HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Brookside Estates II
Definitive Subdivision
Public Hearing of
August 18, 2004
I. CALL TO ORDER - 8:30 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
Gordon Coyle, Member
Members Absent: Joan DiLillo, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
Chairman Philip Lindquist advised all present that the meeting was being tape recorded and reviewed the agenda for the public hearing. He asked if all abutters had been properly notified and was advised by Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson that certified mail receipts for all abutters had been received by the Planning Board office including a certified receipt for the abutter who was not notified of the July 21, 2004 session causing the public hearing to be continued. Vice Chairman Gerard LeBlanc read the following public hearing notice published in The Hanson Express on July 1 & 8, 2004.
TOWN OF HANSON
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Hanson Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 8:30 p.m.
in the Hanson Town Hall, 542 Liberty Street, Hanson, on a definitive subdivision plan showing a
5-lot residential subdivision off Main Street. The plan is further identified as Parcel 10 on
Assessors Map 44 and Parcel 8-2 on Assessors Map 36. Deed to said property is recorded in Plymouth District Registry of Deeds, Book 22437, Page 180 and Book 8933, Page 108. The subdivision plan, entitled Brookside Estates Phase II, is located in Hanson and dated May 21, 2004 by GCG Associates, Inc., 226 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA 01887. The plan was submitted by Chilmark Company, 345 Washington Street, Pembroke, MA 02359. A copy of the subdivision plan is available in the Hanson Town Clerk’s Office and in the Planning Board Office for review.
HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Philip R. Lindquist Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
II. Presentation of plans from applicant/engineer
Jeremy Downs of GCG Associates, Inc. of Wilmington gave a brief overview of the project on behalf of the applicant. He told the Board that the five-lot subdivision was planned for two lots of land on the southerly side of Main Street totaling 10.5 acres. He said that the parcel slopes back from Main Street towards a wetlands to the rear. The new subdivision will abut Progress Way which is part of Brookside Estates Phase I which was recently approved by the Board. The road will come down from Main Street and connect to Progress Waye. There will be a closed drainage system, he said, with two detention ponds. The four foot sidewalk will connect to the sidewalk on Progress Waye. An eight inch water main for fire protection purposes will
connect to the main in Progress Waye and then to the municipal system in Elm Street. It will also be looped in Main Street back to Brookside Drive.
III. Questions from abutters
Clerk David Nagle read the names of all the abutters on the list certified by the Board of Assessors giving each an opportunity to offer comments or ask questions:
Hanover Planning Board - No Response
Halifax Planning Board - No Response
Pembroke Planning Board - No Response
Whitman Planning Board - No Response
Rockland Planning Board - No Response
East Bridgewater Planning Board - No Response
Donald Shute - No Response
John & Marion Rasch - Present, But No Comment
CD Realty - No Response
Thomas Bates - No Response
David and Beatriz Libby - Beatriz Libby said she has water in her basement and was concerned that the new development could make the situation even worse. She also advised the Board that there are several unusually high ant hills on the site which should be removed.
Ahmed & Hoda Barakat - No Response
Thomas & Lilly Brine - No Response
Marlene Montagano & Marilyn Gardner - No Response
Frank Hoder - No Response
Timothy & Jean Banks - No Response
Michael Vazza - No Response
IV. Questions from public
There were no questions from the public.
V. Questions/Comments from other Town Boards/Departments
A. Police Department
Chairman Lindquist read a July 19, 2004 memorandum from Police Lieutenant Richard Gredler stating the only public safety concern he had was the sight distances in both directions on Main Street. He recommended that the brush be trimmed in both directions.
B. Water Department
Chairman Lindquist read a July 19, 2004 memorandum from Water Superintendent Glen Doherty which stated that the water main on Route 27 must be a 12 inch line not the 8 inches shown on the plan. He said that town water will have to be extended from the intersection of Elm and Main Street as there is no main in front of the development. He recommended that the applicant seek approval from the Board of Water Commissioners before moving forward.
C. Fire Department
Chairman Lindquist read a June 29, 2004 memorandum from Fire Chief Allen Hoyt suggesting that three hydrants be moved to keep the spacing at 300 feet. He noted that the plan does not show the closest hydrant located on Main Street.
D. Board of Health
The Board received no response from its June 23, 2004 request for comments.
E. Building Inspector
Chairman Lindquist read a July 21, 2004 memorandum from Building Inspector Michael Kennedy expressing concerns about the minimal depth requirements on Lot 17 and the rear lot line on Lot 18. He also discouraged the circumvention of the intent of the zoning bylaws by acceptance of Parcel A.
G. Conservation Commission
In response to the Board’s request for comments Conservation Agent Patricia Cassady said that the Conservation Commission was still waiting for the submission of a Notice of Intent.
H. Highway Surveyor
The Board received no response from its June 23, 2004 request for comments
VI. Comments from Board’s Engineer
Michael Perrault of P.M.P. Associates reviewed for the Board the contents of his July 20, 2004 project review letter which included comments relative the Board’s Subdivision Regulation Sections 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 6.6, 6.7, 7.41, 7.8, 9.3, and 10.1. He emphasized his recommendation relative to 5.6 that wall elevations be provided for a retaining wall at the Barakat property and his comment relative to 10.1 that a formal Definitive Plan Modification submission needs to be made in order for the Board to take action on the first Brookside Estates Definitive Subdivision which has been recorded at the Registry and will need to have the changes also recorded.
VII. Questions from Planning Board Members
Gerard LeBlanc told Mr. Downs that the grades should be slopped away from abutters.
Chairman Lindquist asked the engineer to discuss the possibility of a play area to service the children who will be living in the two phases of this development.
VIII. Findings
Motion to continue the public hearing for Brookside Estates Phase II: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: David Nagle
Vote: 4-0
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