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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 12/27/1978MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA December 27, 1978 1. Call to order (7:30 P. M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of December 6, 1978 3. Warrant 4. Visitors Agenda 8:00 P. M. - David White, Re: School Street Drainage 8:15 P. M. - Franklyn Allen, Re: Lot Release Beachwood Estates 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans b. Zoning Amendments 6. New Business a. Status of Plans b. Correspondence c. Securities Release Peters Park Canoe River Acres Spruce Acres Riverside Park d. 1978 Planning Board Report e. Public Discussion f. Date for next meeting g. Around the Table 6. Adjournment * Memorandum enclosed MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES December 27, 1978 Present: Chairman Parsons, Clerk Lesuer Planners: Grant, Matoian Planning Director Maurer 1) Chairman Parsons called the meeting to order. 2) Correspondence was read from the following: Letter from Palmer & Dodge concerning Sweet Manufacturing Co. Revenue Bond. Letter from SRPEDD on Wetland Zoning. Memorandum on estimated securities on Heather Lane in Beachwood Estates Subdivision. Board of Health minutes of December 6, 1978. Notice of Zoning Board hearing in Plainville on December 28, 1978. Letter from SRPEDD announcing Steve Reckhow has been designated as liaison person for Mansfield. Notice of Zoning Board hearing in Sharon on December 21, 1978 Letter from Town Counsel concerning the amendments proposed by the Board on the Gravel Removal provisions. Letter from Conservation Commission notifying the Board they will send a representative to the meetings on Wetland Zoning. Letter from Robert E. Chavaree requesting release of securities for Riverside Park. Copy of the Board's letter to Town Counsel asking about proposed amendments on the Gravel Removal provisions. Decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the application of Fred J. Barrows for variance for multiple dwelling complex at 56 Draper Avenue. - Granted. Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the application of Joseph Mace for variance for doctor's office of first floor of dwelling on Church St. - Granted Minutes December 27, 1978 Page 2 Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the application of John J. Gula, Jr. of 240 Plain St. for variance for rear yard measurement. - Granted Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the application of Raymond Collins of 50 Jewell St. for variance for lot with 42.77 ft. frontage. - Granted Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the application of Winfred Spencer of 45 Atwood St. for variance to divide parcel into two lots each with frontage of 23 ft. - Denied Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals concerning the application of Guy Nardone for two signs at 666 East St. - Granted Decision from Zoning Board of Appeals for one year extension for Richard Morse for gravel removal on Elm Street. - Granted Planning Board letter to Robert T. Tierney of the Mass. DPW concerning drainage ditch on David White's property on School St. Newsletter from Bristol Conservation District. 3) Motion: To approve the minutes of the December 6, 1978 meeting. (Matoian - Grant, all in favor) VOTED 4) Motion: To approve warrant of $76.54 to the New England Telephone Co. (Grant - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 5) David White appeared before the Board to discuss drainage onto his land on School St. from Rt. 495. He read a letter from the State stating the .pipe size has been increased from 15" to 24". Mr. White invited the Board to attend a hearing at 100 Nashua Street in Boston on January 8, 1979 set up by Rep. Leon Lombardi to discuss the problem. Mr. White stated he would like to petition the Selectmen to increase the pipe size on School St. to the size it should be. He offered two solutions to the problem. One is to increase the pipe sizes throughout 495 all the way to the Rumford River. The second is to have a retention area so the discharge would be released at a rate the pipe would be able to handle. Mr. White stated he feels that if he has to design for a 50 year storm the State should have to also. He is concerned with protecting himself from future flooding The flow goes from North of School St. to 495 and the only way it can be discharged is from a pipe. All the water flows toward Mr. White's pro- perty. Mr. White stated the rate of flow during the 50 year storm would be 167 cu ft. a second and it would flood his property. Mr. White said he wanted to build an ecologically sound pond on his property that would cover 4 acres in area and have a 4 ft.conto.ur with two earthen dams and a standpipe arrangement that would discharge water downstream further. The depth would be 14 to 16 ft. He wants to excavate existing wetlands Minutes December 27, 1978 Page 3 turn it into a pond. Mr. White said he has checked with the division of fish and wild life,.but hasn't received approval. He said it might be possible to grow Trout. Chairman Parsons questioned if it would still be necessary to increase the pipe size with a pond. Mr. White replied, no. It was decided after talking to Mr. White to allow the letter written to Robert Teirney, Chief Engineer of the Mass. D.P.W. in regard to Mr. White's problem to stand as written. 