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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 02/11/1981MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES February 11, 1981 Present: Chairman Flynn, Clerk Kaufman Planners: Seifert, White, Genatossio, Parsons, Brugliera* Planning Director Folkman 1) Chairman Flynn called the meeting to order at 7:35 P. M. 2) Clerk Kaufman read correspondence from the following: Legal notice from Foxboro Building Commissioner for a public hearing on February 24, 1981 at 8:00 P. M. during the Board of Selectmen meeting on site plan approval for Michael Arbarchuk on Route 1. Minutes of the Conservation Commission for February 2, 1981. Bulletin from the Cooperative Extension Service on Rural Development on New Strategy for Safe Disposal of Hazardous Wastes. Building Construction report for January 1981 from the Building Inspector. f. Letter to the Board from the Downtown Advisory Committee on the revisions E of the parking requirements. It noted they did not want to see additional parking requirements imposed on Downtown Business. Letter to the Board from the Downtown Advisory Committee on the development implications of having setback requirements in Downtown Business. The Committee will monitor downtown development this year to see if revisions are necessary. They specifically reviewed the development proposal of Ronald Bonvie. Notice of a joint public hearing for the Attleboro Municipal Council and Planning Board for 7:30 P. M. on March 3, 1981 for a zoning chance on O'Neil Blvd. from Industrial Use to General Residence Use for the Attleboro Hospital. 3) Motion: To approve the minutes of February 4, 1981 as written. (White - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 4) Motion: To approve the warrant for Mansfield Press, Inc. for $33.13 for the advertisement for WRC Properties, Inc. Subdivision hearing. (Seifert - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED 5) Planning Director Folkman told the Board that he has not received the easement document for Karl Clemmey on the WRC Properties, Inc. subdivision. Paul Dalton of Cabot, Cabot and Forbes told Planning Director Folkman that Minutes February 11, 1981 Page 2 he will try to have a copy here by next week. The covenant has been prepared and sent to Town Counsel, and we will have an answer back by next week. He noted the radius on the curve on the easement has been changed. 5) Planning Director Folkman talked to the Board about a site walk on the ERE Corp. gravel removal property. It was decided to meet at the Town Hall at 7:30 A. M. on February 21, 1981. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that he hasn't sent the letters out to Bay State Gas and the Police Chief about the traffic and heavy trucks in the area. He told the Board that he hadn't contacted the Easton Planning Board because of the implications of holding another public hearing. It was decided to invite the members of the Easton Planning Board, but not the principals of ERE Corp. to the meeting. *Planner Brugliera entered the meeting at this time. Motion: To put the Easton Planning Board on the agenda for the meeting of February 25, 1981. (Seifert - Genatossio, all in favor) VOTED 7) Planning Director Folkman told the Board that he and Building Inspector Cook are putting together a report on gravel operations and subdivisions. 8) The Board reviewed the C & S Site Plan for land on School Street. Planner White left the meeting during the discussion. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that the fence near the street is new on the plan, and also the pea stone area going to the garage to keep the dust down. Planner Seifert noted that there is an underground tank on the property where it is going to be graveled. He felt the tank should be either removed or filled with sand. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that everything else on the site is alright. Motion: To write a letter to the Building Inspector recomrnending that a building permit be issued for C & S Contracting as the Board has formally approved the site plan as submitted. (Seifert - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 9) The Board reviewed the revised Ash property earth removal plan submitted by RIM Engineering last week. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that he didn't have any negative comments on it and felt what he has done on it is fine. Motion: To bring to the table again the motion made by Planner Parsons at the meeting of February 4, 1981 which read: "That the Planning Board finds the amendments to the proposed plan of the gravel removal operation acceptable. (Parsons - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED Minutes February 11, 1981 Page 3 10) The Board reviewed the site plan application submitted by Peter Saunders and Fred Sarro for Ten Chauncy Court. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that the plan has been submitted and they have brought all the information in. He noted the three parking spaces in question near the dumpster and Chilson Avenue have been removed and a fence has been placed around the dumpster. There will be 101 parking spaces. The loading zone is a parking space. It was felt by Board members that the loading zone space should be: kept open for the trucks and not have a car in it. The handicapped spaces were not identified on the plan. Planner Genatossio felt the statement about 100 parking spaces should be taken off the plan as it could cause problems later on, because it has been determined that 100 spaces are not required. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that he didn't have any more catch basins, than°what were originally on the site. Planner Parsons reviewed the drainage calculations and noted they are for a 25 year storm. It was noted that the building of Bruce Wood is not shown on the plan and the entrance on Chilson Avenue for the VFW is also missing. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that he will meet with the applicant this week to discuss the changes to be made on the plan by next week. No action was taken on the plan. 11) The Board met with Paul Boyden to discuss the Off-street Parking and Loading Requirements. Mr. Boyden told the Board that he had spoken to Building Inspector's and Planning Director's in area towns about their regulations. He also referred to the "Downtown Improvement Manual" published in 1976 which gives national averages for different parking uses. He told the Board that the national average gives spaces per 1,000 feet. which comes down to a space every 200 square feet because most areas have 4 to 5 spaces every 1,000 feet. Mansfield's existing by-law has one space every 200 feet, but this doesn't apply in the Downtown Business Zone. He told the Board that he has summarized what the numbers meant in area Towns on a chart that he submitted to the Planning Director. He told the Board that a 9,000 sq. ft. retail use on the national average requires 38 spaces, and Mansfield required 106. He pointed out the Bristol Shopping Plaza on East Street that has 44 parking spaces and there doesn't seem to be a problem there and mentioned that under the current parking regulations 125 spaces would be required. He noted that on retail space Mansfield's regulations are greater by 72 spaces than the national average, while office space requirements in Mansfield are less than the national average, restaurants are less also. Mr. Boyden told the Board that he has given all the information to the Planning Director. Planning Director Folkman noted that work.woul.d'have to be done on the restaurant part of the By-law, also on the retail part. The Board thanked Mr. Boyden for his input on the parking regulations. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that if they had any comments on the draft that he had submitted he would incorporate them into the next draft to be prepared for next week. Minutes February 11, 1981 Page 4 *Chairman Flynn left the meeting at this point to attend the Selectmen's Bi- monthly meeting and turned the gavel over to Clerk Kaufman. Comments were noted on the draft as follows: There should be two parking spaces for a single family dwelling; Hotel, Motel sleeping units, plus banquet facilities, the numbers would be combined, automobile repair yards, new and used car lots should be looked at; funeral homes are not listed; private clubs, lodges, libraries and municipal buildings not listed; no spaces listed for employees on any of the occupancies; It was felt that on retail the storage space should not be considered for parking: just the net floor srace. The amount of parkino space per doctor for medical buildings was questioned. Sitdown restaurants should be one space per every four seats. Downtown Business would be exempt frora oarkinn regulations except for the 1.2 spaces for residential use. Load No areas in the downtown area were mentioned. It was felt there could be a clearer way to explain the loading requirements. !'dumber of parkin, spaces for a leasee! use was ,'uestioned because of what could happen when the lease ran out. Should be a naximum/minimum range for entrance/exits. Should be a statement on all parking spaces should be provided with an unobstructed view from the street. A new draft will be prepared this week. 12) The date for the next !neeting was set for February 18, 1981 at 7:30 P. "1. It was decided to take care of the Ten Chauncy Court Site Plan.and the correspondence between 7:30 and 8:00 P. ,i, and then to adjourn the meeting so merrbers could attene tyre hearing on the klater Supply Protection District with the Selectmen and Whitman and Howard. 13) The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P. 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