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Planning Board MInutes for Thursday March 23, 2017
Meeting directly follows public hearing beginning at 7 p.m.
Open meeting and take attendance.
Open at 7:18
Member present: Tom Sawyer, Larry Klein, Pat Salomon, Roger Tryon, Stephen Enoch, co-chair, and Maggie Leonard, co-chair.
Members of the public: Dustin Collins, Hume Camp; John Szablowski, Hume Camp; Mike Parsons, Kelly Granger & Parsons; Peter Chait; Bettina Schwatrz; Ira Kaplan, attorney for Schwartz.
Review public hearing and discuss any bylaw changes.
- a. There were no changes to the presented zoning bylaw proposals. The text will be delivered to Melissa for ATM warrant.
Read minutes from 3-9-17; amend and/or approve.
- Minutes accepted as presented.
Form A – Eric and Holly Montgomery Fairview Road
- Break out 4.3 acres from 50 acres
- Frontage and size conforms
- Accepted as presented
Hume site plan review.
Report on visit. Discuss current status.
- Visit conducted on March 21st
- John Szablowksi showed the site to members of the board
- Included: existing Lodge, maintenance shop, parking lot, Ice rink, location of new construction.
- Notation of no stop signs at Cronk Rd. and Chestnut Hill Rd.
- Bring up to the Highway department for options.
- Hume will be installing the new lighting for the maintenance shop to convert to down lighting as per agreement of site plan review 2-20-15.
- Camp visit was very detailed and inclusive.
- Klein voiced concern for the abutters that was brought out by the visit.
- Alternate road would go along way to satisfy the concerns of the neighbors.
- Suggest working with Hume at the executive level to pursue an alternate entrance. Hume Board is aware of the neighbors concerns and the potential options.
- Discussed the responsibility of the planning board in a site plan review.
- Maximize safety on and off the site
- Health and safety
- Has the Highway, Fire, and Police had input on the site plan?
- 90 day submission is up April 12th
- John Z submitted the offsite narrative as requested.
- Ira Kaplan noted that the engineering plans are not stamped and signed.
- Discussed options for Cronk/
- Chestnut Hill road which is the main concern.
- Options were reviewed with Shawn and Gareth
- Speed light
- Stop light
- Stop sign on both sides of the blind curve
- Is there a way to limit the upper end of the camp size?
- The plan will be decided on with the ruling from the town attorney that Hume is a religious use.
- Review of MGL 3.10 CMR 7.1
- Noise Law (7A to 9P)
- Construction
- Ira expressed the concern over the noise during the day
- Hopes that it is addressed in our ruling
- John reiterated that the amplification is not continuous
- Main concern from one neighbor is the amplification factor.
- Maggie will set up a special meeting with Shawn Tryon to review the application.
- Is a noise bylaw an option?
- Publishing the schedule might be helpful.
- Maintenance of upper Chestnut road should be considered by the town for construction week.
- Parking waiver issue –
- The parking permits will outlive the Hume use.
- Stephen is no longer concerned over the parking waiver.
Special permit application 74 Tyringham Rd.
- Reviewed proposed changes to two structures
- Debated and found that the nonconformity is increased.
- The board will state findings in the letter to the ZBA.
Open mail.
Adjourn 9:35pm
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