HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
February 4, 2004
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk (Arrived at 7:36 p.m.)
Joan DiLillo, Member
Gordon Coyle, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Meeting of January 21, 2004
Motion to Accept the Minutes of the Meeting of January 21, 2004: Joan DiLillo Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 3-0-1 (Gerard LeBlanc abstaining)
Acceptance of the Minutes of the StoneBridge Commons Continued Public Hearing of January 21, 2004
Motion to Accept the Minutes of the StoneBridge Commons Continued Public Hearing of January 7, 2004: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 3-0-1 (Gerard LeBlanc abstaining)
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that she attended a meeting at the Old Colony Planning Council on February 5, 2004 to discuss the requirements of a state Housing Certification Plan. Hanson does not currently have a plan, she said, so she will be working on one. The plan would entail a study of affordable housing in town. She noted that the latest state figures set Hanson at 3.67%. The affordable housing goal, she said, is 10 percent. The plan, she said, should be updated annually. She also said that she and Chairman Lindquist would be meeting with OCPC within the next few weeks to obtain information on mapping for the town.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that there was nothing new to report on the Hanson Trails Committee.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that the Zoning Bylaw Committee met on January 26, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. to review potential articles for the May annual or special town meeting. One of the articles which will be presented by petition would extend the Flexible Zoning Overlay District on Franklin Street to allow for the construction of condominiums. The other, also by petition, would extend the flexible district in one area off West Washington Street and the Residential AA district in another, also for residential construction purposes.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that the Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee would be meeting on February 12, 2004 at noon.
Other Business
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that an inspection had been done by Land Planning, Inc. at Colonial Heights in preparation for a construction cost estimate to establish a bond for the Valley Forge section of the development. The developer, she said, had requested that the estimate not be reviewed by the Board until its March 3, 2004 meeting.
IV. APPOINTMENTS
Form A/ANR
Winter Street
The Board reviewed a Plan of Land, dated January 16, 2004, prepared by R.L. Avery, surveyor, for David and Janis LeFort. The plan divides the property at 324 Winter Street into two lots. One lot will be 35,248 square feet with 185 feet of frontage and the other 32,963 square feet with 150 feet of frontage. The property is located in a Residential A District and is identified on Assessors Map 90 as Lot 3.
Motion to approve the Form A Plan of Land for Winter Street as presented: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
StoneBridge Commons
Continued Public Hearing
(See Separate Minutes)
V. NEW BUSINESS
Meeting Dates
Due to the absence of David Nagle, Joan DiLillo, and Noreen O’Toole on February 18, 2004, the Board decided to forego that meeting date and to meet the following month on March 3 and 17, 2004.
Motion not to hold a meeting on February 18, 2004 and to meet the following month on March 3 and 17, 2004: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote 5-0
Town Planner’s Evaluation
Contract Renewal
Board members decided to delay discussion of the Town’s Planner’s annual evaluation until the March 3, 2004 meeting as some members had not completed their forms.
VII. ADJOURNMENT - 9:50 p.m..
Motion to adjourn: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
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