6) The Board discussed the release of the covenant for Beachwood Estates from the Mansfield Co-operative Bank. Planning Director Maurer stated the amount for Paula Lane off Ware Street is $21,640.46,'and'.the.amount for Heather Lane off Short Street is $32,910.00. Heather Lane has not been approved. Motion: To accept the recommendation on Heather Lane (Grant - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To accept Mansfield Co-operative Bank Letter of Credit #1504371-0 for $32,910.00 for Heather Lane and Mansfield Co-operative Bank Letter of Credit #1504359-0 for $21,640.46 for Paula Lane. (Grant - Lesuer , all in favor) VOTED Motion: To release the covenant on Lot 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27 on the Plan entitled "Beachwood Estates' drawn Jan. 19, 1977, Revised July 5, 1977, approved by the Planning Board August 25, 1977; recorded in Plan Book 166, Page 2; and Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 17, 18 and 19 on the Plan entitled "Beachwood Estates' drawn Jan. 19, 1977, Revised July 5, 1977, approved by the Planning Board August 25, 1977, recorded in Plan Book 166, Page. 3; and Lots 3, 4, and 5 on Plan entitled"Land belonging to Christian & Schromm, Inc. dated Nov. 28, 1978 and approved by the Planning Board Nov. 29, 1978. (Lesuer - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 7) A letter was received from Robert E. Chavaree requesting release of securities for granite curbing, street lights and fire alarms in Riverside Park. Planning Director Maurer noted $17,851.75 is being held in Attleborough Savings Bank Letter of Credit #450191-01 for Riverside Drive and he is recommending releasing $3,628.60. for Basin Street $12,291.00 is being held in Attleborough Savings Bank Passbook #136146 and $2,647.50 is recommended for release. $6,406.00 is being held in Attleborough Savings Bank Passbook #134661 for Union St. Extension and $2,069.00 is being recommended for release. Motion: To release the amounts recommended. (Lesuer - Grant, all in favor) VOTED 8) Canoe River Acres. Planning Director Maurer noted puddles are forming on the streets and money should be held as noted until the problem is corrected. Release $8,155.00 from Norfolk County Trust Company letter Minutes December 27, 1978 Page 4 of Credit #01240 for Canoe River Drive and hold $1,000. Birch Bark Lane and Deep Run Road will have $8,224.50 released from Canton Institution for Savings Passbook #39837 and $1,500.00 will be held. Motion: To release amounts recommended (Lesuer - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 9) Spruce Acres - The recommendation is to release as follows: Foxboro National Bank #00293-3 $1,960.00; Mansfield Co-operative Bank #503005 $958.00; Mansfield Co-operative Bank #502531 $1,020.00; Mansfield Co-operative Bank #504284-0 $1,020.00. Motion: To release the amounts recommended (Matoian - Grant, all in favor) VOTED 10) Peters Park - The recommendation is to release the $400.00 held for the loam and seeding. Motion: To release the amount recommended (Grant - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 11) Motion: To write a letter to Palmer and Dodge telling them the Sweet Manufacturing Co. expansion is consistent with the long range local and regional comprehensive plans for the community. (Lesuer - Matoian, all in favor) VOTED 12) After reading the draft of the Town Report for 1978 Chairman Parsons suggested statements be added explaining the General Business Zone and the different types of gravel removal classifications in the new earth removal regulations. 13) Wetland Zoning - It was noted that maps already exist that define the wetland areas in Town and it would be a duplication to have new maps drawn. Planner Grant noted the regulations should read no building 100 ft. from the high water line at the edge of the stream not from the center of the stream. It was decided to discuss revisions on Jan- uary lOth and inform interested persons about the meeting. 14) The date of the next meeting was set for January 3, 1979. 15) Planning Director Maurer noted the Downtown Advisory Committee is pre- senting their recommendation for downtown traffic improvement at the January 3, 1979 Selectmen's meeting and suggested the Board attend. He also noted he has monitored the monitoring wells put in for earth removal projects on three properties in Town. Henley-Lungren has 5 monitoring wells on a 30 acre site and test holes, 1 for each acre. Clemmey property has 5 monitoring wells and no additional test holes. Ralph Maloon as 6 test wells for property on Maple St. near the Easton line. Only one hole had water at 11 ft. down. 16) The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. M. �1f Minutes Page 5 December 27, 1978 Clerk Date