PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
FOR A SPECIAL MEETING
July 15, 2010
Call to Order: 6:05 p.m.
Roll Call: Present were:
Timothy E. Moore, Chairman; Peter Bealo, Vice-Chairman; and Robert Gray, Selectmen Ex-Officio, and Charlie Lanza, Member.
Also present was Leigh Komornick, Town Planner and P. Michael Dorman, Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer.
One Item Agenda On:
Review of Request from Rite Aid for Extension of their Site Plan which will expire on August 17, 2010 and to review current project status.
Frank Monteiro of MHF Design Associates and Kenny Linseman of Newland Development Corp. were present to represent Rite Aid.
F. Monteiro presented the original site plan for the Rite Aid project with the proposed adjacent retail restaurant facility. F. Monteiro requested a one year extension of their site plan and stated that the project was originally to occur in two steps: the first of which being the construction of the restaurant and the second being the construction of Rite Aid. F. Monteiro stated that construction has yet to begin for various reasons on the restaurant, and Rite Aid was likely to begin construction this August. In addition to construction on Rite Aid, F. Monteiro added that the improvements to Garden Road and access to Westville Road would also begin construction. This would include removing the parking lot from Mr. Jack Soraghan’s property, regarding the area, and stabilizing the area with hydro seed. F. Monteiro
presented an updated site plan in which the first phase of construction, colored in yellow, would be built by Rite Aid. Mr. Monteiro noted that a light pole would be constructed on Mr. Jack Soraghan’s property and that Rite Aid would provide sleeves under Garden Road to allow for future water and electrical utility access to the plaza. F. Monteiro also noted a zoning overlap in regards to water run-off. There were originally two detention ponds in the site plan to handle water run-off, and the only change to the new plan is that the pipe discharge outlet will no longer discharge runoff from the wall location because the wall will not be built yet according to the revised plan. F. Monteiro also noted the need to ensure that the Garden Road discharges work efficiently by creating a temporary catch basin to control flow into an underground pond/wetlands. F. Monteiro had met with CLD to make them aware of these revised plans.
P. Bealo asked if the two lots were under different ownership and whether there was a letter of permission for the work to begin, including construction of the light pole.
F. Monteiro answered yes and also that the letter could be provided.
R. Gray asked about the project landscaping and how that would evolve with the site plan revision. R. Gray stated that he would like to see some form of temporary landscaping, possibly in the form of shrubs where the site plan had originally called for permanent trees considering the land would have to be disturbed again. R. Gray added that some form of temporary landscaping would be important for aesthetic purposes.
F. Monteiro answered yes, that some temporary form of landscaping would be explored.
C. Lanza asked if the Rite Aid parcel would be self sustaining for snow storage.
F. Monteiro answered that it was originally intended for separate snow removal, but indicated that there was ample space for snow storage and removal on the Rite Aid property.
C. Lanza asked for clarification on the earlier mentioned pond.
F. Monteiro answered that it was not intended to be a wet pond, and that it was for drainage and run-off purposes.
C. Lanza asked if the proposed sleeves under Garden Road would be capped.
F. Monteiro responded yes they would.
R. Gray asked if this Rite Aid project was connected to the existing Rite Aid.
K. Linseman answered yes, and that this was a relocation project.
L Komornick added that it would be helpful for F. Monteiro to leave a copy of the plan in the office for viewing.
R. Gray moved, second by P. Bealo, to grant a one year extension to the Rite Aid site plan. There was no discussion of the motion.
The vote was 4/0/0 U/A.
R. Gray asked what would happen if there were a major CLD issue or disagreement before building took place.
M. Dorman stated that any major changes or disagreements would have to be resolved per CLD before building and that if there were a major disagreement between CLD and the engineer, then the project would need to return in front of the board.
Other Business and Adjournment
There were no additional matters before the Planning Board and the meeting was adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted as recorded by Kyle Cornell.
Approved by the Planning Board on _________________________
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Timothy E. Moore, Chairman
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