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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 12/06/1971AGENDA December 6, 1971 1. Call to order (7.30) 2. Clerks Report Minutes of meeting of November 29, 1971 Correspondence 3. Warrant 4, Visitor's Agenda 6PM - Micheal Mathias 5. Old Business Review Status of Plans Zoning Board of Appeals Hearings Flood Plain Insurance Comprehensive Planning Program a. Zoning b. Subdivision Regulations 6. New Business Around the Table 7, Adjournment MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD December 6, 1971 The Mansfield Planning Board met at the Town office Building on Monday, December 6, 1971. Present: Chairman Wellington, Clerk Latham, Town Planner Maurer Planners: Mendes,Grant, Chavaree, Nelson, MacFarlane 1. Letters were read from the following: From Margot Jellitnek to Board of Selectmen concerning gravel removal in the Town owned ponds. From W. Chadwick Maurer, Jr. to Attorney Neil J. Roche concerning bond agreement for Waldor Realty Corporation's Pine Needle Park. From Town Planner Maurer to Mr. Robert Rizzo concerning a drainage problem in his Wayside Estates Subdivision. From Town Planner Maurer, to Mr. William D'Annolfo concerning the installation of paving on Darby Drive in his Magna Vista Subdivisiion. 2. Motion: To approve the minutes as corrected: Item 3 - Spelling of Vincent Mascardeili Item 10 - Note that plan for Home Developers Inc. is located on Willow Street. Item 6 - Note that Planner Grant left the room and did not partici- pate in any discussion. Item 16 - Note that Committee already met with Fire Department, Should read Civil Defense Department. (Grant-Chavaree, all in favor) 3. Board reviewed a plan of land for Mansfield Trust (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes) showing utility easement. Purpose of the plan is for recording of the easement. Bearings and distances on lines between lots 2,3 and 4. Remind them that if a cul de sac is located adjacent to lot 4 there must be proper radius. (Planners Grant and Chavaree left the room and did not participate in any discussion.) Motion: To sign the plan for Mansfield Trust (Nelson -MacFarlane, in favor; Latham -Mendes opposed) Motion not carried. 4. Board reviewed a Form A plan of Mansfield Trust (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes) for land located on Forbes Boulevard. (Planners Grant and Chavaree left the room and did not participate in any discussion,) Motion: To return the plan for Mansfield Trust and to request a proper amendment on the subdivision plan to eliminate the easement, (Mendes -Latham, all in favor) _2_ 5. Mr. Michael Mathias came before the Board to discuss the water problem on his property that is being caused by lots in the Wayside Estates subdivision. Planner Mendes showed slides of the water draining onto Mr. Mathias' property. It was decided that Town Planner Maurer would meet with the builder, Mr. Bolduc, on Tuesday morning to view the site and work out some solution. 6, Board reviewed the Form A Plan for Carl Scheffy on School Street for 2 lots. The Plan will be held for one week in order to find out if there is a body of water that should be shown on the plan. 7. Board reviewed a Form A plan for Christian & Schromm on School Street. The plan will be held for one week. S. Board reviewed a Form A Plan for Joseph Tedesco for land on Webb Place. It was noted that a record of the variance should be put on the plan. Motion: To return the plan and the information concerning the variance be drafted on the plan. (Mendes -Grant, all in favor) g. Board reviewed a Zoning Board of Appeals variance application of George Boyajian Motion: The Planning Board vote to recommend granting this variance. (Chavaree-MacFarlane, all in favor) 10. Board reviewed a zoning Board of Appeals variance application of John T. Cotterill Motion: That we recommend the variance not be granted because the proposed use is not a logical extension of the existing non -conforming use and a new non -conforming use would be created. The retail sales and service of all -terrain vehicles is not a compatible use with the surrounding single family residential area. (Mendes-Chavaree, Grant, Wellington, in favor; Latham, Nelson opposed; MacFarlane present but not voting.) 11. Board reviewed a zoning Board of Appeals variance application of George Wojtkiewcz. Motion: That we send a letter to the Board of Appeals stating that: 1. The Board is concerned with the propriety of the situation when the applicant, as a member of the Board of Appeals, signs his own notice of advertisement. 2. The Board recommends against granting this variance for the following reasons: a. The Zoning By-law specifically stipulates that the only allowable conversion is of a single family to a two family in a residential "B" Zone. b. The request ;for amending the Zoning By-law to prohibit such e conversion was originally made by the Board of Appeals, in order to prevent the type of conversion that was occurring on Union Street and other similar streets within the Town. It would be difficult to -3 - establish that the conditions pertaining to the property on Union Street do not apply to similar property in other areas of the Town as is required in the granting of the variance. C. It would be very difficult to establish a financial hardship for the conversion of a barn to dwelling purposes when that particular property was purchased knowing that a barn existed and that it would be impossible to convert to dwelling purposes without a variance. (Mendes -Latham, MacFarlane, Wellington in favor; Nelson, Grant, Chavaree present but not voting) 12. Town Planner purer discussed the progress of the Flood Plain Insurance with the Board. He noted that the Selectmen were reviewing the letter and would sign it on Wednesday evening. Motion: To write a letter to the Board of Selectmen and ask 'them to endorse the letter to the Insurance Administrator. (Mendes -Grant, all in favor) 13. Planner MacFarlane raised the question if payment for the Soil Survey had ever been taken care of. He was advised that it had been. 14. Planner Chavaree advised the Board of a testimonial dinner to be given Town Manager Camp on December 13 at 8PM. Motion: That the Board pick up the bill for the dinner. (Mendes -Latham, all in favor) iS. Motion: That we write a letter to Cabot, Cabot & Forbes congratulating them on their blinking stop lights. (Mendes -MacFarlane, all in favor) 16. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board of a meeting this Thursday night at 7.30 in Westwood Town Hall concerning possibility of regionalization for a solid waste program to form a solid waste district. 17. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that 'there would be a group at Wednesday evenings Selectmen's meeting to talk on the cloverleaf in the Great Woods. This group has come up with a design for a smaller cloverleaf. 18. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that in the Magna Vista subdivision the road has been paved and water has yet to be installed. The value of the work that will be done will be about $16,000. The contractor is asking for the release of one check. He will receive a check once the work has been completed to the Board's satisfaction. 19. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that Graphic Microfilm in Waltham is going to loan the Board a microfilm reader for a week in order that we can read the cards we have. He requested that the Board authorize extra time for the Secretary to go through and read these cards. Motion: To authorize the Secretary to spend extra time cataloging the microfilm (Mendes-Chavaree, all in favor) The account for Micro -film reader should be carried forward into next year. 4 20. Town Planner Maurer suggested it would be a good idea to have the Engineer that the Town has hired in to talk with the Planning Board. 21. Planner Nelson advised the Board that the sewer going in West Street is being d&signed by Camp, Dresser, McKee for Cabot, Cabot, Forbes, Motion: Send a letter to the Selectmen or the Town Manager so that we could review the pians as they come. (Nelson -Mendes, all in favor) 22. The Board decided to meet on Friday evening to continue discussions on the zoning by-law. 23. Town Planner Maurer advised the Board that there will be a Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, December 16. Mrs. Thomas and Wayne Torkington will attend. 24. Motion: To adjourn (Chava ree-G rant, all in favor) 11:00 PM