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Home My WebLink AboutPlanning 09/15/1976MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA September 15,1976 1. Call to order (7:30 P.M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of September 8, 1976 3. Warrant 4. Visitors Agenda 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans �4�fIY/e✓r7 Li `r✓L-[;.1 _ ��%rih% ��-..-._.SG�r;�. ('6i/ /✓f b. Review of Planning Board Procedures on Subdivision Control* c. Review of Zoning By-law* d. Circle C Estates Covenant 6. New Business a. Public Discussion ri !/ b. Date for next meeting c. Around the Table 7. Adjournment *Bring Subdivision Regulations and Zoning by-law to meeting. MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES September 15, 1976 Present: Chairman Parsons, Clerk Tighe Planners: Mahana, Mulcahy, Plourde, Hartmann, Lesuer Planning Director Maurer 1) Letters were read from the following: Planning Board to P.J. Piscitelli regarding Circle C Estates Southeast Region Cooperative Extension Service ECOGRAM - September, 1976 SRPEDD 208 Summer UpDate June -September 1976 Board of Selectmen to all Boards regarding bimonthly meeting on September 29th. Town Counsel to Planning Board regarding Circle C Estates Zoning Board of Appeals notice of Public Hearing for Carl Secher Zoning Board of Appeals notice of Public Hearing for Ida Dorothy Board of Appeals from Planning Board regarding application of Ida Dorothy Board of Appeals from Planning Board regarding application of Donald Titus Board of Appeals from Planning Board regarding application of Richard Fisher Board of Appeals from Planning Board regarding application of Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank Planning Board to Building Inspector regarding Foxfield Estate Lot Release Planning Board to Casa Realty regarding completion of drainage easement for Walnut Park Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company letter of Credit #170 for Millhaus Realty Trust. Planning Board statement of accounts 2) Motion: To approve the Minutes of September 8, 1976 as presented. (Mahana-Mulcahy, all in favor) VOTED -2 - Minutes September 15, 1976 3) Board reviewed the Form A Plan for Norman Gray for land on South Main Street. It was noted that this is Land Court Plan and that a portion of the land area is within the Norton Reservoir. Some of the land that is owned by Norman Gray is located within the Town of Norton and, therefore, the plan will also have to be signed by the Norton Planning Board. Motion: To endorse the Form A Plan for Norman Gray for land on South Main Street. (Hartmann-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED 4) Board met with Attorney Francis Foley regarding the Form A Plan for Reed for Land on the corner of West Street and South Walnut Street. Mr. Foley advised the Board of the situation where the house owned by Paul Frechette encroaches upon the Reed property. It was suggested that the plan be endorsed with a restriction that "no building permit shall be issued on lots 3 and 3a without prior approval of the Mansfield Planning Board." Attorney Foley noted that this would create a problem with the sale of the property immediately. He suggested that if the Planning Board plans to put a restriction on`lot 3 that they eliminate lot 3A and show the building encroaching on lot 3. The Board also discussed placing the restriction on lot 3A only. After consultation with his client, Attorney Foley advised the Board that his client would accept a restriction on lot 3A. Motion: To endorse the Form A Plan for Reed for land on the corner of South Walnut Street and West Street with a restriction that "no building permit shall be issued on lot 3A without prior approval of the Mansfield Planning Board." (Tighe-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED 5) Board discussed the Circle C Estates subdivision with respect to the extension of time for the completion of the required improvements and with respect to the release of the remaining lots on Maverick Drive. It was noted that the Town Counsel had advised that, as longas Sidney Covich of Millhaus Realty Trust has advised the Planning Board that he intends to meet his obligations as Millhaus Realty Trust with respect to completing the balance of required improvements within the Circle C Subdivision. Motion: To grant an extension of time until September 26, 1977 for the completion of the required improvements within the Circle C Estates Subdivision (Tighe-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To accept the Letter of Credit from the Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company #170 in the amount of $26,832.74 to cover the work that remains to be completed on Maverick Drive within the Circle C Estates subdivision. (Tighe-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED -3 - Minutes September 15, 1976 Motion: To release lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 within the Circle C Estates subdivision. (Tighe-Mahana, all in favor) VOTED 6) Planning Director Maurer discussed the procedure that the Planning Board goes through in the review of subdivision plans and the responsibility of the Board and the Planning Director, as well as other Town departments, in the inspection of the installation of required improvements. 7) Board discussed the Board of Appeals application for Ida Dorothy and it was noted that the Board has already forwarded a recommendation to the Board of Appeals. 8) Board discussed the variance application for Carl Secher for land on East Street. It was noted that the building permit was-issuedto construct a nursery -greenhouse and sales room of horticulturalp..1ants and products and that the use of the property as a gift shop was not permitted. Motion: To recommend that the variance not be granted as no hardship could be demonstrated for the property when the applicant knew of the conditions relating to the property prior to construction. (Mulcahy -Tighe, all in favor) VOTED (Planner .Lesuer entered the meeting at this time.) 9) Board discussed the letter from Town Counsel regarding the letter from Attorney Piscetelli. The Planning Director noted that he did not feel that, at this time, it was necessary to have an engineer review the property as on August 13th RIM Engineering had staked the property to a 4: 1 slope and that the developer is in the process of grading the slope. It was also noted that the lots are presently not occupied and that no building permits have been issued and, therefore, there is no immediate problem. Planning Director Maurer asked Mrs. Jellinek if her attorney had seen the property before writing the letter and she advised the Board he had. 10) Board discussed Business Zoning. It was the consensus of the Board that the Planning Director obtain more material for the Board with regard to projected population and an estimate of how much business the ultimate population of Mansfield can support. It was suggested that the Board decide to develop the policy as to whether they want to serve just Mansfield or if they want it on a regional basis. Planning Director Maurer suggested that zerox copies be made of the Pahse II of the Planning Program for all members. 11) It was the consensus of the Board to hold the next meeting on September 29, 1976 at 7:30 P.M. 12) Planner Tighe read the resolutions for three members and Planning Mahana will prepare them. 13) Planning Director Maurer advised the Board that Camp Dresser McKee will make their final reportprior to the Public Hearing on the new sewage treatment plant on September 29, 1976 and that the formal Public Hearing will be held on the facilities planning October 27, 1976. -4 - Minutes September 15, 1976 14) Meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M. ' Clerk Dat