HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
August 9, 2000
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc - Clerk
Joan DiLillo - Member
Members Absent: David Harris - Vice Chairman
Gordon Coyle - Member
Others Present: Noreen O’Toole, Town Planner
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Meeting of July 12, 2000
Motion to Accept the Minutes of the Meeting of July 12, 2000: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said the Planning Board needed to make a decision soon on whether additional money for the Master Plan should be sought at the October Special Town Meeting as the warrant will be closing on August 29. The current balance, she said, will only fund one more component.
Motion to fund the balance needed to complete the Master Plan with a figure to be determined at the next meeting: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 3-0
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the committee that the next meeting of the Hanson Trails Committee has been scheduled for August 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. She said that she planned to call Chairman Phil Clemons to determine when he wants to dedicate the beginning of the trail.
OCPC Transportation Committee
The Committee has not met over the summer but meetings will resume in September.
Vision 2020
Ms. O’Toole reported that both she and Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson attended the most recent Vision 2020 meeting in Plymouth for a presentation on the Makepeace proposal for the development of 9,500 acres of land in three abutting communities.
APPOINTMENTS
Elko Construction, Charles Street
Ms. O’Toole said that she canceled the appointment the Board had with Elko Construction because Executive Secretary Winn Davis and Town Counsel have not come up with an answer for the company yet on access to Charles Street over town-owned property. She referred the Board to a July 24, 2000 memo written to members regarding a meeting held with Mr. Davis and Donald Ellis of Elko Construction on July 21 to discuss the access issue.
Robert & Wendy Benoit, Pine Street
Mr. Benoit told the Board that he has filled the section of Pine Street from Fuller Street to the end of his property as indicated on the plan recently approved by the Planning Board. He said that, when he called Town Planner Noreen O’Toole to tell her the road was ready for inspection, he was informed that he should have notified the office before the work was done. Mr. Benoit said that he dug the road out 19 feet, went down a little further than a foot, put in packing gravel, three inches of minus gravel, and then dense grade material. He said he also filled in all the potholes coming in from Reed Street. Ms O’Toole read the Board an August 8, 2000 letter from Acting Building Inspector Donald Robbins regarding his concerns with accessibility to Lot
66G. She suggested Mr. Benoit address those concerns with Mr. Robbins directly and said she would call an engineer and have him inspect the work that has been done with the expense to be born by the Benoits.
Bylaw Committee, Town Meeting Article
The Board met with Michael Regan and Kenneth Munstis of the By-Law Committee regarding an article the committee is having placed on the warrant for the October special town meeting seeking to delete all sections of Article 2-17 added to the General Bylaws in May of 1999. Mr. Regan said it has been his committee’s position from the start that the issue would more properly be addressed in the Zoning Bylaw than the General Bylaws. Chairman Lindquist said that the amendments were made to the General Bylaw because the issues are related to streets which fall within the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen. At the conclusion of the discussion Mr. Regan said that his committee still intends to ask voters in October to delete all sections
added in 1999.
Catherine Road
The Board met with developer Joseph Nisby, his engineer Russell Wheatley, and Michael Lyons of P. A. Landers, to discuss discrepancies discovered in the preparation of an As-Built Plan for the Catherine Road subdivision including sidewalks, driveway openings, Cape Cod berms, and the roadway. Mr. Wheatley said that Mr. Nisby is looking for some guidance for remedial work on Catherine Road. The Board reviewed suggestions made in an August 2, 2000 letter from Mr. Nisby. Mr. Lyons gave a presentation and discussed the functionality of the roadway. Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the board that during a recent site visit she had observed a lot of water on the roadway in three areas. The Board told Mr. Nisby it would next like to see a plan which indicates the
proposed relocation of the sidewalks and grass strips. Mr. Nisby said that he would return on Aug. 23 at 7:45 p.m. for further discussion on the remedial work proposed.
Form A/ANR, 517 West Washington Street
No one appeared to discuss the Form A/ANR for 517 West Washington Street. Ms. O’Toole was requested to reschedule the appointment for the next meeting.
St. Joseph the Worker Church
The Board met with Edward Mello of St. Joseph the Worker Church and Brian Donahue, engineer for a proposed new 8,000 square foot church on the Maquan Street site. The plans call for the existing church to be turned into an attached 5,000 square foot parish hall. Mr. Mello said that the parish wanted to make sure it was not heading down the wrong path before fundraising begins. The two issues of concern, he said, were maximum lot coverage and the number of parking spaces. They are currently 98 spaces. The plan calls for 170 spaces. Chairman Philip Lindquist said that variances may be required. He also recommended a two lane exit for a more orderly departure. Mr. Mello said that his first step will be to do some site design for the
septic system.
V. ZONING BOARD HEARINGS
William Foshey for a variance/special permit to allow the construction of a 24 ft. x 37 1/2 ft. addition to a single-family home that does not conform to side setback requirements and to construct a 24 ft. x 16 ft. workshop to the back of an existing garage, 580 State Street, Map 119, Lot 17C, Hanson Assessors Map.
COMMENT: Inadequate submission
VI. ADJOURNMENT - 10:28 p.m.
Motion to Adjourn: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 3-0
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