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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 04/23/1980MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA f April 23, 1980 1. Call to order Meeting will be held at 7:00 P. M. at the High School. if there is a Town Meeting, otherwise meeting will be held at the Town Hall at 7:30 P. M. 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of April 9, 1980 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) Chavaree/Willis - Cabot Pond Restoration 2) Wind Chime Acres - Definitive Subdivision - Ware St. 5/25/80 4) Corrofab - Site Plan - Maple Street 6. New Business a. Status of Plans 1) Joseph Szabo - Form A - Balcom Street b. Correspondence c. Public Discussion d. Date for the next meeting e. Around the table 7. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES April 23, 1980 Present: Clerk Flynn Planners: Seifert; Brugliera; Genatossio; Kaufman* Planning Director Maurer 1) Clerk Flynn opened the meeting at 7:30 P. M. 2) Motion: To nominate Planner Brugliera as Clerk Pro -tem for the evening. (Seifert - Genatossio, all in favor) VOTED 3) Correspondence was read by Clerk Pro -tem Brugliera from the following: Booklet from Paul E. Tsongas, Senator entitled "The Massachusetts Plan - Thru Survival to Stability." Newsletter from the Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards. Memorandum from SRPEDD on pending bills in the legislature that Planning Board might have an interest in. *Planner Kaufman entered the meeting during the reading of the correspondence. Minutes of the Conservation Commission for March 24, 1980 and March 31, 1980. Letter to the Board from Townscape Associates, Town Planning and Design Consultants enclosing a brochure on their firm and asking the Board to contact them if the Board feels that they can use their services. Copy of a decision from the Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals on ti,e application of George R. Palazzo for an addition to his home at 18 Casa Drive with a one ft. side yard. - Granted. Copy of a decision from the Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals on the application of Robert H. & Jaon M. Nemet to divide a parcel of land with 120 ft. frontage at 752 Ware St. into two separate lots each with a single family dwelling thereon. - Granted. Copy of a decision from the Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals on the application of Theodore Chingris for an addition to his home at 29 Leonard St, with a thirty foot rear yard. - Granted. Copy of a letter from the Building Inspector to Leon C. Grant giving him permission to remove surplus material from his pond. Minutes April 23, 1980 Page 2 Copy of the Board's letter to Corrofab, Inc. concerning their request for site plan approval. Letter from Ropes & Gray of Boston concerning a $6,000,000 Industrial Revenue Bond for Michelin Tire Corporation. Letter from bnice C. Seaward concerning the surface condition of the roads and the drainage problems on Lawndale Road and Tanya Drive. Letter from Bruce Evans requesting a two year extension for Granada Park. Letter from 411 Realty Trust telling the Board that they are aware of the new drainage from Corrofab and don't feel it will cause any problems. Letter from Thomas P. Leonard, Fire Chief advising the Board that he has reviewed the plans for the restoration of Cabot Pond and has no comments. Copy of the Boards letter to Arthur A. Remillard, Town Clerk giving the Board's recommendation on Article 45 - Pond Zoning Amendment. Copy of the Board's letter to Arthur A. Remillard, Town Clerk giving the Board's recommendation on Article 25 - Amendments to the Existing Provisions of the Downtown Business Zone. Handout from the Planning Director on the Status of Subdivisions. Copy of the Board's letter to Arthur A. Remillard; Town Clerk hiving the Board's recommendation on Lewis Property Rezoning - Article 47. Copy of the Board's letter to Arthur A. Remillard, Town Clerk giving the Board's recommendation on the Gray Rezoning Petition - Article 46. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals on the application of Old Colony Motors, Inc. recommending that the application be granted. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals on the application of Marilyn Nardone recommending that the variance be granted. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals on the application of Thomas P. Farrell recommending that the variance be denied. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals on the application of Lester S. Epstein recommending that the variance be granted. Copy of the Board's letter to SRPEDD advising that Board has decided to wait until_ the conclusion of the annual Town Meeting and their reorgan- izational meeting before appointing a representative. Minutes April 23, 1980 Page 3 Copy of the Board's letter to Robert S. Mangiaratti concerning the Bonvie Subdivision. Copy of an application for Town Boards', Commissions, Committees and Study Groups from Peter Walworth of 16 Short St. expressing an interest in an appointment to the Planning Board. 