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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-03-02Thursday, l~aroh 2, 1961 Special Meeting & Hearings The Bear~ met at 7:30 PM ia the TeWa Building' with all me~bere present. Beoause eft the large number of perople exPeCte~ at the hearings, aoti~a was made a~ seoO~eA te aA~ the meetings to the meeting ro~a over the Fire Station. There were over 100 people present. 1o 7:30 PM ~Ieariag. Petition of Brancis B. Kit%redge. Land om the eereer ef First and ~ain Streets: ~. B~ke ~a~ the aotiee. ~. Kittre~e s~ke ~ its ~, a~ the l~d is nov ~o~d~ ~ ~s~ess dist~cts. ~ said the ~er ef the Ia~ approves cf the pro~se~ rezo~. ~. Be~ ~er, 595 ~ssae~et~s Avenue ~s- the ~y opposition. ~. ~ke ~e a motion to t~e t~ ~tter ~er ad~s~nt, seceded by Mr. ~icetta ~ v~t~ ~usly. Attorney Bra~ley then asked the Bcar~-several questions regarding the reoemmendati~aa ef the National Planning a~d Research, Inc. and this Boar~'s re¢om~ eu~ations. 2. 7:45 P~ Hearing. Amendment for new Limited Business District. Mr. Burke read the notice. Chairman Ba~aan explained that the Bcar~ felt that the Limited Business category is a necessary addition to the By-law. He ree~e~ed adoption of the new classificatio~ regardless of whether the Town should disapprove the speoifie districts designated for re-zoning u~er it. There was ne eppesiticn to the new classifieatie~ itself, but a few people asked for more iaformatic~ and expla~atie~ ef it. Mr. ~Arke · adea ~tien to take the ma~ter under advisement, seconded By Mr. Farley an~ voted 3. 8.'00 PM Beari~g. Triangle-Hillside Rd., Turnpike St. & A~dever By-Pass. Mr. Burke read the notice. Opposition'. Attorney Joh~ P. Fern, representing Merrimack College, opposed the creation of such a district, saying that the eellege was interest~ in preservicng wh~t it consi~ere~ one ef the most attraotive area~ ef the Merrimack Valley. He said the college could see ne rea~ ~ee~ ia North A~Aover to create a shopping er other commercial district in that area. He said the plam~ers, National Planning and Renearch, Inc., who had suggested the area as a possible "convenience shopping center" i~ their report last Spring had shows ne conclusive arguments for their choice. He called the proposed district "~a~ecessary, tuawanted and u~wise." Very Rev. Vincent A. McQuade, O.S.A., President of'Merrimack College, a~ed that he though the c~..-erolal district weuld tremendously increase the traffio hazards on the two a~J0ialag highways. . Other eppe~ents %~ the creation of this district inel~ed Leo Pc~erleau, 2~0 'Billside Rea~, who said the expeoted increase i~ traffic would be a ~etri~e~t to the ~eside~ts of' the area with small children, Raymond Beau~eim, 224 Hillside Read, R. Greenwood, 300 Ohes%~ut Street; Russell Lo,ge, 19 Tolla~ Roa~, who said the residents ef the area' have ample nearly shopping facilities ia Aadover and Lawrence; Mrs. J. E~aend Elliot, 50 T~lland Road, who felt the ~istriot w~l~ sPOil ese' of the approaches to Nerth Andover; and John Detora, 318 Turnpike Street. By letter, ~ames Milliken. 1~7 Turnpike Street. Mrs. Yvo~ae Ground, 580 A~dover By-Pass, called the propese~ district a threat te the security ef her home. William Rockwell, 451 Andover Street, said he had been effered $25,000 by a pre~we~t chain ef drive-in restaurants for a strip of his land ale~g the street, provided the proper zoning was appreved. Mr. ROCkwell sai~ the new classification was apparently not rigid enough to keep out "~desirable businesses." Mr. Farley ,made a aoti~ that the Board a~vise the Tewa Meeting to strike this sec%ica ef the article from the warrant. Seconded by Mr. Burke a~d v~ted uaaafmeaSlyo 4. 8:15 P~ Heariag. Turnpike St. from Kent Moving Ce. te first residemce opposite Merrimack College. Mr. Burke read the notice. Opposi%ienl Attorney Ford again speke'i~ opposition st~%iag that the college was not opposed te all development ia t~.e area. Residential ¢onstructie~ or attractive buSiness woald ~e aeeeptable provided the college amd the residents gave their approval of a~y proposed pl~s. Father MeQUade said the area opposite the college is wet,' a~ called it a ' potentially bad health hazard, since there is ~o Sewer l~ue alomg Turnpike St. Other objectors to this section included Mr. Detora, Mr. Reokwe~_l amd Mr. L~dge. Mr. Burke made a motion %o take the matter u~er advise~en%, seconded by Mr. Farley a~d veted Unanimously. 5. 8:30 1~ ~eari~g. At Wilson's Ooraer, Peters St. - behind the Furniture T~s~'s ~s~t. ~. B~ke read ~ ~otice. O~siti~: At~o~y ~sed ~ be~ of Me~i~ek Coiled. Father ~d· ~ve ~en c~asY~cted~ t~~ ~st five ye~s ~ ~pike Steer f~m Peters S~t to Waverley ~d. ~. ~ ~ ~. L~e ~so ep~s~. Mr. Burke made a motion %o take the matter u~der advisement, seconded ~y l~r. Gilma~ and voted u~animously. 6. 