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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - PB - 07/26/2006 Planning Board Meeting 1 of 2 July 26,2006 COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DATE: WEDNESDAY,July 26,2006 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL—SELECTMEN'S OFFICE 41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025 Board Members Present: Alfred Moore, Chairman Peter J. Pratt,Vice Chairman Stuart Ivimey, Clerk Board Members Absent: Robert Sturdy Mike Westcott Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:06 P.M. 7:06 P.M. PLANNING BOARD SPECIAL INTEREST TOPIC—Member Pratt updated several topics: - Rt. 3A Traffic signals: Graham Waste is up to pace with State, actively pursuing signalization.J. Cavanaro indicated they going ahead with Mass Highway as per condition of approval but MBTA Liaison T. Gruber said Mass Highway does not consider a light necessary and is not a priority(funds have been appropriated and are in budget.) Tom Powers in discussion with MBTA to have the traffic signal done with the easement and curb cut. - Final approval of Master Plan: Board would like to have a full Board meeting devoted only to Master Plan sometime in Sept. - Stormwater Meeting—approx. 50 residents and Board reps attended. Talked about drainage system problems caused by new subdivisions and large homes. Member Pratt suggested upstream detentions basins be considered. - Rails&Trails: another meeting to happen with Grabauskas 7:30 P.M. TOM POWERS—INFORMAL DISCUSSION—CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS Tom Powers asked how bylaw can be amended to allow more houses on a parcel of land as he felt current cluster bylaws do not allow enough density. Member Moore noted that there is generally opposition to increasing density of cluster zoning but it is a Town Meeting decision. Moore felt a modest increase in density might have chance of passing. Powers plans to work with ZAC to formulate something the Town would consider reasonable. Powers will get signatures and sponsor himself. 8:00 P.M. FORM A APPLICATIONS • 61,75 MEADOW LANE, APP: S.ROSS, date stamped: 07/14/06 John Moynihan,Perkins Engineering in attendance to represent application. Plan only changes configuration of land,not creating new lots. Board wanted Town Counsel opinion as there is 81L history with this land. (Member Moore spoke to Town Counsel on July 27 and then signed the Form A plans). • 43 SURRY DRIVE,APP: F.BUFFUM, date stamped: 07/17/06. Neil Murphy,Fred Buffum in attendance to represent application. Reconfiguring lots with land swap to move pork chops and borders to prevent future development behind Buffum. No future plans to build. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to approve this Form A as presented at this meeting. SECOND: Member Pratt VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES • 792 JERUSALEM ROAD, CAMPBELL, sign mylars MOTION: by Member Ivimey to,pursuant to advice of Town Counsel, sign the mylars submitted by Barbara Campbell for this Form A,solely in accordance with court orders and should not be perceived to be precedence setting. SECOND: Member Pratt VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES 8:30 P.M. ZBA RECOMMENDATIONS Planning Board Meeting 2 of 2 July 26,2006 • 150 NO.MAIN ST.,APPEAL OF BLDG.INSPEC.LETTER OF MAY 17,2006, APP: ALMIS & DANGUOLE KUOLOS, date stamped: 07/13/06. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to recommend that,while the Planning Board is apt to disagree with the original ZBA decision regarding this property, it is the Planning Board's understanding that the appeal period for this decision has long passed and that the decision is therefore final,the ZBA decision and special permit be strictly construed and enforced. SECOND: Member Pratt VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES • 7 BORDER ST.,SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION,APP: MARK& SHEILA TOOMEY, date stamped: 07/18/06. Planning Board noted that the plans were not clear and no one was in attendance to address Planning Board questions. For the record, Member Ivimey noted that lots on Border Street are exceedingly small and that the houses are becoming exceedingly larger and closer to one another. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to leave the decision regarding this filing to be best judgement of the ZBA. SECOND: Member Pratt VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES 9:00 P.M. ADMINISTRATION LVOTE TO ACCEPT JUNE 14,2006 AND JUNE 28,2006 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OTION: by Member Moore to accept the June 14 and June 26,2006 minutes SECOND: Member Pratt VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES • SET AUGUST MEETING DATES—Aug. 16; Sept. 13,2006 • DISCUSSION—ENFORCMENT OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Large Home Reviews that do not require issuance of occupancy permits are not completing conditions such as as-builds and placement of survey monuments. Board suggests not signing off on approval and/or not issuing building permits until monuments are in place. Planning Board Administrator to also ask Town Counsel opinion about imposing fines. • DISCUSSION—PRIVATE/PUBLIC WAYS ADMINISTRATION—Not discussed. • ESTATES AT CASTLE HILL SUBDIVISION—ADMINISTRATIVE DISCUSSION—Planning Board Administrator to sent letter to applicants asking them to attend Aug. 16 meeting to update Board on status of their application. Extension deadline is Sept. 27th. Applicant to be told that Board will be forced to deny if deadline nears and applicant has not updated the Board although,they would prefer applicant withdraw without prejudice. • TOD MATERIALS COMPILED BY TOWN COUNSEL—Town Counsel TOD rules,regs and application packet looks thorough. Board will have applicant file for TOD special permit and site plan review at same time. Site Plan Review fees to apply. Most conservative timelines(Special Permit or Site Plan Review) -will apply. • HIGHLAND ESTATES/KING TAYLOR TRESPASSING CONFLICT—(NOT ON AGENDA). Highland Estates developer has extended cul-de-sac road across King Taylor property and onto Castle Road to use Castle Road as haul road during construction. Dave Calhoun(King Taylor)expressed the opinion that the Town is responsible for enforcing the conditions of the Highland Estates subdivision approval and permit. He expressed that this did not include extending the cul-de-sac as far as Castle Road and that this extension has resulted in clearing areas that were not meant to be cleared and in changing the profile of the drainage calcs that were approved. Planning Board Administrator to send letter to A.Nader asking him to attend Aug. 16 meeting to discuss the parameters of his permit. Also to send memo to Building Inspector asking him what Planning Board can do to help him enforce. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to adjourn SECOND: Member Pratt VOTE: 3—0 MOTION CARRIES MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 9:45 P.M. NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST !6,2006, AT 7:00 P.M. MINUTES APPROVED: STUART IVIMEY, CLERK DATE: AUGUST 16,2006