HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
July 18, 2001
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
David Harris, Vice Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
Joan DiLillo, Member
Gordon Coyle, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 p.m.
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Meeting of June 20, 2001
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of June 20, 2001: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0-1 (David Harris abstaining)
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said that the next meeting of the Master Plan Committee will be held on July 25, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. She said that she will be speaking with Carol Thomas of Thomas Planning Services prior to the next meeting which will be a work session for committee members only.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that there are no meetings of the Hanson Trails Committee scheduled. She said she has heard that the committee is in the process of applying for another grant.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the next meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee is scheduled for July 23, 2001. In preparation for the meeting, Ms. O’Toole said, she and Lila Coyle have been putting a package together on a bylaw that would encompass an Adult Retirement Village and an Assisted Living Facility. Assessor/Appraiser Cynthia Long will also be attending the meeting to discuss the real estate implications of over age 55 housing and assisted living facilities. The article must be ready by the August 14, 2001 deadline for submitting articles to be placed on the warrant for the annual October special town meeting.
Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said the next meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee will be held on July 19, 2001. She said she had not received an agenda for the meeting.
Vision 2020
Because she has heard nothing on Vision 2020, Ms. O’Toole surmised the organization is taking the summer off.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole and Chairman Philip Lindquist reported on a recent meeting with the Conservation Commission to discuss the Commission’s concerns with the operation of the retention basin at Cranberry Estates. It is the Commission’s contention that the basin is not holding any water and it is coming up on neighboring property. Ms. O’Toole said that she had spoken to the developer, who is not adverse to any changes that would make the basin more impervious. At the Board’s suggestion, Ms. O’Toole said that she would talk to the design engineer about doing a dye test.
IV. APPOINTMENTS
Land Planning, Inc.
Form A/ANR, State Street
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson presented the Board with a Form A/ANR plan showing a transfer of ownership of a 13,890 parcel of land on State Street from Thomas and Jennifer Hickey to Thomas and Kathleen Moore. The transfer is shown on a Plan of Land dated June 22, 2001 by Land Planning, Inc. The transfer will leave the Hickeys with 54,745 square feet of land and 188.12 feet of frontage. The Hickeys are the current owners of Lot 4, Assessors Map 19 and the Moores are the owners of Lot 3, Map 19.
Motion to approve the Form A/ANR for State Street as presented: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
Land Planning, Inc.
Form A/ANR, Woodbine Avenue
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson presented the Board with a Form A/ANR Plan for the subdivision of a Lot 29, Assessors Map 7, owned by Brian and Deborah Clemons of 167 Woodbine Avenue. There are currently two dwellings on the property. The Plan of Land prepared for Brian Clemons on July 17, 2001 shows one 16,065 square foot lot with 100 feet of frontage and one 30,001 square foot lot with 200 feet of frontage. Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said that research had revealed that three separate parcels identified as Lots 24, 29, and 30 were, apparently for convenience, combined into the current Lot 29 in the Board of Assessors records in 1997. Mr. Munro said that the plan proposed made one lot conform with the current frontage and
acreage requirements with the frontage and acreage of the smaller lot drawn nearly in conformance with the original bounds for Lot 29 shown on a Plan of Land prepared for the Estate of Joseph Craddock dated July 16, 1996.
Motion to approve the FormA/ANR Plan for Woodbine Avenue as presented: Gordon Coyle
Second: David Harris
Vote: 5-0
Continued Public Hearing
1248 & 1258 Whitman Street
Request for Continuation to August 1, 2001 @ 8:00 p.m.
Chairman Philip Lindquist read a facimile transmission from Grady Consulting requesting a continuation of the hearing for the 1248 & 1258 Whitman Street subdivision to August 1, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. to allow the firm time to complete plan revisions and provide additional time for the Board’s consultant to review the revisions.
Motion to continue the public hearing for 1248 & 1258 Whitman Street to August 1, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
Keith MacLeod
Form A/ANR, Main Street
The Board met with Keith MacLeod of Hanover, trustee of D.J.C. MacLeod Realty Trust to discuss a Form A/ANR application submitted to combine Lots 39 and 39-1, Assessors Map 42 on Main Street to make the frontage and area conform to all zoning codes for a Residence B District. The application was accompanied by a Plan of Land, dated June 4, 2001, prepared for Mr. MacLeod by Webby Engineering Associates, Inc. of Plympton.
Motion to approve the Form A/ANR for Main Street as presented: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
Keefe Associates
Form A/ANR, Main Street
John Keefe of Keefe Associates of Pembroke met with the Board on a Form A/ANR Plan submitted for Hanson Medical Center on Main Street. The accompanying plan, dated June 11, 2001, combines Lot 2A2 to Lot 3-1 and Lot 3-2 with Lot 1-1. Mr. Keefe said that the 40 foot wide handle had to be moved as the Conservation Commission did not want the driveway for the retreat lot near wetlands.
Motion to approve the Form A/ANR for Main Street as presented: Gordon Coyle
Second: David Harris
Vote: 5-0
V. NEW BUSINESS
Memo from Water Department
Millennium Estates
The Board reviewed a June 25, 2001 memorandum from the Water Department indicating the definitive plans for the Millennium Estates subdivision still do not show any looping through Lot 25, Map 110 as required. Ms. O’Toole said she would speak to the developer’s engineer regarding the contents of the letter.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Hill & Hawthorne Street
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said that she and Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. had recently visited Hill & Hawthorne Street to review the trees marked for removal in conjunction with road improvements mandated in conjunction with a determination of access finding by the Board. She said that she and Mr. Munro concluded that developer Robert Junior of DSR Corporation of Marshfield should contact a tree expert for an opinion as to whether the trees should be removed. A written professional opinion from L. M. Wyman, Jr. of Hanson indicating that the four trees in question had not been compromised by construction of the street and should not be more likely to fall over in a storm than had the construction not taken place was obtained by Mr. Junior
and presented to the Board.
Motion that, based on the professional opinion of tree expert L.M. Wyman, Jr., the four trees listed in his letter of July 18, 2001 do not need to be removed: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Roller Coaster Road Committee
Chairman Philip Lindquist advised the Board that the Roller Coaster Road Committee, of which he is a member, has been renamed the Problem Road Review Committee and Selectmen Catherine Kuchinski and Stephanie McSweeney will be serving as co-chairs. Roger McGovern will be representing the Finance Committee, he said. The name was changed, he said, because the committee wants to consider more roads. The next meeting, he said, will be July 26, 2001 with the town engineer in attendance to discuss the possible division of responsibility between the town and the residents for improvements to Roller Coaster Road.
VII. ADJOURNMENT - 9:25 p.m.
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