HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
March 6, 2002
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:35 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
David Harris, Vice Chairman
Gordon Coyle, Member
Joan DiLillo, Member
Members Absent: Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Minutes of Meeting of February 20, 2002
Motion to Accept the Minutes of the Meeting of February 20, 2002: David Harris
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said nothing has been received from Thomas Planning Associates since the last Planning Board meeting.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that no meetings of the Hanson Trails Committee have been scheduled. She noted an article appeared recently in The Boston Globe relative to the state’s desire to acquire 1,600 acres of land from Northland Cranberries.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said a meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee has been scheduled for Monday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that a meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee has been scheduled for March 21. She said she would try to get more information on when work is scheduled to be done at the intersection of Routes 27 and 14.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that Town Counsel has recommended that the Board follow the proposed modification to the 1248 & 1258 Whitman Street subdivision under Section 81W of Chapter 41. The changes in the road layout should be sent to the Board’s engineer for review, she said, and a new public hearing will be required. The same procedure should be followed for the proposed changes to the Hemlock Hills subdivision, Ms. O’Toole said. A public hearing will also be required, with abutters notified, if the Board decides to take over any subdivisions, she said.
IV. APPOINTMENT
7:45 p.m., Jon Ridder
Informal, Indian Head Street
Jon Ridder met with the Board to discuss a conceptual plan for property off Indian Head Street. Mr. Ridder told the Board he had a 19 foot wide easement which, combined with an easement owned by Fred Ransom, provides him with a 40 foot wide access road to his land to the rear. The 600 foot long road would provide access to a lot for Mr. Ransom’s daughter as well as two additional lots, one a hammerhead, which Mr. Ridder said he would like to develop to pay for the cost of the road. The board noted that a lot must maintain its frontage to a depth of 100 feet which might require a reconfiguration of some lots and a proposed cul-de-sac. The Board had no problem with Mr. Ridder’s plans for maintaining the required 150 foot
frontage for lots on both the proposed new road and Indian Head Street which would involve a land exchange with another property owner. Mr. Ridder said he would be giving the land owner 94 feet in exchange for 86 feet. The exchange would also provide the required radius. Without the exchange, Mr. Ridder said, the corner lot would be non-conforming because it would not meet the required setbacks. Mr. Ridder said his next step will be to submit a set of plans.
V. OTHER ISSUES
Vice Chairman David Harris asked if Ms. O’Toole had determined whether the water for the Pleasant Meadow subdivision was ever looped and she replied that she had been unable to get the information from the Water Department.
The Board asked if any progress had been made in the Alden Way subdivision and Ms. O’Toole said that the Board’s engineer and the developer’s engineer had not as yet met with the installer of the basins to determine the best way to reduce the standing water. The Board said a certified letter should be sent to the developer outlining what must be done.
Ms. O’Toole suggested that the roadway in the Washington West Meadows subdivision go before the October special town meeting for acceptance.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Special Permit Adult Communities
Rules & Regulations for Filing
Application Form & Fees
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson presented the Board with material from Middleboro, East Bridgewater, and Bridgewater on the special permit process for adult retirement communities which members took home to peruse.
VII. ADJOURNMENT - 9:40 p.m.
Motion to Adjourn: David Harris
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
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