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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - PB - 08/16/2017 Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 1 of 3 August 16,2017 COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL—SELECTMEN'S OFFICE 41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025 Board Members Present: Brian Frazier, Clerk (BF) Michael Dickey, Liaison to CPC (MD) Erik Potter, (EP) Associate Member Amy Glasmeier(AG) Board Members Absent: Clark H. Brewer, Chair (CB) Charles A. Samuelson(CS) Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:07 P.M. 7:07 P.M. PLANNING BOARD MEMBER UPDATES (AG) - Master Plan update: committee met last week with individuals and organizations who were interested in discussing the RFP and issues they were concerned about. Will take primary topical categories and allocate time over the next 3 months to address 3 categories each month. (MD)—CPC meeting had been schedule but was then cancelled—no updates at the moment. 7:08 ADMINISTRATION - VOTE TO APPROVE JULY 19, 2017 MEETING MINUTES MOTION: By Member Frazier to approve the July 19,2017 meeting minutes SECOND: Member Potter VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (Member AG abstained) - VOTE TO APPROVE PAYROLL FOR PERIOD ENDING JULY 23 AND AUGUST 7, 2017 MOTION: By Member Frazier to approve the payroll for period ending July 23 and August 7, 2017 SECOND: Member Potter VOTE: 4- 0 MOTION CARRIES - VOTE TO RATIFY C.BREWER SIGNATURE ON INVOICES: • CDI INV.#480 380/400 CJC HWY. $ 640.00 • CDI INV.#481 ESTATES AT COHASSET/TOLL BROS. $ 960.00 •SDI INV.#482 SCITUATE HILL SUBDIVISION $ 1,411.06 • CDI INV.#483 SCITUATE HILL LOT IA/STORAGE FACILITY $ 160.00 • CEDAR ST.LANDFILL PAYMENT REQUISITION#4 $ 175,136.00 MOTION: By Member Frazier to ratify Clark Brewer signature on above cited invoices. SECOND: Member Potter VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES 7:10 P.M. TOPICS NOT REASONABLY ANTICIPATED BY THE CHAIR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING - Wayne Sawchuk gave a brief explanation of his new design plan for 45R So. Main Street. Now plans to keep the existing easement in place and construct two buildings—one on either side of the easement. Building to house 12-14 residential units and 5,000 sq.ft. of retail. Underground parking under one building. To be named"Cohasset Village Crossing". Sketches submitted for review prior to a September 6th informal discussion. Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 2 of 3 August 16,2017 7:15 P.M. 508 CHIEF JUSTICE CUSHING HIGHWAY/COHASSET IMPORTS SITE PLAN REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING (BF) read notice of public hearing. In attendance to represent agenda item: John Cavanaro, Cavanaro Consulting; Dennis Swart, Architect; Owner/Applicants: Peter&Betty Capozolli. Materials and documents submitted,utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office): Record Set of Plans Submitted(the "Plans"): PLAN DATE SCALE REVISION DATE Site Plan SPR Sheet 1 of 1 07/14/17 As Shown Plan ESUB"Existing Subcatchment Areas"Sheet 1 of 2 07/07/17 As Shown Plan PSUB"Proposed Subcatchment Areas"Sheet 2 of 2 07/07/17 As Shown Architectural Plan EX-100 "Existing Conditions" 06/13/17 As Noted Architectural Plan EX-101 "Existing Elevations" 06/13/17 1/4" = 1.0' Architectural Plan A-100 "Proposed Floor Plans" 06/13/17 1/4" = 1.0' Architectural Plan A-101 "Proposed Sections" 06/13/17 1/4" = 1.0' Architectural Plan A-102 "Storage Building Layout" 06/13/17 1/4" = 1.0' Architectural Plan A-103 "Proposed Right&Rear Elevations" 06/13/17 1/4" = 1.0' Architectural Plan A-104 "Proposed Storage Building Elevations" 06/13/17 1/4" = 1.0' • Form 10 — Application for Approval of a Site Plan with Statement of Litigation Policy, date stamped: 07/17/17 • Narrative Report prepared by Cavanaro Consulting, dated: 07/17/17, including: • HydroCAD Modeling and calculations dated: 07/13/17 • Copy of Locus Deed • Copy of Certified Abutters List • Photos of existing building and parking conditions • Jennifer Sullivan, Interim Health Agent, date stamped: 08/07/17 • Jeffrey Summers, Conservation Commission Agent, date stamped: 07/17/17 • Carl Sestito, Department of Public Works, date stamped: 07/20/17 • Michele Leary, Sewer Commission, date stamped: 08/07/17 • Brendan Stone, Water Department, date stamped: 08/08/17 • Chief Quigley, Police Department, date stamped: 08/07/17 • Asst. Chief Dockray, Fire Department, date stamped: 07/21/17 • Woody Chittick, Zoning Board of Appeals, via email date stamped: 08/07/17 • Civil Designs Inc. 08/09/17 Review and Comment letter, date stamped: 08/10/17 • Abutter signatures in support were submitted at this meeting. Site pre-dates to the 1930's as a filling/repair station. Original tanks were removed in the late 80's. Owners live next door. Total site is 2.5 acres. Current 1,400 sq.ft. building is non-flood compliant with non-compliant cesspool and, is not handicapped accessible. The current use is a pre-existing, non-conforming use in a residential zone. Original building has some old character that owners wanted to carry through to the new construction. First floor layout is similar to the existing, adding a sales area and enlarged waiting area, reception area. Second floor storage is planned above this area. Accessible entry in front and separate mens and womens accessible restrooms. Garage area is larger to accommodate tools, machinery etc. Existing height is 19.5 ft. from grade and proposed height is approx. 