MARLBOROUGH PLANNING BOARD
MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752
Call to Order July 22, 2013
The Meeting of the Marlborough Planning Board was called to order at 7:00pm in Memorial Hall, 3rd Floor City Hall 140 Main Street, Marlborough, MA. Members present included Barbara Fenby, Sean Fay, Colleen Hughes, Philip Hodge, Edward Coveney and Shawn McCarthy.
Also in attendance were Board Secretary Melissa Irish and City Engineer Thomas Cullen.
Clyde Johnson was absent
1. Meeting Minutes:
A. Site Visit July 15, 2013
On a motion made by Ms. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Hodge, it was voted to accept the minutes of the June 17, 2013 Site Visit as amended. Motion carried.
B. Regular Meeting July 15, 2013
On a motion made by Ms. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Fay, it was voted to accept the minutes of the July 15, 2013 regular meeting. Motion carried.
2. Chair’s Business: None
3. Approval Not Required: None
4. Public Hearings: None
5. Pending Sub Division Plans: Updates and Discussion:
A. Engineers Report
Mr. Cullen reported that the City is currently working on the punch list items for the Shaugnessy Estates II Subdivision completion. It is an estimated 45 days until completion.
6. Preliminary/Open Space Submissions/Limited Development Subdivisions: None
7. Definitive Subdivision Submission:
A. Ravenswood-Jenks Road (November 30, 2013)
Mr. Joseph Peznola Engineer of record for the proposed subdivision presented a request to the Board for an extension of time to act of an additional 14 days to have the required public hearing.
Ms. Hughes read the request into the record.
On a motion made by Ms. Hughes seconded by Mr. Fay it was voted to accept the request and place it on file as well as set a public hearing date for September 9th. Motion carried.
Mr. Joseph Peznola presented to the new plans to the Board. Mr. Peznola read the requested waivers (3) into the record for clarity purposes.
1. A waiver to the subdivision regulations design standards section IV.B.3 (a): “The minimum width of rights-of-way shall be as follows: secondary streets: fifty feet (50).”
- A 40-foot wide right of way is proposed.
2. A waiver to the subdivision regulations standards of adequacy section 11.F.2 (b): “Ways providing access to the streets within a subdivision…shall normally be considered adequate if…the minimum travelled width=22ft.
- Sudbury Street has a pavement width of approximately 20 feet
3. A waiver to Appendix F – Typical cross sections
- An alternative cross section is proposed reducing the R.O.W. width, pavement width and sidewalk location.
On behalf of the proponent Mr. Peznola also requested the filing fees be waived as the prior plan was withdrawn at the last meeting and this is a resubmission the only change is the directly abutting property is now included in this proposal. Mr. Peznola requested that 80% of the fees be waived due to the timing involved the prior subdivision was withdrawn and the new subdivision was filed simultaneously.
On a motion made by Mr. Coveney seconded by Ms. Hughes the request has been referred to the Legal Department. Motion carried.
8. Signs:
A. Permitting Report 1/13-7/13
On a motion made by Mr. Fay, seconded by Mr. Hodge this item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled meeting. Motion carried.
B. Off Premise Sign Request Greek Church Festival
Mr. James Polechronis of the church council presented the request to the Board. The Greek Festival takes place the weekend of August 31 – September 3, 2013. The church is proposing to place a banner along the railing of the church as well as 12 individual “lawn” signs at various locations as noted below. The requested time frame is from August 1, 2013 through September 3, 2013.
On a motion made by Ms. Hughes seconded by Mr. Hodge, approval was given for placement of the banner along the railing of the church for the time period of August 1 through September 3, 2013. The banner must be affixed in such a way that does not allow the banner to swing freely in the wind. Motion carried.
The proposed addresses for the off-premise signs are as follows:
Family House of Pizza – 323 Maple Street – Approved
Commerce Bank- 322 Maple Street – Approved
Dairy Queen – 49 East Main Street – Approved
Gulf Station – 130 East Main Street – Approved
Dr. Kofos – 180 Bolton Street – Approved
Twinboro Plaza – Boston Post Rd West – Approved
495 Truck Centers – South Street – Approved
Mr. Exahupoulos – 83 Lincoln Street – Approved
Shawn Navin – 236 Bolton Street – Approved (However must be closer to house.)
Hunt’s Mobil – West Main Street – Denied
Art Center – 1 Boston Post Rd East – Denied
Requirement of the Board that the City Seal be affixed to each individually approved sign with the text Variance approved by Planning Board attached.
On a motion made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Coveney off premise signs were approved for the 9 locations listed for the time period of August 1-September 3, 2013 and denied for 2 additional locations. Motion carried.
9. Unfinished Business:
A. Berlin Farms
Mr. Fay will reach out to Mr. Freeman; there is still no movement on completion of this subdivision.
It was noted to keep this item for reporting purposes on the next Planning Board agenda as well.
B. Blackhorse Farms Estate – Condition of Site
On a motion made by Mr. Fay, seconded by Mr. McCarthy it was voted to send a letter to the developer FRE Realty to have the site mowed and cleaned up as per the previous agreement with the Board. Motion carried.
It was noted to keep this item for reporting purposes on the next Planning Board agenda as well.
10. Informal Discussions:
A. Proposed Open Space Subdivision – Hudson St. – Thomas Land Surveyors
Mr. Thomas DiPiersio Jr., presented the concept plan to the board showing both a conventional subdivision lay out as well as an Open Space layout. The Open Space would be approximately 3 acres at the rear of the proposed subdivision. The majority of the proposed open space is wetlands. There is a City Of Marlborough sewer taking that bisects the entire property in question. The conventional subdivision would require a wetland crossing for the roadway and the open space configuration would not. Both configurations require crossing the sewer taking land.
Chairperson Fenby offered to contact Ms. Ryder the Conservation Officer to ask for her insight into the desirability and usability of the land in question. Chairperson Fenby will report back to the Board her findings.
11. Correspondence:
A. Mass Dev., Revenue Bond Project Approval, UMASS Memorial Health Care
On a motion made by Ms. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Fay it was voted to accept the correspondence and place on file. Motion carried.
12. Public Notices of other Cities and Towns:
A. Town of Sudbury Board of Appeals, Notice of Decision June 17, 2013.
B. Town of Sudbury Board of Appeals, Notice of Decision June 17, 2013.
C. Town of Sudbury Board of Appeals, Notice of Decision June 17, 2013.
D. Town of Sudbury Board of Appeals, Notice of Decision June 17, 2013.
E. Town of Sudbury Board of Appeals, Notice of Decision June 17, 2013.
F. Town of Sudbury Board of Appeals, Notice of Decision June 17, 2013.
On a motion made by Ms. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Fay it was voted to accept the notices A-F and place on file. Motion carried.
Adjournment: On a motion made by Mr. McCarthy, seconded by Mr. Coveney it was voted to adjourn at 7:50pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Colleen Hughes
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