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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 08/22/1979MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA August 22, 1979 1. Call to order 7:30 P. M. 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of August 8, 1979 3. Warrant 4. Visitor's Agenda 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) David White - Pond Development - School St. (9/9/79) 2) Plymouth Home National Bank - Earth Removal - Maple St. b. Work Program c. Bond Release Foxfield Estates d. Bond Estimate Plantingfield Road 6. New Business a. Status of Plans 1) John J. Oldham - Form A - Brown Ave. 2) Country Auto Sales - Site Plan - Copeland Drive b. Correspondence c. Public Discussion d. Date for the next meeting e. Around the Table 7. Adjournment j MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES August 22, 1979 Present: Chairman Lesuer, Clerk Grant Planners: Kaufman; Flynn, Parsons Planning Director Maurer 1) Chairman Lesuer opened the meeting. 2) Clerk Grant read correspondence from the following: Handbook for Boards and Committees from the Board of Selectmen. Letter from Brookline Trust Company regarding Kelton 0. Potter's letter of credit #108 for Circle M. Realty Trust. SRPEDD planning notes. Copy of the Board's letter to John J. Finnigan, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding H-2323. Copy of the Board's letter to Bertram M. Cook, Inspector of Buildings regarding Karl D. Clemmey's Site Plan application on West St. Copy of the Board's letter to Senator David Locke, regarding H-2323. Copy of the Board's letter to Rep. Leon Lombardi regarding H-2323. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals regarding the application of Codex Corp. for a sign variance. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals regarding the application of Priscilla W. Trudell of 106 Pine St. for a variance to establish a beauty salon in her home. Copy of the Board's letter to the Board of Appeals regarding the application of Edward J. Broderick III for a variance to convert a multiple dwelling complex at 147 South Main St. to 12 units. Copy of a letter from the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs to David C. White concerning a pond development project on School Street. Memorandum from the Town Manager to the Board concerning the recreational facilities at Memorial Park asking the Board to attend a meeting to plan for future needs on September 27, 1979, at 7:30 P. M. in the Town Hall. Legal Notice from the Foxboro Zoning Board of Appeals on hearings on August 15, 1979 as follows: At 8:00 P.M. for Stephen F. Nagy for a variance for an existing deck at 14 Forest Road which is within 13'8" Minutes August 22, 1979 Page 2 of the lot line. At 8:20 P.M. for Foxboro Furniture Village for a variance to allow painting a sign directly on a building surface located in Foxfield Plaza on Central St. At 8:45 P. M. for Robert W. Conkey for a variance to create additional lot or lots with insufficient frontage between 136 and 152 East St. Estimate of required securities for Plantingfield Road within the Robert L. Rizzo Subdivision. Memorandum from the Chairman to the Board concerning the 1979-80 Planning Board work program. 3) Motion: To accept the minutes of the August 8, 1979 meeting as written. (Flynn - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 4) Motion: To approve the Warrant for August 28, 1979 for New England Telephone for $118.39. (Parsons - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED 5) The Board discussed the memorandum from the Chairman outlining the proposed 1979-80 Planning Board Work Program. The Planning Director will put together a booklet for the next meeting on Zoning and Subdivision Control Laws. Planner Parsons noted that Cluster Development should probably be taken up in advance of some of the other proposals. The Planning Director will contact other Towns to get information on Cluster Zoning. Clerk Grant suggested the Board have workshop meetings on a separate night if necessary to handle some of the work program. It was noted that a proposal to rezoning a major part of South Main Street below 495 to Industrial may be coming before the Board in the near future. It was decided to set up a meeting with the Industrial Development Commission in October to get their input on rezoning. 6) Motion: To release $2,107.33 from the Mansfield Co-operative Bank Account #639-860-8 for work completed in Foxfield Estates. (Grant - Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 7) Motion: To approve the estimate of required securities for Plantingfield Road off Otis Street in the Robert L. Rizzo Subdivision. (Parsons - Grant, all in favor) VOTED 8) Motion: To approve the Form A, "Approval Not Required" Plan for John Oldham for land on Brown Avenue. (Parsons - Grant, all in favor) VOTED 9) The Board reviewed the Site Plan for Country Auto Sales for land on Copeland Drive. It was noted that there is nothing on the plan to Minutes August 22, 1979 Page 3 indicate that the owner is aware of and approves of what the applicant is doing. It was also noted that there is an approved site plan for this parcel of land showing a convenience store on the property. There is no drainage shown on the plan. Motion: To return the plan to the applicant asking them to indicate on the plan drainage proposals, trash receptacles; septic system; water line; explanation of this site plan proposal relative to the one filed in January 1975 by the owner of the property, Karl D. Clemmey and inasmuch as the building floor area is being expanded more than 15% of the original the applicant should be required to comply with all current site plan require- ments. (Parsons - Grant, all in favor) VOTED 10) The Board discussed the request from Millhaus Realty Trust to lower the contingency by the amount of $4875. because the sidewalks have been completed in the Circle C Estates. The Planning Director noted that he has been concerned about the slow progress of the work. It was suggested the Board not release any money until the Planning Director can give the Board a complete list of everything left to do. <" Motion: To have the Planning Director send a list of what needs to be done to Millhaus Realty Trust. (Grant - Flynn, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To acknowledge the letter of Credit from Brookline Trust Company. (Parsons - Grant, all in favor) VOTED The possibility of taking the Bond and having the Town do the work to complete the subdivision was discussed, but it was decided to try to get the developer to do the work because of the difficulties involved in taking the bond. 11) The proposed meeting on September 27, 1979 with the Recreation Commission to discuss expanded recreational facilities was discussed. Planner Flynn stated she will be going to the meeting as an interested citizen. 12) Margot Jellinek told the Board the Circle M Plan was approved in 1973 and the covenant has expired. She stated some of the slopes have not been finished. She also noted that industrial zoning is loose and should be strengthened. 13) The date for the next meeting was set for August 29, 1979 at 7:30 P. M. 14) Clerk Grant felt the Board should send some type of a note of sympathy to the Building Inspector on the loss of his son. The Chairman said he would bring in a card next week for the members to sign. Minutes August 22, 1979 Page 4 15) Planner Parsons told the Board the Downtown Advisory Committee had met on Monday night and interviewed three candidates for the Fairfield Project. He noted the last three candidates will be interviewed next Monday night, August 27th. 16) Planning Director Maurer noted the Board has not done anything yet for Bob Mangiaratti who resigned from the Board in May. Planner Parsons stated he would have a party for him sometime in September. 17) The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. M. Date-