HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
October 6, 2004
I. CALL TO ORDER
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
Joan DiLillo, Member (arrived 7:40 p.m.)
Gordon Coyle, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. APPOINTMENTS
Form A/ANR
Winter Street
The Board met with George Copeland of Winter Street to review a Plan of Land, dated September 7, 2004. The plan, which was prepared for Mr. Copeland by Webby Engineering Associates, Inc. of Plympton, divides a 4.5 acre parcel from Mr. Copeland’s land and combines it with Lot 19-1, Assessors Map 81, a 1.64 acre parcel owned by his daughter and her husband.
Motion to approve the Plan of Land as presented: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
Adequate Access
Union Park Street
The Board met with Philip and Melissa Andrews to discuss access to Lot 7C on Assessors Map 6. The Board previously determined that there was not adequate access to the parcel from French Street. The plan presented by Mr. and Mrs. Andrews showed access from Union Park Street. Board members decided that the access would be adequate from Union Park Street via a proposed dirt driveway as it would only be servicing one house.
Motion to accept the plan as presented: Joan DiLillo
Second Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
Informal
East Washington Street
The Board met informally with Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson to discuss a proposed 11-lot subdivision off East Washington Street. Mr. Munro presented two possible plans, one with a drainage lot at the front and one without. Mr. Munro said the property naturally drains towards East Washington Street. The Board took the plans under advisement.
Informal
Elm Street
The Board met informally with Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson to discuss a proposed six-lot subdivision off Elm Street. The Board reviewed another plan for the parcel at its September 15, 2004 meeting. The Board took the new plan under advisement.
Form A/ANR
Liberty Street
The Board reviewed a Plan of Land, dated September 20, 2004 prepared by Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson for Gary Lundgren. The plan increases the frontage and access area to Lot 2 and reduces the length of the rear lot line and frontage for Lot 1.
Motion to approve the plan of land as presented: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
Continued Public Hearing
Deer Hill Road Extension
(See Separate Minutes)
Continued Public Hearing
Brookside Estates II
(See Separate Minutes)
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that the office had received a draft of the Public Facilities component of the Master Plan. She said that Thomas Planning Services, the consultant on the plan, would be on the agenda for the November 3, 2004 Board meeting. She said that she would be checking on the progress of the Circulation component at the next Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee meeting
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that there was nothing new with the Hanson Trails Committee.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that she will soon be scheduling a meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee, a subcommittee of the Planning Board, in preparation for the annual town meeting in May. A letter will be sent to town boards inquiring as to whether any bylaw amendments will be proposed. She said that a change in the frontage requirements for a corner lot has already been suggested by Planning Board member Gordon Coyle.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole advised the Board that the next meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee is scheduled for October 14, 2004 at noon.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole noted that the article proposed by the Planning Board at the October 4, 2004 Special Town Meeting seeking funding for a revision of the Board’s rules and regulations had been approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Audubon Estates
Request for Reduction in Bond
Construction Cost Estimate, Land Planning, Inc.
The Board reviewed an August 23, 2004 request from Hudson Park Associates for a bond reduction for Audubon Estates, an October 6, 2004 Inspection and Punch List Report from Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson, the Board’s review engineer on the subdivision, and an October 6, 2004 Construction Cost Estimate from Land Planning, Inc. recommending a total required surety of $23,502 and decided to approve a reduction of $25,000. The account has a balance of $120,000 exclusive of interest.
Motion to release $25,000 from the bond for Audubon Estates: David Nagle
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
Deer Hill Estates
Construction Inspection Reports, Land Planning, Inc.
The Board took home for review September 17, 2004 and September 20, 2004 Construction Inspection Reports on Deer Hill Estates from Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson, the Board’s review engineer on the subdivision.
Stonewall Estates
Letter from Fire Chief
The Board took home for review a September 22, 2004 letter from Fire Chief Allen Hoyt to Goscon, Inc., developer of Stonewall Estates, advising that the footing poured for a stone wall at the corner of Whitman Street and Litchfield Lane is too close to the existing fire hydrant and must be relocated.
Government Study Committee
Letter from Kate Gallivan
Chairman Philip Lindquist read a September 18, 2004 facsimile transmittal from Kate Gallivan asking that the vote to appoint Gordon Coyle as the Planning Board representative to the Government Study Committee be reconsidered. She questioned whether he could keep an open mind based on his recent letters to the editor of the Hanson Express. Board members stressed the contributions Mr. Coyle has made to the Planning Board, Master Plan Committee and Zoning Bylaw Committee and his exemplary attendance record. Mr. Coyle indicated he was still interested in representing the Board and able to look at both sides of an issue, despite the concerns expressed by Mrs. Gallivan, who will also be serving as a member of the study committee as a representative from
the Finance Committee, and the Board took no further action.
V. OLD BUSINESS
Request for Release of Chapter 61A Land
Main Street
The Board reviewed the notification that John and Marion Rasch submitted seeking to remove two parcels of land on Main Street from the protections afforded under Chapter 61A.
Fall Courses
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Board members were reminded of the one-day workshop being offered by the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative on November 6, 2004 at the Harwich Community Center and said they would advise Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson of their intentions as soon as possible.
VI. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Meeting of September 15, 2004
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of September 15, 2004: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Zoning Public Hearing of September 15, 2004
Motion to accept the minutes of the zoning public hearing of September 15, 2004: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Deer Hill Road Extension Public Hearing of September 15, 2004
Motion to accept the minutes of the Deer Hill Road Extension Public Hearing of September 15, 2004: Gerard LelBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Brookside Estates II Continued Public Hearing of September 15, 2004
Motion to accept the minutes of the Brookside Estates II Continued Public Hearing of September 15, 2004: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
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