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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 01/14/1981MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA January 14, 1981 1. Call to order 7:30 P. M. 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of January 7, 1981 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 8:00 P. M. - William Maravell, P.D. & Steve Smith SRPEDD - Water Supply Protection District 9:00 P. M. - Margot Jellinek - Earth Removal 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) E R E Corp. - Gravel Removal - Maple Street - Hearing 1/28/81 2) Cabot, Cabot and Forbes - Subdivision - Hearing 1/28/81 b. Revised Fee Schedule 6. New Business a. Status of Plans 1) Bruce Wood - Form A - Garden Street 2) Ronald Bonvie - Form A - East Street 3) Paul Boyden - Form A - Cottage Street b. Zoning By-law Amendments 1) Water Supply Protection District 2) Parking Requirements 3) Earth Removal 4) Cluster Residential c. Correspondence d. Public Discussion e. Date for the next meeting. f. Around the Table 7. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES January 14, 1981 Present: Chairman Flynn; Clerk Kaufman* Planners: Parsons, Seifert, Brugliera, White Planning Director Folkman 1) Chairman Flynn called the meeting to order at 7:35 P. M. 2) Motion: = To appoint Planner Parsons as Clerk Pro -tem. (Brugliera - White, all in favor) VOTED 3) Correspondence was read by Clerk Pro -tem Parsons from the following: Letter from Town Manager Maurer informing the Board that ',Whitman and Howard will be presenting to the Board of Selectmen a formal proposal on !dater Resources Management in Mansfield on February 18, 1981 *Clerk Kaufman entered the meeting at this point. Memorandum from the Department of Public Works Director, Thomas J. Bonome on the Subdivision of the Interstate 95 Industrial Center at 495. Memorandum to the Board from the Conservation Commission on the E. R. E. Earth Removal Plans. Memorandum to the Board from the Conservation Commission on Beachwood Estates, Lot Nos. 20, 25, and 26. Minutes of the Conservation Commission for January 5, 1981. Copy of the Town Manager's Budget Message for the 1982FY Budget. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Selectmen requesting them to hire a new Town Engineer. Planning Board status of accounts from the Town Accountant's office for December 30, 1980. Annual Report to the Region for 1980 from SRPEDD. 4) Motion: To approve the minutes of the January 7, 1981 meeting as written. (Seifert - White, all in favor) VOTED 5) Planner Parsons informed the Board that he had not been swore in for his new term on the Board and therefore wouldn't vote on anything at the meeting. Minutes January 14, 1981 Page 2 6) The Board reviewed the Form A - Approval Not Required Plan submitted by Ronald Bonvie for a parcel of land on East Street where he intends to erect a 12 unit apartment building. Motion: To endorse the ,Approval Under Subdivision Control Not Required" Plan submitted by Ronald Bonvie for land on East Street. (Seifert -White, all in favor) VOTED Mr. Bonvie attended the meeting and took the signed linen of the plan with him after it was approved. 7) The Board reviewed the Form A - Approval Piot Required Plan submitted by the Town of Mansfield for land on Garden Street. Planning Director Folkman told the Board that the land is owned by the Town and is being sold to the abutting land owners as shown on the plan. Bruce Mood had the plans drawn up and the Town didn't pay for the engineering. Motion: To endorse the "Approval Under Subdivision Control Not Required" Plan submitted by the Town of Mansfield for land on Garden Street. (Seifert - White) Planner Brugliera wondered about the fact that Kowzic's Diner encroaches onto the property about 7 or 8 inches. It was noted that the encroachment won't be altered by the plan. (all in favor) VOTED 8) The Board reviewed the Form A - Approval Not Required Plan submitted by Paul Boyden for land on Cottage Street. Motion: To endorse the "Approvel Under Subdivision Control Not Required" Plan submitted by Paul Boyden for land on Cottaqe Street. (Seifert) Planning Director Folkman explained that this is an existing lot and is locatedwithinthe Downtown Business District. The applicant is just protecting his zoning. (Kaufman - second, all in favor) VOTED Mr. Boyden attended the meeting and took the signed linen of the plan with him after it was approved. 9) Planning Director Folkman introduced William Maravelle from SRPEDD to the Board to speak on Water Protection. Mr. Maravelle told the Board they are concerned with ground water which is a source of supply, a renewable source of supply if it is taken care of. Rainfall in the area for the last 15 years has averaged 46" per year. 1/3 of this is retained in the ground water. He explained the two zones in the earth. The first is the Minutes January 14, 1981 Page 3 aerated zone that is not completely filled with water all the`timeand filtering occurs in this zone. The saturated zone has voids that are filled with water all the time and is the aquifer. He noted that sources of contamination would be land fills, gas tanks, septic systems, pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides. Ground water with over 20 parts per million of salt could be safe to drink even if people are on salt restricted diets. Mr. Maravelle told the Board that from existing maps from USGS they can get a good idea on the surface and ground water flow and bedrock formations. If we were to pump one million gallons of water per day it would take 1.3 square