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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-04-13Thursday, April 13, 1972 - Plammimg B~ard Meeting - Fire Station; adjourned to Knights of Columbus Hall| over 200 people present. Members present and voting: Charles ~. Trembly, Jr., Chair-man; Donald N. Keirstead, Fritz Ostherr and John J. Monteiro. William Chepulis was out of state and unable to attend. 1. Mark Becky's Pond on the map. 2. Col. Earl Brown, Merrimack College~ couldn't understand why Merrimack College land was marked B~; they have no plans for busimess use of their land. *Motion: Mr. Keirstead made a motion to put Merrimack College back to R-3 and the triangle across the street where the Church is be B-~. Mr. Ostherr seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 3. Residents on Turnpike Street between Sullivan and Boston Streets do not want the area zoned residential; they would rather have it B-~. *Motion: Mr. Keirstead made a motion to put back B-~ to the area between Boston amd Su!]~van Streets and leave a residential strip on Boston and Sullivan Streets. Mr. Monteiro seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. ~. Several people in the area just before Mass. Electric are against the re- zoning as proposed for that area - I-1. 5. Frank Serio, Hillside Road, and others in that area, feel it should be left residential since there are about 19 homes there. *Motion: Mr. Keirstead made a motion that the triar~gular parcel on Hillside Rd., Rte. 125 & Rte. ll~ to the abandoned part of Willow Street to the Andover l~_ue be made R-3. Mr. Monteiro seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 6. Several residents of Marian Drive area feel the B-3 area across from McLay's is an inappropriate use. The town does not need another shopping canter. The N.A. M~11 could be extended. There are traffic problems, wetlands, etc. Atty. Victor Hatem spoke of his proposal to have a shopping center across the street from the B-3 area. Most of the people in the area are against zoning that area for business. Mr. Keirstead suggested up-grading the downtown area, to which they all agreed. Suggestions were made for a buffer strip between industrial end residential areas to protect the dwellings existing there. The Johnson Street area was also discussed. April 13, 1972 - cont. *Motion: Mr. Keirsteadmade a motion to move the I-1 line and take out the triangle at Johnson Street between I-1 and G.B. and make it R-2. Mr. Ostherr seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. The people insisted that a vote be taken that the proposed B-3 be changed to I-1. *Motion: Mr. Keirstead made a motion to remove B-3 district from the zoning map and substitute I-1 district with the ~uderstanding that at town meeting we will consider an alternative proposal to be offered at town meeting. Mr. Ostherr seconded the motion. The vote was Mr. Ostherr & Mr. Keirstead- Yes; Mr. Monteiro & Mr. Trombly- No. The motion is lost. The BOard said they would make consistent setbacks for residential areas from the road back to the industrial or business zone - about 300 feet. Especially in the Marian Drive area. 7. Guy Richards, Turnpike Street: He owns approx. 72 acres of industrial land on Rte. 11~ which has been zoned that way for 9years andhas had no offers for the land; no town services are available. He would like to have about 20 acres zoned for business and leave the rest industrial. There is about 3,000 feet of frontage on Rte. ll4. The meeting adjourned at 10:~5 P.M. ,~ qfl~ By PAT BRODERICK Of Tb~ Eagle-Tribnne Staff NOR~ AN~VER -- ~e Planning ~ las~ night unanimously voted to keep Merri- mack CoH~e lam zon~ residential, imtead of pmp~ing a resoning of the area to b~s. T~ w~ one of sev- eral alterations the board made at the third in a series of open meetings on the prop~ mning map. About 200 residents crowded into the fire atation meeting room, and stud in the halls. The board adjourned the meeting to the Knights of Columbus Ch~ W. H~ on Sutton Strut. ~m~ Jr. During the dis- cussion, Earl Brown, owner of the Merri- mack Co~ege pro~rty, said he had no idea of ~ing ~e land for other than educational Planners veto zoning co11¢ "I don't want to give residents the idea that we're a profit making business," he said. How- ever, Brown' said he had no opinion at this time on the zoning classification, since he had just received the proposed by-laws. The board voted to keep the parcel as origi- nally proposed, residential three, but leave a small triangle of land off Turnpike Street zoned for business The baord also voted to extend a residential classification on a parcel of land on Hillside Road down to the Andover by-pass, creating a buffer zone between residential land and indus- trially zoned land. This would prevent the par- cel from becoming non-conforming. A group of residents living in the area of Boston and Sullivan Streets were concerned that the proposed indust~rial use across the street would devalue their land. "If I wanted to sell my house, no one would buy it," said one woman. "No one will buy our homes unless they were guaranteed the right to put in business," said another. -Residents who lived in the five houses that would be affected by the industrial district asked th The b~ classific; homes o~ At on~ approve he terme He sai would el ODoose tl Donal chairmat meant to ticularly ficient re Keirste burger si lights fro~ He not be ai as Rte. 1 veloped si The b( protect e~ John '~ years, of Planners deadlocked ove NORTH ANDOVER -- The Planning Board last night was deadlocked on the proposed busi- ness uae along Rte. 114, across from McLay's Garden Center. This area would probably be used for a shopping center, ff approved at town meeting. Last year, the K-Mart was rejected in that area by townspeople, who demonstrated last