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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-21 Planning Board Agenda Planning Board Draft agenda September 21,"1004, Location: DPW Discussion Items: Phased Development Bylaw Regulations and Forms Site Plan Waiver— 133 Main Street, Mr. Tanner Gulbus Site Plan Waiver—73 Water Street, Mr. Ronald Cuscia Site Plan Waiver— 1060 Osgood Street, Mr. Athanasios Katsironia Site Plan Waiver— 1659 Osgood Street, Mr. Tyler Munroe Bond Reduction—Carter Fields—Mr. Tom Lahuriko Mylar Endorsement—Summer Street, Mr&Mrs Gillen Reschedule Planning Board Meeting fi•om November 2"'to (presidential election) to November 16, 2004 Continued Public hearings: 1.789 Great Pond Road—Mr. Arnone, Requesting continued from Sept. 7, 2004 492 Sutton Street, Gianquitto Hanger, continued from Sept. 7, 2004. Wheelabrator.Holt Road, continued until Sept. 7„ 2004 meeting 1135 Great Pond Rd. Watershed Special Permit a/k/a/Brooks School Decision: 284 Salem Street David Palmer The Board reserves the right to take items out of order and to discuss and/or vote on items that are not listed on the agenda. j i TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER PLANNING BOARD September 21,2004 Public Meeting Agenda Department of Public Works Conference Roam,7:00 p.m. d 666 p Informal Discussions: Phased Development Bylaw Regulations and Forms A second draft is available for review. The major outstanding issue is the anniversary date and how it will be tracked within our office. Please review documents. Site Plan Waiver- 133 Main Street Taner Gulbus is proposing to open the Yasmine Cafe on 133 Main Street, which is the red building next to the Post Office that currently is an antique store. The cafe will employ 2 full time workers, I part time plus the owner. It will serve Mediterranean salads, foods panini sandwiches and pastries. The owner is proposing 5 or 6 round tables with seating of 2 to 3 max. A couch may be proposed. A layout of the site is shown on a sketch however the exact s.f. footage should be provided. Only off-street parking is available to the business. Parking spots are located within the front of the building. Public parking is limited surrounding this site. I question the handicap accessibility of the site. The zoning bylaw requires 15 parking spaces per 1,000 s.f. feet of restaurant space. The discussion has been continued since the last hearing to address the parking concerns. Board requested applicant to provide a better site layout including parking on site,on the street and local vicinity. Applicant stated they could free up some parking on site if currently parked buses were moved to Sovereign Bank. New materials have been submitted. Applicant will be present to discuss the new information. Site Plan Waiver-73 Water Street Applicant seeking to open a take-out restaurant at 73 Water Street. Currently the space is occupied by a make-up salon. The space is approximately 475 s.£ in size. The applicant will reside in the apartment upstairs No more than three employees will work at the business and hours of operation will be from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Sunday through Saturday. On street parking is available and six parking spaces are available on the premise. The business needs approximately 7 parking spaces and the apartment upstairs would require two spaces. This discussion was continued from the last meeting. The applicant was not present at the hearing_Board concerned with the parking requirements associated with the site and was looking for a more detailed plan of the parking arrangement. I have requested the applicant to provide more information on the available parking locations on the site and the surrounding areas. I recommended pictures be taken to show the available parking.New information to be presented at the meeting. Site Plan Waiver- 1060 Osgood Street The site was recently rezoned from I2 to B2 which now allows for retail/restaurants. Applicant is seeking to open a pizza shop in a space that was formerly occupied by a chiropractors office. The applicant has submitted a layout of the store in addition to a site plan. The Site Plan is not accurate as it appears to be a proposed site plan. The building department has requested that an updated site plan displaying the number of parking spaces be submitted for review. I have spoken with the applicant who claims the plan will be ready for Tuesday. According to the applicant the space will be approximately 1300 s.f.. Parking required for this site would be about 20 spaces(15 per thousand required). Parking exists along the perimeter of the entire site. It is unknown as to exactly how many parking spaces exist on site. Refer to the new plot plan. The applicant was proposing to install a pick-up window. Ordering of food would not be allowed on the site, as in a McDonalds drive through, the window would soley be for pickups previously ordered by the phone. There may be a problem with aisle width. Parking spaces must be 9'X18' and a corridor width of 25' is required. According to the proposed plan,the corridor width is less than 25 feet. The applicant is proposing the window to reduce any parking problems that may arise. Site Plan Waiver- 1659 Osgood Street Tyler Munroe is proposing to build a commercial garage on the property of 1659 Osgood Street which is located in the IS district. Munroe owns two pieces of adjacent commercial properties and both have residential structures on them. Six years ago, Munroe went through the Site Plan review process to construct a 2400 s.f. commercial garage on the adjacent site. At that time, he also needed a variance. e Munroe is proposing to construct a new commercial garage on the subject property and hopes to avoid the need of Site Plan review due to the costly and lengthy permitting process. The proposed structure will be under 2,000 s.f. in size and will be used to garage equipment and commercial vehicles associated with his landscaping business. The garage will be located in the area of an existing garage which will be demolished. The garage will be of a Vermont barn style to compliment the existing farm houses on the site. The property is accessed by two entrances off of Route 125. The driveways are not paved and the applicant does not propose to pave them. This site will be used mainly for storage of materials and equipment. The adjacent site is the one primarily used for day to day operations. Please see the attached narrative, plans and pictures presented by the applicant. Bond Reduction-Carter Fields Tom Zahouriko is requesting a reduction to the Carter