HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-11-06Monday - November 6, 1967
Regular Meeting
T~ Planning Board held their regular meeting on Monday evening, November 6,
1967 at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building Meeting Roc~. The following members
were present and voting: William Chepulis, Chairman; Robert J. Burke, Vice Chairman;
Howard Gilman, Becretary; J~me~s M. Ba~ and George B. Farley.
1. ROY FARR:
Atty. Stephen LoPiano and Roy Fart were present with preliminary plans for a
subdivision for apartments off Chickering Road. There are 16 acres of !a_~d in-
volved adjacent to the Heritage Green Apartments, which takes in the balance of his
la~. They request that a hearing date be set for the subdivision.
The Board checked over the preliminary plans and noted that some of the lots do not
seem to have the required area. After some discussion Mr. Fa~;~ and ~r. LoPiano ~ere
advised to make certain changes on the plans, such as lot area, parking space set-
backs, frontage of lots and their getting State approvaI for access to Chickering
Road.
A hearing date was set for January 8, 1968.
2. "MORNINGSIDE" SUBDIVISION:
Atty. Victor Hatem appeared before the Board asking for a release of conditions
of the filing of a bond for the "Morningside" subdivision. He had asked the Highway
Department and the Board of Public Works to look over the sections involved which
is the section from Winter Street to Meado~iew Road.
The Highway Dept. had sent a letter recommend~Bg that none of the lots be released.
Mr. Hatem said that Mr. Nicetta is talking about the section that has already been
released, that have to do with 12% grades. The section that Atty. Hatem means have
less than 12% grades. The Board looked at the profile plans to check the grades.
Mr. Chepulis suggested that Mr. Hatem check with Mr. Nicetta and have him send
another letter to the Planning Board.
3. MARTAN DRIVE: John J. Segadelli.
Mr. Segadelli appeared before the Board eequesting the Board to release the
bond for his subdivision off Chestnut St.
A letter was read from the P~ighway Dept. telling the Board not to approve the release
of the bond.
A letter was read from the Board of Public Works telling the Board that everything
meets with their approval.
A discussion was held as to tha different reasons Mr. Nicetta gave for not releasing
the bond and the condition of the road, etc. Mr. Segadelli says he does not agree
with Mr. Nicetta and would like to have the Plan~g Board ~embers view the roadway
themselves and see if it meets with their approval.
Mr. Gilman m~de a motion to release the bond.
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Mr. Segadelli said he wrote a letter to the High~ay Dept. on Oct. 23r~ and that he
did not receive a copy of the letter Er. Nicetta sent to the Planning Board dated
Nov..3rd. He expl~ed how he offered to hot top Chestmut Street at his ow~ expense~x
and received no cooperation from Mr. Nicetta whatsoever. He refuses to go ba~k to
Mr. Nicetta again. He would like the Board to view the road and release his bond.
Mr. Chepulis explained that the Board members are not experts on the conditions of the
roads, that they have to rely on others, such as the Jtigh~ay Surveyor. ~yhe Er.
Nicetta will view it with them also.
Er. Burke seconded Mr. G~lmants motion. No v~te was taken. The Board members will
view the road at a convenient time.
4. YUNGGEBAUER SUBDIVISION:
Atty. Eaton, John J. Willis and William Duf~y of Board of Public Works, were
present to discuss the decision made by the Planning Board of the Yunggebauer subdivision.
They felt that some of the conditions should not app]~v since there are circumstances
in this particular subdivision that differ from the usual subdivision
Atty. Eaton again gave a brief outline of the history of the particular parcel, about
the Right of Way being accepted by Town Meeting, etc. He explained how Angelo
Cataldo has an option and is negotiating to develop the land industrially. ~e plans
to run the roadway to Rte. 495 and that the tttrnaro~nd would be temporary. That the
roadway ~i]_l be hot-topped and that Mr. Cataldo said he would contribute towar~ it.
Slope easements will be given to the Board of Public Works.
There was discussion relative to the turnaround and Er. Willis agree~ that it wo'ald be
good and thinks that the town would go along ~ith it. Mr. Chepulis said it should be
shown on the plan and that the petitioner should grant an easement to the town for the
turnaround.
After considerable discussion, it was noted that certain items of the decision should
he taken out and a new decision submitte~ amending the original one. The Town Clerk
will be notified that the decision is being rescinded and an Am~mded deci.sion will
be submitted shortly.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
The Board received the recorded Covenant for Sherwood Homes from the Registry of Deeds.
The Board received the recorded amendment to the Subdivision Rules and Regulations
from the Registry of Deeds.
A notice was received from the State re George Fart and his ~equest to lower the
level of a p,nd at the corner of Johnson Street and Farnum S+..
Decisions from the Board of Appeals were read and filed.
The Board discussed zoning changes, amenS~nte, etc. and decided that they should
take some sort of action. They will have a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14 for
the express purpose of such discussions.
The meetin~ adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
WC . Chairm~
AD ..01erk
Tuesday - November 14, 1967
Special Meeting
The Flanning Board held a Special Meeting on Tuesday evening, November 14, 1967
at 7:30 P.M. at the Torn Office Building Meeting Room. The following members were
present: William Che~,l~s, Jr., Chairm~; Howard G~!,~, Secretary; and George B.
Farley. t~r. B~r~an and Mr. Burke were unable to attend.
This meeting was called in order that the Board may discuss any zoning ch~ges or
amendments to the Zoning By-Law. The Clerk was unable to attend the meeting so that
no notes of the meeting were taken.
The meeting adjourned at ~
Clerk