HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
September 15, 2004
I. CALL TO ORDER
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
Joan DiLillo, Member
Gordon Coyle, Member
Members Absent: David Nagle, Clerk
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. APPOINTMENTS
Form A/ANR
Nina Drive
The Board met with Al Vautrinot of Vautrinot Land Surveying, Inc. of Plympton and Donald Ellis of Hanson to review a Plan of Land prepared for Mr. Ellis, dated September 2, 2004. The plan shows five new lots. Four of the lots are on Nina Drive and one is on Elm Street. Three of the lots are hammerhead lots. Board members expressed some concern with the configuration of Lot 1 which they said conforms to the language in the zoning bylaw relative to a hammerhead lot but not the intent. The plan was the third submitted for the property. Chairman Philip Lindquist read a September 13, 2004 memorandum from Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer Michael Kennedy indicating that the latest plan addresses all the concerns, comments and questions he
had regarding the prior submissions.
Motion to approve the Plan of Land as presented: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
Informal,
Elm Street
The Board met informally with John Tedeschi and Robert Crowell of Land Planning, Inc. to discuss a conceptual plan for a six-lot subdivision off Elm Street. There is currently a house, barn and corral on the 10.4 acre parcel. The plan also showed a drainage lot on Elm Street. Board members said they had a problem with the lot shown on the plan as Parcel A because it would appear to be designed to circumvent the zoning requirement of equal frontage on both streets for a corner lot.
Public Hearing
Deer Hill Road Extension
See Separate Minutes
III. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Meeting of September 1, 2004
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of September 1, 2004: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
IV. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that the Master Plan is progressing well. The draft of the Public Facilities component will be in the mail soon, she said. Information from the Recreation and Police Departments will be added and the other components updated.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms O’Toole said that there is nothing new with the Hanson Trails Committee.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the committee would not be meeting again until it was time to prepare for the annual town meeting. Board members suggested that she contact the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Zoning Enforcement Officer to see if there are any issues they would like to see addressed.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that the planned improvements to the Routes 14 and 27 intersection would not be made this fall because Kopelman & Paige did not prepare easement documents for the town before the state imposed deadline. Construction of the $2 million project could begin in the spring, she said, if the easements are in place by the end of October. East Bridgewater has secured its easements, she said. If the second deadline is not met, she said, the project will be delayed another two years. Board members said that she call town counsel.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole gave the Board copies of a Summary of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40R, Smart Growth Zoning Districts, prepared by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to take home for review. The chapter was passed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2005 budget.
Ms. O’Toole also presented the Board with copies of a September 14, 2004 inspection report from Merrill Associates, Inc. of Hanover, its review engineer on the Hemlock Hills subdivision. The report notes that granite curb has been installed along the length of Hemlock Drive and the northern section of Azalea Drive from the intersection of Hemlock Drive to the cul de sac in accordance with the approved subdivision plans and the Board’s rules and regulations.
V. ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Continued Public Hearing
Brookside Estates II
See Separate Minutes
Form A/ANR
Winter Street
The Board reviewed a Plan of Land, dated September 7, 2004, prepared by Webby Engineering Associates, Inc. of Plympton for George Copeland. The plan showed the transfer of 4.5 acres of land off Winter Street, owned by Mr. Copeland, from one parcel to another. The Board said Webby Engineering should be contacted for clarification as the land to be transferred does not abut the land to which the plan indicates it is to be added.
Public Hearing
Proposed Amendments to Zoning Bylaw
See Separate Minutes
VI. NEW BUSINESS
Request for Release of Chapter 61A Land
Main Street
Board members took for review material provided on a request filed by John and Marion Rasch for the release of two parcels of land on Main Street from the constraints of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 61A.
Fall Courses
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Board members took home for review a schedule of the Fall courses being offered by the Citizen Planning Training Collaborative. Town Planner Noreen O’Toole recommended that consideration be given to a one-day workshop being offered in Harwich on Saturday, November 6, 2004. The topics will be Subdivision Control/ANR, Low Impact Subdivisions, Writing Reasonable and Defensible Decisions, and Development of Regional Impact Regulations and Procedures For Local Officials.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
Responses from Developers
Expiration Date for Completion of Subdivisions
Board members asked Town Planner Noreen O’Toole to contact town counsel for information on the action the Board should take to assume the bond for Collamore Estates and complete the subdivision as the developer is not responding to calls from the office. Ms. O’Toole indicated that all of the other developers contacted by certified mail have responded either by letter or in person.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
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