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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 08/01/1979MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA August 1, 1979 1. 7-:00 P. M. - Meet at Town Hall to tour David White's pond. 2. Call to order 7:45 P. M. 3. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of July 25, 1979 4. Warrant 5. Workshop meeting 6. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) David White - Pond Development - School Street (9/9/79) 2) Karl D. Clemmey - Site Plan - West Street (8/8/79) 3) Barbara Jones - Form A - Ware St. (8/8/79) 4)i�Plymouth Home=Nationai.;Bank 'Earth Removal Maple St. b. Recommendation on Fruit St./ Short St. Rezoning c. Cluster Development Proposal 7. New Business a. Status of Plans b. Correspondence c. Public Discussion d. Date for the next meeting e. Around the table 8. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES August 1, 1979 Present: Chairman Lesuer, Clerk Grant Planners: Parsons, Kaufman,'-Flynn°Matoian* Planning Director Maurer 1) Planning Director Maurer, Chairman Lesuer, Clerk Grant, Planners Parsons, Kaufman and Flynn toured the proposed pond development site of David White on School St. at 7:00 P. M. 2) Chairman Lesuer called the meeting to order at 8:15 P. M. * Planner Matoian entered the meeting at this time. 3) Clerk Grant read correspondence from the following: Minutes from the Conservation Commission meetings of.: -July 9 .and.11, 1979. Order of Conditions from the Conservation Commission for David C. White. Newsletter from the Local Government publication. Memorandum from the Planning Director concerning Karl D. Clemmey's Site Plan application on West Street. Letter from Town Counsel Charles D. Mulcahy concerning public v. private ways. Copies of two applications to move houses on West St. which must be approved by the Planning Board because West St. is a scenic road. Downtown Advisory appointment certificates to be signed by the Planning Board. 4) Motion: To accept the minutes of the July 25, 1979 meeting as written. (Flynn - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 5) After discussion on the warrant it was the consensus of the Board to hold it until next week to give members time to look at Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards literature frorh`the pest year so they can make a decision on whether it is worthwhile to subscribe and pay dues. 6) Chairman Lesuer left': the: meeting to attend the Selectmen's Bi -monthly meeting. Clerk Grant took over as Chairman Pro -tem. 7) The Board discussed the pond development application of David White for land off School Street. Planner Kaufman questioned the fact that David Minutes August 1, 1979 Page 2 White stated that the water flow into the pond has stopped this ,year and wondered what would happen if the flow has stopped permanently. Planning Director Maurer felt the Board should have Mr. White get an opinion from his hydrologist on the viability of the pond before the Board takes any action. Motion: Have the Town Engineer look at the plan and discuss it with Mr. White and Dr. Carr and to have the Town Engineer sit in on next week's meeting to relay what he has learned. (Flynn - Parsons) Amendment: To have David White and his Engineer at the next meeting. (Grant - no second) After discussion Planner Flynn withdrew her motion and Planner Parsons withdrew his second. Chairman Lesuer returned to the meeting at this point. Motion: To send a letter to Mr. White asking him to review the condition of the pond with his Engineer and Hydrologist to determine the effects of the ground water flow on the future of the proposed pond, and to have him get statements from Findlater and Cobb that he is authorized to develop the pond on their properties. (Lesuer - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED Chairman Lesuer resumed his seat as Chairman at this point. 8) The Board reviewed the site plan application of Karl D. Clemmey for land on West St. The Board was concerned because of the location of a driveway thirty (30) feet from an existing driveway on West St. The Planning Director noted he felt the means of egress should be onto the existing driveway into the property. He also stated the plan does not show how the drainage is going to go into the existing streams and also said that part of the drainage is to West St. The Director noted he felt the plan should not be approved until those points are corrected on the plan. Motion: To return the application for site plan approval; on West Street to Karl Clemmey -so heecan amend.the.plan:+as follows: 1. Show Gross house and driveway. 