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October 22,2014
COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL—BASEMENT MEETING ROOM
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025
Board Members Present: Clark H. Brewer,Vice Chairman
Charles A. Samuelson, Clerk
Michael Dickey
David Drinan
Brian Frazier,Associate Member
Board Members Absent: Stuart W. Ivimey, Chairman
Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak, Planning Board Administrator
Meeting called to order at: 7:01 P.M.
7:01 P.M. ZONING ARTICLE PUBLIC HEARING — RECONCILIATION — CORRECT
DIMENSIONAL ERROR FOR ZONING MAP UPDATE Member Samuelson read Notice of Public Hearing
Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office):
• Zoning article with attachments as filed with Town Clerk
Jason Federico again explained error and correction. No public in attendance. No public comment or question.
MOTION: By Member Drinan to recommend approval of this article at Town Meeting
SECOND: Member Drinan
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
7:05 P.M. INFORMAL DISCUSSION—AEC—SOLAR ARRAYS
In attendance to represent agenda item: Shaun Selha, AEC.
Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office
• Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, Program Guidance
• Town Counsel 10/20/14 opinion re: solar arrays"as of right"use
Contract with Palmer Capital is in final stages. Plan to put solar panels on school roof was discounted due to roof
problems. Plan is now to install an approx. 2.5 acre array at the Town Landfill.
Cohasset is one of few So. Shore communities that are not designated as Green Community. Potential $150,000
grant the first year if Cohasset becomes a Green Community.
Criteria to qualify:
1. "As-of Right" issue for siting solar on Town Landfill—working on this
2. Expedited application process—exists
3. Est. energy baseline with 5 year plan for a 20%reduction
4. Purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (replacements, not existing fleet and not all town vehicles) — easy to do
going forward
5. Adoption of Stretch Code— should be easy to do since the Mass. Bldg. code has been revised&new standards
are essentially the same as the Stretch Code.
Stretch Code and As of Right would have to be adopted at Town Meeting — shooting for Spring, 2015 Annual
Town meeting. Brewer advised them to get this underway right after Christmas to have enough time to write the
article, submit to warrant,hold public hearings etc. Once the 5 criteria are satisfied, they just submit paperwork to
become classified as Green Community.
Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 2 of 3
October 22,2014
7:28 P.M. ADMINISTRATION
- VOTE TO APPROVE OCTOBER 8,2014 MEETING MINUTES
MOTION: By Member Drinan to approve the October 8,2014 minutes
SECOND: Member Dickey
VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES
- VOTE TO APPROVE PAYROLL FOR PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 19, 2014
MOTION: By Member Drinan to approve the payroll for period ending October 19, 2014
SECOND: Member Dickey
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
- VOTE TO RATIFY BREWER'S SIGNATURE ON INVOICE:
0 NORMAN TODD COMMON DRIVEWAY REFUND OF ENGINEERING DEPOSITS $590
MOTION: By Member Dickey to ratify Brewer's signature on above cited invoice
SECOND: Member Samuelson
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
7:30 P.M. 71, 83 AND 85 SO. MAIN ST., RED LION INN — VILLAGE BUSINESS DISTRICT
SPECIAL PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEW CONT'D PUBLIC HEARING. APPL: CARR, LYNCH
& SANDELL - VOTE TO CONTINUE TO NOTE 19,2014 AT 7:30 PMAT APPLICANT'S REQUEST,
MOTION: By Member Drinan to continue this public hearing to November 19, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the
applicant's request.
SECOND: Member Dickey
VOTE: 4 -0 MOTION CARRIES
7:31 P.M. 8 JAMES LANE, VILLAGE BUSINESS DISTRICT SPECIAL PERMIT AND SITE PLAN
REVIEW CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING, APPL: JAMES LANE PARTNERS
In attendance to represent application: Attorney Charles Humphreys; Applicant Michael Roberts; Project
Consultant Paul Sullivan; Architect Chris DeOrsay; Scott Henderson, McKenzie Engineering.
In attendance to represent Planning Board: Town Counsel Hucksam; John Modzelewski, Civil Designs, Inc.
Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office):
• Drainage Calculations and Stormwater Management Plan, revision dated 10/15/14
• McKenzie Engineering Group Traffic Analysis, dated 10/15/14
• 10/19/14 email from Lenore Jenkins, Water Commission with Water Dept. letters of 01/30/12 and
02/03/12 attached.
• Plans C-1, C-2, CD-1, CD-2, CD-3 revision date: 10/15/14
• Arch. SKI 1, SKI, SK 13 issue date: 10/15/14
• Humphreys email to Hucksam re: common areas dated: 10/15/14
• CDI review/comments letter dated 10/21/14
• Exhibit`B"Rules &Regs. of the Homes of Cohasset Village Condominium, date stamped: 10/22/14
• Roberts' 10/22/14 Response to Civil Designs' 10/08/14 Peer Review Letter
Applicant concerned about having hearing tonight with Ivimey absent.
Town Counsel: conservative and safest approach is to continue.
Applicant's attorney requested that the public hearing be continued to November 12, 2014 at 7:30 PM.
Attorney will submit same request in writing.
Modzelewski will continue to resolve minor issues with applicant's engineer.
MOTION: By Member Drinan to continue this public hearing to November 12, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the
applicant's request.
SECOND: Member Dickey
VOTE: 4 -0 MOTION CARRIES
Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 3 of 3
October 22,2014
• PUBLIC COMMENT (5 MINUTES MAXIMUM) -none
• TOPICS NOT REASONABLY ANTICIPATED BY THE CHAIR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE
MEETING-none
MOTION: By Member Dickey to adjourn at 7:45 P.M.
SECOND: Member Samuelson
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 AT 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED: CHARLES A. SAMUELSON, CLERK
DATE: NOVEMBER 12,2014