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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 10/22/1980MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD j AGENDA October 22, 1980 1. Call to order 7:30 P. M. 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of September 11, 1980; September 17, 1980; October 8, 1980 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 8:00 P. M. - Richard Morse - Gravel Removal - Elm St. 8:15 P. M. - Philip Sorkin.- Gravel Removal - Elm St. (Mrs. Leston & neighbors) 8:30 P. M. - Ronald Sonvie - Board of Appeals Application 8:45 P. 'I. - Albert KeYworth - Board of Appeals Abplication 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) Richard Morse - Gravel Removal - Elm St. - 10/22/80 2) Howard Brown - Preliminary Subdivision Plan - Balcom St. - 11/24/80 E. New Business a. Status of Plans 1) Bans Joppich - Form ," - Mill Street b. Board of Appeals 1) Ronald Bonvie - 525 No. Main St. - apartment conversion 2) Albert J. Keyworth - 328 Elm St. - frontyard variance 3) Rockina Cavallo - 158 Pratt St. - sideyard variance c. Correspondence d. Public Discussion e. Date for the next meeting f: Around the Table 7. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES October 22, 1980 Present: Chairman Flynn, Clerk Kaufman Planners: Brugliera, White, Parsons, Seifert* Planner Genatossio attended the SRPEDD meeting. 1) Chairman Flynn opened the meeting at 7:40 P. M. 2) Town Manager Maurer told the Board that he has appointed Paul Folkman as Planning Director. He is from Cleveland Heights, Ohio and is working for the Cleveland Planning Department. He was a former Planner for Shelburne, Vermont. He is familiar with the Town Meeting form of govern- ment. He is being hired at a salary of $17,000 per year for six months and then if he has a good evaluation he will receive a $500 per year increase. He will start on November 3, 1980. 3) Town Manager Maurer explained to the Board how the 650 feet limit for a dead-end street was set. He noted that all streets in new developments have conformed. There was a great deal of thought given to it to make the number of lots come out even in the Agricultural zone. He gave as examples Plantingfield Road, Granada Park, Rustic Drive, Heather Lane, Paula Lane, Colonial Heights and Circle C Estates. 4) Correspondence was read by Clerk Kaufman from the following: Letter to the Board from Town Engineer Stanzione concerning the corrections to the pavement in the Magna Vista II Subdivision. Order of Conditions for Charles P. and Hazel F. Ash for their gravel removal operation off Gilbert and Elm Streets from the Conservation Commission. Copy of a memorandum from the Town Manager to the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board on the appointment of Paul Folkman as the new Planning Director. Minutes of the Conservation Commission meetings for September 8; September 13; September 22; September 23; and October 6, 1980. Copy of the Board's letter to Albert J. Keyworth inviting him to the Board's meeting to discuss his Board of Appeals application. Copy of the Board's letter to Ronald S. Bonvie inviting him to the Board's meeting to discuss his Board of Appeals application. Copy of the Board's letter to Rockina Cavallo inviting her to the Board's meeting to discuss her Board of Appeals application. Copy of the Board's letter to Peter Fontanini accepting the $4,500 bond from Fidelity and Deposit Co. for his pond development proect on South St. and releasing $4,160 from the Mansfield Co-operative Bank. Minutes October 22, 1980 Page 2 Memorandum from the Board to various Boards and Departments concerning the preliminary subdivision plan for Mand on Balcom St. asking them to review the plan and forward comments to the Board. Copy of the special permit decision on the application of Charles P. and Hazel Ash for earth removal on a site off Elm Street. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals on the application of Winnifred and Terrance McNeil recommending to grant. Letter to the Board from Margot Jellinek concerning the preliminary subdivision plan submitted for land on Balcom Street. Release form for the lots in Granada Park Subdivision submitted by R & R Realty Trust. Copy of a letter from the Conservation Commission to Howard G. Brown et al on the proposed subdivision of land in Mansfield on Balcom Street. Memorandum to the Board from Town Engineer Stanzione on the preliminary subdivision plan on Balcom Street owned by Howard Brown. Phamplet describing the 5th annual Economic Development Conference to be held on November 8, 1980 sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service. Letter from BayBank Norfolk Trust informing the Board they have $43,531.00 in a savings account for a performance bond for work being performed by R & R Realty Trust. Letter from Cooperative Extension Service on proposition 2-1/2 and a meeting on wetland resources. 5) Motion: To accept the minutes of the September 11, 1980 meeting as written. (White - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To accept the minutes of the September 17, 1980 meeting as written. (Parsons - White, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To accept the minutes of the October 8, 1980 meeting as written. (Parsons - White) Chairman Flynn stated that she felt that a statement should be added to Item #,7 to explain the Board's position on the application at the present time. Motion: 'io accept the minutes of the October 8,1980 meeting with the following amendment. Item #7 Page 4 add at the end of the first paragraph the following Minutes October, 22, 1960 Page 3 statement: "The audience was thanked for their comments and told that at the 'present time there is a Court'Order and the operation is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals." VOTED (Parsons - Kaufman-, all in favor) 6) The Board met with Ronald Bonvie to discuss his application for a Board of Appeals variance for an apartment at 625 North Main Street. Mr. Bonvie told the Board that he was going to add eight units to the building and had a request for a variance before the Board of Appeals but withdrew it. He noted he had discussed this with the Building Inspector and told him he wanted to convert the remodeling office into a three bedroom apartment and he felt it would require