HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of Public Hearing
ANNE MARIE LANE
FEBRUARY 21, 2001
Members Present: Chairman Philip Lindquist
David Harris, Vice Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
Joan DiLillo, Member
Member Excused: Gordon Coyle, Member
I. CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 P.M.
A. Chairman Philip Lindquist notified all present that the meeting was being tape recorded and filed.
B. Clerk Gerard LeBlanc read the following public hearing notice published in the Hanson Town Crier on February 1 & 8, 2001:
TOWN OF HANSON
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Hanson Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at
9:00 p.m. in the Hanson Town Hall, 542 Liberty Street, Hanson, on an amended definitive
subdivision plan showing a 3-lot residential subdivision Off Bonney Hill Lane. The plan is
further identified as Lots 108 and 116 on Assessors Map 56. Deed to said property is recorded in
Plymouth District Registry of Deeds, Book 4261, Page 56. The subdivision, entitled Anne Marie
Lane, is located in Hanson and dated December 3, 2000 by Ross Engineering Company, Inc.,
683 Main Street, Norwell, MA 02061. The plan was submitted by Northern Mortgage Co.,
Inc., 137 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061. A copy of the subdivision plan is available in
the Hanson Town Clerk’s Office and in the Planning Board office for review.
HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Philip R. Lindquist Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
C. Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson said that all abutters had been notified of the public hearing by certified mail as required.
II. PRESENTATION OF PLANS FROM APPLICANT/ENGINEER
Before the presentation, Board Member Gordon Coyle excused himself from sitting in on the hearing because his wife is associated with the applicant.
The applicant, Northern Mortgage Co., Inc., was represented by Paul Mirabito of Ross Engineering of Norwell and Attorney Jay Chaisson of Jack Conway in Norwell. Mr. Mirabito explained that an amended definitive subdivision plan had been filed because the Planning Board approved an ANR Plan for the property in 1977. Because there is currently only a driveway to the property, he said, the applicant had been advised any future development of the site would require a subdivision plan. There is an existing house on Lot 3 and the wetland line has been confirmed by the Conservation Commission, Mr. Mirabito said. Under the plan proposed, Lot 1 would be 34,070 square feet, Lot 2 would be 31,956 square feet, and Lot 3 would be 5.16 acres.
Mr. Mirabito said that the applicant was proposing to continue the road into the property at the 21 1/2 width of Bonney Hill Lane for access to Lots 1 and 2 and construct a new 12 foot wide paved driveway to the existing house. The existing driveway would be abandoned. The existing water service would also be abandoned. The plans call for upgrades to three existing catch basins on Bonney Hill Lane. They would be cleaned and gas traps would be installed. Two leaching catch basins would be installed at the end of the layout for Bonney Hill Lane. Water coming down Bonney Hill Lane, Mr. Mirabito said, would go into the new basins. The overflow pipe between them would direct water to a 15 inch reinforced concrete pipe to a drain manhole. From
there a leaching trench three foot in width and from two to four feet in depth with crushed stone with a perforated pipe in the bottom would provide for some storage. If there were a surcharge, Mr. Mirabito said, the water would flow out of the trench and into the wetland. The land all slopes towards the wetland, he said, from west to east. The two new lots will be filled and graded to accommodate the proposed septic systems, he said. There will be a filing with the Conservation Commission for work to be done within the buffer zone. During conversation with the Conservation Commission, he said, the offer may be made to divide a portion off of Lot 3 for open space purposes.
He said the purpose of the current application was to seek the Board’s concurrence with the proposed design and concurrence that it is adequate for proper access to Lots 1 and 2. He concluded his presentation with a review of the seven waivers requested relating to the showing of existing trees larger than 6”in caliper, a 120 foot turnaround, underground utilities, a sidewalk on one side, granite curbing on slopes over 6%, granite curbing at catch basins and street trees.
III. QUESTIONS FROM ABUTTERS
Vice Chairman David Harris then read the list of abutters certified by the Hanson Board of Assessors with those present given the opportunity to make comments or ask questions.
Neighboring Communities
Hanover Planning Board - No Comment
Halifax Planning Board - No Comment
Pembroke Planning Board - No Comment
Whitman Planning Board - No Comment
East Bridgewater Planning Board - No Comment
Hanson Abutters
Thomas & Marguerite Whyte - Not Present
James & Kathleen Ferrara - Not Present
Robert & Judith McPherson - Not Present
Mark & Marcia Peterson - Not Present
Sandra Gowin & David Caddell - Sandra Gowin said that she was concerned with water. Existing catch basins on Bonney Hill Lane, she said, are not that effective and the water overflows. She said she was also concerned with water pressure in the area. She said a brook runs behind her home down on to one of the proposed lots approximately 12 months out of the year. Where will the water go, she asked, if the property is developed. With the proposed grading, Mr. Mirabito said, all the water from Lots 1 and 2 will flow to a swale or into the street and then into a wetland. Nothing would cause the water to dam up or back up and affect the abutters, he said. The water service to the new homes will be off the existing main, he said, and should have no impact on the water
pressure.
