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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 07/11/1979MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA July 11, 1979 1. Call to order 7:30 P. M. 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of June 27, 1979 3. Warrant 4. Public Hearings 8:00 P. M. - David White - Pond Development - School St. 8:30 P. M. - Rezoning Land on Short St. & Fruit St. 5. Visitor's Agenda 8:45 P. M. - Margot Jellinek - Bird Road 9:00 P. M. - Franklyn Allen, Jr. - Beachwood Estates 6. Appointments to Downtown Advisory Committee 7. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) Henley -Lundgren - Earth Removal and Pond Development - South Main St. - 7/15/79 8. New Business a. Status of Plans 1) Raymond Collins - Form A - Jewell St b. Board of Appeals Application J. Sarro - side yard - Ware St. c. Public Discussion d. Date for the next Meeting e. Around the Table 7. Adjournment 2) Gardner Haynes Form A Balcom St. MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES July 11, 1979 Present: Chairman Lesuer; Clerk Grant Planners: Hartmann; Flynn; Matoian; Parsons; Kaufman 1) Chairman Lesuer called the meeting to order. 2) Motion: To nominate Planner Parsons as Clerk Pro -tem until Clerk Grant returned to the meeting. (Hartmann - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 3) Correspondence was read from the following: Decision from Attleboro Board of Appeals on the application of Normand & Lea LaCroix appealing a denial of a permit for a fence at 43 Horton St. Granted Decision from Attleboro Board of Appeals on July 9, 1979 on the application of Edmund & Lillian Sequin to continue a temporary and conditional non- conforming Beauty Shop at 1096 South Main Street. - Granted`2 year extension Minutes of the Conservation Commission meeting of June 11, 1979. Letter from the Conservation Commission regarding a water problem along the easterly portion of Lot #4 Erick Road in Bristol Arms. The owners have informed the Commission that they have no plans to correct the problem. Application from the Board of Appeals for a side yard variance for Joseph Sarro, Jr. of 595 Ware St. so he can construct a garage. Memorandum from Michael Medeiros of SRPEDD regarding Water Supply Protection Maps. Notice of hearings from Easton Board of Appeals for hearings on July 12,1979 on the applications of: Ben amin.Ehimanuel P,ugatch for a variance to convert a garage into a hobby, craft, model railroad' shop at 68 Pond St. at 7:30 P.M.; Charles Woodward for variance to allow construction of single family dwellings on two lots on Dean St. with non -conforming frontages at 7:45 P. M.; Orlando DiMascio for a variance to allow construction of a repair garage on a lot which has no frontage on an accepted street in the Easton Industrial Park at 8:15 P.M.; Mr. & Mrs. Albert Merola for variance to abandon commercial greenhouse use and convert existing wood structures into a day care at 1 Washington St. at 8:45 P. M. Minutes July 11, 1979 Page 2 Report of building construction for the month of June 1979 from the Building Inspector. Legal Notice from Foxboro Board of Appeals for hearings on July 18, 1979 as follows: At 7:30 P. M. Roy S. & Helen E. Palmquist to allow a mobile home at 23 Wayne Drive; At 7:50 P. M. Mark S. Crichton to allow a home occupation consisting of an upholstering business on property of Ralph J. & Doris M. Crichton at 232 Main St.; At 8:10 P. M. Ralph W. and Barbara E. Driscoll to allow a mobile home at 28 North High St.; At 8:30 P. M. Michael T. Eisenhauer to allow construction of a single family dwelling with less than the required frontage on property of Michael Pacella Trust on the Northerly side of Beach St.; At 8:50 P. M. Donald and Patricia Brabants to allow construction of a single family dwelling on a lot with no access on a public way at 55 Cross St. Copy of the Board's letter to Raymond Collins regarding the Approval Not Required Plan on Jewell St. Planning Notes Folder from SRPEDD. Notice of Decision from Foxboro Board of Appeals on application of Helen J. Merigan - Granted. Notice of Decision from Foxboro Board of Appeals on application of Helen J. Merigan - Granted. Notice of Decision from Foxboro Board of Appeals on application of David E. Boehnke - Granted. Newsletter from SRPEDD on Planning Notes. Letter to the Planning Director from SRPEDD regarding proposed set of local regulatory controls designed to protect municipal water supplies from contamination. Letter from the Natural Resourses Trust concerning the Henley -Lundgren proposed pond development. Memorandum from the Town Manager concerning the energy conservation program. 