HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes the Meeting of
March 5 , 2003
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:37 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
Gordon Coyle, Clerk
Joan DiLillo, Member
David Nagle, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. OLD BUSINESS
Sign Special Permit Decisions
Arbor House and Hanson Gardens
Arbor House
The Board noted the amendments that had been made to the Arbor House decision based on the discussion held at its February 26, 2003 meeting. The changes included:
Section II.3 - Changed to read “Two entrances and exits for this site shall be located off High Street.”
Section II.4 - Rewritten to read “This project consists of an adaptive historic re-use of the former Plymouth County Hospital building into a 74-Unit Assisted Living Facility. The building has been deemed historic and shall be available to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, upon completion, under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Historic Commission and the National Park Service.
Section II.5 - Broken down into Section II.5, II.6, and II.7, with a new II 8 added and the remaining numbers in the section changed sequentially. Retained at the end of Section II.5. were the words “After the project’s completion, within a sixty (60) day period, and upon review of the operation of this facility and the parking demands, the Planning Board may require additional parking to meet these needs.” The verbiage of the new Section II.8 reads “There shall be a monitoring agent provided for this project to oversee the 70 percent affordable housing units. This monitoring agent shall provide information directly to the Hanson Housing Authority.”
Section II.7, now Section II.10. - Changed to read “The dumpster shall be surrounded with a stockade fence and trash shall be removed at least twice weekly and as required. The dumpster shall be approximately ten (10) yards in size.” The Board requested that the words “All dumpsters shall be sanitized before reuse” be added at the end of the section.
Section II.11, Now Section II. 14 - The words “Council on Aging” changed to “Council for Elder Affairs.”
Section II.6 - The Board decided that the words “under M.G.L., Chapter 19D” should be added to the last sentence to resolve any questions with the level of care to be offered within an assisted living facility.
Section III.1 - The word “document” removed from the end of the sentence.
Section III.6 - The word “document” changed to “decision.”
Ms. O’Toole noted that she had added the designation “Owner: Town of Hanson” on the first page of the decision to comply with the requirements of Chapter 40A.
Hanson Gardens
Section II.3 - Wording changed to conform to the same section in the Arbor House conditions.
Section II.5 - The wording “strictly enforced” added to the end of the second sentence and a fourth sentence added which reads “If a parking problem should be deemed to exist upon completion of the project, additional parking shall be required by the permit granting authority.
Section II.7 - The wording “The nature walking trail shall be maintained by the Association” added to the section.
Section III.1 - The word “document” removed from the end of the sentence.
Section III.6 - The word “document” changed to “decision.”
Section III.10 - Wording changed to read: “Sample deeds, condominium association covenants and related ownership documents shall be presented to the Planning Board for review and comment prior to issuance of a Building Permit (s). Building permits shall not be issued until such time as the Planning Board has the opportunity to review these documents.”
Ms. O’Toole noted that she had added the designation “Owner: Town of Hanson” on the first page of the decision to comply with the requirements of Chapter 40A.
Motion to approve and sign the special permit decision for Arbor House as amended: Joan DiLillo
Second: David Nagle
Vote: 4-0 (Gordon Coyle abstaining)
Motion to approve and sign the special permit decision for Hanson Gardens as amended: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: David Nagle
Vote 4-0 (Gordon Coyle abstaining)
III. ZONING HEARINGS
Application of New England Lumber Co. for site plan approval to allow the construction of two new buildings, one, 120 ft. x 30 ft. x 18 ft and one, 15 ft. x 140 ft. and the removal of two older buildings, 91 Franklin Street, Map 45, Lot 5B.
COMMENT: How is the site going to be drained?
IV. OTHER MATTERS
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said that a meeting was scheduled for March 19, 2003 with Roy Vinton for a continuing discussion on Colonial Heights. She said that she would be meeting in her office with a representative from South Shore Housing on March 13, 2003 to discuss current plans for a site owned by the agency on Pleasant Street.
Board members expressed an interest in securing nameplates to assist those attending public meetings and hearings with identifying Board members. It was decided that business cards should also be purchased for Chairman Philip R. Lindquist.
Chairman Lindquist again discussed with the Board the options reviewed by the Open Space Committee relative to land owned by Ellen Stillman on Elm Street that is being released from Chapter 61A. Those options include revising the town’s zoning bylaws to incorporate open space zoning. The current layout includes five lots along Elm Street with retreat lots in the rear.
Ms. O’Toole said that she would call a meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee to discuss the Open Space Zoning bylaw option and that she would, as requested at the previous week’s meeting, write a letter to the Board of Selectmen in support of the exercising of the town’s rights relative to the Chapter 61 A parcel and of the utilization of one of the options offered by the Open Space Committee.
V. ADJOURNMENT - 8:35 p.m.
Motion to Adjourn: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
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