John & Joan Walkey, Trustees - Not Present
William & Melanie Campia - Not Present
Iris Morway - Not Present
Mary Frazier - Not Present
Philip & Janice Burne - Not Present
Arthur and Ann Charpentier - Not Present
IAG Federal Credit Union - Not Present
Richard & Harriet Choate - Not Present
Joseph Waters - Not Present
Francis & Gail Kenney - Not Present
Richard Moody and Susan Brides - Not Present
Michael & Brenda Vento - Not Present
Paul & Faye Vitale - Not Present
V. Questions/Comments from other Town Boards/Departments
Police Department - A December 27, 2000 letter from Chief Russell King indicated no problems for response from police personnel.
Water Department - A January 9, 2001 letter from Water Superintendent Edward Reed indicated where the water main should be located, noted that the department’s rules and regulations require the main to be 8” ductile iron with extension with hydrant and gate, and stated plans should show water service to each lot, and requested an as-built plan be submitted on disk for the department’s GIS system.
VI. Comments from Board’s Engineer
Chairman Lindquist then read a February 21, 2001 Post Development Drainage and Subcatchment Drainage and Subcatchment Area Plan Review by the Board’s engineer, Brewster W. Fuller of Brewster W. Fuller & Associates. In his letter Mr. Fuller stated that, in his opinion, the plan, as submitted, should be denied as not complying with the intent of the Hanson Planning Board’s Rules and Regulations and not in the best interest of the safety and welfare of the residents of Bonney Hill Lane and its extension Anne Marie Lane. His complaints were with the design of the road and the method used for drainage calculations. A copy of the letter is on file as well as a copy of a January 17, 2001 letter from Mr. Fuller that is referenced in his February 21, 2001
review.
Mr. Mirabito explained that the drainage system was designed from catch basin to catch basin rather than from basin to manhole, because the existing system in the street is basin to basin. Sediment traps will be installed in the leaching basins, Mr. Mirabito said, with the basins picking up water from Bonney Hill Lane as well as from the subdivision. Chairman Philip Lindquist questioned the impact of the water table on the system proposed. Board of Health records show the water table in test pits in 1990 ran between 71/2 and 11/12 feet, Mr. Mirabito said, and what was hit for soils was a tight silty medium sand with some silt. The percolation rates ran between 2 and 9 minutes an inch. Their water elevations have been adjusted upward, Mr. Mirabito said.
VII. Questions from Planning Board members
Mr. Lindquist questioned whether the pavement and drainage were acceptable. He also asked the distance of the 8 inch water main and whether there was a hydrant. Mr. Mirabito said the existing hydrant is 200 feet up the hill. He said the plan would be changed to reflect the Water Department’s comments.
Gerard LeBlanc said that he concurred with the comments of the Board’s engineer, Brewster Fuller, that the plans are not in keeping with the Hanson Planning Board’s Rules and Regulations. He said that the access is not adequate for fire department vehicles and the possibility exists for additional lots which would require that the road be constructed in compliance with the Board’s rules and regulations.
Mr. Mirabito said he was trying to minimize pavement. He said that the proposal from a prior applicant included an additional house. This present applicant, he said, is willing to divide the parcel in a manner that would not allow additional houses. The applicant, he said, would also be willing to reduce the size of Lot 3 to the point where it would not be possible for an additional house and to include a covenant that would prevent any additional homes.
Chairman Lindquist said that the applicant would have to put in a regular size road with sidewalks. When the layout for Anne Marie Drive was approved in 1977, Mr. Mirabito said, all that was required was a single paved driveway. The current request is to allow the continued use of the same 12 foot width paved driveway to the existing house. For access to Lots 1 and 2, he said, the applicant is asking to maintain the 21 1/2 foot width construction standards for Bonney Hill Lane.
Gerard LeBlanc said that the width might have conformed to the standards in existence in 1977 but it does not conform to current standards. Anything new, he said, should conform to existing requirements. Just because there is a bad existing condition, he said, does not mean the Board should allow an applicant to add to it.
Joan DiLillo said that the new house lots will increase traffic. Improvements should be made to the entire street, she said.
David Harris noted that Bonney Hill Lane is currently listed as a private way. He speculated that the existing house was approved as a hammerhead lot. Adding two more houses with the existing grade, he said, will create more water problems, if the subdivision is approved as currently proposed. He said the road should be fully paved. Consideration could be given to an island in the cul-de-sac, he said, to provide a better flow for vehicular traffic, snow plowing and delivery trucks including oil trucks as there is no gas on the street.
Chairman Lindquist said, based on the discussion, it appeared the Board was unanimous in its opinion that there should be a standard road with a cul-de-sac at the end. Mr. Mirabito said that he would reconfigure the plans. He asked if the Board would be willing to keep the extension at 21 1/2 feet and it was agreed that could be considered. Chairman Lindquist suggested that the applicant talk to the Conservation Commission.
VIII. Findings
The Board concluded that the hearing should be continued to allow the developer time to make revisions to the plans submitted.
Motion to continue the hearing to March 21, 2001 at 9:00 p.m.: David Harris
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
IX. Adjournment - 10:05 p.m.
Motion to adjourn: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0
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