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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 05/27/1981PLANNING BOARD AGENDA May 27, 1981 1. Call to order 7:30pm 2. Visitor's Agenda 8:00pm - William Travers - Board of Appeals Variance 8:15pm - Margot Jellinek 8:30pm - Site Plan Bay Bank United - Charles Cramer 8:45pm - Augat Inc. - Board of Appeals Variance 3. Clerk's Report 9:00pm - Allen L. Willis - Pond Restoration Correspondence Minutes of May 20, 1981 4. Warrant 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) W R C Properties 6/10/81 b. Committee Appointments 1) Capital Improvements (2) DowntownAdvisory Committee (1) Great Woods (1) SRPEDD (1) 6. New Business a. Status of Plans Form A - Ware Street - Franklyn Allen b. Correspondence c. Date for Next Meeting d. Public Discussion e. Around the Table 8. Adjournment PLANNING BOARD MINUTES May 27, 1981 Present: Chairman Kaufman, Clerk Seifert Planners: White, Brugliera, Flynn, Parsons Planning Director Folkman r, � 1. Meeting called to order 7:30pm 2. Correspondence Copy of Planning Board memo to Board of Appeals regarding Boro Sand and Stone modification of restoration plan Site Plan checklist - Bay Bank United- corner of Chauncy and Forbes Blvd. Ecosphere magazine Form A Review checklist - Franklyn Allen - Ware Street Flier frgm Exee[rtive Office of Communities and Development - Massachusetts Main Street Genttr Associates, Inc. - construction services Legal Notice'byf Public Hearing Attleboro Municipal Council Planning Board June 2, 1981, 7:30pm on the petition of Joseph R. and Marjorie L. Klebes requesting the zoning Vrdinance be amended by extending the general business district o;includ6 Lot 14B Washington Street, South Attleboro Legal Notice of Public Hearing Norton Planning Board June 16, 1981, 7:45pm on the application of William J. O'Malia for a special permit to allow for four apartments within an existing commercial building. Copy of letter from Planning Director to Peter Fontanini and Franklyn Allen regarding Beachwood Estates Subdivision Copy of Planning Board letter to John K. Donnelly regarding Board of Appeals application for variance Copy of Planning Board letter to William Travers regarding Board of Appeals application for variance Copy of Planning Board letter to Augat Inc. regarding Board of Appeals application for variance Memo from SRPEDD regarding a meeting on the Industrial Revenue Bond Program From DEQE - Hazardous Waste Draft Regulations Letter from Ropes & Gray regarding industrial revenue bonds for Fairfield Optical Co., Inc. Minutes May 27, 1981 Meeting Notice from SRPEDD - full commission - Wednesday, May 27, 1981 Minutes of the Conservation Commission, April 20, April 27, May 4, 1981 Letter to Planning Director from Albert 0. Barbour, Senior Engineer, SRPEDD regarding review of the E R E Corp. proposed gravel pit operation. Copy of letter to Ralph Maloon from Richard Howe, Town Administrator, Easton regarding E R E Corp. gravel removal operation Flier from Institute for Participatory Planning Invitation to Attorney's Center Open House June 5, 1981 3. Minutes of May 20, 1981 Motion: Approve (White -Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 4. Form A Plan - Franklyn Allen - 2 lots on Ware Street Motion: To sign (Parsons -Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 5. Review of application for variance John K. Donnelly, 3 Village Road to construct an attached garage with a 19 foot sideyard measurement which is non -conforming in a Residence AA Zone, Motion: To recommend approval to the Board of Appeals (Parsons -Seifert, Flynn, White, Kaufman in favor; Brugliera opposed) VOTED 6. WRC Properties - Planning Director is working on preliminary estimates of breakdown on materials for next week. 7. Mr. Charles Cramer, Architect met with the Board to review site plan for Bay Bank United building at the corner of Chauncy Street and Forbes Blvd. Cramer has been working with Cabot, Cabot & Forbes on the design, landscaping and traffic flow. Drainage will be on site with a catch basin, soil is sandy. Traffic flow will be one way entering from Forbes Blvd. and exiting onto Chauncy Street. Landscaping plan has not been worked out yet. Concerns regarding the traffic flow entering the