TOWN OF HANSON
Hanson, Massachusetts
HANSON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Hearing Findings & Decision
APPLICANT: Bob’s Foreign & Domestic Auto Service
ADDRESS: 30 Monponsett Street, Hanson, MA 02341
CASE #: 99MR13
HEARING DATE: April 1, 1999
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS: VOTE OF BOARD:
Chairman: Lila Coyle APPROVE (xx) REJECT ( )
Member: Edward Casey APPROVE (xx) REJECT ( )
Member: Gaytha Wallace APPROVE (xx) REJECT ( )
SUBJECT: Application for SITE PLAN APPROVAL & SPECIAL PERMIT
from the terms of a section of the By-Laws of the
Town of Hanson, Section # VII.F. & Section # VI.F.3.A.5
LOCATION: Hanson Assessors Map 40, Lot 3
STREET: Monponsett Street
You are hereby notified that after careful consideration of your application
dated February 18, 1999 and after a Public Hearing as required by Chapter 40A, M.G.L., the Appeal Board voted:
(...) To deny the application.
(xx) To approve the application and Site Plan Approval & Special Permit
is hereby approved subject to conditions hereto annexed.
FILING DATE OF DECISION: April 12, 1999
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REPRESENTATIONS TO BOARD:
1. The applicant requested Site Plan Approval and a Special Permit to operate an automobile repair business with a six-car Class II used car license at 30 Monponsett Street. The business is located on a 38,470 square foot non-conforming lot in the Business District and an Aquifer Protection Zone IIIB.
2. The applicant is renting space from the the owner in the 1,104 square foot addition to the existing building that was the subject of a Special Permit and Site Plan Approval hearing before the Board on August 9, 1988. The property is currently paved to the lot line.
3. Business owner Robert Brault told the Board that his hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
4. There are only two employees including Brault.
5. The Planning Board stated it was unable to make appropriate comments due to a lack of information on parking, lighting, signs, etc.
FINDINGS:
1. With regard to the Site Plan:
A. The Board finds that the proposal provides adequate access to each structure for fire and service equipment and adequate provision for utilities and storm
water drainage consistent with the functional requirements of the Planning Board’s Subdivision Rules and Regulations.
B. The premises is located considering the qualities of the specific location, the proposed land use, the design of building form, grading, egress points, and other aspects of the development, so as to:
1. minimize the volume of cut and fill, the number of removed trees 6” caliper or larger, the length of removed stone walls, the area of wetland vegetation displaced, the extent of storm water flow increase from the site, soil erosion, and threat of air and water pollution;
2. maximize pedestrian and vehicular safety both on the site and egressing from it;
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3. minimize obstruction of scenic views from publicly accessible locations;
4. minimize visual intrusion by controlling the visibility of parking, storage, or other outdoor service areas viewed from the public ways or premises residentially used or zoned;
5. minimize glare from headlights through plantings or other screening;
6. minimize lighting intrusion through use of such devices as cut-off luminaries confining direct rays to the site, with fixture mounting not higher than 20 feet;
7. minimize unreasonable departure from the character and scale of building in the vicinity, as viewed from public ways;
8. minimize contamination of groundwater from on-site wastewater disposal systems or operations on the premises involving the use, storage, handling, or containment of hazardous substances.
2. With regard to the Special Permit the Board took into consideration each of the following:
a) Social, economic, or community needs which are served by the proposal;
b) Traffic flow and safety;
c) Adequacy of utilities and other public services;
d) Neighborhood character and social structures;
e) Impacts of the natural environment;
f) Potential fiscal impact.
DECISION:
The Application for Site Plan Approval is granted, subject to the following conditions:
1. The hours of operation for the business shall be as above set forth;
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2. The number of employees shall be as above set forth;
3. Applicant shall obtain all necessary permits from all other Boards in the Town of Hanson;
4. Applicant shall be in compliance with all state and local fire regulations;
5. The premises shall conform to the plan submitted at the April 1, 1999 public hearing;
6. This decision must be recorded with the Plymouth Registry of Deeds within one year from the filing of this decision with the Clerk of the Town of Hanson.
ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY THIS DECISION MAY APPEAL TO THE SUPERIOR COURT DEPARMENT FOR PLYMOUTH COUNTY, BY BRINGING ACTION WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS AFTER DECISION HAS BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Dated: April 8, 1999
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Lila Coyle, Chairman Edward Casey, Vice Chairman
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Gaytha Wallace, Member
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