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PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
Top floor conference room
7:00 PM
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3Staff present: John Simons, Chairman
4 Richard Rowen, regular member
5 Timothy Seibert, regular member
6 Michael Walsh, regular member
7 Courtney LaVolpicelo, regular member
8 Michael Colantoni (alternate member)
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10Staff present: Judy Tymon, Town Planner
11 Mary Ippolito, Recording Secretary
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13Chair called the meeting to order at approximately 7:05 pm.
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Chair announced there are no POSTPONEMENTS
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Chair called for DISCUSSION:
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CDD1 & CDD2 ZONING DISTRICTS.
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19Chair: Judy and Chair made a site visit and walked the area to get a sense of the different
20parcels. Chair: needed to see how the houses in the district are positioned against the
21abutting houses in the neighborhood. Unless you can see the wetlands you need to see
22the limitations there. Set up a site visit w/PB members. Chair: Judy to set up a meeting
23with Al McGregor because he’s got wetland issues. See what Mr. McGregor wants to do.
24Judy: to do the same with Scott Hajjar who is located on the other side of the street.
25Chair: feels that the best use for this Corridor Development District is in the existing
26building; maybe promote a business use in the existing building and to allow for add on
27which would help because that area is so narrow.
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29RR: there is a strip of land behind those 3 houses on Hillside Road; can it be used as a
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30driveway? Chair: issue is there is a 4 house there and the strip runs across all 3 lots in
31the guys back yard. RR: can people buy the land close to #114 and build on it a block
32off those streets? Chair: play with dimensional requirements to give flexibility to people.
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34Judy: ask Atty. Urbelis a question about the right of way for people on each side of the
35paper street; generally the people own ½ of their side of the street. Chair: set up site visit
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36w/PB. Try to get abutters to know what we’re doing. The 24 is a good date for most
37PB members to make a site visit at 9am. Judy: sendout a reminder.
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Chair called for CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
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William Gillen, Kelsey Lane 3 lot subdivision.
3Leaving existing house on existing lot,
4two new lots and new roadway within R-2 zoning district. Engineer to submit revised
5change from cul-de-sac to roadway.Meeting still open. DRAFT A DECISION.
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7Motion by MW to close the public hearing on Kelsey Lane, 2 by RR, vote was
8unanimous.
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10Judy: page 5 #2, take out reference to Watershed SP. Page 3 top of page 4 Judy listed
11waivers separately,
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13Chair: page 2 Judy listed dates add the date we received an extension for time to file a
14decision. Chair: did Judy model this on the other projects? Judy yes,on the Salem St.,
15decision.
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17RR: page #2 item C the PB finds the subdivision etc.…..RR: we’re just creating two lots,
18so that the lots are less intrusive? Judy; yes.
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20TS: top of page #4 see section 5.2….. typo there are too many numbers? Judy; that’s a
21waiver.
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23RR: Is this a road built to driveway standards if so then we ought to state that is what it
24is? Chair: the driveways go out to existing public right of way.
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26Judy: requirements for location for test pits is shown on the Mylar - see page 4 under
27prior to endorsement of plans. Demonstrate 2 feet of soil existing for rain garden and
28max high water table.
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30RR: page # 6 - Section 6 at bottom of the page …why did we put that in there it’s
31overkill? Judy: the requirements of a letter from an engineer? ….. Judy: we usually get a
32letter from an engineer. Chair; indirectly to the extent that it impacts the drainage, or to
33the extent of a Watershed SP…the dimensions in our decision. Judy; it really should say
34“engineer” because that’s what we usually get.
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36TS: page #5 - 6 keep referring to lot singular should they not be plural? RR: each lot
37requires a permit to build a house on it.
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39Motion by RR to approve a definitive subdivision for Kelsey Lane as amended this
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40evening, 2 by MW to approve an amended definitive subdivision, vote was unanimous.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING;
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New Cingular Wireless, PCS LLC (“AT&T”). – 0 Chestnut Street, Map 98C, Parcel
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45Renewal of a 2006 Special Permit which allowed co-location of 12 coaxial cable
46antennas on existing tower facility along with approximate 11’x20’ equipment shelter for
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1its ancillary equipment within the fenced compound within the R-2 zoning district.
2Meeting still open.
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4Chair; Judy provided the requested information from the last PB meeting. Judy: There
5are two addendums to Dr. Haes’ report. He provided more information regarding criteria
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6for selecting the sites for the RF measurements see memo dated September 25.
7Engineer provided a final affidavit saying the project is complete. Post inspection done
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10Motion by RR to close public hearing on Cingular Wireless, 2 by MW, vote was
11unanimous.
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13Decision edits: RR the very first sentence isn’t a sentence…Judy: we usually put a colon
14it eliminates the period.
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16Chair: in findings of fact put in specific input from Dr. Haes…Judy: did add these
17documents on page 4 and 5.. Simons: wants this mentioned in the finding of facts. Chair:
18#3 there was only one person here and that clearly overstates this should be framed that
19PB listened to all input and answered all questions etc…. and PB believes there is
20compliance.
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22MW: that individual never submitted any further request of documentation/information?
23Judy: correct.
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25MW: put the two addendums in the finding of fact. Chair; Judy to make a reference of
26his input up front in findings of fact. MW: refer to the summary of 2 percent of the
27allowable limit as to AT&T believes it 1 ½ of one reading (less than a 10th).
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29RR : page 3 item 2 upgrades …..requirements need more than a structural report…if they
30change out equipment they will have to come back here and make a new application.
31Chair: it has to be a new application, take this sentence out.
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33Courtney: section #3 …..clarify 3 years from the date the motion was filed? Judy: put in
34three years from the date of the decision? Chair, yes put that in the decision.
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36RR: on page 3 item B put in the submission should count from a year from now that we
37expect the next report.
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39Chair called for a motion.
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41Mr. Tryder spoke but was not standing by the microphone as his voice was barely
42audible; he requested to reopen the public hearing? Chair: stated PB closed the public
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45Mr. Tryder: will appeal this case in court and wants to submit a document from his
46lawyer of which he is waiting for this evening. Chair: you can submit that document to
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1the Town Planner, as long as it’s noted that it was received after the public hearing was
2closed. Judy; that information must be noted in the decision.
3Mr.: Tryder: was there any discussion about what he raised at the last PM meeting? In
4terms of the date of the renewal? RR: to the PB satisfaction they answered those
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7Mr. Tryder: has proof that the dates that Anderson & Kreiger presented were wrong
8dates.
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10Chair: Mr. Tryder you didn’t’ give us anything over the past two/three weeks. We had
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13Mr. Tryder, he couldn’t get here any sooner.
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15Motion by MW to approve SP for AT&T for Cingular Wireless for renewal of a wireless
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16SP with amendment be adopted/approved as amended tonight, 2 by TS, vote was
17unanimous.
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
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September 1, & September 15, 2009 “Minutes”
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23No motion was made to approve the “Minutes”.
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26Motion by MW to adjourn, 2 by RR, vote was unanimous meeting adjourned at
27approximately 7:50 pm.
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30By order of the Planning Board
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Please note: The Planning Board reserves the right to take items out of order and to discuss/or vote on
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items that are not listed on the agenda.
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