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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 10/08/1975MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA October 8, 1975 1. Call to order (7:30 R.M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of October 1, 1975 3. Warrant 4. 8:00 P.M. Joint Meeting with Selectmen to appoint Downtown Committee 5. Visitors Agenda 8:30 P.M. Margot Jellinek re. Circle "C" Estates 6. Old Business a. Status of Plans b. Amendments to Subdivision Control Regulations c. Bond Estimate for Foxfield Estates* 7. New Business Around the Table 8. Adjournment Future Meetings I! October 15 - Prebudget Hearing - Board of Selectmen & Board Chairmen - 8:00 P.M. October 20 - Williams Street Hearing *Previously sent out MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES October 8, 1975 Present: Acting Chairman Wellington, Clerk Dunn Planners: Latham, Parsons, Tighe, Dunn Planning Director Maurer 1. Motion: To appoint Planner Latham Acting Clerk. (Wellinton-Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 2. Letters were read from the following: SRPEDD to Boards," -of Selectmen regarding sewerage facilities planning. Gale Realty to Planning Board requesting release of securities. Board of Selectmen to Residents of Williams Street and Old Elm Street notice of Public Hearing on layout plans. Notice of prebudget hearing from Board of Selectmen Board of Appeals decision on -the application of 'Richard D. Best - granted Building Construction for the Month of September, 1975 Mass. Federation of Planning Boards Planning and Zoning Newsletter Planning Board to Building Inspector regarding Site Plan approval application - Chauncy Street Planning Board to Americo P. Day, Jr. regarding preliminary subdivision plan off Fruit Street Board of Appeals from Planning Board regarding application of Richard G. Craffey Planning Board to Alfred Turinese regarding release of securities for Brookside Drive 3. Motion: To approve the minutes of October 1,'1975 as presented. (Parsons -Latham, all in favor) VOTED 4. Motion: To sign the warrant of October 14, 1975 in the amount of $21.52.' (Latham -Parsons, all in favor) VOTED -3 - Minutes October 8, 1975 It was the consensus of both Board to wait for two weeks to see if any more people, other than the three who have applied, apply for the position as the Members at Large. A schedule for the Committee will be set up from the Planning Director's original memorandum. 8. Board discussed the proposed amendments to the subdivision regulations. Planner Tighe questioned what the procedure would be if changes were made in the amendments. Planning Director Maurer noted that the Planning Board can make mihor changes which would not require a new Public Hearing. Section II -E -Fees - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay Section IIT -C -9-a - Planner Tighe questioned letters of credit and Planning Director Maurer explained the procedure. Section IV -A -4-c - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -A-8 It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -B-3- It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -C -2-A-4 - Sewer interceptor pumps may be permitted at the descretion of the Board of Health to be omitted. Section V -C -2-b - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed as proposed. Section III -A -1-i - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed Section III -C -2-a - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed Section III -C -2-n - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section III -C-3 - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed Section III -C-4 - Thereswaa<!muehdfscussi'on'7from the Planning Board regarding the Board of Health approval. Planning Director Maurer suggested the possibility of meeting with the Board of Health on this section. Planner Latham felt that there should be some communication with the Board of Health. Planning Director Maurer suggested the possibility of eliminating the paragraph and inserting "Review by the Board of Health shall be in conformance with Chapter 41 Section 81U of the Massachusetts General Laws. To be discussed further. Section IIT -C -9-a - Planner Tighe questioned letters of credit and Planning Director Maurer explained the procedure. Section IV -A -4-c - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -A-8 It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -B-3- It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -C -2-A-4 - Sewer interceptor pumps may be permitted at the descretion of the Board of Health to be omitted. Section V -C -2-b - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed -4 - Minutes October 8, 1975 Section V -C -2-d - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay Section V -F - Grassed Areas - Board in agreement with the seeding on erosion area. To be discussed further. Planning Director Maurer to prepare a draft with the revisions noted above to be presented to the Planning Board for the next meeting, in two weeks. 