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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 06/10/1983PLANNING BOARD EMERGENCY MEETING June 10, 1983 MINUTES Present: Chairman Genatossio, Clerk Fiore Planners: Doucette, Brugliera, and Flynn 1. Meeting called to order at 3:58 P.M. 2. Form A - Dufresne - Ware Street This Form A is located on the easterly side of Ware Street. The lots have sufficient area and frontage on a public way. Motion: To approve as corrected (Doucette - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 3. Mr. William Zoppo - Witch Pond Estates - Preliminary Subdivision Motion: To send a letter to Mr. Zoppo, copy to Judith Scott, stating the specific reasons on why the board voted negatively on. the preliminary subdivision plan. The following concerns should be addressed: (1) Road A - longer than 650' from point at Road C and not properly terminated. (2) Road H - not properly terminated (3) Need of land easements or land rights for electrical utilities. (4) Need of major features - trees 24 inches in caliper (5) Need of proposed system for water installation (6) Need of proposed drainage, as stated by the Town Engineer in a letter dated June 2, 1983. (7) Need of proposed street names ,The board also has additional concerns related to public safety. Copies of other departments' concerns should be enclosed. (Fiore - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED "t 4. Adjournment I.IAnA _ CLE K , • t 6V DATE PLANNING BOARD MINUTES June 22, 1983 Present: Chairman Genatossio, Clerk Fiore Planners: Flynn and Brugliera 1. Meeting called to order at 7:40 P.M. 2. Correspondence Copy of a letter to William Zoppo from Chairman Genatossio regard- ing the board's negative vote on Witch Pond Estates. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to William Zoppo regard- ing the reason for the board's negative vote. Letter from Marilyn Watterson to Mitchel Seifert stating that the passbook for Plantingfield Rd. has been released. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Robert Chavaree regard- ing Cabot's Pond. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Allen Willis regarding Cabot's Pond. Copy of a speed message from the Planning Board to Judith Scott regarding the board's negative vote on the preliminary subdivision plan entitled, "Witch Pond Estates'. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to William Zoppo request- ing an extension of the preliminary subdivision plan. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Allen Willis regarding Strawberry Meadows. Copy of a memorandum from the Planning Board to Joseph Zeneski regarding the removal of boulders. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Joseph Zeneski regard- ing an inspection of Magna Vista II Subdivision. Copy of a rd Dunn regarding aeFormnAuforrom the Planning Joseph Dufresne onaWareoEngineering Street. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Joseph Brugliera regard- ing Strawberry Meadows Subdivision. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Michael Coppola regard- ing Witch Pond Estates. Planning Board's minutes Page 2 June 22, 1983 Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to David Grant stating that the board accepted a bond amount of $197,857.90 for Plymouth Street. Pamphlet from the Department of Environmental Management regarding Scenic Roads. Copy of the Conservation Commission's minutes dated May 17, 1983. Copy of the May, 1983 newsletter from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Literature from the Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc. Copy of the June, 1983 Beacon from the Massachusetts Municipal Assoc. Literature from Tufts University regarding environmental leadership training institute. Brochure from Praeger Publishers entitled, "Your Guide to Professional Urban Planning". Literature from Prentice -Hall, Inc. soliciting the Wood Engineering Handbook. Surplus material request from Robert Unger to remove 800 yards of material from Franklin Street. Extension request from Ralph Gleason for the Nabisco site plan. Letter from the Mansfield Co-operative Bank to the Planning Board regarding Meadow Lane security estimate. Surplus material request from the Airport Commission to remove 2,500 cubic yards of material which is stockpiled at the Airport. Surplus material request from the Airport Commission to remove 3,000 cubic yards of material from the Mansfield Airport. Copy of a letter from Chairman Genatossio to Ralph Jackson regarding Canoe River Estates. Copy of a speed message from the Planning Board to the DAC regarding a joint meeting to be held on July 6, 1983. Copy of a letter from Mitchel Seifert to Marilyn Watterson regarding Plantingfield Road performance bond release. Pamphlet from SRPEDD announcing the appointment of Stephen Smith as the Executive Director. Copy of an advertisement from Plymouth