TOWN OF HANSON
Hanson, Massachusetts
HANSON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Hearing Findings & Decision
APPLICANT: Lisa Cerrato
ADDRESS: 1280 Main Street, Hanson, MA 02341
CASE #: 99FE07
HEARING DATE: February 18, 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
from the terms of a section of the By-Laws of the
Town of Hanson, Section # VII.F.1.
LOCATION: Hanson Assessors Map 43, Lot 62A
STREET: Main Street
You are hereby notified that after careful consideration of your application
dated February 1, 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
is hereby approved subject to conditions hereto annexed.
FILING DATE OF DECISION: March 15, 1999
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REPRESENTATIONS TO BOARD:
1. The applicant requested Site Plan Approval to operate a skin care salon with the retail sale of associated items in rental space at 1280 Main Street which is in the Commercial-Industrial District.
2. The applicant currently operates a beauty salon in the adjoining unit. Site plan approval for a salon in that location was granted to a prior owner in 1991.
3. The applicant said that the additional space would also provide room for an office and a utility closet..’
4. The hours of operation for the beauty and skin care salons will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
5. The applicant stated that there are 10 employees for the combined salons including herself who service an average of 30 customers a day with some increase on Saturdays.
6. The applicant said that the business also did skin care, nails and tanning at its prior location at 1625 Main Street. The applicant received approval for that business in 1988. No nails will be done at this site as there is an exisiting nail salon on the premises.
7. The petitioner stated that parking is provided in front of the building and to the rear for customers. Employees park in an area designated for tenants and their employees.
8. The petitioner said that the chemicals in the products used in the business were simsilar to those submitted to the board by the prior hairdresser at her hearing. The premises is located in a Zone II Aquifer Protection District.
9. The petitioner stated that she intended to maintain the existing signage which conforms to the existing zoning requirments
FINDINGS:
With regard to the Site Plan:
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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.
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:
a. 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;
b. maximize pedestrian and vehicular safety both on the site and egressing from it;
c. minimize obstruction of scenic views from publicly accessible locations;
d. 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;
e. minimize glare from headlights through plantings or other screening;
f. 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;
g. minimize unreasonable departure from the character and scale of building in the vicinity, as viewed from public ways;
h. 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.
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. The signage shall be as set forth above;
4. Applicant shall obtain all necessary permits from all other Boards in the Town of Hanson.
5. The premises shall conform to the plans filed with this petition.
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: March 4, 1999
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Lila Coyle, Chairman Edward Casey, Member
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Gaytha Wallace, Alternate Member
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