HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
January 5, 2005
I. CALL TO ORDER
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman (Attended Zoning Board Hearing prior to attendance at Planning Board meeting)
Gerard LeBlanc, Vice Chairman (Chaired the meeting until the chairman’s arrival)
Joan DiLillo, Member
Gordon Coyle, Member
Members Absent: David Nagle, Clerk
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole (Attended Zoning Board Hearing prior to attendance at Planning Board meeting)
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Meeting of December 8, 2004
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of December 8, 2004: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 3-0
III. APPOINTMENTS
Form A/ANR
Elm Street
The Board met with Deborah Zella to discuss a Plan of Land, dated December 28, 2004, prepared for her by Land Plananing, Inc. of Hanson. The plan depicts a 2.165 acre estate lot with 103.23 feet of frontage on Elm Street from an 8.27 acre lot with 98.89 feet of frontage identified on the plan as “not a buildable lot.”
Motion to approve the Plan of Land as presented: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 3-0
Dennis Leary
Punch List, Audubon Estates
Board members met with Dennis Leary, at his request, to review the December 15, 2004 punch list prepared for Audubon Estates by Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson, the Board’s review engineering firm for the subdivision. Mr. Leary said that Hudson Park Associates has already taken care of several of the items on the punch list. He presented the Board with a bill from Catch Basin Cleaning Service, Inc. of Milton indicating that the catch basins on Audubon Lane were cleaned on December 20, 2004.
Mr. Leary noted that he had met on the site earlier in the day with Town Planner Noreen O’Toole to review the items cited by Land Planning. Ms. O’Toole was in attendance at another meeting at the time the discussion took place. Mr. Leary indicated that he wanted a more substantial reduction in his bond than the $25,000 recently approved. He said that he is hoping to have the roadway accepted at town meeting in May.
Joan DiLillo noted that a December 3, 2004 letter from Highway Surveyor Richard Harris cited several deficiences. Mr. Leary said that he had not received a copy of that letter and one was provided for him. Ms. DiLillo said that the hydrants should be lowered for aesthetic purposes as indicated in the letter from Land Planning, and Mr. Leary said that he would be willing to take care of that situation. Board members said that they wanted to make a site visit to the subdivision before considering any action on his request for a further reduction in his bond.
Motion to table any futher action on Audubon Estates until the next Board meeting: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 3-0
Deer Hill
Establish Bond
The Board met with Joseph Walsh of South Scituate Building and Development, Inc. to discuss his request to establish a bond for Deer Hill and release the lots within the subdivision. The Board received a Completion Cost Estimate of $110,450 from its review engineering firm on the development, Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson. Chairman Philip Lindquist and Town Planner Noreen O’Toole were in attendance for most of the discussion on the request. Vice Chairman Gerard LeBlanc favored adding between 20 and 25% to the surety required to cover any costs the Board might incur if the developer does not complete the project. Ms. O’Toole noted that the estimate included $3,250 for gas lines which should be removed. Mr. Walsh told the Board that
the basins had been lowered to prevent water from the subdivision flowing onto Whitman Street. He said that he had checked them earlier in the day when it was raining and observed that no water was going out on to Route 58.
Motion to establish the surety bond for the Deer Hill subdivision at $110,450
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 3-1 (Gerard LeBlanc dissenting)
Motion to release Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the Deer Hill Subdivision pending receipt of a surety bond: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 3-1 (Gerard LeBlanc dissenting)
IV. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole noted that updated versions of the components of the Master Plan completed to date are expected in the Planning Board office next week.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that a meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee will be scheduled for later in the month. Among the items to be discussed will be the Community Preservation Act.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the next meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee is scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2005 at noon in Brockton.
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that Susan McGrath from the Old Colony Planning Council would be coming to her office on Friday, January 7, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. to install Pictometry on her computer and give a demonstration for town employees and officials who can benefit from use of this program offered to the town by Mass. Highway through the Old Colony Planning Council.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Form A/ANR
Pleasant Street
The Board reviewed a Plan of Land, dated December 21, 2004, prepared by Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson for Masako Y. Pina for property located off Pleasant Street. The plan shows the combination of Lots 15B and 15B-1 on Hanson Assessor’s Map 16 resulting in a total area of approximately 136,615 square feet.
Motion to approve the Plan of Land for Pleasant Street: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
Sign Plans and Mylar
Holmes Terrace
The Board reviewed a Roadway Asbuilt Plan for Holmes Terrace, dated October 26, 2004, prepared for Scott J. Petersen et all by Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson. The last house in the subdivision was constructed in the 1970’s but the road was never accepted by the town. Mr. Petersen and his neighbors plan to seek acceptance of the street at town meeting in May.
Motion to approve and sign the Roadway Asbuilt Plan for Holmes Terrace, dated October 26, 2004: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
Hanson Pines
Memo from Board of Appeals
The Board reviewed a January 3, 2005 memorandum from the Board of Appeals requesting the nomination of someone from its department to serve on a negotiating team that will assist the Appeals Board in all aspects of the review process for Hanson Pines, a proposed Chapter 40B development on Pleasant Street.
Motion to have David Nagle represent the Planning Board on the negotiating team for Hanson Pines: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
VI. ZONING BOARD HEARINGS
Application of Christopher Cogswell for Site Plan Approval and a Special Permit to allow for a Class II wholesale used car license business at 1605 Main Street, Map 45, Lot 1A, Hanson Assessors Map.
Motion not to recommend the granting of a Special Permit for a wholesale used car license business at 1605 Main Street: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0
COMMENT: The Board does not recommend approval of this application due to the proximity of the property to Poor Meadow Brook and the water supplies of both Hanson and East Bridgewater. A used car lot is not an allowed use in a Zone II Aquifer Protection District.
Application of Jacelyn Realty Trust for a Special Permit and Site Plan Approval to allow the construction of a proposed 36 ft. x 24 ft. garden center and an 18 ft. x 13 ft. greenouse with deck using existing signage at 1272 Main Street, Map 43, Lot 61, Hanson Assessors Map.
COMMENT: Board is of the opinion that there should be a buffer between the garden center and the street in accordance with the landscaping and buffer area requirements in the Flexible Zoning District and that more of the parking should be in the rear in accordance with the provisions of the parking requirements in the Flexible Zoning District.
Application of Rick Vayo to allow a parcel of land to be divided and allow for a reduction from the Table of Dimensional Requirements, Business Zone, Minimum Lot Area of 44,000 sq. ft. to 38,891 sq. ft., Lots 1 and 2, Liberty Street, Map 91, Lot 28, Hanson Assessors Map.
COMMENT: Plan indicates two abutting hammerhead lots which violates Section VII.B.4.d. of the town’s Zoning Bylaws.
Application of Development South Realty Trust for a Comprehensive Permit for the development of 20, one and two bedroom affordable rental units on vacant land owned by the application on Pleasant Street, Map 8, Lot 11-1, Hanson Assessors Map.
COMMENT: Board requests a copy of the review of the project done by the Zoning Board’s engineer.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
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