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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 11/15/1978MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA November 15, 1978 1. Call to order (7:30 P. M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of November 1, 1978 3. Warrant 4. Visitors Agenda 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans b. Wetland Zoning c. Zoning Amendments 6. New Business a. Status of Plans b. Correspondence c. Public Discussion d. Date for next meeting e. Around the Table 7. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES November 15, 1978 Present: Clerk Lesuer Planners: Matoian, Grant, Mahana, Hartmann, Mangiaratti* Planning Director Maurer 1) Clerk Lesuer called the meeting to order and took over as Chairman in place of Chairman Parsons for the evening. Motion: Nominate Grant Clerk Pro -tem (Mahana-Matioan, all in favor) VOTED 2) Letters were read from the following: RIM Engineering Co. regarding Hobbit Hollows preliminary plan. Downtown Advisory Committee notice of public hearing on Downtown Traffic Plans to be held November 20,.1978 at 8:00 P. M. (Planner Mangiaratti entered the meeting at this time) Memorandum to Town Manager from Planning Director regarding Water Extension on Short Street. Memorandum to Recreation Commission from Planning Director regarding Memorial Park Expansion Program. Application for Planning Board - Wetland Zoning for Carl A. Nelson, Jr. Memorandum to Town Clerk from Planning Board regarding rezoning Chauncy St. recommending favorable Town Meeting action. Board of Appeals letter from Planning Board regarding Nardone application recommending in favor with restriction the sign be high enough or setback enough to not restrict traffic. Board of Appeals letter from Planning Board regarding Collins application recommending in favor. Board of Appeals letter from Planning Board regarding Gula application recommending in favor. Board of Appeals letter from Planning Board regarding Spencer application recommending against. Board of Appeals letter from Planning Board regarding Mace application recommending against. Minutes November 15, 1978 Page 2 Board of Health minutes for October 4, 11, 18 and 25. Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts notice of Meeting November 29, 1978. Notice of Board of Appeals hearing from the Town of Foxborough. Board of Appeals decision for Norman Mahana - granted. 3) Board reviewed the Minutes of the November 1, 1978 meeting Motion - To approve the minutes as presented. (Mangiaratti-Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 4) Motion - To approve the warrant of November 21, 1978 in the amount of $29.90 (Mangiaratti-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED 5) Hobbit Hollows plan. Planning Director Maurer noted the Board voted tentative approval on March 31, 1978 with the understanding that adjust- ments would be made because of State takings in connection with relocated Route 140 and the applicant was looking for a better bargaining position with the State. He also stated a preliminary plans has no legal standing and to endorse a preliminary plan would be contrary to Planning Board practice. Planner Grant noted the Board should accept it as is as he sees nothing wrong with it. Planner Mangiaratti suggested the Board send a letter to Mr. Epstein telling him if he wants the plan signed he must go through a hearing. Motion: Send a letter to Mr. Epstein telling him he must have a hearing to have the plan signed. (Grant-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED 6) At 8:00 P. M. Mr. Frank Morgan from Henley-Lungren met with the Board to get their feelings on a new earth removal proposal. The estimated quantity would be 500,000 yards of material more or less from a forty acre site. The operation would last for one year. Travel rights would not be applicable. Hours of operation would be from 7:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. or 3:00 P. M. depending on the discretion of the Board. The engineering firm will be Norwood Engineering Co. Log of soil borings would be one per acre. Under operational standards the requirements he stated the reason for the restrictions is to keep the trucks off the road. This pit would be adjacant to the highway and if he was restricted in time it would extend the length of the operation. Chairman Pro -tem Lesuer felt the Board couldn't discuss that at this time. Planner Grant wanted to know if there would be any home affected in the immediate neighborhood of the pit. Mr. Morgan said no. Under the Commercial standards, Mr. Morgan stated for the type of work they are doing it would be impractical to be limited to five acres at a time, also leaving the banks at a 450 angle at the end of each working day would create a hardship. Under the monitoring wells section Mr. Morgan Minutes November 15, 1978 Page 3 stated initial borings indicate they can live with the six foot requirement. Concerning the borings over a four month period he stated they would like to be able to operate around April 1st of 1979. They might need a variance for this. Planning Director Maurer stated he has talked to Town Counsel concerning inion variances from items required under special permits. Mr. Mulchahy's °ermits is that the Planning Board would still have the final say on isealsg p and would not be bound by variances granted by the Board of App Mr. Morgan wanted to know if they tcoul andl Poria permit earlynding and wait for the results of the;monitoring That way they could get other problems out of the way without being turned down, and get an expedient decision. Planner Grant wanted to know if this proposal was in the form of a lettero send one to the Board within the Mr. Morgan stated he would be happy next few days for their information. Under the provision of the By-law concerning elevation below the street level or lowest elevation of the property, he stated the street is 500' away but it is broken by the Rumford River. South Main St. is high and the river would be a natural block. Mr. Morgan feels he would comply with the By-law by using the river for the lowest point. Planner Hartmann newhighway. sthe MrelMorgannstatedthe itpit wouldrelation samethe elevation of the 7) Status of Plans - Spruce Acres Subdivision t Motion: To approve Planning Director Maurer's recommendation tor.the Bon Estimate of $6,311.80. (Grant-Matioan, all in favor) VOTED 8) Wetland Zoning. Motion: To set a joint meeting with the Board of Health, Conservation 29, 1978 at 8:00 P. M. Commission, Planning Board on November (Mangiaratti-Grant, all in favor) VOTED 9) Zoning Amendments - Planner Mangiaratti noted in the gravel by-law the level is not working and the section on no excavation below the street Gravel Removal first. Planner Grant suggested work- Board should work on Lesuer set requirements. mZoning inonAmendments. 10start work Deember5978 t 10) Planning Director Maurer reported the Selectmen have approved the water Federal grant for extension on Short St. and they are trying to get a is willing to put an 8" main in and the Town will funding. The developer the difference in the cost of the pipe between a 12" and the 8". pay 11) Mrs. Margo Jellinek noted that Mr. Grant objected to the "best interest of the health, the Town" and stated the purpose of the By-law is to promote the Town as shown in the first section safety, welfare of the inhabitants of of the By-law. She also noted the different Committees and Commissions do not Minutes November 15, 1978 Page 4 know what is allowed in Wetland Zoning. She noted if you read the handout it is a summary and has nothing to do with Wetland Zoning. 12) It was decided to set the date of the next meeting of the Board for Nov- ember 29, 1978 at 7:30 P. M. 13) Mr. Grant noted Mrs. Jellinek is correct, but the Court wants to hear specifics in Zoning cases. He stated if someone comes in and complies with the By-law in everything they are acting in the best interest of the Town. 14) Planner Mangiaratti reminded the Board that the Downtown Advisory Committee meeting on November 20, 1978 is to discuss the traffic flow and extended an invitation to the members of the Board to attend. 15) Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. M. Clerk C_ a -c , I ((q<s Date