8:45 PM Hearing. Along Ohickert~g Read fr~m 0etuit Street to ~ass. Avenue. Mr. Burke read the notice. Opposition: Mr. Francis Kittredge was opposed, saying the North A~over*Righ School, the Fr~_~-~l~ Seheel and Merrick 0ollege are ~11 close to the area. As a member of the School Building Ce,~t%ee, he did not wa~t tc see the schOols and institutions of North A~dover look~w~ like Saugus High Se~ol ea Toue 1, which is surrounded by commercial establishmemts. Attorney Ford eppeSed, saying the College considered its passage would be the emmnerelalizati~ of the highway. Joseph ~eKia~e~, Ipswich Street, said the district is located close to a fast,growing residemtial part of Toga. Mrs. Ground said she was not a ~a%ive of this part of the country. ~'hen she first arrived North A~dever, she said she was struck by the beauty, peace aud differemce ef the Town's p~sical surroundings a~d she urged t~at this atmosphere be preserved. Mr. Greenwood opposed ia behalf of Mrs. ~e~ Coolidge, 137 Andover Street. Mrs. Coolidge has long-ra~ge plans for land' she ow~s i~ the area which will be of benefit to the Town, he said. George Bouchard, 203 Cotuit Street said, ~They c~1~ the upper part of Osgood St. "The ~%rip~. We don't want OhicEeri~ Road to become a ce~ti~uatie~ ~f ~The Strip'. Others ia opposition were= Robert Deacon, 171 Cetuit S~.,; Theedera George, 360 And~ver St.; Jo~ Torrey, 183 Cetuit St.; William Willett, Cetuit St.; George Partridge, 129 Cetuit St.; and Louis Spiaelli, 154 Cetuit St. Bert Muller, 595 Mass. Ave., approved the arguments give~ by the other objectors amd said he ~ished the entire tows was present to hear them. Mr. A. ~ H~we, 460 Osgoed St., pointed out that while the L~w~ted Business District theoretically ]~m~ts the ty~ of establia~meats whioh eaa be operated, it actually leaves a great deal ef latitude. Mr. Ledge suggested that, in view ef the strength of the opposition, the Beard ask the Tewe te ~rike the entire artiele at Te~m Meeting. Mr. Detera asked whether the Beard mould recu~mend these actions to the Town in spite of the disapprovals. Chairman BanAna said it was'the Beard's duty to aet eR ell sources of infornatiea, not only its public hearing. Mr. Nieetta ~ade a motion to take the matter under advisement, seeeaded by Mr. Farley and voted unanimously. ?~ 9:00 P~ Hearilg. Turnpike St. from Johnson St. to l~iddle%en line. Mr. Burke read the notice. Chairman Banner explained that the Beard considered this proposed industrial district a potentially sound piece el' pla~m4~. He said the TM Reeds mere industA-~ to iaerease its tax base. The only other industrial zone with developed land in To~m, near the Lawrence airport, is suitable for large plai$s. Tho Turnpike Street distriet would permit smaller companies te omae Mr. Bannmt said that at the time the district was drawn the Board was Ret ~ that it w~ld inelude six to eight houses on Boston Street. The distriet ~Xtelds 1000 feet in fr°m the highway. He Said the Beard' is Considering a revision in the speeified district to bypass the residential area. He suggested that this mould be done by having the industrial zone start sore distance below Boston Street. Among the objectors %e this as it is presently dra~n were Bernard ~. Kellner, ~20 'Turnpike St. ; Rebert Powers, 135 Boston St.; Walter Petreyke, 155 Boston St.; Aadreu Rossi, a resident ef Lawrence who owns land on Sullivan St.; James Fitzgerald, 125 Boston St.; Den Clough, 75 BestoR St.; Frederick Chase, 165 Boston St.; Mrs. Frances Ooodkue, 91 Boston St.; Mrs. Charles Thornton, 140 l~. LSt.; and Raymond DavidsoR, 125 Boston St. Also Attorney Leo Terrezane representing Naragret Simon. Sidney Coleman, 247 Farnun St., objected for three reasoRs. First, he said, he is aR abutter ef the proposed distriet. Fifty acres which he owns are within the distriet, and carry restrictions im the deed ~hieh prevent their being used for anything but residential development. In addition, the prepesed sore is "swiss and premature". He said the Town would have ~o make large expenAiturem for sewer and water to service Frospective industries in the 'area, and the property Ob'dorm along the new utilities would be heavily assessed for services they are new getting along without. -~ Jehn J. Willis, Board of'Public Werks me~ber defended the Plap~g Beard prepeatl, saying, "If We fellow Mr. Celeman's suggestion, North Andever will die today". Mr. -Willis said nearly all the industrial land created by the Town five years age ham beer used up. Ne eennended the Board for its foresight in planning fer additional industrial lan~ in an area where the smallest RUmberef people would be affeetedo suggested that proposal be amended te exclude residences that Row fall withi~ it. Perseus whO favored the adoption of a medifie~ sene, which would bypass the homes in question were: Howard Thomson, 277 Farnum St.; Derall Berry, Turnpike S~.; aid Fred Butknann, 1625 Turnpike St. These in aPProval were: G~y Richards, 1803 Turnpike St., Gerard Pre,,1-., 1~12 Turnpike St. , and Edward Saul,. 1705 Turnpike St. Mr. Burke ~de a metier to take the matter under advisement, seeoRded by Mr. G~ and voted unan4mously. The meeting adjourned a% lOsO0 1~4.