HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
August 15, 2001
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
David Harris, Vice Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
Joan DiLillo, Member
Gordon Coyle, Member
Others Present: Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:35 p.m.
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Meeting of August 1, 2001
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of August 1, 2001: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0-1 (David Harris abstaining)
III. APPOINTMENTS
Audubon Estates
Requests to Establish Bond & Release Lots
Construction Cost Estimate
Conservation Commission Hearing
The Board read a July 31, 2001 letter from Dennis E. Leary, Trustee, Hudson Park Associates Nominee Trust, requesting that the Board’s review engineer determine an amount for bonding the remaining work at Audubon Estates and a letter from Mr. Leary dated August 7, 2001 requesting a release of lots subject to the bond posting. The Board also read a Construction Cost Estimate prepared by its engineer for the project, Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson, in the amount of $204, 200 and a notice from the Hanson Conservation Commission that a hearing was scheduled for August 14, 2001 for the installation of a water main off Old Pine Drive as requested by Hudson Park Associates. Mr. Leary said that the hearing had to be rescheduled to August 28, 2001 as the
Conservation Commission could not meet due to the lack of a quorum of its members.
Mr. Leary questioned the figure from Land Planning based on his estimate that it will take only $75,000 to complete the project. Bernard Munro of Land Planning said the figure was high due to the need to stabilize the slopes. His estimate also included a construction cost increase of 10 percent per year for two years. Mr. Leary said that he expected the slopes to be stabilized in September. Gerard LeBlanc questioned whether the estimate was high enough. He said that another 10 percent should be added because it would cost the Board more than a developer to finish the subdivision, if the developer should default. Mr. LeBlanc also said he would have liked sufficient time for a site visit before being asked to render a decision.
Motion to accept the recommendation of Land Planning for a total surety of $205,000 for the completion of the subdivision known as Audubon Estates: David Harris
Second Gordon Coyle:
Vote: 4-1-0 (Gerard LeBlanc dissenting)
Motion to release Lots 1-10 in Audubon Estates contingent upon the posting of the required cash bond: David Harris
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0-1 (Gerard LeBlanc abstaining)
Pennsylvania Avenue
Land Planning, Inc.
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. presented the Board with an August 14, 2001 letter signed by Kenneth and Kim McCormick of Bryantville taking financial responsibility for any damage to the road, sidewalk and grassed area, if granted permission by the Board to use Pennsylvania Avenue as access to Lot 2C, Assessors Map 84. Mr. Munro also presented the Board with a map indicating the location of the house. He noted that the plan has been approved by the Board of Health and the Conservation Commission. The Board said no occupancy permit could be issued until all terms outlined in the letter have been satisfied and instructed Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson to convey this information to the Building Department in a letter. David Harris told
the Board that he intended to abstain from the vote as he was on vacation and did not hear the discussion on the issue that occurred at the August 1, 2001 meeting.
Motion to allow the use of Pennsylvania Avenue for access to Lot 2C, Assessors Map 84 subject to the letter of August 14, 2001 signed by petitioners Kenneth and Kim McCormick: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0-1 (David Harris abstaining)
Continued Public Hearing
Anne Marie Lane
Paul Mirabito of Ross Engineering told the Board that a few minor changes regarding the drainage system had been made on the plan for Anne Marie Lane since the last session. He noted that the subdivision was scheduled to go before the Conservation Commission the previous evening, but the session had to be rescheduled to August 28, 2001 due to the lack of a quorum. Changes were also made to the plan, he said, following a call from the Board’s engineer, Brewster Fuller & Associates of East Bridgewater, regarding the need for a 50 foot setback from all property lines on Lot 1 as it will be a hammerhead lot. He said the owner was amenable to granting an easement, for pedestrian traffic only, to the property to the rear.
Chairman Philip Lindquist read a review from Brewster W. Fuller & Associates of the definitive subdivision plan most recently revised on May 30, 2001 which recommended that the subdivision be approved. He suggested that consideration be given to using the name Bonney Hill Lane for the added roadway, and Mr. Mirabito was advised to address that issue with the Board of Selectmen.
Mr. Fuller recommended that, since the electric, telephone and cable are overhead to the new construction, the overhead be allowed to the end of the turn-around with a street light to be located on the last pole. He also said that he saw no need for a sidewalk around the turnaround. He suggested that a decision be made on trees when the final grading is completed.
Chairman Lindquist noted the return of a copy of the plan from Fire Chief Allen Hoyt stating he had reviewed the plan and had no comment and read a comment from Building Inspector Michael Kennedy that Lot 1 does not show the 50 foot buffer zone. A letter was also read from the Water Department questioning the lack of a water hydrant. Mr. Mirabito said that the plan shows a hydrant within the recommended distance. He noted that the Fire Chief was apparently satisfied with existing hydrant locations.
Mr. Mirabito said that he would return with new plans showing the walking easement and the light pole. A copy of the written easement will be forwarded to the Planning Board office. He said he would also speak to the Water Department for clarification of the hydrant issue. Member Gordon Coyle excused himself from all discussion on the issue and from the vote, as he has at prior sessions, due to his wife’s affiliation with Jack Conway Real Estate.
