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March 28, 2018
Present: Don Cleary, Acting Chair; Joe Cerretani, Acting Clerk; Rich LeBlanc
Alternate Sharon Friedman
Shaun P. Burke, Director of Planning and Development; Jennifer Davis, Administrative
Secretary
Motion: To appoint Mr. Cleary Acting Chair (Cerretani-LeBlanc) All in favor. PASSES
Motion: To appoint Ms. Friedman Acting Clerk (LeBlanc-Cerretani) All in favor. PASSES
1. Minutes March 14, 2018
Motion: To approve as submitted (Cerretani-LeBlanc) All in favor. PASSES
2. Public Hearing notices — Attleboro, Easton, North Attleboro
3. Copy of Subdivision Bond — $220,000 Willowdale Estates Phase II (Lorraine Way and Julia
Lane) and Form J Release for Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17 and 18
Motion: To accept the surety bond for Willowdale Phase II (Lorraine Way and Julia Lane)
(Cerretani-LeBlanc) All in favor. PASSES
Motion: To sign the Form J Release from Covenant for Willowdale Estates Phase II
(Lorraine Way and Julia Lane) (Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17 and 18)
(Cerretani-LeBlanc) All in favor. PASSES
Park Street/Court Street —
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Mr. Burke explained Lots B and C are being combined, so lot B will have frontage and area; Lot
C2 will be added to Lot D, giving Lot D frontage and area. He recommended the plan warrants
endorsement.
Mr. Cleary noted the frontage on Lot D will only be 99.14 feet. Mr. Burke said the board's
endorsement of the plan does not obligate the building inspector to issue a building permit; the
board is only endorsing the fact that the lot has frontage on a public way. He said if the building
inspector denies a building permit, the applicant has a numb of options, including applying for
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Motion: To endorse the Form A (LeBlanc -Friedman) All in favor. PASSES
The clerk read the public hearing notice.
The proposed fee increases are as follows:
Form "A" (ANR) Plan FROM: $150 Submission fee PLUS:
$150 Per Lot Shown on the Plan
TO: $195.00 Submission fee PLUS:
$195.00 Per Lot Shown on the Plan
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Katie Enright, Howard Stein Hudson, explained the preliminary subdivision for 13 lots at 177
Old Elm Street. There is an existing home at 177 Old Elm Street, and under the conventional
subdivision plan, the road would come in on one side of the house and exit on the other. The
conventional plan shows the entire 34 -acre site being developed. The wetland line has been
approved by the Conservation Commission.
Ms. Enright said they would prefer the low -impact cluster development, low -impact; the site has
10 acres of wetlands. She said there is a substantial amount of upland, but they would need two
wetland crossings. The existing garage would be razed.
Ms. Enright explained the proposed loop road and said it could be one way, which would result
in less pavement width for the whole length. She said the roadway would have a 14' pavement
width with a 1' cape cod berm. She said there would be two turnarounds for a fire truck, which
will also work for the tower truck. Ms. Enright said the lots would be 15,000-30,000 square feet.
She said the roadway shown on the cluster plan would significantly reduce the amount of
impervious surface by almost half, resulting in just under 71,000 square feet of impervious
surface.
Ms. Enright said cluster lots would accommodate the 75' septic system setback and meet the
Conservation Commission's 25' no disturb zone requirement. She said they would try to use
vegetated buffers, rain gardens and vegetated wetland areas instead of traditional drainage
structures.
Ms. Enright said the houses will have around 2,000 square foot footprints and 1,000 square foot
septic systems, which is typical for a three-bedroom home.
Mr. Cleary asked about roadway fill; Ms. Enright said that will depend on the drainage system.
Mr. Burke said the roadway will definitely require fill. Ms. Friedman asked if it would be fill or
a bridge; Ms. Enright said they will try to do whatever is most environmentally sensitive.
Mr. LeBlanc asked if the proposal has to conform to the conventional requirements before the
compound can be approved. Mr. Burke said it does; he said he doesn't think two of the lots
shown on the conventional can be buildable lots. He said he wouldn't feel comfortable setting
the density based on this plan. Ms. Enright noted this is an 80 -scale plan rather than the typical
40 -scale plan, and they are showing 2,000 square foot lots and 1,000 square foot septic systems
within the setbacks. Mr. Burke said this site is very flat and suggested asking the Health Agent
to review the plan. He said he is concerned about the amount of fill this site will require.
Ms. Enright said the plan has been designed to preliminary plan requirements and asked what she
can provide the board with to make the members more comfortable. Mr. Burke said the plan Ms.
Enright showed the board tonight should be given to staff for its review.
Ms. Enright said the plan presented to the board tonight's plan has been updated with a 14'
roadway and 4' shoulder. Mr. Burke said Police and Fire should review the revised plan.
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Mr. Cleary asked the total length of the loop road; Ms. Enright said it is 2,621 lineal feet. Mr.
Cleary asked the maximum allowed length of a dead-end road; Mr. Burke said the Subdivision
Regulations allows a maximum of 1,200 feet with no intersection on a through way. Ms. Enright
said there are two turnaounds large enough to accommodate the tower truck. Mr. Cleary asked
about the turnarounds; Ms. Enright said they would allow a car to turn around in case the street is
blocked. Mr. Cleary asked about making the road two-way between the houses; Ms. Enright said
the road is 20' wide there.
Mr. LeBlanc asked about offsets for the roadways and property lines; Mr. Burke said there
would be grading issues for the houses and septic systems. Ms. Enright said they would not
build the road right up to the property line, but it may be skewed one way or the other depending
on the wetland location. Mr. Burke said it is not unusual to offset the paved surface within the
right-of-way.
Mr. LeBlanc said he would abstain from the 251 Branch Street public hearing. Mr. Burke said
the independent RF engineer has been retained to review that special permit.
Motion: To adjourn at 8:45 p.m. (Friedman- ) All in favor. P
Next Planning Board Meeting: April 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
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