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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - PB - 01/01/2008 - Planning Board Meeting Minutes 2008 (16) Planning Board Meeting 1 of 3 April 28,2008 COHASSET PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 28,2008 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL— BASEMENT MEETING ROOM 41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET,MA 02025 Board Members Present: Alfred Moore, Chairman Stuart Ivimey, Clerk Mike Westcott Clark Brewer Board Members Absent: Charles Samuelson Recording Secretary Present: Jo-Ann M. Pilczak MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT: 7:04 P.M. 7:04 P.M. ZBA RECOMMENDATIONS ➢ 33 SOHIER ST., SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION, APPL: JOHN& SUZANNE MONTGOMERY Mr. Montgomery was in attendance to explain this special permit application. Applicants built an addition to the home about six years ago which is consistent with the original early 1900's style of the home. Applicant now seeks to rebuild existing non-conforming garage which needs so much repair that it makes more sense to just demolish and rebuild. As with the 6 year old addition, the garage will be built to be consistent with the original 1900's style of the home. Garage will be within the same footprint and configuration. There might be slightly more 2nd floor interior room to allow for stationary stairs to the second level rather than pull down stairs. Proposed garage height will increase<3'which does increase the non-conformity as the garage does not meet side or rear setbacks. The Planning Board felt that while the height increase is noticeable, it is not substantially more detrimental and that the height increase will not be over-imposing on the neighbors MOTION: by Member Ivimey to recommend that the ZBA approve this special permit SECOND: Member Brewer VOTE: 4—0 MOTION CARRIES ➢ 355 ATLANTIC AVE., SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION, APPL: HEIDI CONDON Heidi Condon was in attendance to explain this special permit application. Applicant seeks to build an addition within the footprint of existing home and, raze a portion of existing garage. Special Permit has been applied for as they will be working within the flood plain V-2 zone where the flood plain is elevation 22. Will be maintaining a pier foundation for the addition. Some of the piers are located within the flood plain. Second story will be added to a portion. Stairs are in disrepair and not built to code for the riser and run—plans are to push them out and rebuild. Everything complies with zoning. Some piers will be added,but there is no increase in the basement,which floods. In exchange for working in the flood plain and in the interest of conservation,portion of the driveway to be removed and as well as a portion of the garage that repeatedly gets hit, removing a hazard that garage creates. New garage will conform to zoning setbacks.New driveway will create safer access at the top of the curve and hill. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to recommend that the ZBA approve this special permit. SECOND: Member Westcott VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES 7:25 P.M. 8 JAMES LANE-INFORMAL DISCUSSION—RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING VILLAGE BYLAW. STEPHEN CLEARY,MSC DEVELOPMENT MSC Development- Steven Cleary,Paul Cleary, James Marathes, Paul Sullivan; MZO Group-Andrew Zalewski and Engineer Robert Hannigan from Robert Hannigan Assoc. in attendance to present information. Area involved is the Strawberry Parfait/Boys of Summer lot on 2 Pleasant St. and the lot behind it at 8 James Lane. About 38,220 SF total area. Plan is to build 18 unit condominium residential building. Total proposed building area would be 22,172 SF for total FAR of 1.15 as compared to the 1.3 allowed. Proposed units will be 1,100— 1,400 SF. This building will be all residential located behind a building that will have retail or commercial(on the 2 Pleasant St.lot). Meets all Planning Board Meeting 2 of 3 April 28,2008 zoning setbacks and lot coverages. Benefits to the community: applies Town Meeting overlay to promote growth and redevelopment in the village district;provides vibrancy and pedestrian foot traffic to local merchants and shops;pride of home ownership; improve a sense of community; creates moderate level of housing; provides opportunity for current residents to downsize and still live in the community; creates increase in tax unit via the 18 units as opposed to the current 1 unit. Plan is to stay at or below all bylaw guidelines. Front of building is 40' from center of street. Going before Sewer Commission to discuss sewer connections. Building includes parking garage on first level—looks like 4-story building in sketches. May be a future Phase II of this plan which would be to demolish Strawberry Parfait/Boys of Summer building and build a new"L"shaped mixed use building on the 2 Pleasant St. lot which would face the train. Members Ivimey and Westcott have concern that the building is too over imposing for this residential area and cautions about over massing in this residential area. Member Moore suggests they involve abutters in discussion sooner rather than later. 