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January 9,2019
COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
DATE: TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 2019
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET, MA 02025
Board Members Present: Clark H. Brewer, Chairman (CB)
Michael Dickey, Vice-Chairman (MD)
Eric Potter(EP)
Amy Glasmeier(AG)
Associate Member, Paul Grady(PG)
Board Member Absent: Brian Frazier(BF)
Recording Secretary Present: Jennifer Brennan Oram
7:00 P.M. Chairman Brewer called the meeting to order.
7:01 P.M. Definitive Subdivision Plan entitled Definitive Subdivision,Loden Ledges Cohasset,MA
02025 prepared by Cavanaro Consulting,The land is located at 443 Jerusalem Road,in
Cohasset, shown on Assessor's Map 10 as Plots 123.
MOTION: By Vice-Chairman Dickey to continue the hearing to January 23, 2019.
SECOND: Member Glasmeier
VOTE: 5— 0 MOTION CARRIES (CB,MD, EP,AG & PG)
Definitive Subdivision Plan entitled Definitive Subdivision Richardsons Ledge, Cohasset,
MA 02025 prepared by Cavanaro Consulting.The parcel is further identified as 422 and
438 Jerusalem Road,in Cohasset,shown on Assessor's May 10 as Plots 42 and 134. See
also ANR Plan dated 1/4/18 endorsed by Cohasset Planning Board on 1/8/18 and recorded
at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds at Plan Book 666,Page 52 of 2018.
MOTION: By Vice-Chairman Dickey to continue the hearing to January 23, 2019.
SECOND: Member Glasmeier
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES (CB,MD, EP,AG & PG)
7:05 P.M. 52 Summer Street—Planning Board Consent vote-Per section 16 of the Zoning Act,
consider a consent vote that a new proposal/application has specific and material changes
from what was denied by the Zoning Board.
Assistant Clerk,Jennifer Oram, explained the process to the Board. The applicant for 52 Summer Street,
McKenna Builders, applied for a Special Permit with the ZBA and was denied. In order to be able to file before
two years has passed,per section 16 of the Zoning Act, an applicant can present a new proposal to the ZBA and
if it finds that it is specifically or materially different than what was denied,the ZBA can vote to recommend
that this new filing be heard. The Planning Board needs to then affirm the vote of the ZBA to allow this to be
filed as a new application.
Planning Board Meeting APPROVED MINUTES 2 of 2
January 9,2019
Mr. Kent Harrington of 209 Designs reviewed the calculations and proposed plans for the Zoning Board. After
a lengthy review:
MOTION: By Vice-Chairman Dickey affirm the vote of the Zoning Board of Appeals
SECOND: Member Glasmeier
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES (CB, MD, EP, AG & PG)
8:00 P.M. Harbor Rezoning Discussion
Director of Planning,Peter Matchak,addressed the Board.He has been working with Emily Innes, of Harriman,
who is the Project Manager on the Harbor Plan. The Town has now hired Ms. Inns to draft zoning language for
a proposed zoning use change for the Annual Town Meeting in April.
Mr. Ted Lubitz of the Cohasset Hospitality Partners addressed the Board and updated them on where his group
is at this point. They have the Red Lion Inn Open and the Cohasset Harbor Inn operating as well. They are not
operating Atlantica at this time. They have hired Axiom Architects as part of their team to prepare plans for
what they are proposing for the Cohasset Harbor Inn area. They have also been working with the banks that
hold the notes on these properties. The banks have been very generous in regard to time,but Mr. Lubitz stated
that if they can't get the change approved at Town Meeting,then the banks will most likely take over the
properties.
The process to get this onto the warrant has many steps. The first is to file a place holder on the warrant,then
hold public hearings while concurrently conducting studies on the Town side. An additional step will be to add a
chapter for this district in the Village Design Guidelines. Ms. Inns then reviewed the draft language,
explaining that the language currently drafted should not be taken as being final as it still has to go through the
Public Hearing process. There was a lengthy discussion about different items that should be included in the
language. Member Glasmeier and Chairman Brewer would like to see the Town engage an Urban Planner.
8:45 P.M. Regional Sewer Discussion
Mr. Matchak updated the Board on the status of this discussion. The Towns of Scituate, Cohasset and
Hull are discussing running Sewer from North Scituate up 3A to Hull. This would help Scituate as it
needs Sewer capacity for the North Scituate area. It would also help improve businesses on 3A in
Cohasset; and Hull has the capacity to handle it.
Discussions are on-going.
TOPICS NOT REASONABLY ANTICIPATED BY THE CHAIR 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE
OF THE MEETING - None
MOTION: By Vice Chairman Dickey to adjourn the meeting at 9:15PM
SECOND: Member Potter
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES (CB, MD, BF & AG)
NEXT PLANNING BOARD MEETING: January 23, 2019