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PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
Top floor conference room
7:00 PM
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Members present: John Simons, Chairman
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Richard Rowen, regular member
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Timothy Seibert, regular member
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Michael Walsh, regular member
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Courtney LaVolpicelo, regular member
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Michael Colantoni, alternate member
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Staff present: Judy Tymon, Town Planner
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Mary Ippolito, Recording Secretary
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Chair called the meeting to order at approximately 7:05 pm.
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POSTPONEMENT:
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none
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Chair called for 1. DISCUSSION:
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Nominate a PB member to the Community Preservation Committee. Chair is not going to
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vote on this (for the record).
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Motion by RR to re-appoint John Simons to CPC, 2 by MW, vote was unanimous.
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Chair called for 2. BOND RELEASE:
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314 Salem St. – Mr. Pickles, $1K bond – Watershed Special Permit for garage and
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addition.
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Judy: made a site visit, grading was fine, no DPW issues.
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Motion by RR, to release and close out the bond for 314 Salem Street, for $1K, 2 by
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TS, vote was unanimous.
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Chair called for 3. DISCUSSION
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CDD1 & CDD2 ZONING DISTRICTS.
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Chair: asked for comments. RR: if it isn’t broken leave it alone. CL: there isn’t a
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market for office space now; nobody is going to put money into developing land in this
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district now. MW: doesn’t see a feasible combination of property based on what he saw
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Chair: it’s almost premature because nobody has come forward to do it, wants to keep
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this open for discussion in order to work with people and developers. Chair met w/Mr.
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McGregor regarding his property located at Corridor Development District 2 said the
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meeting went well, he gave PB idea of what he wants to do. RR: information that Judy
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sent to the PB regarding the paper street almost messes up the piece of land that has
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potential because it’s probably going to be prevented from development because of the
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paper street, unless somebody wants to buy out the rights of the people who have the
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rights today.
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Judy: looked at plan that was submitted to Con/Com on Mr. Larkin property. Chair;
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wants to have the same discussion that he had w/Mr. McGregor. Wetlands were
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delineated on the plan. Plan shows a 50foot buffer line, wetlands are along Saville St. &
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along Rte. 114.
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Open Space Plan
. Judy & Jennifer of Conservation are working on an open space
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plan and will have to put together a survey on the web site. Provide a component that
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addresses accessibility for the Town recreational facilities.
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Affordable Housing initiatives
. Judy: is working w/the Housing Partnership
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Committee and Building Department, any abandoned homes/properties she’s referring
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them to the Housing Partnership, looking at these properties to acquire them or working
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w/developer to re-develop them. Judy: the Greenery filed their building permit is going
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thru the permitting process. Chair: CPC gave money to the Greenery on 95 Park Street
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and Greenery got money from a Federal Tax Credit program.
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RR: Fire Department donates their time to re-hab an historic building and CPC donated
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money to that project.
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RR: On Dale Street near Gallagher’s playground, we permitted a man to build a new
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house right next to his existing house, looks like the new house is up but the conditions
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were to tear down the old house? Chair: It’s not completely done yet.
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MW: knows of a lot of stimulus money going around trying to stop foreclosures for
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abandoned properties…. & to get a pre-approved list of developers in quick…that can
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come in and do affordable housing….and be eligible for affordable tax credits. Michael
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will see what he can find out
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Judy: Town received funds to hire a consultant to work with the Town regardiHng
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energy related bylaws. Chair: try to get PB some information.
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Chair called for 4. DISCUSSION
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Application for a Site Plan Review Special Permit under Section 8.3 of the North
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Andover Bylaw. Town of North Andover proposes to construct a modular building
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containing two classrooms, one office and two handicapped accessible restrooms
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attached to the Kittredge Elementary School within the R-4 zoning district.
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Proposing to locate modular units of approximately 2800 s.f. at the rear of the existing
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Kittredge School.
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Judy: Submitted her written review, had a TRC meeting, this is a modular building
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situated at the rear of the Kittredge School where there is currently a paved play area.
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There is no change in traffic or circulation, no landscaping or screening that needs to be
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provided, roof run off to be collected in a subsurface drainage system with additional
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catch basin, manholes and piping to an existing system will flow out to catch basin on
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Main Street. Reviewed by Gene Willis. Fire Department recommended proposed
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modular units be sprinkled as well as the existing school due to safety reasons and age of.
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Building. Judy followed the same procedure as the Pre-K school which was granted on
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1/12/09. Notified abutters waived application fees etc. and used the same language in the
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draft decision that the PB recommended the approval of the attached conditions, called
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the Pre-K document a Site Plan Review and used the Site Plan Review bylaw in order to
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review the project.
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Ben Gary, President, MG Marshall/Gary LLC: Explained the plan of land showing the
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existing module unit constructed approximately 25 years ago. Highlighted area shows
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proposed modular classrooms etc. Parents will drive around the building and existing
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school for pick-up and drop-off at the large paved area. Project is a one story building.
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Roof water from modular units (plus picking up roof water from existing building)
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because it has caused rot in the past will now be connected to Main Street catch basin.If
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entire building(s) were to be sprinkled it would exceed the cost of the money set aside for
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the project Mr. Gary: Units are pre-designed, materials are made in a factory and shipped
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modular units across the country. Will pour a foundation and a steel frame will support
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the building. Solar tubes are proposed in order to get more light. Judy: Gene Willis
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suggestion was to drain to a different catch basin. Gene Willis reviewed the calculations
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and made a site visit. Mr. Gary: would like to start the project in January of 2010. Final
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construction documentation is on the plan. The proposed office space will be used for
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Community Programs. Sanitation is attached to the existing building.
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Edits: RR see page 2, this is not a Special Permit. Chair; In Findings of Fact, say this
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was advertised and nobody had objections and you answered all questions. RR: entire
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area will be enclosed by a fence. TS: See page 3 at top take out Special Permit. RR: any
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additional lighting? Mr. Gary: yes. MW: is the developer the school department? Judy:
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developer would be the School Dept. & project developer (be consistent under permit
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definitions).
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Motion by RR to approve a Site Plan Review for the modular addition to the North
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Andover Kittredge School as reviewed this evening, 2 by MW, vote was unanimous.
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Chair called for 5. DISCUSSION:
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1820, 1830 Turnpike Street, Stonewall Plaza – replacing approved sign with larger sign.
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Judy: Site Plan Review Special Permit was granted in 2007. No sign permit was
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approved at that time. Mr. Fodera, applicant, did submit a sign that exceeded the sign
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Bylaw. Mr. Fodera, went to the ZBA for dimensional relief. Since that submission Mr.
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Fodera made more changes, he wants to have room for tenants on the sign. Judy: sign is
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actually in the same place on the Site Plan and same material. Chair: Judy to put
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something in writing that the PB supports this project.
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Chair called for 6. MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
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September 1, 2009
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September 15, 2009
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October 6, 2009
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Motion by TS to approve the Minutes of 9/1/09, 9/15/09, and 10/6/09, 2 by MW vote
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was unanimous.
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Motion by RR to adjourn tonight’s PB meeting, 2 by MW, vote was unanimous,
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meeting adjourned at approximately 8:20 pm.
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By order of the Planning Board
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Approved
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Please note: The Planning Board reserves the right to take items out of order and to
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discuss/or vote on items that are not listed on the agenda.
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