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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - PB - 08/29/2018 Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 1 of 4 July 17,2018 COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DATE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29, 2018 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: WILLCUTT COMMONS 91 SOHIER St, COHASSET, MA 02025 Board Members Present: Clark H. Brewer, Chairman (CB) Michael Dickey, Vice-Chairman (MD) Erik Potter(EP) Brian Frazier(BF) Amy Glasmeier(AG) Paul Grady, Associate Member(PG) Recording Secretary Present: Peter Matchak, Director of Planning CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:00 P.M. Chairman Brewer called the meeting to order. 7:00 P.M. 2 SMITH PLACE—REOPENING OF PUBLIC HEARING At 7:00 p.m. Chairman Brewer reopened the public hearing for 2 Smith Place. Paul Grady, Associate Member recused himself from the public hearing process and took an open seat in the audience. The applicant's team comprised of Greg Morse, Morse Engineering Inc., Jamie Kelliher of Axiom Architects, and Corrine Tobis from Allen and Major Associates, Inc. Traffic Consulting Engineers presented a revised site plan, architectural renderings and a submitted traffic engineering report to the Planning Board. Greg Morse, Morse Engineering Inc. presented the revised site plan which depicted access to the proposed development from Pleasant Street creating additional frontage for the existing structure and businesses located at 1 Pleasant Street. Furthermore, the revised plan showed the proposed roadway and all earth work will be outside the 50' buffer from the existing intermittent stream abutting the locus. Additionally, a 25' foot landscaping buffer consisting of 15' feet of existing natural buffer and a 10' foot wide strip of red cedars and evergreens have been added to the westerly property line. Jamie Kelliher, Axiom Architects presented new architectural renderings of the structure consisting of 17 residential units and one commercial/retail space located on the first floor(two 1 bedrooms and fifteen. The building will stand on a reinforced concreate slab foundation and consist of three residential floors. The building will be sided with clapboards on the first floor with Cape Cod shingle siding on the second and third floors. The third story will include New England detailing including the installation of gables. The building will include a hidden flat roof to hide all mechanical equipment. Corrine Tobis, from Allen and Major Traffic Consultants reported on the traffic plan stating the proposed project would increase traffic along Smith Place 30% and traffic along Pleasant Street 4%. The Planning Board then consulted to the town's review engineer John Modzelewski. The Planning Board identified a concern: • Amount of parking spots (1.04 spots per unit) • The total amount of commercial space proposed • One-way traffic through the site Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 2 of 4 July 17,2018 • School children • Sound issues in relation to the proximity of the MBTA commuter rail In response the applicant John Tedeschi stated he will be marketing the proposed units to people interested in downsizing to a condo lifestyle. He further stated he believed 30% of the units will be occupied or purchased by residents who winter in wormer weather states with no children. Abutter Jenifer Casey sited her concerns with noise from the passing commuter rail train and the 30% increase in traffic along Smith Way. Abutter Wendy Mazer expressed concerns with the existing condition of the Smith Place roadway, and the predicted increase in traffic along Smith Place. Attorney Scott Golding representing a group of abutted questioned the limited amount of commercial space on the first floor meeting the requirements of he bylaws of Village Business Overly District. The Planning Board requested the applicant to revise the Traffic Report too include Cushing Road, submit a turning radius calculation, a hydrological report for the site and response to Town review engineer John Modzelewski report. The applicants requested that this public hearing be continued to October 10, 2018. MOTION: By Member Potter to continue the hearing to October 10, 2018 SECOND: Member Glasmeier VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES (CB, MD, EP, BF & AG) Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 3 of 4 July 17,2018 8:30 P.M. SCENIC ROAD PUBLIC HEARING—BEACH STREET Chairman Brewer opened the public hearing for the petitioned adoption of Beach Street to become a Scenic Road in Cohasset. Brian Frazer read the public hearing notice into the public record. Representing the petitioned Scenic Road application was Elizabeth (Lisa) Dunne, 21 Beach Street. Materials and documents submitted, utilized at this meeting (On file in Planning Board Office): • Applications for each Road(Petition with Signatures) • Power Point Presentation presented at the meeting on August 28, 2018 Lisa Dunne introduced herself to the Board and reviewed the history of this new Bylaw and why it's important to scenic roads in Cohasset and in other Towns. By protecting these parts of the right-of—ways, you can protect the history of these very old roads. Beach Street was then addressed specifically with photos and examples in their power point presentation. Chairman Brewer thanked Lisa Dunne for the presentation. Chairman Brewer then explained the process. If the Board agrees with the designation, it needs to vote to recommend that these roads be placed on a future Town Meeting Warrant. MOTION: By Member Glasmeier to recommend that Beach Street be designated as Scenic Roads at a future Town Meeting. SECOND: Vice-Chairman Dickey VOTE: 5 —0 MOTION CARRIES MOTION CARRIES (CB, MD, EP, AG & PG) 7:45 P.M. REQUESTED MODIFICATION OF COHASSET LANDFILL MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT Scott Kaplan of Palmer Capital/Palmer Management the applicant and developer of the recently completed solar array on the Cohasset landfill has requested a minor modification concerning Environmental Condition#3. The request looks to alter the requested monitoring report mimicking the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection requirements to read the following. E3. Monitoring of the site during operation shall be performed by the Applicant a minimum of once per month up to and including July 2018. Subsequent reports shall be performed quarterly beginning in October 2018 for a year up to and including October 2019. Thereafter reports shall be performed annually beginning in October 2020. Written findings of site monitoring shall be provided to the Planning Board by the Applicant. The Board had no questions concerning the requested modification MOTION: By Vice Chairman Dickey to approve the codification SECOND: Member Potter VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES (CB, MD, EP, BF & AG) PUBLIC COMMENT—None Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 4 of 4 July 17,2018 TOPICS NOT RASONABLY ANTICIPATED BY THE CHAIR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING - None MOTION: By Vice-Chairman Dickey to adjourn the meeting at 9:OOPM SECOND: Member Glasmeier VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES (CB, MD, EP, AG & PG) NEXT PLANNING BOARD MEETING: September 12, 2018 THESE MINUTES APPROVED: September 26, 2018