2. Eliminate the entrance onto West Street. The only entrance to the site should be from the existing driveway. 3. Limit the storm drainage into West Street. 4. Revise drainage plans to show how drainage from this site will affect the remaining portions of the site. 5. Planting details should be shown. 6. Improve the overall design of the plan so that it conforms with accepted engineering practices. (Parsons - Grant; Parsons, Grant, Flynn, Kaufman, in favor; Matoian opposed) VOTED Minutes August 1, 1979 Page 3 After discussion and the vote on the site plan application Mr. Clemmey asked why he could not be put on the agenda and be heard while his plan was being discussed. Motion: To allow Mr. Clemmey to speak to the Board. (Grant - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED Mr. Clemmey stated he would go along with putting in drainage into the back of the property, but he felt that it was more feasible to have another driveway out of the property onto West St. instead of just using his driveway. Mr. Maurer stated that to have a radius from one driveway within 30 feet of another driveway isn't good traffic planning. Mr. Clemmey invited the Board to visit South Main Street to see the problems created by Traffic Engineers in the area of 495. No action was taken. 9) Motion: To endorse the "Approval Not Required Plan" for land on Ware Street owned by Barbara Jones. (Grant - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 1.0) The Board reviewed the gravel removal application submitted by Plymouth National Home Bank for land off Maple St. The Planning Director noted the test wells were installed last fall and that there is a conflict in the monitoring wells and the test wells. He also noted the drainage has been changed on the plan. It was the consensus of the Board to set the hearing date for the next available meeting night. 11) The Board discussed the Fruit Street,Short Street rezoning proposal. Planners Grant and Matoian left the meeting during the discussion. The Planning Director noted a concern for rezoning is the airport. The industrial zone creates a buffer zone between residential development and the airport. Agricultural would open it up for more complaints about the airport. Planner Parsons felt that if the Airport Commission had objections to changing the zoning they should have appeared at the public hearing to voice their objections. Motion: That the Board vote to recommend in favor of the proposed Short Street, Fruit Street rezoning proposal from Industrial to Agricultural at the Special Town Meeting to be held on August 13th. (Parsons - Flynn; Parsons, Flynn in favor; Kaufman opposed) VOTED 12) The Board discussed the house moving applications from Donald Betts for two houses on West Street. Motion: To send.a letter'to the Selectmen to recommend that the permits to move the houses be granted provided that the mover certifies to the Town that the moving of the houses will not require the cutting down of trees or the removal of stone walls within the West Street right-of-way. (Parsons - Grant, all in favor) VOTED Minutes August 1, 1979 Page 4 13) Karl Clemmey spoke to the Board above his site plan application for land on West Street. He stated that West Street is going to be dead-ended'.- He ead-ended`:He also said the D. P. W. has not taken any property rights on his side of the street. He stated he is trying to improve his property and the land out there is too valuable to be used as a junkyard. Chairman Lesuer noted that the Board's concern is the creation of a traffic hazard. Mr. Clemmey noted that the lot has frontage on West Street and he should be able to develop it. 14) David Clemmey told the Board that even though this meeting is a workshop meeting he felt it is out of line to discuss something and not let the applicant speak when they are present. Mr. Clemmey also noted that on scenic roads it might be a good idea to have Town Counsel draw up a liability form and have the house mover sigh it. Planner Grant felt it would be a good idea to have the mover post a bond. Motion: Before any house or structure is moved on a scenic road a bond of $5,000. must be posted. (Grant - no second) 01 Date Motion: Check with Town Counsel to see if the Board can required a bond for senic roads. (Parsons - Kaufman, all in favor) VOTED 15) Mrs. Jellinek asked to view the plans for the Plymouth National Home Bank for land off Maple Street. 16) It was the consensus of the Board to set the date for the next meeting for August 8, 1979 at 7:30 P. M. 17) Mrs. Jellinek asked to be Put on the agenda for next week to discuss Bird Road. 18) The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P. M. 01 Date