7:50 P.M. DAVE CALHOUN, UPDATE, MANOR WAY CIRCLE—Dave Calhoun and Attorney Walter Sullivan in attendance.As per Calhoun 04/28/08 memo, he has done the following: • 04/22/08: Submit notification of intent to start work • 04/28/08: Submit Recorded Order of Conditions from Cohasset Conservation Commission • 04/28/08: Submit"Revised Grading and Utility Plan with Relocation of Pervious Cul-de-sac. • 04/16/08: Submit revised Drainage Calculations and Storm water Management Plan dated 02/28/08. • 04/28/08: Submit draft easement plan dated 04/28/08 • Showed Board Carr Lynch and Sandell "Conceptual Homes"rendering Plans to begin cul-de-sac site work within the next week and finish by the end of May. Calhoun and Sullivan inquired about the Bond in the Cedarmere decision. To be looked into. 8:05 P.M. OUONAHASSIT TRAIL DEFINITIVE SUBDIVISION, DRAFT DECISION REVIEW Attorney Henderson in attendance to review draft decision. Four edits in CDI 04/24/08 email, three edits recommended by Administrator and, one abutter request to add "and subdivision border" trees ... to condition#7 —all agreed to by Henderson and Planning Board. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to amend the draft decision to include the edits in CDI 04/24/08 memo,and administrator and abutter requested edits and,file as amended. SECOND: Member Brewer VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES 8:20 P.M. ANGUS JENNINGS—DISCUSSION ➢ VILLAGE BYLAW DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES -will have draft of text within a week. Framework exists but needs to be flushed out. For visual clarity,will include graphics to represent good&bad design. Will explore existing documents in other towns that might be able to be used. Will distribute text for review and editing with goal of meeting during the last week of May. To be followed by public charrette. Targeting mid-July for completion. ➢ PARKING MANAGEMENT IN VB DISTRICT - has studied how other towns manage parking. Employee parking management is probably best way to go. Regulatory vehicle would be traffic rules,regulations and guidelines adopted by BOS—would have to be updated by BOS. Need employee head count so town knows how many employees would be using designated parking spaces. Letter could be sent to all village business owners to get employee count and to request that they voluntarily have employees park in designated areas to free up parking in Village for business patrons. Jennings to write letter from Planning Board to BOS with suggested incentives for employee parking in designated parking areas. Will target May to send letter. Will also disseminate information to the public via Cohasset Mariner etc. ➢ ZONING BYLAW RECONCILIATION—Jennings has received all bylaw changes since March 2004 from Town Clerk. End product will be in a Pagemaker type format—Member Moore feels a Word format is too easy to intentionally or accidentally alter. If approved and returned by the Attorney General in time, Member Moore has asked Jennings to include the zoning articles passed at the Spring,2008 ATM in this update. 9:00 P.M. ADMINISTRATION • VOTE TO APPROVE 04/14/08 MINUTES MOTION: by Member Ivimey to approve the 04/14/08 meeting minutes SECOND: Member Westcott Planning Board Meeting 3 of 3 April 28,2008 VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES • CLARK BREWER,MAPC & SSC - Member Brewer would like serve as the Planning Board rep to the MAPC SSC (Metropolitan Area Planning Council- South Shore Coalition) to be able to vote and represent Cohasset's interest. MOTION: by Member Ivimey to appoint Member Brewer as Planning Board representative to the MAPC- SSC. SECOND: Member Westcott VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES • WALTER SULLIVAN INQUIRY RE: STREET DETERMINATION Attorney Sullivan inquired as to whether Town Counsel has offered a finding relative to street determinations as he indicated he would at the February 4,2008 Planning Board meeting. Planning Board Administrator to request status via Town Manager. MOTION: by Member Westcott to adjourn at 9:15 P.M. SECOND: Member Brewer VOTE: 4-0 MOTION CARRIES NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 AT 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APPROVED: STUART IVIMEY, CLERK DATE: MAY 5, 2008