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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 04/21/1982PLANNING BOARD AGENDA April 21, 1982 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. 2. Clerk's Report (a) Correspondence (b) Minutes of April 14, 1982 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 8:00 - Peter O'Brien - Surplus Material Permit - Maple St. 8:30 - Ralph Maloon - Massand's Office Building - Wood Ave. John Piters 5. Old Business (a) Community Development Block Grant Program (b) Master Plan Revision 6. New Business (a) Around the Table (b) Status of Plans 1. Surplus Material Permit - Maple St. - 4/21/82 2. Site Plan - Wood Ave. - 4/29/82 (c) Correspondence (d) Date of Next Meeting (e) Public Discussion 7. Adjournment PLANNING BOARD MINUTES April 21, 1982 Present: Chairman Seifert, Clerk Flynn Planners: Brugliera, Genatossio, Kaufman, DeGirolamo*, and Parsons* Planning Director Folkman 1. Motion: To have Marydee Flynn be.clerk (Genatossio - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 2. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. 3. Correspondence Letter from David E. Dryer to the Planning Board regarding $4,000,000 Industrial Revenue Bonds (Hub Folding Box Company, Inc.) enclosures. Letter from David E. Dryer to the Planning Board regarding $3,000,000 IndustrialRevenueBond (Di Rico Building Trust Project) *Clerk DeGirolamo entered the meeting. Copy of the Board of Health's minutes dated March 10, 1982, Copy of the Board of Health's minutes dated March 24, 1982. Site Plan Checklist - G. P. Massand - Wood Avenue Copy of a memorandum from Paul Folkman to Department Heads regarding the staff review for G. P. Massand's building. Letter from Peter F. O'Brien to Mitchel Seifert regarding the Zola Family's request for a surplus material permit. Copy of a letter from Mitchel Seifert to Peter Fontanini regarding the as -built for his pond. Copy of a decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding a re- quest for a variance by James Mitchel to erect a two family dwelling. (Granted) Order Form from the R.S. Means Company, Inc. Annual meeting notice from SRPEDD. The meeting was held Wednesday, April 21, 1982 at 7 P.M.. Letter from various abutters of the proposed Fairfield Park Develop- ment to the Planning Director regarding Fairfield Park/Park Court. Planning Board's minutes April 21, 1982 Page 2 Copy of a legal notice from the Sharon Board of Appeals. A hearing will be held April 22, 1982, at 7:30 for FNBC Realty Corp. for a special permit to permit the incorporation of a drive -up window to be used for the conduct of banking business at 45 S. Main Street. Copy of a legal notice from the Easton Planning Board and Zoning Board. A hearing will be held April 7, 1982, at 8:15 to see if the Town will vote to accept the proposed amendments of the Zoning By-laws. Copy of a public hearing notice from the Norton Planning Board. Hear- ings will be held on May 4, 1982, at 8 P.M. to discuss proposed amend- ments to the Town's Zoning By-laws and the Town's Zoning Map. Minutes of April 14, 1982 Motion: To approve (Genatossio - DeGirolamo, all in favor) VOTED Telephone Bill in the amount of $38.31 Motion: To pay (Kaufman - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED Master Plan Chairman Seifert informed the board that no money for the master plan updating was appropriated at the Town Meeting held Tuesday. The Town Meeting was dismissed due to the lack of a quorum. *Motion on last page. 7. At 7:45 P.M. the Planning Board adjourned to go to the Selectmen's meeting. The Planning Director was meeting with the Selectmen regard- ing Fairfield Park/Park Court-. He gave a brief summary of the history of the Fairfield Optical site. Then he addressed the neighbors' let- ter regarding this proposed project. In this letter the neighbors expressed four main concerns. These concerns are density, parking, drainage, and maintenance. The Planning Director explained each item individually. Many questions were asked. Motion: To transfer the land from the Town to the Housing Authority. (Levine - May, all in favor) VOTED ** During the time the board was meeting with the Selectmen, Donald Kaufman left, and Kenneth Parsons entered. The Planning Board reopened their meeting at 9 P.M. Peter O'Brien - Surplus Material Permit - Maple Street Peter O'Brien left a letter requesting an extension of one week with the Planning Board. The board also received a letter which outlines why the Zola family qualifies as a Agricultural use. Evidence/Documents were submitted from 1979 on. Motion: To grant the extension request for one week. (Parsons - DeGirolamo WITHDRAWN. Chairman Seifert said that he spoke with Peter O'Brien who said he would request addition time if needed. Planner Genatossio said she feels the extension request should be for at