regarding the availability of a Planning Director's position. Copy of a Zoning Board of Appeals' decision for John Conner - GRANTED Planning Board's minutes Page 3 June 22, 1983 Copy of a Zoning Board of Appeals' decision for Edward Gurnon - GRANTED t Copy of a Zoning Board of Appeals' decision for Joel Thompson - GRANTED Copy of legal notice from the Town of Foxboro. Hearings will be held on June 27, 1983 to review the site plan of Joel Lehrer to operate a video arcade on Washington Street, and to review the site plan of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -Day Saints to add a culture hall. Copy of a legal notice from the Town of Foxboro. Hearings will be held on July 12, 1983 in regard to site plan approval for Joel Lehrer and The Church of Jesus Christ:' Copy of a legal notice from the Attleboro ZBA. Hearings will be held on June 30, 1983, as follows: Andrew Dadall - variance for frontage - 140 N. Main St. Andrew Dadall - special permit to raze existing structures and con- struct 10 multi -family dwellings on 140 N. Main St. Peter Lachance - special permit to construct 19 apartments at 18 Railroad Ave. Roger ctyoguspecial permit toaetreet convert variety store into an ice cream and 3 Minutes of June 1, 1983 Motion: To approve (Flynn - Fiore, all in favor) VOTED 4. Minutes of June 8, 1983 Motion: To approve (Brugliera - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 5. Minutes of June 10, 1983 Motion: To approve (Brugliera - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 6. Warrant Bill from New England Telephone in the amount of $42.59 Motion: To Pay (Flynn - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 7. Surplus Material Request - Airport Commission The Airport Commission requests permission to remove 3,000 cubic yards of loam from the airport. This loam was awarded to the Recreation Department with the stipulations noted in the Airport Commission's letter dated June 7, 1983 to the Town Manager, and a memorandum from the DPW Director to the Airport Commission. Motion: To send a letter to the Inspector of Buildings recommending that the Airport Commission be permitted to remove 3,000 cubic yards of material subject to the conditions outlined in the letters. (Brugliera - Fiore, all in favor) VOTED Planning Board's minutes Page 4 June 22, 1983 8. Surplus material permit - Airport commission The Airport Commission requests permission to remove 2,500 cubic yards of stockpiled loam which was created fromithe-ramp project. This loam is to be removed by Walsh Contracting Corp., as per their bid submitted May 19, 1983. Motion: To send a letter to the Inspector of Buildings recommending that the Airport Commission be permitted to remove 2,500 cubic yards of material from the airport. (Brugliera - Fiore, all in favor) VOTED 9. Site Plan - Ralph Gleason -.Nabisco Ralph Gleason representing Nabisco appeared before the board. He informed the board that they are proposing to build a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse. There will be no new employees; therefore, there will be no new paThese rking for this. Presently, they park trailor trucks on their property. trailors are filled with products. If the warehouse is created, the pro- ducts will be coming into i.t. They will create 100 X 80 pavement for the trucks. It will be sloped towards the crushed stone for the run off. In the future, they plan to pave more area and expand the existing drain pipe. There is a high water table there trucks in the spring. are in and out: bringing in raw goods and taking out finished goods. There are as many as four or five trucks there at once or as few as one or two. In general, there will be a 30 percent decrease in the number of trailors due to the warehouse. At this point, Ralph Gleason requested an extension of time for the site plan until July 6, 1983. Motion: To accept the request for extension and have the DPW Director review the site plan and put his comments in writing. (Brugliera - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 10.. Dunn Engineering - Shawmut Ave. Mr. Dunn appeared before the board. The Form A he presented was prepared for Mrs. Delutis. This Form A consists of five lots. Most of the lots have been in existence since the 60's. Lot No. 117 was deeded to the Delutises in 1945, which was priorrto zoning. Some of Lot No. 117 will e anthe be given to Lot No. 109 to even out the property lin No buildingFlots rare owners of Lot No. 111 will purchase the remaining. being created. Motion: To sign the Form A (Flynn - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 11. Ronald Bonvie - Wind Chime Estates Ronald Bonvie appeared before the board. He informed them that he has a letter of credit in the amount of $110,000. The original security estimate was set at $136,000. He explained that he has almost all the drainage completed. Joseph Zeneski is going to inspect the work and send a letter to the Planning Board stating that enough work has been completed for the bond to be set at the $110,900 rather athan $136,000. Hethe said h erwdone ould ha nticipates having the next meeting. ealso ve ( the letter for the Hxeneeds a release of covenants form. Planning Board's minutes Page 5 June 22, 1983 Motion: To table until July 6, 1983 (Fiore - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To send a copy of Ronald Bonvie's letter of credit to Town Counsel requesting that he review it and respond to the board prior to June 30, 1983. (Flynn - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 12. Cabot's Pond Mr. Chavaree and Mr. Willis have until July 20, 1983 to respond. 