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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 11/13/1974MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA November 13, 1974 1. Call to order (7:30 P.M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of November 6, 1974 3. Warrant 4. Public Hearing at 8:00 P.M. for Foxfield Estates 5. Old Business a. Status of Plans 1) Camelot at Mansfield - Definitive Subdivision -Williams St. - 1/9/75 2) Foxfield Estates - Definitive Subdivision - Fox Street - 12/1/74 3) Gene J. Ceccarelli - Preliminary Plan - Park Street - 12/9/74 b. PRIORITIES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 6. New Business Around the Table 7. Adjournment Bring handout from previous meeting. MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES November 13, 1974 Present: Chairman Zaffini, Clerk Grant Planners: Latham, Wellington, Parsons, Dunn Planning Director Maurer 1. Letters were read from the following: Memorandum from Town Manager to Conservation Commission regarding Sweet Property. Memorandum from Town Manager to Conservation and Recreation Commissions regarding evaluation of Recreation/Conservation Land Acquisition Program for West Mansfield. Owens-Illinois to Planning Board regarding retention area for Mansfield Plant - set aside Memorandum from Board of Selectmen to FinCom, Capital Improvement Committee, Planning Board regarding Use of Revenue Sharing Funds. Planning Board to Board of Health regarding Camelot at Mansfield Definitive Subdivision Plan. Planning Board to Building Inspector regarding site plan approval for Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust. - set aside Planning Director to Town Counsel regarding Housing Authority Performance Boand and Covenant for Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust. Robert L. Rizzo to Planning Board requesting reduction in bond for work completed on Saddleridge Road. - set aside Board of Health Proposed Regulations for the disposal of bulky wastes by On -Site Sanitary Landfill. Board of Appeals notice of public hearing on the application of Andrew Fantasia to allow pontes at 95 Union Street - set aside Board of Appeals notice of public hearing on the application of Vincent D. Buldrini to convert a single family dwelling at 29 Davis Street to a two family dwelling - set aside. Memorandum from the Planning Director to the Town Manager regarding Fire Alarm Maintenance Procedures. Memorandum from Planning Director to Planning Board regarding performance Bond for Wayside Estates - Saddle Ridge Road Memorandum from Planning Director to Planning Board regarding Definitive Subdivision Plan for Foxfield Estates. Memorandum from Planning Director to Planning Board regarding status of approved Subdivision Plans - October, 1974. - 2 - Minutes November 13, 1974 2) Motion: To accept the minutes of November 6, 1974 as presented. (Wellington -Latham, all in favor) VOTED 3) Boardnreviewed the warrant of November 19, 1974 in the amount of $44.36. Planner Latham questioned why the Planning Board was being charged for the gas for the Town Manager's car. Planning Director Maurer noted that he does not use his own vehicle for Town purposes and he uses the Town Managers car. The Planning Board will receive the gas bill every other month for this service. Motion: To sign the warrant of November 19, 1974 in the amount of $44.36 (Grant -Parsons, Zaffini, Latham in favor, Wellington opposed) VOTED 4) Planner Wellington suggested that the Planning Board bill the Town Manager for services of their secretary If the Planning Board has to pay for the gas for the Town Managers car. He felt they should bill the Town Manager and the Finance Committee 1/3 each, for the services of the Secretary for the Capital Improvement Program work. Planner Wellington suggested not paying the gas bill. Clerk Grant felt that it is the Planning Board's duty to initiate the Capital Improvement Program. 5) Planner Wellington noted in the Minutes of November 6,1974 that there had been a letter from Town Counsel to the Planning Board regarding camelot at Mansfield subdivision and questioned what the letter was about. Planning Director Maurer noted that it was advising the Planning Board to hold a new hearing on this subdivision as the Udall's were not properly notified as abuttors. 6) Chairman Zaffini noted that at the last meeting they had received a letter of resignation from Planner MacFarlane and they did not have a full Board to formally accept the resignation. Planner Wellington noted that he was appointed by the Board of Selectmen and it is up to them to accept his resignation. 7) Planning Director Maurer noted that Ryan and Elliotts engineer called today and wanted the possibility of putting the drainage in a pipe all the way down the side of the road instead of in a ditch as there is aproblem with the elevation He noted that they would be coming"before the Board with this proposal. 8) Board discussedzthe letter from Owens-Illinois and it was noted that nothing has been mentioned in the letter regarding the fencing of the area. 9) Board discussed the letter from Robert!,Rizzo regarding the release of a portion of the performance bond for Saddle Ridge Road for wofk`i which has been completed. (Clerk Grant left the room and did not participate in any discussion.) Board reviewed the memorandum prepared by the planning Director listing the work and the value of the work which has been completed. Motion: To release $5,980 of the Merchants Cooperative Bank paid-up certificate account No. 25-70-2456 with a balance of $10,800, to cover the work which has been completed on Saddle Ridge Road. (Wellington -Latham, all in favor) VOTED (Planner Dunn entered the meeting.) -3® Minutes November 13, 1974 10) Public Hearing was held on the definitive subdivision plan for Foxfield Estates at 8:00 P.M. Transcript of that hearing is on file. 11) Board reviewed the de.flnitive subdivision plan for Foxfield Estates along with a memorandum prepared by the Planning Director containing the comments from the various department heads. Motion: To approve the plan subject to the requirements of the department heads, including the Board of Health, be complied with. The 20 day appeal period is to begin after all information is received and the coven&ht^is