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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 10/31/1973M4NSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA October 31, 1973 1. Call to Order (7:30 P.M.) 2. Clerk's Report a. Correspondence b. Minutes of October 24, 1973 3. Warrant i 4. Visitor's Agenda i 8:00 P.M. Lou Guerriere re: Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust 8:30 P.M. Russell Christian re: Village Estates Bond Estimate 5. Old Business i a. Status of Plans I 1) Great Woods:+0evelopment - Def. - So. Main St. - 12/27/73 2) Mansfield Housing Authority - Def. - Pratt St. - 12/3/73 3) Town of Mansfield - Form A - East St. - 10/31/73 4) Wading River Park - Prelim. - West St. - 12/16/73 5) Robert L. Rizzo- Def. - Otis St. - 12/18/73 6) Robert M. Davis - Form A --Franklin St. - 11/6/73 7) Franklin Allen - Form A - Ware St. - 11/6/73 8) Gino Scarpellini - Form A - Wessell Ave. - 11/7/73 6. New Business Around the Table 7. Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD MINUTES October 31, 1973 The Mansfield Planning Board met at the Town Office Building on Wednesday, October 31, 1973 at 7:30 P.M. Present: Chairman Zaffini Planners: Latham, MacFarlane, Dunn, Wellington Planning Director Maurer 1. Motion: To appoltnt Planner Latham temporary Clerk. (Wellington -MacFarlane, all in favor) VOTED 2. Letters were read from the following: Planning Board to Board of Health re: Definitive Subdivision Plan for Robert L. Rizzo Cooperative Extension Service Re: Building for Energy Conservation Planning Board to Department Heads re: Definitive Subdivision Plan for Robert L. Rizzo Board of Selectmen to Department of Public Works (Mr. Bruce Campbell, Commissioner) re: Route 25 Planning Board to Mrs. Nancy B. Skene re: Definitive Subdivision Plan for Highland Estates Planning Board to Town Manager re: Approval Not Required Plans for the Town of Mansfield Bristol Equipment to Planning Board re: Darby Drive and Lawnsdale Road - Bond Release Planning Board to Robert Chavaree re: Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Robert E. Chavaree Planning Board to Richard R. Vazza re: Great Woods Development Mansfield Water Department to Planning Board re: Mansfield industrial Park Realty Trust - Water & Sewer Installations Board of Health to Mansfield Housing Authority re: Definitive Subdivision Plan for Mansfield Housing Authority Board of Health to Planning Board re: Disposal of Tree Stumps Board of Health to Planning Board re: Submission of Definitive Sub- division Plans f Minutes October 31, 1973 3. Board reviewed the minutes of October 24, 1973 and noted the following: Page 5 - Article 21 - to read: To recommend favorable action on the variance of Sherino Amici to the Board of Appeals as long as the present nen-conforming side line is not increased. Motion: To accept the minutes of October 24, 1973 as amended. (Latham -Wellington, all in favor) VOTED 4. Board reviewed the warrant of November 6, 1973 in the amount of $79.20. Planner MacFarlane questioned the telephone bill in the amount of $41.91 and stated that he could not understand why the phone bills were so high and why so many toll calls were made. Chairman Zaffini asked the Planning Director to justify the calls which the Planning Director did. He noted that there were three calls on the bill that he could not justify and he assumed that they were made by the Board of Health as they related to Board of Health business. Motion: To send a letter to the Board of Health asking that they do not use the Planning Board telephone with copies of the letter to the Finance Committee, Town Manager and Board of Selectmen. (Wellington -MacFarlane, all in favor) VOTED Motion: To approve the warrant of November 6, 1973 in the amount of $79.20. (Wellington -Latham, all in favor) VOTED 5. Board met with Lou Gerriere regarding the proposed revisions in the approved subdivision plan for Mansfield Industrial Park Realty Trust. Mr. Gerriere noted that they would take the line out of the street and correct it, and that he took elevations on it again and that the pipe was flat. He recommended that they keep the elevation and change the grade of the pipe. Planner Wellington suggested two structures and a piece of pipe and that they leave Maple Street alone. Mr. Gerriere will discuss these changes with Ryan - Elliott and return with the 'final plans. 6. Board met with Jim Saunders of Bristol Equipment Corp. Chairman Zaffini read a letter dated October 31, 1973 from Bristol Equipment requesting the Board release the bond for DarbyyDrive and Lawnsdale Road as he had completed all the paving, spill berm, loaming and seeding as agreed. The Planning Director noted that the only thing we did not have were the "as - built" plans. Board agreed to discuss the matter later. 7. Board met with Guy Scarpellini and Robert Libby to review the sewer plans for Walnut Park. Engineer Libby noted that he changed the design of the drain system to run along the easterly side of Casa Drive. The Planning Director noted that we would need a revised lot plan showing where the easements go on the property. Planner Wellington noted that this design was an improvement over the design submitted previously. Board agreed to send the plans out to the different department heads.for review. 