miles of surface area to replenish the supply. He noted that the 1.3 square mile figure is just a standard to start with and the independent judgement would have to be made from that. Mr. Maravelle showed the Board a map on which the recharge areas for the existing and proposed Mansfield wells have been outlined. He told the Board that 50% to 52% of the cause of pollution of the nations waters is due to storm run-off by various chemicals washed off of parking lots and residue from exhausts and lead in gas. Mr. Maravelle showed the Board the lines on the plan for water protection !; and noted that they have been advised by the Attorney General to follow easily identifiable physical lines such as street rather than contours for boundaries. He noted that in an area where towns share the same aquifer they should have a memorandum of understanding to each protect the others' water supply. Mr. Maravelle explained a plan that was developed in 1978 to the Board, and noted he added to the plan the new and proposed wells added since 1978 in dotted lines with the existing wells in solid lines. Planner Seifert asked about water resources in the center area of the town and wondered'+about checking the area for water. He was told that the soils are not condusive to water retention in that area. He told the Board that the map as drawn would protect the regeneration of a years supply of ground water, and protect the surface from contamination into the water supply. Legally from the Attorney General's office is that that is all they can protect. He noted that three fallow years and seven normal years are figured into the water supply requirements for a safe yield. Mr. Maravelle explained the cone of depression to the Board. He noted that water travels faster in the cone then in the ground water. It is basically around the ground water recharge area that is what has to be protected. In answer to a question about water bodies storing water for the cone of Minutes January 14, 1981 Page 4 Mr. Maravelle that it would work just the opposite. You would lose water especially in a drought situation where the ground would soak up the water. He told the Board that areas outside of the recharge area will not reach the cone of depression in a condition to do any harm. He told the Board that the new By-law should inform the people of what they can do to protect the water. He noted that the existing zoning would be maintained and the water protection would be an overlay with restrictions. He said it would take a special town by-law to prohibit underground storage tanks of oil and gas. Mr. Maravelle reviewed the memorandum written by Planning Director Folkman on the Water Supply Protection District and noted that there should be some changes made in the memorandum for legal reasons. On the one dwelling unit per acre, the zoning would not have to be changed because you would be taking the area in aggregate not just the buildable lots. There would be a percentage of land that would not be buildable. Mr. Maravelle gave the Board a copy of a Water Supply Protection Booklet from SRPEDD. 10) Chairman Flynn passed the gavel to Clerk Kaufman because she had to leave for work. 11) Margot Jellinek met with the Board on the earth removal by-law from Foxboro. She asked the Board how they felt about the Foxboro earth removal by-law and having the permit granting authority be the Selectmen. It was the consensus of the Board that they did not want to go along with a by-law fashioned after the Foxboro one. Mrs. Jellinek told the Board that with ten signatures she could put it on the warrant. Mrs. Jellinek offered the Board a compromise for the gravel removal by-law that included a new definition for surplus material; a provision to have the owner grant the Town an easement over his property for restoration in the event of a default; an increase in penalties to $50.00 for the first, not more than $100 for the second and not more than $200 for any subsequent offense; permits would be issued for 12 months with one 6 month renewal; and the Planning Board would have the authority to retain a qualified professional engineer to insure the provisions of the by-law and permit are complied with, with the applicant paying the fees. Mrs. Jellinek gave the Board a sheet with the complete amendments written on it for them to study during the week. Motion: To take Margot Jellinek's sheet under advisement so that we can come`up with some intelligent answers for her. (Seifert - White, all in favor) VOTED 12) The date for the next meeting was set for January 21, 1981 at 7:30 P. M. Minutes January 14, 1981 Page 5 13) Planning Director Folkman told the Board that the parking requirements are not ready. He noted he is feeling rushed to get things into the Town Meeting, and didn't feel we would make the January 30 deadline. He told the Board that on Water Supply Protection he will have to come up with a way to deal with SRPEDD and what the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen want to do. He stated he would recommend waiting on the Water Supply Protection District for this year and to see what Whitman and Howard has to offer. Planning Director Folkman reviewed the Parking Memorandum very quickly to give the Board an idea of what it will entail. 14) The Board reviewed the memorandum from the Conservation Commission on the drainage work for Beachwood Estates. It was felt that the drainage structures, i.e. headwall, pipework,swales had been installed properly because the escrow money has been released. 15) Meeting adjourned at 10:15 P. M. n I�yr� q/ _ Da— e