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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-03-02Monday - March 2, 1970 Regular Meeting and 2 Hearings The PLANNING BOARD held their regular meeting on Monday evening, March 2, 1970 at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building with the following members present and voting: William Chepulis, Jr. Chairman; Robert J. Burke, George B. Farley, Charles W. Trombly, Jr. and Donald Keirstead. This is ~r. Farley's last meeting since his term expires and he did not choose to run for re-election. There were 7 people present for the meeting. 1. HEARING: Amendment - Francis B. Kittredge. Mr. Keirstead read the legal notice upon the petition of Francis B. Kittredge to amend the Zoniug By-Law so as to permit certain uses in Neighborhood Business Districts not now specifically permitted, by adding thereto the following new section: "Section ~o24: Banking, insurance, professional and other similar offices." ~. Kittredge said it is not a personal matter, but he is representing the Brick Store Co. and Center Realty Trust connected with the Historical Society all located in the Olde Center which is zoned Neighborhood Business and he feels that professional offices, insurance offices, etc. should be allowed. ~. Keirstead and Mr. Chepulis discussed modifying the wordiug of the section and possibly leaving out the word banking. Mr. Burke made a motion to take the petition under advisement; Mr. Keirstead seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 2. HEARING: Amendment - Board of Appeals Mr. Keirstead read the legal notice upon the petition of the Board of Appeals to amend the Zoning By-Law under Section 9.2 by striking the work "certified", so that notices of hearings may be sent to interested parties by regular first class mail, postage prepaid, as provided by statute, unless the Board of Appeals votes to send notices by certified msil in particular cases. Since Mrs. Donahue is also the clerk f~r the Board of Appeals, she spoke in favor of the petition and noted the expenses involved in sending notices by certified mail. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to recommend favorable action; Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 3. FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT - Conservation Commission Legal notice had been published for a hearing to be held upon the petition of the Conservation Commission to establish a Flood Plain District; however, the request has been withdrawn by the Conservation Commission; no hearing will be held and the article will be stricken from the warrant at town meeting. March 2, 1970- cont. JEAN CHALIFOUR: Mr. Chalifour appeared before the Board and requested them to sign plans not requiring Planning Board approval under the Subdivision Control Law. He also requested the Board to send a letter to the Andover Savings Bank~ c/o Robert Henderson informing them that the Planndng Board approves the roadway "Surrey Drive.~ and that it has met the requirements under the Subdivision Coutrol Law. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to send the letter; seconded by Mr. Burke and voted unanimously. SUTTON PLACE SUBDIVISION: A letter from Atty. Edward Cregg was received requesting the Board to release lots 2, 3, 4~ 6 & 7 of the Sutton Place subdivision. There would be two lots remaining under covenant. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to release the 5 lots; Mr. Burke seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. DEPT. OF COM~NITYAFFAIRS: A letter was received from the Dept. of Community Affairs notifying the Planning Board of the "701" planning assistance grant. North Andover was selected for a grant from the government and the town's share is 1/3 of the total cost. North Andover was one of the top nine selected out of 26 appli- cants. Another letter was received relative to the "Scope of Services". The Advisory Board is aware of the grant to North Andover. Atty. John Willis discussed the method of funding with the Board, zoning~ master plan, etc. Ben Osgood also joined the discussion. Mr. Keirstead made a motion that $12,000 be appropriated contingent upon re- ceiving a federal grant, $6,800 of which is to be available if we don't get the grant. Mr. Burke seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. HIGHWOOD WAY: Atty. John Willis spoke about Highwood Way not being recommended for acceptance as a public way. He said there is a problem there but that once it is made a public way the trouble will be relieved because the town can bring action against the person causing the water problem. At present, the developer has no way of correcting condition. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to recommend adjudication of Highwood Way, provided stone bounds are installed; ~. Trombly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. A letter will be sent to the Selectmen notifying them of the Board's action. VOTE ON KITTREDGE PETITION: The Board discussed the petition of Francis ~. Kittredge and Mr. Keirstead made a motion to recommend favorable action and to delete the word "banking" aud "other similar" and substitute "real estate" so that the amendment would now read: "Section ~.2~: Insurance, professional and real estate offices." Mr. Trombly seconded the motion and the vote was ur~ous. March 2, 1970- cont. The Board felt that the eriginal wording was too broad in scope and that "other similar offices" would be difficult to define. They felt the word~ug should be mere restrictive and definite. GEORGE FARLEY: The Board voted to honor George B. Farley for his many years of service on the Planning Board since he was retiring and not choosing to run for re-election to the Board. BILL FOR SERVICES: John Brown. A bill for services in the amount of $1~250 had been sent to the Board by John Brown completing his contract for services in conjunction with the Route 114-125 Study Committee. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to pay the bill; Mr. Trombly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. (William CheB61is, Jr~O (Anna Donahue) Clerk