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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 11/29/1978MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA November 29, 1978 1. Call to order (7:30 P. M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of November 15, 1978 3. Warrant 4. Visitors Agenda 8:00 P. M. Wetland Zoning Meeting 8:45 P. M. Norman Gray - Re: Development of Clapps Point 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans b. Granada Park - Covenant: 6. New Business a. Status of Plans Cabot, Cabot & Forbes - Form A 12/12/78 - Hampden St. 1) Percy Slayton - Central Street - Form A - 12/1/78 Lester Epstein - Chauncy St. - Form A 12/12/78 b. Correspondence c. Public Discussion d. Date for next meeting e. Around the Table 7. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES November 29, 1978 Present: Chairman Parsons, Clerk Lesuer Planners: Mangiaratti, Grant, Mahana* Planning Director Maurer 1) Chairman Parsons called the meeting to order. 2) Letters were read from the following: Notice of Bi -monthly meeting. Memorandum from Leon J. Lombardi concerning filing deadline for bills which is December 6th. Memorandum from the Town Manager setting the deadline for filing Town Reports on December 20th. Letter from Frank C. Morgan to be disucced later in the meeting. Copy of Planning Board letter to Lester S. Epstein concerning Hobbit Hollow. Copy of Planning Board memo to Board of Health and Conservation Commission concerning Wetland Zoning Provision. Letter from the Planning Director to Robert Chavaree concerning securities for Riverside Park. Memorandum to the Planning Board from the Planning Director concerning Spruce Acres Securities Release. Memorandum from Allen Willis, Jr. concerning Spruce Acres Securities Release to be discussed later. Letter from the Mansfield Cooperative Bank concerning Spruce Acres Securities Release. Notice of Zoning Board of Appeals hearing in Attleboro on December 14, 1978. Two notices for Zoning Board hearings in Sharon on November 30, 1978. Notice of Zoning Board of Appeals hearing in Plainville on December 7, 1978. Notice of Zoning Board of Appeals hearing in Sharon on November 29, 1978. News letter from Growth Policy News. News letter from Belmont, Mass. Habitat Courses. Memorandum from Planning Director concerning status of Construction in approved Subdivisions. Minutes November 29, 1978 Page 2 Newsletter from Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards. 3) Board reviewed the minutes of the November 15, 1978 meeting, and noted the following correction: Page 3 item 10 to read: The developer is willing to put an 8" main Town will pay the difference in the cost of the pipe between a 12" and the 8". Motion: To approve the minutes of November 15, 1978 (Grant - Mangiaratti, all in favor) VOTED 4) Board reviewed the Granada Park Covenant. The Land Court would not accept the plan because it hadn't been endorsed by the Planning Board. Motion: To endorse the Covenant (Grant - Mangiaratti, all in favor) VOTED (Planner Mahana entered the meeting at this time) 5) Board reviewed the Form A plan for Cabot, Cabot and Forbes, Lots 786 and 788 on the south side of Hampden Road by Forbes Boulevard. Motion: To endorse the plan. (Mangiaratti-Lesuer, all in favor) VOTED 6) Chairman Parsons welcomed members of the Conservation Commission, Chairman Fred Rys and Members'Doris Webb and David Devnew and persons interested in serving on the Wetlands Zoning Committee, Marydee Flynn, Carl Nelson and Franklyn Allen, Jr. Margo Jellinek also attended. He explained that the informal meeting was being held to discuss current regulations concerning Wetlands Zoning and to explore what could be done to improve current regula- tions. Planning Director Maurer summarized a memorandum on Wetland Zoning dated October 28, 1978 that was sent to those interested in attending the meeting. He also noted the requirements in Subdivision Regulations, and the conflict between Conservation Commission and Planning Board requirements. Board of Health regulations cause no problems. Planning Director Maurer felt that minor revisions in the existing laws would eliminate problems without a major revision. Conservation Chairman Rys commented if there -were more stringent wetland zoning regulations it would solve a lot of their problems. Planner Mangiaratti commented there should be a way to retain water in the ground to protect the water supply for future generations. Conservation Chairman Rys noted the more you fill, the faster the run-off and the less that goes into the ground. Planning Director Maurer explained that recharge areas for water supplies are found in areas where you have gravel supplies, not wetlands with hardpan. Margo Jellinek noted that fifty towns in Massachusetts have adopted Wetland Zoning Regulations. She noted maps are available to show where the wetland areas in Mansfield are. She stated Canoe River and Wading River basins are the two main areas in Town where you couldn't build. Clerk Lesuer noted we should determine which of the wetland areas affect our water supply and which don't. He also questioned what amount of water would be necessary to carry us through. Director Maurer commented our present pumping capacity for water supply is five million gallons per day and that the existing recharge areas have the Minutes November 29, 1978 Page 3 potential of providing the Town with a water supply of ten million gallons a day. He also noted the need to preserve potential water supply areas. Carl Nelson wondered if there has been a study to determine where the water is coming from and noted that things done in other Towns could affect our supply of subsurface water. Marydee Flynn commented this study wasn't basically to protect the water supply, but felt it should be followed through. Franklyn Allen felt the 25,000 sq. ft. requirements out of 30,000 sq. ft. of buildable land in the Agriculture zone discriminated against people with agricultural land because in Residence A you could build on 15,000 sq. ft. out of 18,000. Conservation Chairman'Rys noted the regu- ations should read 25,000 sq. ft. of contiguous land for building and they don't read that way now. After the meeting Chairman Parsons noted the Board would be devoting a workshop session to Wetland Zoning in the future and will contact SRPEDD for help. He also noted that it should be a cooperative effort between the Planning Board and Conservation Commission and the Conservation Commission will be invited to the workshop session. 