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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
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• 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)
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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
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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