Fields Subdivision. Jack Sullivan of DPW has reviewed the request and has recommended a bond release of$35,060. This will be the fourth requested bond release. The subdivision rules and regulations only allows for three bond releases. Mr. Zahouriko will not be requesting any additional bond requests as he plans to go for street acceptance next May Town Meeting. The Board must decide if they will release the bond, despite the requirement in the Sub Rules and Regs. Currently, we have a balance of$94,200 plus interest. Mylar Endorsement-Summer Street/Gillen Please sign the mylar for Lots 1 &2 Summer Street(frontage exception). I have spoken with the attorney who prepared the final restrictive covenant. I have reviewed the language and it appears accurate. Final restriction to be recorded prior to building permit issuance.New mylar shows wetland line approved by Conservation. Reschedule November 2 hearing date This is the day of the election and the meeting must be rescheduled. Minutes Continued Public Hearings: 1789 Great Pond Road-Arnone(Cont. from 7/20104)(Continued to August 17,2004) Summary: Applicant submitted an application for a Watershed Special Permit on August 18, 2003 for construction of a new single farnily house located across the street from Lake Cochichewick within the Non-Discharge Zone and Non-Disturbance Zone. The existing lot was to be serviced from an existing common driveway, however, late into the permitting process it was discovered that the common driveway already serviced two existing homes. The Bylaw does not allow a common driveway to service more than three lots. The applicant was instructed to file for a variance with the Zoning Board of Appeals for access off the existing common driveway. In lieu of filing with ZBA,the applicant has re-submitted a plan proposing a completely separate driveway off Great Pond Road. The plan was forwarded over to VHB for final review and the following comments were highlighted in their March 11, 2004 letter: • Plan should be stamped(progress print was submitted); • The driveway slope ranges from 15%to 12%. The Zoning Bylaw does not have design criteria for driveways, however MHD allows driveway vertical profiles ranging from 10%to 15%. A driveway slope of 15%is not desirable but is acceptable by MHD. • VHB feels given the horizontal curvature of the proposed driveway in combination with the steep driveway slope, negotiating the driveway will be difficult, especially in winter months. • The plan indicates the driveway will be cut into the existing hill. Surface water will runoff onto the driveway surface and cause a potential ice condition in the winter. Has driveway side treatments, ditches, swales, subdrains been considered. • Applicant should determine site distance along Great Pond Road at the proposed driveway location. • VHB recommends the clay pipes to the west and east of the proposed catch basin be replaced with 12-inch reinforced pipes. Upon discussions with DPW, in order to obtain a DPW driveway access permit,the driveway entrance will have to be regraded(length from roadway to property boundary, approximately 7')so that the pitch does not exceed 3%. Currently approximately 20%pitch. Comments have been forwarded to the applicant. Revised plans have been submitted along with a comment letter from the engineer addressing VHB's previous comments. The following issues have been addressed: • Plans have been stamped by an engineer • Driveway slope ranges from 12%to 15%and a leveling area with a maximum grade of 3%has been designed at the entrance • Driveway has been reduced in width to 12 feet and a 3' infiltration Swale has been added on both sides of the driveway • A 12"reinforced concrete pipe has been proposed to replace the existing 10 inch clay pipe • It appears the grading is in conformance with the slope bylaw requirements as it is just under a 3:1 slope. VHB has reviewed the letter and revised plans and feels all issues have been satisfied. Alberto and Julie conducted a site walk on July 24. The proposed site plan will involve significant clearing and grading within the Watershed District. Access off the common driveway will reduce the amount of clearing, grading and impervious area. It is recommended the applicant further pursue seeking a variance to allow access off the common driveway. The applicant has filed with the Zoning Board of Appeals and a hearing was held on September 21, 2004. 492 Sutton Street-Gianquitto Hanger The applicant is proposing to construct two hangers, one 6,600 s.f and the other 7,000 on a leased 20,078 parcel on the airport property. Applicant has received a variance from the ZBA. The site is located adjacent to existing hanger site. The project will be constructed on previously pervious area. Drainage has not been fully addressed and the applicant must submit additional calculations to address the drainage. VHB review has been completed. Wheelabrator 1 �0 The Wheelabrator Plant received a Site Plan Special Permit in August of 1998 for modifications to the existing incinerator plant. The decision required quarterly testing of dioxins. The applicants were required to deposit an amount of$25,000 per year for consulting review services. Currently Tech Environmental has been monitoring and reviewing all state and federal test results conducted at the plant. The applicants are requesting to reduce the dioxin quarterly testing to once every 9 months as required under the federal regulations. The plant has been testing extremely low and is qualified under the federal testing to reduce the testing frequency. Tech Environmental will continue to monitor all other tests and data and will continue to prepare the annual reports. Meeting was continued to allow the Board to review the submitted materials. Decision must be made as to whether the dioxin testing will be reduced from quarterly to every 9 months. 1.135 Great Pond Road-Watershed Special Permit c Brooks School is seeking to construct a deck onto the Goulet house which is a faculty house located across the street from the campus. The deck will be 14' by 12' in size and will be located within the Non- Disturbance Zone of a wetland resource area. The applicants have proposed a stone drip line to provide infiltration. VHB review waived due to the size of the project.No outstanding issues identified.A draft decision has been prepared and is located in the project file for review. Decisions 284 Salem Street Upcoming Meetings: September 21,2004 Note: The Planning Board reserves the right to take items out of order and to discuss and/or vote on items that are not listed on the agenda.