of their land rezoned. The IDC recommends that the existing boundary stay Industrial. Bob Clark, Manager of Compo, said that they would like to continue as industrial. He said if it is zoned Agricultural, the company would take ;a loss if they decided to sell the land, although they do not have any plans to sell the land: Clerk Genatossio said that on the Form A which was submitted pre- viously, the land was divided, and it mentioned another company called Ispo. A representative of Ispo informed the board that his comoany pur- chased a portion of land from Compo. He said that his company would also like to keep the land Industrial. He informed the board that Ispo does have :plans for expansion in the future. Bob Clark said that Compo's office building was sold along with the property. Compo had plans to -convert the finished goods warehouse into an office building, and they would then build a new warehouse. Their plans have changed, and they are now going to put a small 4,000 foot office building on their property. Compo has no plans to expand. 6 Frank Allen - Peter Fontanini Property This land is located east of the Old Colony Railroad. The IDC agrees with the Planning Board's recommendation which is to revert this land to Agricultural. Ralph pointed out that when the interceptor comes through, this land might have uses beyond Agricultural._ Frank Allen said that the use he would be interested in for the future is condominiums. At this Point, Planner Parsons thanked Ralph Seifert and the IDC for all their help. Planning Board's Minutes March 3, 1982 Page 5 Planner Parsons asked Ralph if he felt that regulations should be entered into the; By-law regarding high-tech industries. Ralph said he didn't feel that would be necessary and explained why. Clerk Genatossio asked Ralph if he felt it necessary to increase the 20 foot buffer zone which is required between commercial uses which abut residential property. The reason she asked this questions is because she received a complaint from a person who abuts the American Paper. The complaint was regarding noise in particular. Planner Defirolamo pointed out that he is the closest abutter to the American Paper. He said that they are willing to accept complaints and work them out. Ralph said that he thinks that the covenants require larger dimensions than those which are required in the By-law. Ralph said that he feels there is going to be some difficulty with Article No. 51, in which the Planning Board recommends a 50 foot radius for a road cut. He said that a trailer today cannot enter/exit a 50 foot radius. He also pointed out that larger trailers are being made today. It was the concensus of the board to check Article 51. *Planner DeGirolamo left the meeting. 7. Fairfield Park Kenneth DiNisco appeared before the board and showed pictures of designs he had done so that the board could get a sense of the what the proposed material would look like when/if the project is completed. He informed the board that it is proposed to have the trim on the buildings painted and the clapboard stained. He showed the preliminary design for the townhouses and pointed out that each building would have 'a separate identity for the entrance. He.,also said that chimneys may be used; but a energy study has not been done ,yet. The windows are proposed to be double 'hung. The landscaping would come out to the edge to define private property. He showed various pictures and com- pared the preliminary townhouse drawing with them. There will be a basement for each townhouse, although the apartments will not have basements, The side elevation of the building was shown on the plan. At this point, the board agreed that the proposed+townhouses were good. Ken DiNisco presented the board with the preliminary apartment design. He explained that each apartment will have a doorway which will enter into a corridor. The two means of egress will be will be to go left or right down the corridor. Planner Brugliera asked if the backs of the apartment buildin4s which will be facing East Street could be made more attractive. Kenneth DiNisco pointed out that the design is only preliminary, He-hformed the board of some of the ideas which he has thought of for the backs of the apartment buildings and drew these ideas onto the plan. Planner Flynn said she feels there are too manv units on the land. She asked if the board was satisfied with the density. She said she feels that this is a short coming in the zoning that the board should have addressed. She said she would like to see the apartments elimated, and the townhouses moved down to provide more open space between them. Al Paglia said that Bonwood was asked to reduce the units prev,inusly which they did; however, they cannot reduce the units again. It would not be feasible. Planner Flynn said that as a Planning Board member and a resident of Mansfield, she feels that there are too many people on the land. Planner Parsons said that the proposed plans meet all the standards. At this point, the oriqinal proposed plan was brought out. It was pointed out that on this original plan, there are, more units, and the units were closer together. All the concerns for safety and Planning Board's Minutes March 3, 1982 Page;';6 water have been met. Ken DiNisco pointed out that the original plan had 74 units, and now there are only 56 units. Chairman Kaufman said that the Bonwood Corporation informed him that if the financial aspects would like to be discussed, they could go into an executive session. Ronald Bonvie said that the only reason that was stated is because the density has already been reduced, and financially no other units could be cut. Chairman Kaufman said that he thinks that the fact the units for the elderly will not be built if the private develop- ment is not feasible should be taken into consideration. Planner Parsons said that the project meets all the requirements. Clerk Genatossio said that her problem is with esthetics. She asked if the apartment could be changed to town- houses. Ken DiNisco said that the drawings for the apartment buildings are not as far along as the townhouses, and when they are, Clerk Genatossio may like the apartments. Planning Director informed the board that the drainage will be resolved next Friday. Planner Brugliera asked if Bonwood had their sewer permit. Planning Director said that Bonwood has applied for the sewer permit, and it has not been returned. Around the Table Planner Parsons informed the board that the Day/Blandori case was dismissed from court. Clerk Genatossio asked the Planning Director if there was some- thing going on at Chauncy Court. Planning Director said that no plans have been submitted. Planner Flynn asked if Everett Associates were finished yet. Planning Director said they are finished with the right-of-way design and circulation recommendations for the downtown. They are not finished with the photos. Planner Flynn asked if the board should let the Selectmen know what isgoingon with Fairfield. Planning Director said Dave May asked him to talk about the right-of-way design and circulation. Planner Flynn asked the Planning Director if he had spoken with Jesse Earls yet. Planning Director said yes. They,, would both like to have a two-way pattern option. Jesse feels that the people living in Fairfield will be going to work from 7 A.M. to 8 A.M. He feels there will be many people coming out onto East Street. Clerk Genatossio asked if speed bumps were going to be put in. Planning Director said no, cobblestones. Correspondence Elmwood Park Correspondence regarding to revise the amount of the Letter of Motion: To send a letter to Elmwood that their security will be (Brugliera - Genatossio, all 10. Public Discussion the Planning Director's recommendation Credit to $40,726.33 Park Realty Trust informing them increased. in favor) VOTED Mrs. Jellinek inquired about the status of the 23 acres of land for sale at the Ryan and Elliot Industrial Park and whether or not the two parcels owned by "Copeland" were included in this 23 acres. Planning Director said he did not know off hand, but he would try to find the answer to her question. 11. Date of Next Meeting is March`10, 1982 12. Adjournment 11:00 P.M. DATE