HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
August 23, 2000
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
David Harris - Vice Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc - Clerk
Members Absent: Joan DiLillo - Member
Gordon Coyle - Member
Others Present: Noreen O’Toole, Town Planner
Barbara Ferguson, Administrative Assistant
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that the housing component of the Master Plan from Thomas Planning Associates is now ready to be distributed to other departments for their comments. She said there is currently a balance of $7,674.00 available to expend on the next component which will be Natural Resources & Open Space. Ms. O’Toole said that she will determine what it will cost to complete the Master Plan and place an article on the warrant for the October special town meeting as voted by the Board at its last meeting.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the committee that the next meeting of the Hanson Trails Committee has been scheduled for August 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Camp Kiwanee with the Recreation Commission. She advised the Board that Lite Control is planning to donate 45 acres to the town. The property abuts land already owned by the town on Crooker Place but the Board of Selectmen is considering the sale of that parcel. The Trails Committee has written to Selectmen voicing its opposition to the sale. Ms. O’Toole said that Executive Secretary Winn Davis told her that Ellen Stillman is interesting in buying a town-owned easement to property she owns in East Bridgewater and suggested that the sale be contingent upon the town receiving some of her land for the Hanson trail.
OCPC Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the Committee has not met over the summer but monthly meetings will resume on September 21.
Vision 2020
Ms. O’Toole said that no meeting had been held since she and Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson attended the meeting in Plymouth for a presentation on the Makepeace proposal for the development of 9,500 acres of land in three abutting communities.
Department Head Meeting
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson reported on the Department Head meeting she had attended earlier in the day. An increase in visitations to the town’s new web site was reported, she said. Residents will soon have the opportunity to volunteer to serve on town committees over the web site, she said. Department heads also discussed the Selectmen’s proposal on new hours, if the Town Hall successfully negotiates Friday openings with the clerical union. Town Clerk Sandra Harris suggested opening from 1 to 9 on Tuesdays rather than closing on Wednesday afternoons which is one of the options currently under discussion. Fire Chief Peter Huska suggested hiring a receptionist or other non-union personnel to work on Fridays if union members are adamant
about retaining a four-day work week. Executive Secretary Winn Davis announced that intranet connections with other buildings are pending and that all departments will have e-mail when additional equipment is installed. Soon there will also be one key to lock all three doors at Town Hall, he said. Board members also discussed the dearth of town-wide events and expressed the hope that some could be restored once reuse plans for the former Plymouth County Hospital are completed.
III. APPOINTMENTS
Catherine Road
The Board met with developer Joseph Nisby, his engineer Russell Wheatley, and Michael Lyons of P. A. Landers, for further discussion of discrepancies discovered in the preparation of an As-Built Plan for the Catherine Road subdivision. The Board also reviewed an August 23, 2000 letter from Stephen Wry of Land Planning, Inc., the board’s engineering firm on the project, which addresses areas identified as contributing to inadequate drainage in the subdivision and offers comments relative to an August 2, 2000 letter to the Board from Nisby Enterprises. At the conclusion of the discussion Mr. Nisby agreed to abide by the recommendations contained in the letter from Land Planning, and Mr. Wheatley said that he would update the sidewalk plan submitted at the meeting to
include stations and all areas in which remedial work is to be done. In some instances, he said, a berm may be 12 inches instead of 18 and in some areas the sidewalk could be three feet instead of four. All sidewalks would be removed from private property and all bounds marked at property lines. Mr. Lyons agreed that any driveway cuts would be saw cut and any patching of pavement needed to correct grades and prevent puddling would be infrared. Any disturbed lawns would be reseeded. Catherine Road resident Courtney Morris asked that the work be completed with as little disruption as possible. The Board told him that the sidewalks had to be moved from private property and that the drainage issues needed to be addressed in the interest of public safety.
Attorney Susan Maire, Meetinghouse Lane
Attorney Maire met with the Board on behalf of her client Louise LoGuidice to discuss the Board’s reaction to her July 19, 2000 letter. She noted that she had viewed the property as recommended by the Board at the July 12 meeting and suggested that one of the reasons Board members may have thought Meetinghouse Lane looked like a driveway is whoever paved it, clearly did not pave the full 20 foot width. She said that her client is prepared to have a surveyor establish the mid-line of Meeting House Lane and pave sufficiently to provide access and a turnaround, even if some of the paved area would be completely on her property. Mrs. LoGuidice was denied a building permit for the lot in 1997 and that decision was upheld by the Board of Appeals. Town
Planner Noreen O’Toole questioned whether the Board should be considering Ms. Maire’s request as the issue is still before the court. Ms. Maire reiterated her position that the way was recognized by the town when a Form A was issued by the Planning Board in 1957 and a building permit was subsequently issued for a house on another parcel. She said she was before the Planning Board because she believes her client’s money would be better spent on developing the road than in legal fees. Chairman Philip Lindquist told her Board members would discuss the issue further at their next meeting.
