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November 1,2006
COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
DATE: WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 1,2006
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL— BASEMENT MEETING ROOM
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025
Board Members Present: Alfred Moore, Chairman
Peter J. Pratt,Vice Chairman
Stuart Ivimey, Clerk
Mike Westcott
Robert Sturdy
Board Members Absent:
Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. PLANNING BOARD SPECIAL INTEREST TOPIC
- BOS did not agree with the$50,000 requested for consultant to study downtown, even with CPC funding. They
suggested lowering the requested amount.
- Advisory Committee recommended against a downtown study
- MBTA said blasting in the town parking lot could happen after the railroad is done without damage to train
system. No one else thinks this makes sense. Member Westcott suggests a summit with Planning Board, MBTA
and BOS to discuss this topic.
7:30 P.M. GLENN PRATT—DISCUSSION—SITE PLAN REVIEW WAIVERS Member Pratt recused as
he is abutter to abutter. Glenn Pratt is purchasing 1 Smith Place. Plans to add second floor.No foot print change.
Will be rental. Wanted to know what information to include in Site Plan application since only change will be
addition of second floor. Member Moore advised G. Pratt to use his judgment as to what information would reflect
changes that the Board may need to know about but not about things like existing drainage.
7:40 P.M. ZBA RECOMMENDAITONS
• 235 CEDAR ST.,SPEC.PERMIT APPLICATION,APP: MONOMOY REALTY
TRUST, STEVE &WENDY OLEKSIAK, date stamped: 10/19/06. This is an expansion of a non-conforming
use. According to Section 4.2 Table of Use Regulations,kennels are not permitted in any residential district. The
Board felt that the expansion of a kennel in a residential area should not be approved. The Board also questioned
whether a variance was needed for expanding a non conforming use,rather than a special permit.
MOTION: by Member Sturdy to recommend against approval of this special permit application.
SECOND: Member Ivimey
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES
• 59 JERUSALEM RD., SPEC.PERMIT APPLICATION,APP: JOSEPH&DIANE KENNEDY, date
stamped: 10/19/06. The Planning Board had difficulty reviewing this application because the site plan is a
mortgage loan site plan(rather than an actual onsite survey)which makes measurements such as f 15 feet
absolutely meaningless when attempting to evaluate a site.
MOTION: by Member Sturdy to recommend against approval of this special permit application as the
lack of an adequate site plan makes accurate evaluation and review impossible.
SECOND: Member Westcott
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES
8:00 P.M. ADMINISTRATION
LVOTE TO APPROVE OCTOBER 18,2006 MINUTES
OTION: by Member Westcott to approve October 18,2006 minutes
SECOND: Member Pratt
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES
Planning Board Meeting 2 of 2
November 1,2006
• RED LION IN ON UPCOMING AGENDA—Put on December 6,2006 agenda
• JOSEPH'S HARDWARE ON UPCOMING AGENDA—Put on November 15, 2006 agenda if they only
need to have plans signed.
MOTION: by Member Sturdy to adjourn
SECOND: Member Westcott
VOTE: 5—0 MOTION CARRIES
MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 8:10 P.M.
NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006, AT 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED: Stuart Ivimev,Clerk
DATE: November 16,2006
(Minutes approved at November 15,2006 Planning Board Meeting)