1) Meeting Minutes
a) June 7, 2010
2) Chair’s Business
3) Approval Not Required
a) Boston Post Road West (Sonic)
i) Correspondence from Attorney Conn
b) 299 Maple Street
i) Resign plan (originally signed 1/26/2009)
4) Public Hearings
a) Proposed Zoning Map Change, Map 78 Parcels 12, 38 & 39, Map 89 Parcel 77 (7:05pm) (CONTINUED from 05/24/2010 & 06/07/2010)
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of the City of Marlborough will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 24 at 7:15 P.M., at Memorial Hall, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Marlborough, MA to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Marlborough, established by Chapter 650, Zoning Article III, Establishment of Districts Section 650-8, “Boundaries Established; Zoning Map”. Said map is amended by extending the Business District shown on the City of Marlborough Massachusetts Zoning Map by including in said Business District all of Map 78, Parcels 12, 38 and 39 and Map 89, Parcel 77 of the City of Marlborough Massachusetts Assessor’s Map.
A copy of Chapter 650 and the proposed amendment material are available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Marlborough, MA.
Per order of the City Council
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b) Proposed Amendment to the Planning Boards Rules and Regulations (7:15pm)
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of the City of Marlborough will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:15 PM in Memorial Hall, 3rd floor, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Marlborough Massachusetts for a Proposed Amendment to the Planning Boards Rules and Regulations.
7.~~~~~~~~ Performance Guarantee
Before endorsement of the Board's approval of a Definitive Plan of subdivision, the subdivider shall agree to complete the required improvements specified in Section V for any lots in a subdivision, such construction and installation to be secured by one, or in part by one and in part by the other, of the following methods which may from time to time be varied by the applicant with the written consent of the Planning Board.
(a)~~~~~~ Approval with Bonds or Surety
The subdivider shall either file a proper bond or a deposit of money or negotiable securities in an amount determined by the Planning Board to be sufficient to cover the cost of all or any part of the improvements specified in Section V not covered by a covenant under sub-section (b) hereof. ~The amount of the security provided hereunder shall be determined by the Planning Board in consultation with the City Engineer, taking into consideration the City Engineer's standard contingency and inflation factors.
Such bond or security, if filed or deposited shall be approved as to form and manner of execution by the City Solicitor and as to sureties by the City Treasurer. The legal sufficiency of the bond shall be contingent upon the completion by the subdivider of the required improvements specified in Section within two (2) years of the date of the bond.
If the improvements specified in Section V not covered by a covenant under sub-section (b) hereof are not completed within two (2) years of the date of the bond, such completion to be certified in writing by the City Engineer, the Planning Board shall proceed with enforcement thereof as provided in §81Y of the Subdivision Control Law unless the Planning Board first takes one of the following actions:
i. The Planning Board, on its own, grants an extension of the two (2) year completion date for a period of not more than sixty (60) days to allow a subdivider to submit the documentation required for a complete extension request; or,
ii. The Planning Board, upon request of the subdivider, grants a request not to exceed two (2) years from the date such extension is approved. Any such extension shall be contingent upon the following:~
a. Written certification from the City Engineer that the bond or other security currently in place, or in place at the date such approval is granted by the Planning Board, is in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of all or any part of the improvements specified in Section V not covered by a covenant under sub-section (b) hereof, taking into consideration the City Engineer's standard contingency and inflation factors;
b. Written certification from the City Tax Collector that all real estate taxes for the sub-division are paid to date; and,
c. Written certification from the Code Enforcement Officer or Building Commissioner stating that the sub-division is free from any violations of the City's Anti-Blight Ordinance.
(b)Approval with Covenant
The subdivider shall file a covenant, executed and duly recorded in the Registry of Deeds by the owner of record, running with the land, whereby such ways and services as specified in Section V, not covered by bond or deposit under (a) hereof, shall be provided to serve any lot before such lot may be built upon or conveyed, other than by mortgage deed.
The developer shall also note on his Definitive Plan that any and all lots within the subdivision are subject to the restrictions of the covenant.
C) Preliminary Subdivision Plan “Shoestring Hill” Public Hearing (7:30pm)
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Board of the City of Marlborough will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:30 P.M., at Memorial Hall, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Marlborough, MA on the following Preliminary Subdivision Plan “Shoestring Hill” subdivision which proposal is herewith published in compliance with the requirements of the M.G.L. 41, §81T and is hereby set forth as follows:
NAME OF SUBDIVIDER: Moss Development
15 Brickyard Lane
Westborough, MA 01581
NAME OF ENGINEER: Connorstone Development
10 Southwest Cutoff, Suite 7
Northborough, MA 01532
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: Property located on South Street, total acreage is Approx. 88 Acres
A plan of the proposed subdivision is on file in the City Clerk's Office, the Planning Board Office, and the City Engineer's Office and may be seen prior to the public hearing.
5) Subdivision Progress Reports
a) Update from City Engineer
b) Blackhorse Farms, Cider Mill Estates & West Ridge
i) Correspondence from Councilor Delano
c) Davis Estates
i) Correspondence from Robert Valchuis
ii) Correspondence from the Building Commissioner, Stephen Reid
d) Elm Farm Valley Estates (Cleversey Drive)
i) Correspondence from Legal
(1) Easement letters to homeowners
6) Pending Subdivision Plans: Updates and Discussion
7) Preliminary/Open Space Submissions/ Limited Development Subdivisions
a) Shoestring Hill, Moss Development (7/8/2010, PH 06/28/2010)
i) Correspondence from Engineering
ii) Correspondence from the Conservation Officer
8) Definitive Subdivision Submission
9) Scenic Roads
10) Signs
11) Informal Discussions
a) Subdivision Rules and Regulations (PH 06/28/2010)
12) Communications
a) Directions, Woodard & Curran
13) Correspondence
a) Town of Berlin, Zoning Board of Appeals, Notice of Public Hearing, July 14 @ 8:00pm
b) Town of Framingham, Planning Board Public Hearing, June 24
c) Town of Framingham, Planning Board, Notice of decisions
d) Town of Hudson, Zoning Board of Appeals, Notice of decisions
e) Town of Sudbury, Zoning Board of Appeals, Notice of decisions
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