least two weeks. At this point, Peter O'Brien changed his written request from one week to a two week extension. Planning Board's Minutes April 21, 1982 Page 3 Motion: To accept the two week extension request (Flynn - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 9. Dr. Massand's Office Building - Wood Avenue Ralph Maloon and John Piters, builder for Dr. Massand, appeared before the Planning Board to explain the proposed addition. The size of the proposed addition is 73' X 22'. Ralph Maloon said that they are pro- posing 24 parking spaces, and the requirement is 19. He said that they might loose two spaces; therefore, they will have 22 spaces. They will put up a stockade fence as required, and basically the area around the addition would consist of wood chips and landscaping. There are two basins on the site with a drain line between them. Leon Grant, as part of the sale of the property to Dr. Massand, is suppose._to bring sewer onto the site. They are proposing to pave 30 feet beyond the entrance/exit. At this point, the Planning Director read the staff comments regarding this proposed addition. He said that he met with Ralph and John earlier in the week to discuss the parking/circulation, but because the comments from the staff came in today, he has not dis- cussed some of them with John and Ralph. He recommended that the board wait another week until the comments/problems can be resolved. Motion: To request an extension of two weeks. (Flynn - Genatossio, all in favor) VOTED John Piters presented the board with a written extension of two weeks. 10. Around the Table Planner Genatossio, in reference to the Zola property, said she thinks the board should obtain elevations and grading plans for this property since it is in a Water Protection District. She also mentioned putting controls on the restoration. Planner Parsons said that the board could do that, but the decision now is to determine if the property is Agri- culturally exempt. Planner Genatossio also asked if the Downtown Advisory Committee is a board of its own or an advisory board to the Planning Board. Planner Parsons said it was established in 1978-79 as an advisory board to the Planning Board. Planner Genatossio pointed out that the Downtown Advisory Committee has never come before the Planning Board for as long as she has been on the board. Specifically, the Block Grant was drawn up for the DAC. They had more imput than the Planning Board did. Planner Genatossio questioned the statement that the Bonwood Corp. did not have to come for a special permit, but they were pushed into it. Chairman Seifert said apparently they did not qualify. They could have developed the Carlson land separately from the Lombardi property. Planner Flynn asked how the board was going to decide if the Zola family is exempt. Chairman Seifert said by looking through all the information which was provided. There was some discussion by the members regarding researching the agricultural exempt status and checking the legal writing which Peter O'Brien used in his letter. Motion: To have the Planning Director research the agriculturally exempt status and net back to the board next week so the board may make a decision. (Flynn - DeGirolamo In favor - Genatossio, Brugliera, Opposed - Parsons Planning Board's Minutes April 21, 1982 Page 4 Planner Parsons said he thinks the board should consult with Town Counsel. Chairman Seifert said he feels the board should make a decision themselves and then consult Town Counsel. 11. Date of Next Meeting is April 28, 1982 at 7:30 P.M. 12. Public Discussion Margo Jellinek, in reference to determining if the Zola property is agriculturally exempt, said it has to be proven that the property has been used as an agricultural/horticultural use for the past five years, i.e cutting, planting, and selling. She told the board to call Lake- ville. Again she pointed out that there is a certain amount of years that the property has to be used as agricultural, and she believes it is five. Ernest Cowen said that the proposed operation by the Zola family is not compatible with the residential neighborhood. He said the operator, Davis, shows evidence as a wood cutter, and areas have already been cleared, but that does not constitute forestry. He said that the only person who has been growing trees is Mother Nature. He said that 160,000 yards of material is a gross misinterpretation in his opinion. Also he and the neighbors are very concerned, and the board will probably here more from them. 13. Adjournment 9:36 P.M. 21 ' CLERK DATE *Motion from Page 2 - Master Plan Motion: To instruct the Planning Director to work on the Master Plan as if the Planning Board is not going to get any money. Then if there is a special town meeting, to bring it up again. (Kaufman - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED