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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 01/10/1972MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA January 10, 1971 Call to order (7:00) Special Work Meeting 1, Meeting with William Moye (Planning Board's Engineer on the Cabot, Cabot C Forbes Match Act Plan) 2. 8:00 P.M. Public Nearing - Cabot, Cabot and Forbes 3. 9:00 - Joint Meeting with Selectmen, Finance Committee regarding Capital 'Improvement Program 4. Clerks Report Minutes Correspondence 5. Warrant 6. Old Business a) Status of Pians b) Brookside Estates lot release c) ;Pine Needle Park - Bond release 7. New Business Around the Table 8. Adjournment January 10, 1972 The Mansfield Planning Board met at the Town Office Building on Monday, January 10, 1972. Present: Chairman Wellington, Clerk Latham Planners: Mendes, Grant, Nelson and MacFarlane Town Planner purer 1; The Board met with Mr. William May to again discuss the Cabot, Cabot 6 Forbes drainage problem. Selectmen Caponigro and Main were also present. Mr. Moy presented his position on the drainage plan and requested support of the Board prior to his talk with Mr. William Moore, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes' engineer. The Planning Board supports Mr. May's position, Manion: That Mr. May be guided by the following design criteria: That the drainage system be so designed that no more water passes downstream during the period of peak discharge when the industrial development is completed than currently passes downstream. (MacFarlane-Iendes, all in favor) 2. 8:20PM - Public Hearing was held for Cabot, Cabot B Forbes concerning an 800 foot road Within the development. (Planner Grant left the room and did not participate in any discussion) Mr. Paul Dalton and Mr. Michael Murphy and Attorney Ernest White represented Cabot, Cabot & Forbes. Mr. Michael Murphy also requested that the road in the Datsun area of the development also be advertised for public hearing. The Board will advertise the hearing for January 31, 1972. 3. Motion: To approve minutes of January 3, 1972 (Mendes -Grant, all in favor) Motion: To approve minutes of January 7, 1972 (Mendes -Grant, all in favor) 4. Letters were read from the following: From Town Planner Maurer to Mr. Fred C. Schwelm, Mass. Department of Public Works concerning Mansfield Trust Hatch Act Application - P®1576. From Town Planner Maurer to Mr. Alfred Turinese and Mr. Conley Egan concerning release of a lot in the Brookside Estates Subdivision. From Town Planner Maurer to Mr. Edward Richards, Highway Superintendent concerning drain pipe on Lawndale Road. From Town Planner Maurer to Town Counsel Grady concerning an approval not required plan of Cabot, Cabot C Forbes. From Boston Survey Consultants announcing the acquisition of the plans and files of George H. Poor. From Paul L. Klenk to State Fire Marshall, Mass. Public Safety Department concerning the size of a chimney flue in his home. Motion: That this letter go on record with the Planning Board and a copy be sent to the Board of Selectmen. (MacFarlane -Mendes, all in favor) Notice of land court petition by Robert E. Chavaree inion: That we take the petition under advisement in the event that It concerns the Town of Mansfield. (Mandes-Latham, all in favor) Notice from the Mass. Federation of Planning Boards concerning 1972 roster and dues. 5. Motion: To pay the warrant in the amount of $51.25. (Grant -Latham, all In favor) 6, Board received a request from developers of Brookside Estates to release lot 5. Motion: To release lot 5 in Brookside Estates (Mendes -Latham, all in favor) 7. Mr. Walter Millette has requested release of a bankbook in the amount of $25,000 for the completion of storm drainage in his Pine Needle Park Subdivision. Motion: That we release the bankbook depending upon an inspection tomorrow. If he has satisfactorily brought the road up to sub -grade then we will release the bankbook. (Mendes -Nelson, all in favor) 8. Board discussed a subdivision plan of Nome Developers Inc, on Willow Street. The developer was to get together with an abutting developer to work some arrangement of a connecting road but this has not come about. It was suggested that we offer them an extension of time on their plan until such time as they are able to get together and present a better configuration of roads. Town Planner Maurer advised that the four lots in front may be tied into sewer. It was suggested that the Board consider having the entire subdivision tie into sewer. 9. Board reviewed a subdivision plan of Minute Man Estates for Yankee Builders on Essex Street. It was noted that all changes requested have been made. The developer's main concern is the final layout of the street, If it is acceptable he is going to haul In fill. He was advised that anything done on the subdivision until it has been approved is at his own risk. it was noted that the dimension of the street will have to be shown on the plan. It was agreed to advertise it for public hearing on January 31, 1972. 10. Board reviewed a plan for Cabot, _,,c Forbes .ad betweenGreen Street and West Street, Town r.r advise, that he had discussed ithe width of the road with an engineer from Mrs. and the engineer felt that the road was adequately designed as a 40 foot paved roadway and a 50 foot right-of-way. preliminary11. Board reviewed a plan for Spruce Acres on Hall LaPlante. The plan will be further reviewed next week. 12. Board reviewed a preliminary plan for Casa Realty on Walnut Street, it was noted the central area of the lot is swampy; The plan will be further discussed next week, 13. Boardreviewed plan forproposed excavation of Fulton'sPond. Boardof Appeals will have to hold a public hearing for a gravel removal permit, The Board's recommendations were that the reference bounds be set for 135 feet and that the pond be staked out prior to construction. 14. Board reviewed a Form A plan owned by Wi I I lam Prosser (Planner Grant left th-, roomand didnotparticipate In any discussion.) Motion: To sign the plan for William Prosser (Mendes -McFarlane, all in favor) 15. Board reviewed a plan t 4-( Trust for Cabot,CabotForbes a c.. to be registered in land court. Motions That we sign the plan, (Mendes -MacFarlane, all in favor) 16. Board reviewed a Form A plan for Ronald Simons on East Street. The plan will be further reviewed next week. 17. Chairman Wellington requested that a letter be written to Mr. Stivaletta developer of Bristol Arms Apartments requesting him to remove his signs from the telephone poles along East Street. N Planner Mendesadvised dedesighation will not affect the Town of Mansfield since we do not qualify for 1' , The mijor area to be hurt will be New Bedford. continue to function as a planning district. t w. x „.. � e , -reminded �� the ids_ dthat they would haveto complete subdivisionregulationsrevisionsorder toavoid someoftheproblems that have recentlyr seen on plansx -f totheiii;"a v • advised that oard might pick out , 3.. areas of the zoning by-law ! s. In for revision instead of the whole by-law for the special Town Meeting. He recommended a closer.r development,planned unit development, gravel removaland mobile homes,♦" r for ) g 20. Coard discussed N: Capital Improvement iog Committee'srecommendations .:or . 72. Motion: That we go on record as being in basic agreement with the capital Improvements program. (Mendes -Grant$ McFarlane, Wellington in favor, Nelson would like to see a fewithings changed.) 21. Motion: To adjourn (Mendes -MacFarlane, all in favor) 11:30PM