HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of Deer Hill Subdivision
Continued Public Hearing of
May 19, 2004
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: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
Chairman Philip Lindquist read a May 19, 2004 letter from Brendan Sullivan of John Cavanaro Consulting requesting an extension of Planning Board action on the Deer Hill Subdivision to June 30, 2004. The legal deadline for filing a Certificate of Action on the subdivision without the extension would be June 1, 2004.
Motion to grant an extension for the Deer Hill Subdivision to June 30, 2004: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Chairman Lindquist noted that since the last hearing session the Board had received a May 5, 2004 response to design review comments from the applicant’s engineering firm, John Cavanaro Consulting of Cohasset, along with revised plans, a DEP Notice of Intent as approved by the Conservation Commission, and stormwater calculations; a May 17, 2004 memo from Water Superintendent Glen Doherty; a May 19, 2004 memo from Conservation Agent Tricia Cassady; and a May 14, 2004 Site Plan Review from Land Planning, Inc.
Water Superintendent Glen Doherty stated in his memo that there is no approval at the present time of any plans or permits from the Water Department.
Conservation Agent Tricia Cassady said that she had no further comments on the proposed subdivision.
Brendan Sullivan of John Cavanaro Consulting of Cohasset updated the Board on changes that had been made on the latest set of plans based on comments from the Board’s
review engineer at the last session and discussion held at a meeting with Board Chairman Philip Lindquist, Town Planner Noreen O’Toole, Highway Surveyor Richard Harris and the Board’s review engineer, Steven Wry from Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson.
Mr. Sullivan said that there was a drainage easement to the property owned by A.W. Perry as well at two grading easements shown on the plans. As recommended, he said, the cross slope of the road has been changed from 2% to 4% and the cul-de-sac will have sloped granite curbing.
Also, he said, the drainage at the intersection with Whitman Street will consist of double basins on either side of the road rather than the trench drain initially requested by the Highway Surveyor. If water still flows onto Route 58 after the subdivision is completed, he said, a trench drain will be installed.
He noted that two test pits were performed in the detention basin at it was determined that the soils are consistent with existing soils in the area. The water, he said, was down two feet which does not make it a wet pond. The detention berm was raised to provide 1.0” of freeboard, he said and the subdrain was extended to Station 5.
Mr. Lindquist noted that a May 17, 2004 review by Land Planning, Inc. indicated that signed easement documents had been submitted to the office. The letter also indicated that a waiver requesting a reduction in minimum cover over the drain lines from 3.5 feet to 2 feet is inaccurate. The reduction, he said, should be only to 3 feet.
In conclusion the report recommended that the drainage easement on Lot 4 be extended to include the northerly corner of the lot as well as any southerly portion of the lot, and that as a condition of approval a detention asbuilt plan be submitted to the Board prior to releasing lots for construction of homes.
Joseph Petrozziello of 1057 Whitman Street asked about the impact of the project on his property and was told there should be no change relative to his property but drainage improvements for others.
There being no further issues to discuss, the Board decided to take a vote to close the hearing and then render its decision.
Motion to close the hearing: Joan DiLillo
Second: David Nagle
Vote: 5-0
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