4) Motion: To approve the minutes of the April 9, 1980 meeting as written. Seifert - Genatossio, all in favor) VOTED 5) Motion: To approve the vouchers as listed. Bristol Office & School Supply $ 9.77 W. L. Stearns & Son 10.80 New England Telephone 127.68 (Seifert - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 6) The Board discussed the Cabot Pond restoration proposal. Planning Director Maurer noted that there have been no comments received from Boards and Committees on the plan. It was noted that the Board would like to, receive comments from the Town Engineer on the plans and calculations, particularly with respect to the impact of the one hundred year flood. Motion: To have the Town Engineer review the plans and calculations submitted by Allen L. Willis, Jr,. and Robert E. Chavaree on the Cabot Pond restoration and to invite the Town Engineer to attend the hearing in case questions arise that he could answer. (Seifert - Genatossio, all in favor) VOTED 7) Planning Director Maurer told the Board that they should look into the method of ownership planned for the pond in the Wind Chime Acres Sub- division plan. He noted it has been divided into eight lots and he felt that it should be under one ownership.. The Board decided to visit the Bonvie Subdivision on May 6, 1980 at 5:30 P. M. and to invite Ralph Maloon and Town Engineer Tony Stanzione to accompany the Board. 8) The Board reviewed the Corrofab Site Plan. It was noted that they do not want to go along with the recommendations of the Town Engineer. It was also noted that the letter from 411 Realty Trust does not say what the Board requested on granting permission for the drainage. It was felt that the letter should be tied to the plan. Town Engineer Stanzione met with the Board. He was asked if there would be more water discharged by using the drains or by letting the water go naturally. Engineer Stanzione noted that if there is a heavy rain the catch basins will hold the water rather than letting it all go at once. He noted that it would cost around two thousand dollars to do the work the way he recommended. Minutes April 23, 1980 Page 4 Motion: To send the plan back to Corrofab and ask them to comply with the original recommendations. (Kaufman Genatossio, all in favor) VOTED Motion: That the site plan be approved by 411 Realty Trust after the recommendations have been complied with. (Seifert - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 9) The Board reviewed the Form A - Approval. Not Required plan for land on Balcom Street owned by Joseph Szabo. Motion: To endorse the Approval Not Required plan for land on Balcom Street owned by Joseph Szabo. (Seifert - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED 10) The Board discussed a letter from Bruce Evans requesting an extension for twenty-four months of his approval of the Granada Park Subdivision located off Pratt Street. He noted that the unavailability of construction money and the questionable state of our economy makes the construction of a roadway at this time almost impossible. Motion: To extend approval of the Granada Park Subdivision for twenty- four months. (Seifert - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED 11) The Board discussed the letter from Jane C. _Seaward concerning the surface condition of the roads and the drainage problems on Lawndale Road and Tanya Drive. Planning Director Maurer explained that he had been in contact with Mr. Boutas and Bella Construction and stated that the work will begin within the next month to correction the situation. Motion: To write a letter to Mr. Boutas asking them to move along as quickly as possible to finish this project. (Seifert - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED It was noted that a copy of the letter should be sent to Mrs. Seaward. 12) The Board discussed the letter from Ropes and Gray of Boston regarding the $6.,000,000 industrial revenue bond for Michelin Tire Corporation for their new building to be constructed in the Cabot, Cabot and Forbes Industrial Park. Motion: To advise Ropes and Gray that this project is consistant with the goals of the Town. (Seifert - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED 13) The Board reviewed the memorandum from SRPEDD concerning pending legislation that would affect the Planning.Board. Planner Flynn offered to take the memorandum home and study it and report back to the Board at the next meeting. Minutes April 23, 1980 Page 5 14) The Board reviewed the memorandum from the Planni.ng Director outlining the status of subdivisions. Foxfield Estates - The Planning Director noted he is recommending that $700 be released for loam and seeding and that $300 be held until later in the spring to be sure the grass establishes itself. Motion: To release $700 and maintain $300 until the grass establishes itself. (Kaufman - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED Circle C Estates - The Planning Director noted that Peter DeGirolamo will begin work on Monday and the contract has been signed. He stated that the Board is holding $43,000 in securities and the contract with Peter DeGirolamo is around $25,000. Motion: That no action is necessary until after May 1, 1980 to see how much work has been done. (Seifert - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED Camelot at Mansfield - Planning Director Maurer reported that the drainage ditch has not been filled. The hearing for rescinding approval on the Camelot at Mansfield Plan has been scheduled for May 14, 1980. Planner Kaufman noted that he felt the applicant should pay for the hearing. 15) Under public discussion Karl Clemmey noted that the land it too wet for Camelot to get a machine in to fill the ditch at this time. 16) Planner Kaufman told the Board that on the pond development article at Town meeting he is going to introduce an amendment that takes pond development out of pond restoration and development and.puts it alone. There would be no .pond development allowed in areas where there are acquifiers that yield more than one hundred gallons per minute. 17) The date for the next meeting was set for April 30, 1980 at 7:30 P. M. 18) The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. M. Clerk .3 Date