25 ft. from grade. Focus was to work within the developed areas because there are several conservation areas that have various jurisdictional qualities: a bordering vegetated wetland exists along an intermittent stream(Peppermint Brook)that is tributary eventually to Lily Pond; an isolated vegetated wetland in the center of the lot; and, bordering land is subject to flooding. There is also a flood way that runs down Rt. 3A which creates a lot of restricted areas and buffer zones that impact the development on the lot and, lead to only one area that accommodates the proposed development. A Compliant Title 5 septic system - which was somewhat of a driving factor to the siting of the building-has been sited and approved by the Board of Health. The use of the building is not an expanded use. The increase in the footprint is for the increased storage and increased accessibility (handicapped bathrooms) and for more modern and compliant vehicular storage space. Detached structure will be a heated space for vehicular storage only(no plumbing is required). Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 3 of 3 August 16,2017 Currently, one overhead door opening serves as entrance and exit to service bays, so cars must back out of building. Proposal is for an entrance on back of building with cars exiting out of an opening on front of building. Accessible space has been sited in the front of the building in the center of the office space. Sited as many parking spaces as is a typical scenario involving customers —they typically do not have more than 2-3 customers at one time. Parked cars will back up into the front yard setback. Have received an Order of Conditions and a Stormwater Permit from Conservation and a Special Permit from the ZBA for both flood plain and for non-conformity. The Planning Board is their final stop. Conservation liked the idea that they were staying within the developed footprint and that they were pulling away from the resource area to the North. ConComm asked for a line of vegetation and a berm to be installed—both of which have been added to the plan. ConComm also requested an Operations&Maintenance Plan and a Stormwater Management Plan during Construction. Applicant also added a spill containment pollution prevention plan. Parking area surface will be a paved surface which is better for maintenance, containment and collection in the event of a small spill. Applicant also added crushed stone trenches surface features to provide additional treatment before runoff will discharge overland on both sides. Business will continue to operate in the new storage building during construction. One large open curb cut exists and there are no plans to change this. The site is in the flood plain. An historical culvert existed in front which used to back up and flood the back parking lot. Mass Highway installed a 30" culvert next to an existing 18" culvert and added catch basins in street which eliminated the flooding. There are no proposed changes to this. They are limited to 51 cars on the site—some vehicles will be stored in the new storage building but some will still be stored outside. (BF) suggested striping for customer traffic through the site and, and requested the applicant submit a display layout of cars in the lot to the Board. John Modzelewski reviewed his 08/09/17 review/comment letter (which see) many items of which had already been addressed and taken care of via phone conversations with the applicant. Modzelewski's biggest concerns beyond the review memo items included: • Vehicular circulation and parking locations (he does not like backing onto CJC Hwy. layout) • Questions how 51 cars can be stored on a parking area that has been reduced by 10,000 sq.ft. • He has not seen any indication in the submission of what the flood level actually is and what can be expected - the storage building is actually lower than any of the buildings that currently exist on the site. • He believes the Planning Board should have some sort of evidence that the flood level will not be high enough to result in oily runoff into Lily Pond. What does the engineer consider a reasonable elevation for the 10 year or 100 year flood? Town Counsel requested copies of ZBA Special Permit and Con Com Order of Conditions for the record Applicant's engineer to provide: responses to outstanding item; a plan showing onsite layout for vehicular parking, elevations; ZBA Order of Conditions and ZBA Special Permit Decision. MOTION: By Member Frazier to continue to September 6,2017 meeting at 7:20 P.M. SECOND: Member Glasmeier VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES 7:45 P.M. 3 TAD LANE LARGE HOME REVIEW- VOTE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO AUGUST 30,2017 MEETING—AT REQUEST OF APPLICANT TAD HOWE LLC MOTION: By Member Frazier to postpone and continue to August 30,2017 meeting at 7:20 P.M. SECOND: Member Potter VOTE: 3 -0 MOTION CARRIES • PUBLIC COMMENT (5 MINUTES MAXIMUM) -None MOTION: By Member Frazier to adjourn 8:20 P.M. SECOND: Member Glasmeier VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES NEXT PLANNING BOARD MEETING: AUGUST 30, 2017 AT 7:00 PM MINUTES APPROVED: BRIAN FRAZIER,CLERK DATE: AUGUST 30,2017