13. Strawberry Meadows Letter from the Mansfield Co-operative Bank stating that they are holding $21,000.00 in an interest bearing account for Allen Willis. This account was opened on June 13, 1983, and the passbook has been turned over to the Town Treasurer. Concensus: To send a copy of the letter to the Town Treasurer requesting that she verify that she is holding the passbook in the amount of $21,000.00 14. in amount of Bond tEstimate for $1Kent, 036,030c00n,asRutland, Meansand Catalogue. Streets i Motion: To accept (Flynn,- Fiore, all in favor) VOTED 15. Surplus Request - Robert Unger_ Mr. Unger submitted a letter requesting permission to remove 800 cubic This qin yards of material from Franklin Streen to prepare for the 1984 spring planting seasonrofuest Christmasdtrees order dIn the letter it stated that the material is to be removed from stand two of the Forest Management Plan. Motion: To request that Mr. Unger attend the board's July 6, 1983 meetig to explain his surplus material request. He should also ring in a copy of the forest management plan. (Brugliera - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 16. Variance - Sarty - Willow Street Walter and Shirley Sarty request a variance to convert an existing single family dwelling at 117 Willow Street into a two family dwelling which is a nonconforming use in an Agricultural Zone. This home has been used as a two family since 1912 until 1975 when Mr. Bolton deceased. At this time, the upper portion of the home was closed off, and the lower portion of four rooms became only active residence. Motion: To send a Appealsnegative because itcoderogates nfrom to tthe intentoning of of App the Zoning By-law. (Flynn - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED Planning Board's minutes Page 6, 1983 June 22, 1983 17. Variance - Charles Coffey - King Street Mr. Coffey requests a variance to divide a parcel of land at 15 King Street into three separate lots. Two of the lots would be conforming, and one lot with an existing single family dwelling thereon to have an area of 9,394 sq. ft. Said dwelling also has a 10 foot sideyard measurement. Motion: To send a positive recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals. (Brugliera - Fiore, all in favor) VOTED 18. Correspondence The Planning Board received a brochure from the Department of Environmental Management entitled, "Scenic Roads". It was the concensus of the board to obtain a copy of the list of scenic roads located within Mansfield. Motion: To send a copy of the brochure to the DPW Director (Fiore - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 19. Definitive Subdivision Plan entitled, "West Elm Estates". The Planning Board reviewed the above mentioned subdivision plan to be located off Elm Street. This subdivision was submitted by L. W. Millette Homes, Inc. on June 16, 1983. The proposed subdivision consists of eight lots. The Planning Board went through the definitive subdivision plan requirements. It was pointed out that the width of Elm Street was not shown, and there is no signature line for the Board of Health. Motion: To hold a public hearing on this subdivision on July 20, 1983 and to advertise in the Mansfield News. Also to send a copy of the subdivision plan to the Department Heads for their review. (Brugliera - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 20. Around the Table There was discussion regarding an article which appeared in the paper. This article stated that the new Planning Director will work for the Town Manager and not the Planning Board. Chairman Genatossio informed the board that she spoke to the Town Manager regarding this article. The Town Manager said he would be glad to appear before the board to discuss this. Motion: To invite Chadwick Maurer, Town Manager, to the board's meeting of July 6, 1983, to discuss the Planning Director. (Fiore - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED *Planner Brugliera left the meeting 21. Public Discussion Margot Jellinek pointed out that the Town Manager may hire a new Planning Director before the board's next meeting. 22. Date of Next Meeting is July 6, 1983, at 7:30 P.M. 23 Adj nment 10:05` UA ri rDv DATE q