HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes for the Meeting of
July 10, 2006
I. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Joan DiLillo called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman (arrived late)
Joan DiLillo, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
Gordon Coyle, Member
Richard Flynn, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of Minutes of Meeting of June 21, 2006
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of June 21, 2006: Gordon Coyle
Second: Richard Flynn
Vote: 3-0-1 (David Nagle abstaining)
Acceptance of Minutes of Ridgewood Elm Estates Continued Public Hearing of
June 21, 2006
Motion to accept the minutes of the Ridgewood Elm Estates Continued Public Hearing of June 21, 2006: Gordon Coyle
Second: Richard Flynn
Vote: 3-0-1 (David Nagle abstaining)
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that she would be meeting with representatives from Old Colony Planning Council this week and should have a draft of the master plan by next week. At that point, she said, she will call a meeting of the Master Plan Committee.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that there was nothing new to report on the Trails Committee.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that a meeting of the Committee has been scheduled for Monday, July 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. She said that she had met with David Bonney and would be presenting information on signage to the committee. She said that she also expected that an in-law bylaw would be ready for finalization at the meeting
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee will not be meeting this month. She said that she attended a Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting on Friday, July 7, 2006 where there was much discussion on the subject of funding for highway projects.
Other Business
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that she had spoken with John Barrows of Marchionda & Associates, the engineering firm for Stonebridge Commons, and been advised that the three guest parking spaces eliminated next to Building 1 will be relocated across the street.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Deer Hill Estates (Off Whitman Street)
Bond Reduction
Ms. O’Toole told the Board that she and Chairman Philip Lindquist had gone to the Deer Hill Estates subdivision earlier in the day to meet with developer Joseph Walsh regarding his request for a bond reduction of $21,396. David Nagle said that he had also done a site visit. There have been no prior reductions to his bond which was set at $110,450 in April of 2005. A recent Completion Cost Estimate from Land Planning, Inc., the Board’s engineering firm for the subdivision, recommended that the Board retain $90,254. Ms. O’Toole said that there are problems that need to be corrected at the site replacing the granite at the entrance and repaving the roadway. She said that Mr. Walsh has promised to resolve all issues to the Board’s
satisfaction.
Motion to release $20,000 of the bond for the Deer Hill Estates subdivision: David
Nagle
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 5-0
V. NEW BUSINESS
Fuller & Pine Streets
Inspection Report
Road Bond Estimate
Board members took home for review a July 3, 2006 inspection report from John W. DeLano and Associates on the Pine and Fuller Street roadway improvement project and reviewed a Road Bond Estmate from DeLano recommending a bond of $31,250.
Joan DiLillo said that she did not think the bond was high enough and made a motion to set the bond at $45,000 but her motion did not receive a second.
Motion to set the bond for road improvements onFuller Street at $32,000: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
New Filing Fee and Escrow Deposit
Definitive and Preliminary Subdivisions
Board members reviewed proposed changes to the fee schedule for preliminary and definitive subdivisions based on a survey by the office. Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson noted that the fees had not been altered in three years and in some instances the escrow deposit was not even covering the cost of the first engineering bill. The recommended schedule was:
FORM A/ANR $250 filing fee plus $250 for each additional lot
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION $1,000 filing fee plus (Escrow Deposit to be determined by the Board)
DEFINITIVE SUBDIVISION $500 per lot filing fee plus (Escrow Deposit of $6,000)
RELEASE OF COVENANT $100 per lot
Motion to approve the new filing fee schedule as recommended: Joan DiLillo
Second: Richard Flynn
Vote: 5-0
V. OLD BUSINESS
Ridgewood Elm Estates Decision
Prior to the Board taking a vote on Ridgewood Elm Estates, Noreen O’Toole advised that she had spoken with Kopelman & Paige earlier in the day regarding voting procedures in light of the fact that Richard Flynn is new to the Board and David Nagle missed the final hearing session. She said that counsel advised that Mr. Flynn should not vote and recommended conservatively that Mr. Nagle also not vote although that decision would be up to the Board. Counsel said that legislation had recently been enacted that would allow a Board member who missed a session to watch a video tape or listen to an audio tape and then vote but the statute has to be accepted by voters at a town meeting before it would apply. Counsel also said that all three of the remaining
votes would be required for approval of the subdivision while it could be denied by either 2 or 3 votes. Because a new plan had been submitted at the session Mr. Nagle missed, Mr. Nagle said that he did not intend to vote. Noting that in s similar situation regarding the lack of the required frontage on a corner lot, the board had not approved a proposed plan, Mr. Coyle said that he did not intend to vote for approval of the subdivision.
Motion to deny the application for the Ridgewood Elm Estates subdivision : Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 3-0 (David Nagle and Richard Flynn abstaining)
Ms. O’Toole said that the decision needed to be filed by July 26, 2006. Mr. Coyle said that he would not be able to attend the July 24, 2006 posted meeting of the Board. It was decided that a special meeting would be posted for Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 10 for Mr. Coyle, Mrs. DiLillo, and Mr. Lindquist to sign the denial. The Board also decided to schedule a meeting for Monday, August 7, 2006 at 7 p.m.
VII. ZONING HEARINGS
Application of Marsha Johnson for site plan approval to allow for the operation of a dry cleaning and alteration business known as Stitch ‘N’ Time with related signage at 370 Main Street, Building One, Unit 2, Assessors Map 40, Lot 44C. Property is located in the Business Zone
COMMENT: Planning Board defers to Board of Appeals, but would like to know if any chemicals will be used in the business.
Application of David McDonald for site plan approval to allow for the operation of a dog grooming business at 1375 Main Street, Unit 2, Assessors Map 44, Lot 12. Property is located in the Flexible Overlay Zone.
COMMENT: Planning Board defers to Board of Appeals.
Application of George Pongratz for an amended site plan for the parking of one additional truck with trailer at 22 Industrial Boulevard, Unit A, Assessor Map 59, Lot 17-13. Property is located in the Commercial/Industrial Zone and a Zone II Aquifer Protection District.
COMMENT: Planning Board defers to Board of Appeals.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT – 8:22 p.m.
Motion to adjourn: David Nagle
Second: Richard Flynn
Vote: 5-0
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