Motion to waive the Board’s underground utilities requirement: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
Motion to waive the Board’s sidewalk requirement: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
Motion to follow the Board’s engineer’s recommendation on street trees: David Harris
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
Motion to close the public hearing: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
Motion to take the amended plan for Anne Marie Lane under advisement: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
Continued Public Hearing
Sydney Estates
Mark Flaherty of Flaherty, Stefani and Bracken, Inc. of Plymouth and developer Mark Ridder of Hanover met with the Board for the third session of the public hearing for Sydney Estates off Main Street. Mr. Flaherty said that the issue of the water supply for the subdivision had been resolved. He said town water will be brought into the subdivision even if the developer has to pay for the main extension in Main Street and be reimbursed. He said the drainage system had been changed. There is no longer a drainage easement on Lot 2. He said the system will now be located under the island. Mr. Flaherty noted that all of the prior recommendations of the Board’s engineer, Brewster Fuller & Associates of East Bridgewater, had been incorporated into
the plan.
Chairman Philip Lindquist read an August 13, 2001 from Mr. Fuller recommending that the plan be approved subject to the addition of building setback lines on each lot. Mr. Flaherty presented the Board with a revised plan with setback lines. The plan also shows an easement over a drainage lot and Lot 1 to the rear of Lot 32. He said additional plans will be brought to the office for distribution to other town boards.
Mr. Lindquist also read a letter dated August 8, 2001 from Fire Chief Allen Hoyt recommending a fire hydrant at the corner of Main Street and Sydney Lane. Mr. Flaherty said that he felt the hydrant provided was sufficient.
Motion to close the public hearing: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Motion to approve the subdivision plan as presented: Gordon Coyle
Second: David Harris
Vote: 5-0
Pennsylvania Avenue
Brewster Fuller & Associates
Chairman Brewster Fuller said that he would go to Pennsylvania Avenue the next time it rained to see if another drainage basin is needed. Board members questioned the lack of a basin on the right hand side of the road on the recent plan presented by Mr. Fuller to the Board.
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson advised the Board that no meetings of the Master Plan Committee have been scheduled. The Board recommended that Town Planner Noreen O’Toole schedule a meeting in September when she returns from vacation.
Hanson Trails Committee
Mrs. Ferguson said that no meetings of the Hanson Trails Committee have been scheduled.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Mrs. Ferguson said that the Zoning Bylaw Committee had submitted two articles relating to Adult Communities to the Board of Selectmen prior to the August 14, 2001 filing deadline for the October 1, 2001 special town meeting. Copies of the articles were distributed to Board members. Mrs. Ferguson said that two informational meetings have been scheduled. Town Planner Noreen O’Toole and Lila Coyle will be holding an informational meeting on the proposed bylaw amendments at the Senior Center on August 30, 2001 at 10 a.m. and a second informational meeting is scheduled for the Selectmen’s Meeting Room at Town Hall on September 10, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. The required public hearing will be held on September 19, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.
Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee
Mrs. Ferguson said that the Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee would be meeting at 5:30 p.m. on August 23, 2001 in Brockton but that Town Planner Noreen O’Toole would be unable to attend because she will still be on vacation.
Vision 2020
Mrs. Ferguson said that no meetings of Vision 2020 have been scheduled.
Other Matters
Mrs. Ferguson told the Board that a complaint had been received at the office that stones and other debris were washing on to Cross Street from the Hemlock Hills subdivision during rainstorms. The Board said a letter should be sent to the developer asking that the debris be cleaned up and advising that measures must be taken to prevent the situation from reoccurring.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Letter from Hanson Trails Committee to Conservation Commission
Letter from Conservation Agent to Board of Selectmen
The Board noted a copy of a memorandum from the Hanson Trails Committee to the Conservation Commission reviewing a proposed trail route off Elm Street and a copy of a memorandum from Conservation Agent David Gould to the Board of Selectmen regarding a site inspection he made to the proposed trail route off Elm Street.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Inspection Report & Bond Estimate for Alden Way
The Board decided to take no action at the present time on an Inspection Report and Bond Estimate for Alden Way.
Letter to SV Realty Trust
Colonial Heights Subdivision
The Board reviewed a letter sent certified mail by the office to Roy Vinton of SV Realty Trust regarding concerns expressed by residents of the Colonial Heights subdivision at the Board’s August 1, 2001 meeting. A copy of the letter was also sent certified mail to Peter Simard of SV Realty Trust.
VII. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RECOMMENDATION
Application of Stephen & Dorothy Amico for a variance and/or special permit to allow the construction of an attached 24 ft. x 24 ft. two-car garage to be located with the side setback as shown on a site plan prepared by Vautrinot Land Surveying, Inc. at 95 Steven Street, Map 089, Lot 0109A, Hanson Assessors Map.
Board members did not favor the location of a proposed garage 11.1 feet from the side property line on the plan submitted for review. The required sideline setback in a Residence A zone, they noted, is 20 feet.
Motion not to recommend: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: David Harris
Vote: 5-0
VIII. ADJOURNMENT - 9:30 p.m.
Motion to adjourn: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: David Harris
Vote: 5-0
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