8. Planning Director Maurer noted that a letter had been sent to Mr. Vazza regarding the Great Woods Development and that nothing had been received from him as yet. 9. Planning Director noted that no information had been received back from -3 - Mi nutes 3® Minutes October 31, 1973 the various department heads regarding Mansfield Housing Authority's Definitive Subdivision Plan. He also noted that the Board of Health had approved the plan as submitted, and that the public hearing was scheduled for November 21, 1973. 10. Planning Director noted that the Form A plan for the Town of Mansfield for the sanitary landfill site had not been received back yet with the changes as requested by the Board. 11. Planning Director noted that no comments had been received back yet on the Preliminary Subdivision plan for Wading River Park. 12. Planning Director noted that no comments had been received back yet on the Definitive Subdivision Plan for Robert L. Rizzo for land on Otis St. He also noted that we still had not had any comments from the Board of Health. ' , MotionTo schedule the Public Hearing for November 1973. : (Wellington®MacFarlane, all ihrfavor) VOTED 13. Planning Director suggested that the Board of Health make a list of their requirements regarding definitive subdivisdon plans so that anyone submitting definitive subdivision plans would know exactly what the Board of Health requires. 14. Board reviewed Form A plan for Robert M. Davis for land on Franklin Street. It was noted that the plan had been returned showing the house on lot 1 as the Board had requested the previous week. Motion: To sign the Form A Plan for Robert M. Davis for land on Franklin Street. (Wellington -Latham, all in favor) VOTED 15. Board reviewed Form A plan for Franklin Allen for land on Ware Street, It was noted that the owners names had been added to the plan and that the distance of lot D had been corrected as requested by the Board the previous week. Motion: To sign the Form A Plan for Franklin Allen for land on Ware Street. (Wellington -Latham, all in favor) VOTED 16. Board reviewed Form A plan for Gino Scarpellini for land on Wessell Avenue. It was suggested that the Board endorse the plan but advise the applicant and the Board of Selectmen that the costs for utilities be borne by the owner of the lot. Motion: To approve the plan and send a letter to the developer stating that the Planning Board assumes that he will be responsible for all utilities. (Wellington -Dunn, all in favor) VOTED -4 - Minutes October 31, 1973 17. Board reviewed the Form A plan for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes for Forbes Boulevard. Motion: To sign the Form A Plan for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes. (Wellington®Latham, Dunn in favor, MacFarlane, Zaffini opposed) NOT VOTED 18. Planning Director noted that Leon Grant was requesting the release of $2,000 on Minute Man Estates. The Planning Director noted that the side- walks were now in and the finish coat and berm were completed. Motion: To release $2,000 to Yankee Builders. (Wellington -MacFarlane, all in favor) VOTED 19. Planning Director read a letter from Ryan, Elliott & Company requesting release of $82,414.40:for-work completed so far on the roadway,. Planning Director Maurer suggested that the figure be kept an even amount. Ryan, Elliott requested that $40,000 be released from Union Warren Savings Bank, $40,000 be released from Boston Federal Savings & Loan Assn., and the $2,414.40 be released from Charlestown Savings Bank. 1%f Motion: To release $S�;&80 from the three bank books on the Charlestown Savings Bank, Nos. 906936,37 and 38. (Wellington -Latham, all in favor) VOTED 20. Board discussed the bond release for Magna Vista. It was noted that the z Planning Director should find out whether or not "as -built" plans were required in 1961 or 62. If they were, the Board should receive them before releasing the funds. 21. Planner Dunn noted that he found that the height of foundations compared: to streets in relation to sewerage was in the Stoughton Board of Health's regulations rather than the Planning Board's. 22. Planner Dunn noted that he looked over the restricted covenant for CC & F and copied some of the parts that he thought pertained to the Planning Board. It was noted that they were already included in the covenants presently used by the Board. 23. I Planner Wellington noted that one o,f,;the, recommendations in ,the report of the Downtown Traffic Study Committee will be that a permanent traffic committee be appointed to study short and long range problems within the Town of Mansfield, lie also noted that he thought what the Committee would like would be some sort of letter of agreement from the Planning Board stating that they would recommend or go along with a Permanent Traffic Committee. Planner Latham suggested that the present Traffic Study Committee send the Planning Board a letter asking for the Board's endorsement, 24. F Planner MacFarlane noted that the drainage on Route 140 near the new Town Hall was still very poor. He noted that the water after one of the recent rainfalls was up to the hubcaps of cars driving on Route 140, and he could not understand why this could not be kept clear. -5 - Minutes October 31, 1973 25. Planning Director Maurer informed the Board that there would be a Capital Improvement Program Committee meeting on Thursday evening. 26. Planning Director noted that tests are being run on the Dustin Well for a 90 day period and that so far indications are that they are favorable. 27. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Clerk Date