7) Norman Gray, Jr. introduced Leo T. O'Neill to the Board. Mr. O'Neill stated he had a client who was interested in developing Clapp's Point into Condominiums. He stated the development would be similar to Sunset Lake in Braintree.and the Walpole Country Club. There would be 8 buildings with 8 units to a building. The density would be about 8 units per acre. Chairman Parsons questioned sewerage and Mr. O'Neill stated they would either have a permanent system with leaching fields in an area as far away from the water as they could or they would go through to Reservoir Street to ,pick up the sewer line. Planning Director Maurer noted the nearest connection would be the sleeve through Rt. 495 and sewerage would have to be pumped to that location. He also stated he would look at a major leaching field in that area unfavorably and felt the 'Board would approve it only if it were tied into sewerage. Planner Mangiaratti questioned the water pressure in the area. Director Maurer noted it is not included in the Canttal Improvements Budget, but it is listed. Planner Grantquestioned how many bedrooms would be in each unit. Mr. O'Neill stated it would be fairly evenly divided between one and two bedroom units. He noted that past experience has shown that the bulk of the residents will be "empty nesters", couples between 45 and 65 who's families have grown. Mr. O'Neill also stated he had someone interested in the gravel pit across the street for industrial development and noted he felt this was the best parcel of land for industry in Town. Planner Mangiaratti noted the developer would have to comply with all the regulations in force in 1976 when the Form A plan was signed in order to obtain approval from the Planning Board. 8) Karl Clemmey stated he is starting his monitoring wells on December 1st and wanted to know when the Board wanted reports. Chairman Parsons told him to put them on the plan at the end. 9) While Planner Mahana was out of the room the Board reviewed his Form A - Plan for land on Oak Street. Motion: To endorse the plan. (Mangiaratti - Grant, all in favor) VOTED Minutes November 29, 1978 Page 4 10) Board reviewed the Form A plan for Lester Epstein for two lots on Chauncy St. and one on Walnut St. Motion: To endorse the plan. (Mangiaratti r Grant, all in favor) VOTED 11) Board reviewed the Form A plan for Percy Slayton for land on Central St. and the south side of George St. Motion: To endorse the plan. '(Grant.-,Mangiaratti, all in favor) VOTED 12) Board reviewed the Form A plan for Christian & Schromm, Inc. for land on Short St. Motion: To endorse the plan. (Grant - Mangiaratti, all in favor) VOTED 13) Clerk Lesuer read a letter from Allen Willis, Jr. requesting a bond release on Spruce Acres. Planning Director Maurer noted the paving work is done in the subdivision, but the birm and sidewalks are not done. He recommended that the Board release $5141.00 Motion: To release $5141.00 held between the Mansfield Cooperative Bank and the Foxboro National Bank. (Grant - Lesuer, all in favor) VOTED 14) Clerk Lesuer read a letter from Mansfield Cooperative Bank concerning the release of securities on Lot 13, Juniper Drive in the Spruce Acres Sub- division. Motion: To accept the securities and release Lot 13. (Grant - Lesuer, all in favor) VOTED 15) Clerk Lesuer read a letter from Frank Morgan concerning the Henley -Lundgren proposal for earth removal from the Vazza property on South Main St. Motion: To write a letter to Mr. Morgan informing him the Board does not have the authority to waive any of the requirements within the By-law and any modifications required would have to be approved in the form of a variance from the Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals. The Planning ,Board will not comment on their position on several of the standards you wish to have waived, but they will not issue a permit with the conditions waived for the length of time of the monitoring wells, the relaxation of standards for the finished grade above the seasonal high water table, or from the time of submittal of the application. (Mangiaratti - Lesuer, all in favor) VOTED 16) It was the consensus of the Board to hold the next meeting on December 6, 1978 at 7:30 P. M. and to devote time to discussing the gravel removal regulations. 17) Planner Mangiaratti reported that the Downtown Advisory Committee has been working on the Fairfield Project and held a public meeting on Traffic flaw and parking in the downtown area. Twenty-five to thirty people attended the meeting. He hopes to have some recommendations before the end of the year. Minutes November 29, 1978 Page 5 18) Planning Director Maurer noted that during the Wetland Zoning discussion the point was brought up to have SRPEDD locate the wetland protection areas. Research has already been done by Whitman and Howard and it might be better to bring someone in from there to discuss it. 19) The meeting adjourned at 10:45 P. M. Clerk , ' ULQ-..e- ('�, f "I I