bank from a left turn around the island on Forbes Blvd. Planning Director will talk to Police Chief Earls and Paul Dalton regarding this. Motion: To ask Police Chief Earls specifically if there are any problems or hazards for traffic making an entrance this way. (Flynn-Brugliera, all infavor) VOTED Planning Director will work further with Mr. Cramer on the traffic study. Minutes May 27, 1981 8. William Travers met with the Board of Appeals to construct highland Avenue containing 11 a Residence B Zone. The lot Board regarding request for variance from the a two-family dwelling on a parcel of land on ,250 square feet which is non -conforming in meets all set back requirements. Motion: To send recommendation of approval to the Board of Appeals (Seifert-Brugliera, Parsons, White, Kaufman in favor; Flynn opposed) VOTED Margot Jellinek met with the Board regarding advertisements in the Sun Chronicle for weigh stations to be constructed by the State on the north bound and south bound lanes of I-95. Complete information is available at the Town Clerk's office and at the Attleboro City Hall. These weigh stations will be very close to the Witches Pond Well site and recharge area and Mrs. Jellinek is concerned with any spills that may occur from trucks at the weigh stations. Planning Director stated he has spoken to Mr. Ron West, who is in charge of .road side development for the State, and expressed the Board's concerns regarding potential problems. Mr. West indicated he would write a letter addressing the concerns, this has not been received. Motion: To have Planning Director get more details for discussion next week. (Parsons-Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 10. Representatives from Augat Corporate Office met with the Board regarding their request for variance of Board of Appeals to erect a nine square foot free standing sign at the Chauncy Street_ entrance which is in addition to the one free standing sign allowed in an Industrial Zone. Motion: To recommend approval to the Board of Appeals (Parsons -Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 11. Allen L. Willis, Jr_ met with the Board and presented formal plans for a new pond restoration off Willow Street to be called Willis Pond. Excavation will be about 4, acres, removing about 100,000 yards of gravel. He filed a Form A plan for this area last year and feels he does not fall under the new regulation of no new ponds allowed. Mr. Willis submitted copies of the proposal report done by RIM Engineering and detailed plans that meet the Town by-laws and Corps of Engineers requirements Motion: To move ahead with special hearing process and hold a public hearing for pond restoration. (Seifert -White, all in favor) VOTED Minutes May 27, 1981 12. Committee appointments - the following members volunteered for: Great Woods Study Committee - Marydee Flynn Capital Improvements Committee - Mitchel Seifert and Joseph Brugliera Downtown Advisory Committee - Ken Parsons SRPEDD - held for next week Hazardous Waste Task Force - David White 13. Margot Jellinek stated that the Form A plan Mr. Willis filed does not protect him from the new regulation of no new ponds. And that if he decided to come in under a farm pond that would have to go to the Conservation Commission and DEQE. Mr. Willis stated he was not coming in under a farm pond. 14. Next meeting Wednesday, June 3, 1981, 7:30pm. 15. Planner Flynn requested a list of bonds on gravel pits that are about to run out. Planning Director stated he is working on this 16. Planner Flynn requested that a copy of the letter from SRPEDD regarding ERE Corp. gravel operation be sent to Gay and Gay law offices. 17. Planner Flynn stated she was displeased with an erroneous report in the Mansfield News that the Planning Director spoke for the Planning Board and that the Board was opposed to the Conservation Commission's proposed Wetland Protection By-law at Town Meeting. The Planning Board did not take any stand and had not even discussed the 'by-law. 18. Planner Flynn questioned where it says in the Zoning By-law that there is provision for granting a use variance Motion: To inquire of Town; Counsel if we can recommend use variances (Flynn -Parsons, all in favor) VOTED Meeting adjourned 9:45pm Date