4) Motion: To accept the minutes of the June 27, 1979 meeting as written (Hartmann - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 5) The Board discussed the appointments to the Downtown Advisory Committee. It was decided to do it alphabetically with the lowest letters getting the one year term and so on. Planner Grant stated he was opposed to appointing Donald Kaufman because he is a member of the Planning Board. Minutes July 11, 1979 Page 3 Motion: To appoint members of the Downtown Advisory Committee as follows: Karen Carpenter, Donald Kaufman one year terms effective July 1, 1979 Robert S. Mangiaratti, Ronald Montaquila - two year terms effective July 1, 1979 Rodney Stearns, Edward Tartufo - three year terms effective July 1, 1979 (Parsons - Hartmann; Parsons, Hartmann, Flynn in favor; Grant opposed; Matoian and Kaufman abstained) VOTED 6) At 8:00 P. M. a public hearing was held on the application of David White for the development of a pond at 280 School Street. A complete transcript of the hearing is on file. 7) At 8:45 P. M. a public hearing originally scheduled for 3:30 P. M. was hbl:d on the petition to rezone a parcel of land on Short St. owned by Mrs. Margaret Lewis from Industrial to Agriculture. A complete transcript of the hearing is on file. 8) Margot Jellinek appeared before the Board with a map to show the location of Bird Road. She told the Board the plan they signed the week before is not a Form A plan, but it is not a subdivision either, and told the Board to read Page 4 of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations. She stated it is up to the Board to decide the width of the road. She waid she wants the Board to invite Mr. Bertarelli in and show the Board how wide he is going to grade the road and how the drainage is going to be put in. She said she is concerned that putting houses on Bird Road is going to cost the Town a lot of money because the road isn't even wide enough for a car to turn around on. Chairman Lesuer said the Board would take the matter under advisement. 9) The Board discussed the pending decision for Henley -Lundgren. Town Counsel Charles Mulcahy came before the Board to tell the members that Planner Kaufman can vote on the petition even though he was not a member of the Board when the hearing was held. Atty. Morgan told the Board he felt Henley -Lundgren had complied with the By-law for a pond development project and that they are now eligible for the Board's approval. A letter was read from the Natural Resourses Trust, Inc. of Mansfield stating their opposition to the proposed, project. Chairman Lesuer noted he is opposed to the project as it is presented because of the extra 150,000 cubic yards of gravel to be removed that are not required to develop the pond. Planner Grant stated he would like to see the pond developed as presented. Planner Hartmann stated he would like to see restrictions Minutes July 11, 1979 Page 4 placed on the uplands and felt the Board should consider the proposed list of restrictions presented by the Planning Director. Planner Flynn felt the pond area is too small for the amount of gravel to be removed. Motion: To approve the special permit for the Henley -Lundgren pond development project as presented. (Matoian) Second with restrictions to be incorporated (Grant) No vote taken Motion: Any future development would be subject to environmental impact studies, as well as ecological data on the pond. (Grant - no second) Motion: The Special Permit is granted soley to Henley -Lundgren Company and is not transferable to any other party. The reuse restrictions contained herein shall apply to the property of Karl D. Clemmey and Great Woods Estate Trust, their heirs, survivors and assigns. (Grant - Hartmann) No vote 'taken £` Planner Kaufman decided he was not prepared to vote on this at this time and asked if it could be postponed for two weeks to give him an opportunity to study the transcript and correspondence and plans. Atty. Morgan gave the Board a letter formally requesting an',extension until:July 30, 1979 for the application. Motion: To grant Henley -Lundgren an extension until July 30, 1979. (Parsons - Hartmann, all in favor) VOTED 10) Franklyn Allen, Jr. appeared before the Board to request the release of $5720. in securities for Heather Lane. The 2" Bituminous Binder has been installed. Planner Grant stated he had inspected it and found it satisfactory. Motion: To release $5720.00 from Mansfield Cooperative Bank Passbook #504-371 for 2" Bituminous Binder on Heather Lane. (Grant - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 11) The Board reviewed the Form A - Approval Not Required Plan submitted by Gardner Haynes for land on Balcom Street, Motion: To return the Approval Not Required Plan for land on Balcom Street because the light and power company easement is not identified on the plan and the driveway to the property behind the Haynes property is not shown on the plan. (Parsons - Hartmann, Parsons, Hartmann, Kaufman, Flynn, Matoian in favor; Grant opposed) VOTED Minutes July 11, 1979 Page 5 12) Motion: To endorse the Approval Not Required plan for Raymond Collins for land on Jewell St. (Grant - Hartmann, all in favor) VOTED 13) Motion: To recommend to the Board of Appeals that the Variance requested by Joseph J. Sarro, Jr. to construct a one -car garage at his home at 595 Ware St. with a side yard measurement of less than 25 ft_ be granted. (Parsons - Hartmann, all in favor) VOTED 14) The Board discussed the letter from the Conservation Commission concerning the water problem on Erick Road and decided to hold it until the Planning Director returns from vacation. 15) The date for the next meeting was set for July 18, 1979 at 7;30 P. M. 16) The meeting adjourned at 10:50 P. M.