received. (Wellington -Latham, Dunn, Grant, Zaffini in favor, Parsons opposed)VOTED Planner Parsons felt that they should not vote to approve a plan when all the requirements are not complied with. A note is to be placed on the pian that it must meet the requirements as stated in the Board of Health's letter of October 16, 1974. Planner Parsons questioned what would happen if the information is not received by the deadline of December 1, 1974. Planner Wellington stated that he would then rescind his previous motliZm., It was noted that this would then require ,a new public hearing, Planner Wellington stated that he would be willing to amend his motion to read that it is subject to the information being submitted prior to November 20, 1974. Planner Parsons felt that they should not get involved with tentative approvals that if the applicant wants the plan approved then he should submit the required information first. Planning Director Maurer noted that they would be able to word it that the Board voted to tentatively approve the subdivision plan subject to the information being submitted to the Board on or before Recember 1st, 1974. If this information is not received by this time the ,Board will disapprove the plan. Motion: To rescind the vote of the previous motion regarding the plan for Foxfield Estates which granted approval'. (Wellington -Grant, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To write the applicant,a :letter with the various comments that are contained in the memorandum, and that as soon as these comments are received, which must be before December 1st, 1974, that the Planning Board can take.action on the plan favorably, at whifh time bb -swill have to wait_a 20 day appeal period and that a note is to be put on the linen for the Board of Health requirements. (Wellington -Grant, all in favor) VOTED 12) Board reviewed the Board of Appeals Application for Vicnent D. Buldrini to convert a single family dwelling located ,at 29 Davis Street into a two- family dwelling. It was noted that the applicant had been refused this variance earlier in the year. Motion: To send the same recommendation for disapproval which was sent for the first hearing. / (Grant -Wellington, all in favor) VOTED - y - Minutes November 13, 1974 13) Board reviewed the Board of Appeals application for Andrew Fantasia to allow ponies to be kept in a barn at 95 Union Street. Planning Director Maurer to obtain more information on the location of the lot. 14) Board reviewed the Capital Improvement Program Committee departmental requests and assigned the following priorities to be voted at the Capital Improvement Meeting. Revaluation of Real Estate - D Fire Department Aerial Truck - split vote A and C Bucket Truck - D Chief's Vehicle - C Rescue Truck - D Modular Ambulance - D 1/2 Ton Pick-up Truck - D Central Fire Station Roof - B Fire Alarm Extension - To restrain a Capital improvement - A New Fire Station i'= D Police Department Cruisers - A Unmarked Vehicle - C Additional Cruiser - C Pistol Range - C if no funds Communications Logging Recording System - D Radio Equipment - A Building Department Vehicle - New Vehicle (D) - Used Police Vehcile for one year (A) Health & Sani.tation Sewer Division - D.P.W. one torr- dump truck - D Sludge Treatment - No Rating Pave lnner�Drivewyy - D _5 - Minutes November 13, 1974 Sanitary Landfill Plans for Site development - A Site Development - B and more information to be obtained on cost estimate submitted Bulldozer - B Highway Division - D.P.W. 1/2 Ton Pickup - A one Torn 4 wheel drive dump truck - Split vote A and D Dump Truck (41,000 G.V.W. replacement) A With time extended on replacement H to 10 years Catchbasin Cleaner - D Road Sander - A - not for 3 year scheduling Tractor Loader - If need two make it A Sidewalk Plow - D Air Compressor - D Highway Garage Addition - C Library Library Renovation Program - A and get more information Bookmobile - D Library Expansion - D Recreation Repave Tennis Courts - B Garage/Recreation Hall A Garage Only Mem®Pdal Park Expansion - A Hutchinson Land Acquisition Ryan Land Recreation Development - B Magna Vista Recreation Development - D West Mansfield Recreation Land - A,B' East Mansfield Recreation Land - D Additional Recreation Facilities (Landfill Site C -6 - Minutes November 13, 1974 Conservation Land Acquisition Fund - A Canoe River Greenbelt - No recommendation Wading River Greenbelt- B Kingman Pond Restoration - C Cabot Pond Restoration - C Mill Pond Restoration - A Factory Pond Restoration - C Water Division - D.P.W. 1/2 Ton Pick-up Truck - C 3/4 Ton Utility Truck - C -D One Ton Dump Truck - C Backhoe - D Tapping Machine - D Airport Paint Administration Building - A Construction Aprons - D Relocate Runway - D Street Improvement Program Annual Improvements - A - $100,000 Sidewalk Improvements - C Traffic Signalization- Hold Street Reconstruction Program Major Reconstruction - A Drainage Improvement Program Drainage Projects - A Stream Improvement - B provided procedure is established -7 - Minutes November 13, 1974 Drainage Master Plan Implementation Back Bay Brook - Hold Major Drainage Projects - Hold Sewer Improvement Program - Infiltration - B Sewer Extension - A Sewer Master Plan Implementation - Hold Regional Sewer Program - A for facilities Planning Water Projects Main Replacement and Connections - A Water Master Plan Implementation Water Main Extension - A for major project Water Supply Study - A - $15,000 Water Main Cleaning - B Well Cleaning Program - A Great Woods Land Acquisition - A - Hold for information Maple Park Development - A Hold for information Schools - A Additonat Projects Dog Pound Sailing Program for Fulton Pond Drop-in Center Youth Center South Common Improvements Stearns Hill winter recreation 15) Planner Parsons noted that the Board should receive more definitive reports from the Planning Director on the status of projects and that he noted that questions have been asked at previous meetings and no response has been given. Forexample, the status of the high school roof and the sewer infiltration program, 16) Planner Wellington noted that the street sweeper was broken down and questioned what was the problem. 17) PIann Dunn ted that he has not received a copy of the Drainage Master Plan, J- -, 1� �17'i,�1 Clerk Da to