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July 25,2007
COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
DATE: WEDNESDAY,JULY 25,2007
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL— SELECTMEN'S OFFICE
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025
Board Members Present: Alfred Moore, Chairman
William Good,Vice Chair
Stuart Ivimey, Clerk
Mike Westcott
Board Members Absent: Robert Sturdy
Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. 226 CJC HIGHWAY—SITE PLAN REVIEW APPLICATION, OWNER: COCHRANE HILL
LLC (JOSEPH ROSANO), APPLICANT: JOSEPH ROSANO, date stamped: July 2,2007 Applicant
Rosano,Mrs. Rosano and Neil Murphy in attendance to represent application. Changes made to address John
Modzelewski comments of 07/27/07. Parking reduced from 19 to 10 spaces based on bylaw change. 1594 SF
professional office on first floor with one residential apartment on second floor. Moved entrance to lot further up
King St. away from Rt. 3A. Cannot access Crocker Lane from parking lot—will be totally blocked off to Crocker
Lane. Potion of Crocker Lane off King St. will be loamed and seeded—remainder will stay in rough form as it is
today to make using Crocker Lane less appealing. Entire parking and driveway area to be gravel. Member Ivimey
would still like to see Crocker Lane gated at both ends so it cannot be used as cut through to Rt. 3A. Applicant
noted he cannot do this as those with easement rights have indicated in writing that they will not give up their right
to use. Opened to public for comment: none
Reviewed John Modzelewski comments. Items that need to be conditioned:
• Irrigation system must be installed
• Submission of construction details for drywells, curbing, gravel parking lot
• Submission of exterior lighting detail(catalog cuts)
• Standard condition about"ambiguous information..."
• show gas lines on plan
• Eliminate King St.turning lane
MOTION: by Member Good to approve this Site Plan Application with the conditions discussed and,to
include an irrigation system.
SECOND: Member Westcott
VOTE: 3—1 MOTION CARRIES
8:05 P.M. HIGHLAND ESTATES/HERITAGE LANE AND FORM A—LOTS 1 AND 7, date stamped:
July 23,2007. Adjusting lot 1 and lot 7 lot lines to allow both lots to better serve both houses. Changing area of
Lot 7 from 35,000 SF to 40,076 SF and reducing Lot 1 by 4,000 SF. Changing basin on Lot 1 also
MOTION: by Member Ivimey to approve this Form A—ANR as presented.
SECOND: Member Good
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
8:15 P.M. 20-22 LAMBERT'S LANE FORM A—ANR, APP: HIM LUKER, OWNER: HIM LUKER,
ANGELINA LUKER,WILLIAM POLITO, date stamped: July 23,2007. Uncle owns lot next door which he
wants to give a portion of to the Lukers. Lot D2 has been divided into lots D 1 and D2 and D 1 will be conveyed to
Lot C. Lot D1 alone is not buildable but will be combined with Lot C.
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July 25,2007
MOTION: by Member Westcott to approve this Form A—ANR as presented
SECOND: Member Ivimey
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
8:20 P.M. INFORMAL DISCUSSION—TOM GRUBER—COMMON DRIVEWAY Regarding Parcel 70-
022— 1 acre buildable lot on Rocky Lane abutting subdivision. Address is 277 No. Main St. although no frontage
on No. Main St. Gruber asked for advice as to how best to gain access to this landlocked property from the circle
on Rocky Lane. Board suggested acquiring the right to use the existing driveway that already serves 2 houses.
Board felt they could consider waiving rules&Regs. for this landlocked yet buildable lot that existed pre-zoning.
Also cautioned Gruber to make sure fire truck could access the lot and that a plan is on file with the Board.
8:45 P.M. INFORMAL DISCUSSION—CONNELL COHASSET GREENBUSH LLC -OLD COLONY
SQUARE AT COHASSET STATION(TOD)Mixed use development abutting MBTA station on CJC Hwy.
Approx. 33,000 SF of retail space with 13 residential units on second level. Residential units will be between 1,200
and 1,700 SF rental units. Site clean up has been going on and is ready to be built on. Septic is in shape and ready
to be filed with BOH. Have been before ConComm three times relative to the cleanup work,buffer zones and
ready to be filed with ConComm. Have an informal plan with MBTA to have a driveway connecting to the MBTA
lot to allow vehicular traffic to the retail area to/from the MBTA lot area.. Will not be seeking any variances from
the TOD bylaw—is 100%compliant with TOD zoning. Architecture has village flavor. Ready to break ground as
soon as permitting is done. Member Ivimey expressed concern about the amount of asphalt,potential water runoff
into wetlands and 2 curb cuts with the degree of traffic in the area. Connell plans to formally file within a week.
9:15 P.M. ANGUS JENNINGS,CONCORD SOUARE DEVEL.,VILLAGE PROJECT UPDATE Angus
Jennings and Elizabeth Doran in attendance from Concord Square Development.Group.
Jennings distributed a"Summary of Village Business zoning and concepts for amendment", dated July 24,2007.
Reviewed each of the 25 points in this summary to obtain Board's opinion/preferences to some of the bylaw
options. Goal is to detail an overall vision of what could happen in the downtown village as opposed to what is
there today. Target is August 1 for draft bylaw changes. Design workshop is scheduled for August 18, 2007.
9:45 P.M. ADMINISTRATION
• VOTE TO ACCEPT JULY 11,2007 MINUTES
MOTION: by Member Good to accept the July 11,2007 minutes
SECOND: Member Ivimey
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
• STREET NAME CHANGES BY ASSESSOR—refer to Town Counsel for opinion as to how to proceed and,
if this requires an advertised public hearing.
• WIND ENERGY CONVERSION FACILITY BYLAW—Member Ivimey to contact Town Counsel to
confirm that there aren't any substantial concerns to address. Planning Board administrator to contact AEC re:
attending a Planning Board meeting, implementing Town Counsel formatting suggestions, and Town Counsel
suggestion to revise Table of Use regulations in Section 4.2.
• TIM SCHRAMM LETTER RE: 42 ATLANTIC AVENUE BUILDING PERMIT DENIAL AND
PLANNING BOARD FORM A APPROVAL—Board discussed and understand Mr. Schramm's letter.
Reiterated that just because a Form A is approved,this does not necessarily mean that a lot is buildable. They have
given all suggestions to ZBA already. ZBA will make decision. For moment,Planning Board does not have any
new information to offer so will not act on anything right now.
MOTION: by Member Westcott to adjourn
SECOND: Member Ivimey
VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES
NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1,2007 AT 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED: STUART IVIMEY, CLERK
DATE: AUGUST 1, 2007