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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 02/20/1974MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA February 20, 1974 1. Call to Order (7:30 P.M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of 8ebruary 13, 1974 3. Warrant 4. Public Hearing 8:00 P.M. - Airport Commission 5. Visitor's Agenda 6. Old Business a. Status of 'Plans 1) Rustic Acres - Prelim. - Ware St. - 3/12/74 2) Robert L. Rizzo -'Def. - Otis St. - Resubmission< 3) Coweset Farms Estates - Def. - Gilbert St. - 4/2/74 4) Mansfield Trust -`Def. - Hampden Rd. - 4/5/74 5) Green Acres - Def. - Franklin St./Maple St. - 4/5/74 6) Mansfield Trust - Revised, profile for Hampden Rd. 7) Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust- Railroad; plan b. Circle C Estates Amendment to Covenant c. Mansfield; Industrial Park Realty Trust Bond Release 7. New Business Around the Table 8- Adjournment ZONING MEETINGS February 19, 1974 Rotary Club February 24, 1974 West Mansfield Group, February 26, 1974 Lion's Club February 28, 1974 Jaycees League of Women Voters MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES February 20, 1974 Present: Chairman Zaffini Planners: Latham, MacFarlane, Wellington, Dunn Planning Director Maurer 1. Motion: To appoint Planner Latham temporary Clerk. (Wellington -MacFarlane, all in favor) VOTED 2. Letters were read from the following: James Grady to Planning Board re: Perimeter Plan Building Permit Report for month of January, 1974 Planning Board to Mansfield Housing Authority re: Definitive Subdivision Plan for Mansfield Housing Authority Conservation Commission re: Conservation Week Planning Board to Board of Appeals re: Applicathon of Olvidio Scarpellini Planning Board to James Grady re: Establishment of Drainage Easement on Town of Mansfield Property SRPEDD Regional Rapport dated February 6, 1974 James Grady to Planning Board re: Board of Health Taunton River Watershed Association, Inc. notice of meeting Owens-Illinois to George Brown re: Drainage: Easement SRPEDD Notice of Meeting 3. Board reviewed the minutes of February 13, 1974. Motion: To approve the minutes of February 13, 1974 as presented. (Wellington -MacFarlane, all in favor) VOTED 4. Board reviewed the warrant for February 26, 1974 in the amount of $27.75. Motion: To approve the warrant in the amount of $27.75 dated February 26, 1974. (Wellington -Dunn, all in favor) VOTED 5. Planning Director noted that the letter had been sent to Rustic Acres granting them an extension of time to March 12, 1974 and that as of today, no response had been received from the engineer.,or the applicant. -2 - Minutes February 20, 1974 6. Planning Director noted that no formal response had been received from the applicant regarding the definitive subdivision plan for Robert Rizzo on Otis Street. 7. Planning Director noted that the plans are in circulation regarding Coweset Farms Estates to the different department heads and that no response was received back yet. 8. Planning Director noted that the definitive subdivision plan for Hampden Road for Mansfield Trust was in circulation to the different department heads and that no response had been received back yet. The public hearing has been scheduled for March 6, 1974. 9. Planning Director noted that the plan for Green Acres was in circulation to the different department heads and no response had been received back yet. He also noted that the Board had asked for additional information in a letter sent a couple of weeks ago and that nothing had been received on that either. Chairman Zaffini suggested that the Board walk the property and that the Conservation Commission Chairman had been in touch with him and she noted that when the Planning Board walked the property that the Conservation Commission would like to go along. The Board,agreed to walk the site Sunday morning. 10. Board reviewed the revised 'profiie,plan.for.,HampdeniRoad.:for"Mansfieid,'. Trust. it was noted that the Board could not take any action on this plan last week for lack of quorum. Motion: To approve the revised profile for Hampden ;Road for Mansfield Trust. (Latham -:Wellington, all in favor) VOTED 11. Planning Director noted that the 20 day appeal period was up on the definitive subdivision plan for Canoe River Acres and that no appeal had been filed and the plans were ready to be signed. Planner Wellington noted that of the 5 members that had originally voted for the endorsement of the plan, only three were present and he suggested that the signing of the plan be put off. 12. Board rev$ewed the railroad plan for Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust. Planner Wellington stated that he had called the Penn Central Railroad, Engineering Department, and that he was informed that the required radii on spur tracks is 120-30'. He sdggested that the Planning Director write Mr. Griffith a letter asking him to get a letter from the railroad on what their standards for minimum radius are on spur tracks. 