Form A/ANR, 517 West Washington Street
Robert Sgarzi of S & C Engineering, Inc. of Kingston met with the Board to discuss a Form A/ANR for 517 West Washington Street submitted on behalf of owner, Mary Mullen. The new plan was a reconfiguration of a plan approved in 1999 and only alters one line. Mr. Sgarzi said that Mrs. Mullen wanted an equal division of her property among her children.
Motion to approve the Form A/ANR Plan for 517 West Washington St.: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
Form A/ANR, Map 2, Lot 485, Monponsett Street
Robert Phinney of Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson told the Board that his clients, Joseph and Florence Yakavonis of 1004 Monponsett Street had initially intended to land court the parcel but were told by their title company if they had a plan that showed their property and had it endorsed by the Planning Board it would be satisfactory.
Motion to approve the plan presented contingent upon the attachment of a note to the plan stating that no property lines have been changed: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Adequate Access, Wendy & Robert Benoit, Pine Street
The Board reviewed of an inspection report from Brewster W. Fuller & Associates of East Bridgewater on the improvements to Pine Street contained in a plan accepted on August 23, 2000. Mr. Fuller stated, based on his discussion with the Planning Board office and with Mr. Benoit, he concluded that the roadway was constructed in accordance with the plan and Mr. Benoit’s understanding of the Planning Board’s approval. Based on Mr. Fuller’s report, the Board found that there is now adequate access to Map 24, Lot 66G and signed a Determination of Adequate Access Finding prepared by Town Planner Noreen O’Toole.
Motion for a finding of adequate access to Lot 66G, Map 24, Pine Street: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
Adequate Access, Hill & Hawthorne Streets
The Board reviewed the Determination of Adequate Access Finding for Hill and Hawthorne Streets prepared by Town Planner Noreen O’Toole and authorized her to send it to applicant Robert Junior. The determination will be signed when the work has been completed to the Board’s satisfaction.
Hanson Trails Committee Appointment
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole advised the Board that Craig Nicholson of 41 Holly Ridge Drive had expressed an interest in appointment to the Hanson Trails Committee after attending the committee’s last meeting. Mr. Nicholson, who is an environmental engineer, learned of the committee’s existence through the town’s new web site Ms. O’Toole said.
Motion to appoint Craig Nicholson to the Hanson Trails Committee: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: David Harris
Vote: 3-0
Proposed Amendment to Personal Wireless Service Facilities Bylaw
The Board read a memo from Board of Appeals Chairman Lila Coyle indicating that her board has determined that now is the time to amend the Personal Wireless Service Facilities Bylaw to require a special permit rather than a variance for a deviation from the 5,280 feet (one mile) distance requirement from another existing tower. The Board favored a reduction in the distance requirement rather than a special permit application.
Motion to recommend a zoning bylaw amendment for the October 2 Special Town Meeting to reduce the distance requirement for a new personal wireless service facility from another existing tower: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
V. ZONING BOARD HEARINGS
Reconsideration of the application of Kenneth Marston, trustee of Marston Realty Trust, for a variance from tower height and distance requirements for Sprint Spectrum LP, Phillips & Station Streets, Map 50, Lot 24D
COMMENT: Question what has changed to warrant reconsideration.
Application of South Shore Imported Cars, Inc., Albert Cavanagh, representative, for Site Plan Approval and a Special Permit to operate a used car business at 1 Liberty Street, Map 100, Lot 0001.
COMMENT: More information needed on the location and number of parking spaces, lighting, sign placement, drainage including gas and oil collectors, location of dumpsters and explanation of area designated for auto depot.
Application of Bernard E. Munro, agent, for Brennan Machine Co., Inc., for Site Plan Approval and a Special Permit to allow the construction of a proposed addition for storage/warehouse use and a variance from 9,964 sq. ft. of coverage to 10,800 sq. ft. of building coverage, 820 Monponsett Street, Map 006, Lot 0015.
COMMENT: No Comment
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to Adjourn: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
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