9. Board reviewed the request from Gale Realty for the release of the balance of securities on Oakleaf Estates. It was noted that the road had been accepted bythe Town Meeting Vote this past year. Motion: To release the balance of $2,982.54 being held on the International Fidelity Insurance Company Bond #28576 for work which was completed in Oakleaf Estates. (Latham -Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 10. Planner Latham questioned the status of the barn on Fulton Road which is being converted to a rooming house. Planning Director Maurer noted that this conforms to the Zoning By-law and he has acquired the necessary building permits. 11. Clerk Dunn questioned the montly report on the status of approved subdivisions regarding theinstallation of the final pavement on the sidewalks on Lantern Lane. Planning Director Maurer noted that some of the areas the sidewalk and driveways did not have the same elevation and that they have beenpitched to prevent any water building up . 12. Acting Chairman Wellington questioned the status of the Planning Board's questionnaire. Planning Director Maurer noted that they have received approximately 500 replys and that all comments are being recorded. 13. Planning Director Maurer noted the grant from the EPA for the facilities planning has been awarded and that the Board of Selectmen would be signing the contract with Camp, Dresser & McKee inabout one week. The grant was for $52,745, and was reduced by about $3,000 by EPA because Camp Dresser & McKee put in a couple of items that were not eligible, one for the application and the other was the administration of the project, for which they had a separate item for project administration and EPA stated this was supposed to be included in each item. He noted that on this item the Board of Selectmen have written to the EPA requesting them to adjust it around. Acting Chairman as proposed. Section V -C -2-e - It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -C-7 It was the consensus of the Board that this was okay as proposed. Section V -C-8 The word "drainage" to be changed to "existing brooks and streams" Section V -C-9 To read "Retention area, which shall mean (definition to be added by the Planning Director in final draft), shall not be permitted unless in the opinion of the Planning Board it is advisable. Section V -F - Grassed Areas - Board in agreement with the seeding on erosion area. To be discussed further. Planning Director Maurer to prepare a draft with the revisions noted above to be presented to the Planning Board for the next meeting, in two weeks. 9. Board reviewed the request from Gale Realty for the release of the balance of securities on Oakleaf Estates. It was noted that the road had been accepted bythe Town Meeting Vote this past year. Motion: To release the balance of $2,982.54 being held on the International Fidelity Insurance Company Bond #28576 for work which was completed in Oakleaf Estates. (Latham -Parsons, all in favor) VOTED 10. Planner Latham questioned the status of the barn on Fulton Road which is being converted to a rooming house. Planning Director Maurer noted that this conforms to the Zoning By-law and he has acquired the necessary building permits. 11. Clerk Dunn questioned the montly report on the status of approved subdivisions regarding theinstallation of the final pavement on the sidewalks on Lantern Lane. Planning Director Maurer noted that some of the areas the sidewalk and driveways did not have the same elevation and that they have beenpitched to prevent any water building up . 12. Acting Chairman Wellington questioned the status of the Planning Board's questionnaire. Planning Director Maurer noted that they have received approximately 500 replys and that all comments are being recorded. 13. Planning Director Maurer noted the grant from the EPA for the facilities planning has been awarded and that the Board of Selectmen would be signing the contract with Camp, Dresser & McKee inabout one week. The grant was for $52,745, and was reduced by about $3,000 by EPA because Camp Dresser & McKee put in a couple of items that were not eligible, one for the application and the other was the administration of the project, for which they had a separate item for project administration and EPA stated this was supposed to be included in each item. He noted that on this item the Board of Selectmen have written to the EPA requesting them to adjust it around. Acting Chairman ONE Minutes October 8, 1975 Wellington felt that the Selectmen should not sign the contract if it picks up the difference because of Camp Dresser & Mc Kees error. 14. Planning Director Maurer noted that the Capital Improvement Program Committee would be meeting with the Library Trustees, Police Chief, and Airport Commission and that next week they would be meeting with the School Committee and Municipal Building Committee. 15. Planning Director Maurer noted that the hearing for Williams Street is on October 20, 1975 and the the Planning Board wanted to review the plans before the hearing. It was the consensus of the Board to meet in a workshop session for about 1/2 hour to discuss the Williams Street plans and to sign the definitive subdivision plan for Camelot - at -Mansfield if no peals have been filed., on October 15, 1975 at 7:30 P.M. 1 7� j Z ✓_it ra^7L Date