13. Public Hearing was held at 8:00 P.M. for the Airport Commission. Transcript of that hearing is on file. 14. Board met with Carl Nelson and Attorney Ernest White regarding the de-fin,i.t:i;ve; subdivision plan for Capt. John Williams Estates. Mr. Nelson referred to the Planning Board's letter of October 4, 1972 and noted that he would comply with the 5 points listed in the letter and that in fact, the borings on the road had already been taken as requested. He stated that he would provide the required drain easement although he felt that the Board was exceeding its authority in requesting them. He further noted that he did not want to show the contours going onto adjacent property owned by him because ha felt it was not necessary. =I Minutes February 20, 1974 Planner Wellington felt that Mr. Nelson should put a note on the Form A plans on the street frontage lots cross referencing them back to the subdivision in order that it is understood that grading has to be done on the back bf the Form A lots at a slope of not more than 1 vertical and 4 horizontal which relate to the development of the subdivision. Mr. Nelson stated that he would add the note to the Form A plans. 15. Board reviewed the Amendment to Covenant regarding the Circle C Estates. Acting Clerk Latham read the letter from Town Counsel stating that the covenant was proper as to form. It was noted that the Board had voted on November 14, 1973 to approve the amendment, but that the Board was waiting for the original to be returned to them. The Board signed the covenant as previously voted. 16. Board reviewed the bond release for Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust, who was requesting the release of $30,983. It was noted that $20,000 had already been released for a portion of the electrical work based on a prior estimate received from the electrical contractor. A more recent estimate was substantially higher. Aside from the fact that the Board was short on the electrical work it was noted that all the other figures were reasonable. Planning Director noted that we had $27,000 plus contingency that would be held for one year. Motion: To release only $3,000 in order to bring the figure back to what it sheuld be with electrical work. (Wellington -Dunn, Latham, MacFarlane, Zaffini, in favor)VOTED 17. Planner MacFarlane stated that he would like to request that the Planning Director give the Board an up-to-date report on the wells situation and on Penetryn. 18. Planngr Ma arlane noted that he thought the Planning Board attendance was CUf p [ r1�1 �/ Y pooryar�f� t at he iI�' ht that moving the meeting bight to Wednesdays was part of the reason. He made a rmtion that the meeting night go back to Mondays. Chairman Zaffini noted that he did not think the attendance was poor,rand it was the consensus of the Board to keep the meeting night on Wednesdays. 19. Planner Wellington n6ted that he thought that at one time Olvidi.o Scarpellini had come to the Planning Board to ask what route he should take in getting his two lots approved for single family homes and that the Planning Board had suggested he go to the Board of Appeals. Planning Director noted that he would check to see what the Board told him. 20. Planner Dunn noted that he had spoken with Tippy Giovino who told Planner Dunn that he had no recollection of an easement on his property regarding the Mansfield Housing Authority. Planning Director noted that he would check this out. 21. Planner Dunn asked that if Cluster was set up with cul-de-sacs and so-called collector streets, if there would be any consideration for increasing the frontage requirements only to try to limit the amount of driveways that access onto the collector streets. ®4® 22. Planning Director informed the Board of the meetings coming up to discuss the Zoning Amendments. 23. Meeting adjourned at 11:05 P.M. a � Clerk -rib 22 / 577A Date