night that sentiment concerning shopping centers has not changed. The I~ourd was ~plit by a two to two vote on whether to keep the proposed Bg (business) classification in this are, or rezone it to light industry, giving residents the opportunity to make changes at tuwtt meeting. Board Members l~citz Ostherr and Donald iq. Keristead voted yes to changing the business to light industry. Charles W. Trembly and John. Monteiro opposed the motion, which was lost; The proposed B3 will remain on the map. Most of the 200 residents present last night opposed any type of shopping center in the area, and several had pressed the hoard for a definite stand on the issue. Att~. Victor tlatem, who represents Builder Benjamin C. Osgoed, urged residents to consid- er a B3 classification adjacent to MeLay's, in- stead of the proposed use across the street. Osgood has planned over the past few months to construct a high quality shopping center in that district. Planning Cbnsultant John Brown, however, has proposed the area across from McLay's as the better location for business. Hatem asked the board to at least include three alternatives, instead of the one: first, a B3 across from McLay's; second, a B3 adjacent to Mcl.ay's; and third, the rejection of business in either l~ation. Haleru explained that this way residents would have the opportunity to decide which of the three options would be best for the town. Residents refused to listen to Morton Braun, the developer for Osgood's proposed shopping center, and maintained that they were not interested 'in any kind of business in the Two questions ~emain: Does North Andover need another shopping center; and ff so, where should tbe The bo Rte. 114 ~ ttat deveb Atty. J, hiring a g to follow area. "This g for corem sense to ~ Willis s, MeLa¥'s fi On~ re~ up the fe don't nee enough tr just as ha ping cent~ towuspeog Ano-thei because ~ voted no Ig - e land for bus ness and no one is trying to put anything over on I~a i you," he said. ~tion, leaving a buffer zone for the Planning Board Chairman Charles W. Boston and Sullivan Streets. Trombly Jr. explained that although existing point, one resident said he did not ff the proposed classifications, which "spot zoning." "I thought this general master plan alnate spot zoning. I'll go all out to ds sort of thing." ~ N. Keirstead planning board vice . said that the proposed zoning was eliminate clutter along Rte. 11t, par- by business that do not return suf- moue to the town. td said the plan would prevent ham- ands, small repair shops, and neon a cluttering the area. lained that residential zoning would propriate on a regional highway such 4, pai~dcularly since the road had du- tch a volume of traffic. ard said efforts had been made to isting businesses in the area. ibis .Ir. assured residents that three atensive study had been conducted on business would be protected, additional general business would not be provided for in the area. The board cannot rezone land without the ul- timate approval of residents at town meeting, said Keffstead. He added that a two-thirds? ma- jority would be needed. The board also voted to change a small par- eel of land in the vicinity of Johnson Street, near the Boston Hill ski area. from industrial to residential (2). Keirstead explained that the larger area around Boston Hill should remain zoned for general business. ff the board tried to rezone the land for resi- dential, he said the owner could file a plan that would safeguard his property for three years. The owner would then feel pressured to put his land to use for general business. But if the land is left as it is, the owner would not be forced to use his land in this way, and may wait "for a good use," said Kierstead. SATURDAY I PRIL 15 ONLY I SS THE FIRST OF OUR _B IRDAY NIGHT SHOWS! · $ SHOW WITH IlG ACTS ATURING 1 IALLER I INA RAY I :t SAM LYMAN I .ISA CABOT I t .c. BILL CIRINO I "THE HAPPENINGS" 1 m topi)in[ [;enter, HAY[RHaL: ttlen ¼mile en l 13 tawords Metheen. Avai&able ~s g Tel. 374-9829 I mmmmm-.mmmm Route 114 zoning cen~r be lOdated'? ~ ~ trd reiterated l~rowu ~ ,~ ...... vas not a suitable location for residen- ,pment. ~hn J. Willis, a lon~fime opponent to rofessional planner, did urge residents Brown's recommendations in this ~rce] along Rte. 114 is the only area .,rcial use," he said. "It doesn't make ~e this for residential use." id he favored the area across from r the commercial ,dent named Modon Galpor summed dings of the majority present: "We I another shopping center.. There's ~ffic halyards along Rte. 114. We're 9Y to drive to DeMoulas'. This shop- ~ would serve the developer, not tlie e.*~ resident pointed out that an increase One resident criticized the Planning Vdoar~ for not eliminating the 133 tmmema[ety, u~Lcdu of waiting for town meeting. Trombly reminded res]dents thai market studies had been conducted that indicated a need for a shopping center in that area along Rte. 114. One resident suggested that the B3 classification be moved to the other end of Rte. 114. Tromhly said that market studies did not show a need on that end of the road. "This may be supported economically, but do we need it?" one man asked. Residents responded favorably to KeL~stead s suggestion that the downtown area be upgraded as an alternative to such a shopping area. Willis told residents that Brown's report suf- ficiently documented a need for a shopping area in that vicinity. "It wouldn't be 'fair to the community not to give them the opportunity to decide this at town meeting," he said. "I know that the people here tonight are concerned because they would be caused on the back roads live in this area, but it's important that the ! the shopping center,. "We already community decide what n K-Mart in this area,' he said. whole town" will be good for the Lot In The World GHT !lektrik' ,L 2 A.M.