HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes for the Meeting of
September 18, 2002
I. CALL TO ORDER
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
Gordon Coyle, Clerk
David Nagle, Member
Members Absent: Joan DiLillo, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of Minutes of Meeting of September 4, 2002
Motion to accept the minutes of September 4, 2002: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that she and Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson had been to Boston on September 11, 2002 to meet with Carol Thomas of Thomas Planning Services, the consultant for the new Master Plan, and determined that the Land Use component is coming together with a few maps all that is really needed. She said Open Space was discussed as well with Ms. Thomas who was advised to include a section on soils association. A tentative date of October 30, 2002, Ms. O’Toole said, was set for the next Master Plan Committee meeting.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that a meeting of the Hanson Trails Committee will be held on September 25, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the next meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee is scheduled for September 23, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. to make final plans for the presentation of proposed zoning bylaw amendments at the October 7, 2002 Special Town Meeting.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that the next meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee is scheduled for September 19, 2002 at 5:30 p.m. She said that she and Chairman Lindquist had met recently at Town Hall with Charles Kilmer, Transportation Supervisor for the Old Colony Planning Council, to discuss the process for having the town added to the Transportation Improvement Program list.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole advised the Board that the Board of Selectmen had voted to remove Joshua Lane from the streets up for acceptance by the town based on the recommendation of Highway Surveyor Richard Harris. Holmes Terrace was also removed from the list, she said, because there is no record of a legal description.
IV. APPOINTMENTS
Form A/ANR
Liberty Street
The Board met with Stephen Moran of Aaberg Associates, Inc. of Marshfield to discuss a Form A application for property located at 186 Liberty Street. As the frontage for the new lot to be created would be on Alden Way which is not as yet a public way, the Board advised Mr. Moran that the owner would need the permission of the developer to access the property. Mr. Moran withdrew the application, took back the plans and advised the Board that he would resubmit the application after discussion with the owners of Alden Way.
Public Hearing
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments
See Separate Minutes
Informal
Mark Ridder, Winter Street
The Board met informally with Mark Ridder of Hanover to review three possible scenarios for development of a 52-acre parcel off Liberty and Winter Streets for over age 55 housing. Mr. Ridder used an aerial map with overlays to depict the potential layout of each of his three options.
Mr. Ridder told the Board that he had already been before the Conservation Commission for a stream crossing and been denied. He appealed that decision, he said, and is now in possession of a Superceding Order of Conditions from the State Department of Environmental Protection.
Mr. Ridder said that the plan includes 1,450 feet of roadway approved through Conservation and the DEP at a width of 26 feet rather than the 20 feet required under the Adult Retirement Village bylaw. The entire proposed roadway length is 3,450 feet. Regardless of the option selected, Mr. Ridder said, a traffic study will be done.
Mr. Ridder said that one option would be to build 96 units of housing through the Planning Board under the town’s Adult Retirement Village zoning bylaw which would translate into three units per acre which is less than the density allowed.
Mr. Ridder said that he would need a waiver of the 50-foot setback requirement for some units that abut vacant land on the Hanson Middle School site. Board members favored dispensing with a portion of the roadway and moving the buildings. Amenities, Mr. Ridder said, would include a community building and a caretaker’s residence. No walking paths are provided, he said, because residents in this age bracket prefer to use sidewalks.
The second option, he said, would be to construct 140 to 150 units of housing under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40B. The third would be an apartment complex with 216 units, also under Chapter 40 B. The second and third options would go before the Board of Appeals for a comprehensive permit rather than the Planning Board.
Mr. Ridder said that sewerage would be handled through an onsite waste treatment plant. The issue of a water supply, he said, has not been resolved. The Board told Mr. Ridder that regardless of the option, public access would be required from both Winter and Liberty Streets.
Mr. Ridder said that he favored doing the project under the Adult Retirement Communities zoning bylaw, but was concerned with the reaction from neighbors based on his experience before the Conservation Commission. The Board suggested that he speak with the neighbors before making his decision. Mr. Ridder said that either way he expected to be filing a plan within 6 to 8 weeks.
Form A/ANR
High Street
The Board reviewed a Plan of Land dated September 6, 2002 prepared by SITEC of New Bedford for Baran Partners. The Form A application was submitted, according to a September 11, 2002 letter from David Alexander of Baran Partners, as a result of some minor changes to property lines. As there was no one present to explain the plan and Baran Partners is scheduled for public hearings on the former Plymouth County Hospital property on October 2, 2002, the Board deferred its decision to the next meeting.
Motion to defer a decision on the Form A/ANR submitted on behalf of Baran Partners until the next Planning Board Meeting: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: David Nagle
Vote: 4-0
V. NEW BUSINESS
Millennium Estates
Request to Establish a Bond
Request for Release of Lots
After reviewing requests from developer Sheila Niksa to establish a bond and for a release of lots in the Millennium Estates subdivision as well as a Construction Cost Estimate for Performance Guarantee prepared by its review engineer, P.M.P. Associates, LLC of East Bridgewater, Board members decided they would like to visit the site before making any decisions.
VI. ZONING HEARINGS
Request from Zoning Board of Appeals
Comments on new Site Layout Sheet for Depot Village
The Board noted improvements indicated on the plan submitted.
VII. ADJOURNMENT –10 p.m.
Motion to adjourn: Gordon Coyle
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
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