HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Brookside Estates
Continued Public Hearing of
November 19, 2003
I. CALL TO ORDER - 8:00 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
Joan DiLillo, Member
Gordon Coyle, Member
Others Present: Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
The applicant’s representative, Michael Carter of GCG Associates, Inc. of Wilmington, told the Board that the revised plan for Brookside Estates, dated November 11, 2003, reflected the changes requested at the October 15, 2003 public hearing session by the Board’s review engineer and other town boards. He noted that the lots have been readjusted. All lots, he said, are now 40,000 square feet to meet septic requirements and the water mains are looped. He said that there will be filings with the Conservation Commission. He said there will be wells with water for fire protection. The Brockton Water Department has been contacted, he said.
Chairman Lindquist asked about the extension of the water line and was told that it was onto the adjacent property that is owned by the applicant. An easement will be granted to the town to provide access for repairs, applicant Donald Shute said. Chairman asked how the size of the basins had been determined and Mr. Carter said they were determined by the Stormwater Management Act. Gerard LeBlanc asked whether, with the exception of a 100-year event, the basins would be dry within 24 hours and he was told that they would. Mr. LeBlanc said he would like a notation to that fact added to the plans. Mr. Carter suggested that he add the drain time to the plans instead. Chairman Lindquist said that under the general notes on the plan the reference to a
town engineer should be changed to Planning Board.
Chairman Lindquist read a November 19, 2003 letter from Water Superintendent Glen Doherty advising that any water off Brockton’s water main will still have to be worked out with the Brockton Water Department and the Hanson Water Department.
A November 19, 2003 letter from Conservation Agent Tricia Cassady was also read. The letter expressed concerns related to Poor Meadow Brook and lots subject to the filing of a Notice of Intent with the Commission.
Chairman Lindquist read a November 19, 2003 memo from Building Inspector Michael Kennedy stating that dimensional requirements for frontage on Lot 4 did not appear to conform to the zoning bylaw for the district and that Lots 5 and 6 were also in question as there were no dimensions mentioned.
A November 19, 2003 memo from Fire Chief Allen Hoyt indicated one additional hydrant was required 300 feet onto Progress Waye. He also questioned whether the interior cul-de-sac turning radius was sufficient for his department’s apparatus.
Also noted by the Board was a November 17, 2003 letter from its review engineer, Michael Perrault of P.M.P. Associates of East Bridgewater containing comments related to Sections 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 6.1, 6.5.6, 6.7, 7.5, 7.61, and 7.10 of the Board’s rules and regulations governing the subdivision of land. The letter also identified the need to provide detailed plans for a riprap emergency overflow at the detention basins and noted that the Parcel A being created needs to be fully shown and cannot be left as a land-locked parcel. Mr. Perrault recommended that the Board continue the public hearing to allow the design engineer time to address and resolve his comments and those of the other town agencies.
Chairman Lindquist said the would like to see that the applicant has a source of water for fire protection. Developer Donald Ellis of High Street recommended that it be included in the Certificate of Action that the Board will require a source of water for fire protection before the release of any lots.
Motion to continue the public hearing to December 3, 2003 @ 8:30 p.m.: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
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