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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 08/23/1971MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD' AGENDA August 23, 1971 1. Call to Order (7:30) 2. Clerks Report 1. Minutes from meeting of August 16, 1971 2. Correspondence 3. Warrant 4. Visitors Agenda 1. 8 PM - Mr. Barry re Apartment proposal for trench Street 2. 8:30 PM - Al Turinese - Brookside Estates 5. Old Business 1. Review Status of Plans 2. Airport 3. Zoning By-law Revision 4. Comprehensive Planning Program 6. New Business Around the Table 7. Adjournment (10:00 PM) MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD AGENDA August 23, 1971 The Mansfield Planning Board met at the Town Office Building on Monday, August 23, 1971. Present: Town Planner Maurer, Planners Nelson, MacFarlane, Mendes, Grant and Chavaree 1. Motion: To ,appoint Planner Mendes Chairman pro tem (MacFarlane-Chavaree, all in favor) 2. Motion: To approve the minutes as written (Nelson -MacFarlane, all in favor) 3. The following letters were read: From Town Planner Maurer to Mass. Dept. of Public Health requesting copies of the State Sanitary Code. From Chairman Wellington to Mr. Wayne Torkington enclosing copies of the 11701" Planning Contract. From Town Planner Maurer to Mr. John Todesco informing him that the Board voted not to sign Form A Application of Joseph Todesco. From James T. Grady, Town Counsel to Planning Board concerning his review of 11701" agreement. From Zoning Board of Appeals notice concerning application of Carl A. Nelson. 4. Motion: To pay the warrant in the amount of $76.87 (Grant-Chavaree, all in favor) 5. The Board reviewed the Form A plan of 2 lots for Francis J. Baldini on Lawndale Road. Motion: To sign the Form A plan of Francis J. Baldini (Nelson-Chavaree, all in favor) 6. Board reviewed the Form A plan of Ray Realty Inc, on BellaVista Ave. Motion: To sign the plan -:fors;.;,-,-.,, for Ray Realty Inc. (Grant -Nelson, all in favor) 7. Board reviewed the Form A plan of 6 lots for Patrick Walsh on Ware St. Motion: That the plan be returned to show frontage on the right-of-way. (Chavaree-MacFarlane, 3 in favor, Nelson opposed) 8. Board reviewed the Form A Plan of 17 lots for Carl Nelson on Jewell St. (Planner Nelson did not participate in any discussion) Motion: To sign the plan for Carl Nelson (Chavaree-MacFarlane, all in favor) - 2 - 9. Mr. Barry and Mr. Tarlow came before the Board with a plan for an apartment complex on Branch Street. The primary reason for the visit was to get the Board's feeling toward this future development which will go through MHFA. The site is 20' acres, and they propose to develop 216 garden apartments in 18 buildings and 30 row units for a total of 246 units. Under Mass. Housing you have to give over 25% of the units to public housing. It was noted there would be a problem connecting to sewer, also it was noted that the site is in an Agriculture Zone, which will not be zoned for apartments. 10. 9:15 PM - Conley Egan and Alfred Turinese came before the Board with their subdivision plan showing new location of headwall. (Planner Chavaree left the room and did not participate in any discussion) Since approval of Hatch Act is required for altering of wet lands they have requested a letter from the Board giving their approval of the plan. The plan will have to show a second revision date, a new print of Gale Lane with current revision date and same for Brookside Road, also change name from Brookside Drive to Road. Motion: To accept the plan as amended (Grant -Nelson, all in favor) Motion: To write letter of concurrence (Grant -MacFarlane, all in favor) 11. Board reviewed the plan for Waldor Realty Corp, on School Street. It was noted all changes were made. The covenant has been submitted. The following changes will have to be made: change Waldor Realty address to Mansfield, show revision date, change abutters name for the front lot, take side line of the road off and show limit of construction, show invert elevations in the drain line. 12. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that a representative of the applicant of Highland Estates called requesting a letter from the Board stating the plan will come under the old regulations because they were so close to the time period. Motion: To advise the applicant that since their concern seems to be with regard to zoning regulations that they are protected based on a Form A_plan for a period of three years and indicate that as ;far as subdivision plan is concerned it would be trated as part of original submission. Explain that it is going to be a new sub- mission but it comes under old zoning until such date. (Mac-Farlane Grant, 3 in favor, Chavaree present but not voting) 13. The Board was shown a map of proposed future expansion of the Airport along with future developments in the way of this expansion. It was noted that the Board could not hold up any developers because of this expansion. It was suggested that an article be put on the Town Meeting warrant for a vote of confidence from the Town to expand or not and go with what the Town wants. 14. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that a meeting will be held on the Zoning By -Laws on September 9 at 8 PM in the Mansfield High School Lecture Room. Press releases have been sent out and the meeting will be advertised in the Mansfield News. 15. Planner Mendes questioned Town Planner Maurer on the drainpipe at Magna Vita. Town Planner Maurer had called Mr. D'Annolfo and talked with Town -3 - Manager Camp. Mr. Camp indicated that this work could be done by the Highway Department. 16. Planner Chavaree requested that the Board set up a policy concerning the conflict of interest problem. Motion: That it be the future policy of the Planning Board that any immediate interest that any member has before the Board, that that member leave the room. (Chavaree-Grant, all in favor) 17. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that Mrs. Thomas feels there is a way to require from developers a certain amount of recreation area within a development. The Board has this power and only used it once. The developer has to be compensated for this land within 3 years or it could be used as a buildable area. Planning Board has the right to locate this land within the development and to assure that it is good land. This should be done in conjunction with the recreation commission. 18. Motion: To adjourn (Chavaree-Grant, all in favor) 10:45PM