a variance. He told the Board he would provide six parking spaces. The building now contains a four bedroom apartment, a dental office, and a remodeling office. Motion: To recommend that the Board of Appeals grant the variance as requested with the stipulation that all parking be provided off street on the site. VOTED (Parsons - Kaufman, all in favor) 7) Mr. Philip Sorkin and other neighbors in the area of Richard Morse's gravel pit met with the Board to discuss the operation. Mr. Morse was also present for the discussion. Mr. Morse told the Board that he disagrees with the statement that this is a Board of Appeals matter. This is the last day of the gravel removal operation under the Court teorder. d that hClerk tKaufrman read allothe Court order to the audience. ed to operate for six months and had to apply for the special permit under the new zoning by-law. He stated that he felt that excess material, gravel and loam can be removed beyond October 22nd, with the permission of the Building Inspector. Ile stated the Court order stops today and starts tomorrow on the excess material. He told the Board that he is requesting that his application for a special permit be withdrawn without prejudice. Clerk Kaufman asked him how much excess material there is to be removed. Mr. Morse noted that under the Zoning By-law you have to state the amount in the request to the Building Inspector, but he feels that he is not working under any zoning at all. He noted that he would have complied with the Zoning By=law in effect when he got his original poperation. He tolermit, but felt that the Town changed the rules on him in the middle of his d the Board that he will not remove anything else unless he gets a permit, from the Building Inspector. He stated that he didn't install the monitoring wells and he didn't intend to follow his original plan. He told the Board that he is going to remove the excess material and then reclaim the land and told the Board that he wants a five or six to one slope or even more because he doesn't want the land to look like a bowl. Mr. Sorkin and Mr. Peter Leston told the Board that they felt that this is Minutes October 22, 1980 Page 4 something that should be taken up with Town Counsel. Atty. Judy Hartwell of Elm St. stated that she felt that the Court meant that he could finish it up, but that, she didn't feel that the Court intended that the governing of the earth removal operation be taken away from the Planning Board. Motion: That the Board consult with Town Counsel for clarification on the Board's jurisdiction on the removal operation and for clarification on the Court's .jurisdiction. (Parsons - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED Mr. Morse told the Board that he intends to landscape as close to the neighbors property as possible and put the land back into condition.to develop. 8) The Board met with Albert Keyworth to discuss his Board of Appeals application for a non -conforming frontyard measurement on an addition to his home at 328 Elm Street. He told the Board the addition will be 21 feet from the street line. *Planner Seifert entered the meeting at this time. Motion: To recommend that the Board of Appeals grant the variance requested by Albert Keyworth of 328 Elm St. for an addition with a non- conforming front yard measurement. (Kaufman - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 9) The Board discussed the Board of Appeals application of Rockina Cavallo for a six foot sideyard for a detached garage at 158 Pratt St. It was noted that the garage is not attached and therefore only requires a five foot sideyard. Motion: To notify the Board of Appeals that the Board had reviewed the application and noted that a variance is not required. (Parsons - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 1.0) The Board discussed the Form A -Approval Not Required Plan of land on Mill Street submitted by Hans Joppich. It was noted that the land did not have the required frontage. Clerk Kaufman told the Board that a decision was handed down from the Court last week stating that a Form A does not have to conform to zoning requirements. It was noted that there was no contiguous land owned by the applicant and that the plan was for a Land Court recording. Motion: To endorse the Form A - Approval Not Required Plan of land on Mill Street submitted by Hans Joppich. (Brugli&a - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 11) Motion: To approve the warrant for $47.58 from New England Telephone. (White —Seifert, all in favor) VOTED Minutes October 22, 1980 Page 5 Motion: To approve the warrant for $9.00 for 3 tickets to the Stony Brook Nature Center for lecture on gravel removal by-law. (Kaufman - Brugliera, all in favor) VOTED 1.2) The Board reviewed the letter from BayBank United on the securities for R and R Realty Trust for Granada Park. It was noted that the letter was not acceptable to protect the interest of the Town of Mansfield as it said nothing to allow the Town to take the money if the work was not completed to the Town's satisfaction. The Board also reviewed the release form for the lots in Granada Park submitted by R and R Realty "frust. Motion: To notify the applicant that the letter from Baybank United is not acceptable and to send him a sample of an acceptable letter to use as a guide. Also to notify him that the lots will not be released until the letter is returned to the Board. (Brugliera - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To have Town Counsel in conjunction with the new Planning Director make up a form properly protecting the Town that the banks should use to send notice that funds are being' "held pursuant to a construction guarantee. (Kaufman - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED 13) The Board discussed the letter from Town Engineer Stanzione on the Brown Subdivision plan on Balcom Street and noted seven items were missing from the plan. It was noted that the plan probably should have been sent back. 14) Margot Jellinek told the Board about the sludge disposal hearing to be held next Wednesday night, October 29th by the Selectmen as she felt the Board should be involved in it. 15) The date for the next meeting was set for October 29, 1980 at 7:30 P. M. 16) The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. M. erk Date