HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-07-05~ednesday - July 5, 1972
Regular Meeting
The PLANNIN~BOARD held its regular meeting on ~Jednssday evening, July 5,
1972 at 7:30 P.M..in the Town Office Building with the following members present
and voting: Charles W. Trombly, Jr., Chairman; Donald N. Keirstead, Vice Ch.;
Fritz Ostherr, Clerk and William Chepulis. John Monteiro was unable to attend.
MATSES SUBDIVISION:
Frank Rullo, representing Mass. Electric Co.t requested partial release of
the covenant of Charles Matses' subdivision on Sutton Street, as to lot #3 on
Charles Street. Atty. John Willis and Charles Matses were also present. Mr.
Willis explained that it is an approved subdivision by the Planning Board. The
turnaround has not been completed; water and sewer have been installed and the
road has been hot-topped and completed as far as lot ¢/3. At one time Mr. Nicetta
was in disagreement as to the size of the drain, but there is no drainage problem
in the area. Mass. Electric Company wants to build a sub-station on lot #3 and
when they applied for a building permit could not obtain it because the lot had
not been released by the Planning Board.
Mr. Matses said the road is 2/3 complete and that he would post a bond in lieu of
the covenant. The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Comm. now owns the road and
they will finish it.
Letters were received from the Board of Public Works and Highway Dept.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion to send a letter to the Highway Surveyor for a report
on the present condition of the road and the drains. Mr. Matses explained that
there is a problem at the drains to the road. Mr. Keirstead feels that a bond
should be posted if the release is to be made soon without getting a report from
Mr. Nicetta. Mr. Matses said he would post a $2,500 bond.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion for the partial release of covenant con-
ditional upon the Board's accepting properly executed security for the lot
immediately north of the parcel on which is shown the United Parcel building, and
containing 55t500 sq. ft. Mr. Chepulis amended the motion to further describe the
lot as shown on "Plan of Land in NorthAndover entitled Sutton Industrial Park,
dated March 4, 1968"; Mr. Ostherr seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion to write a letter to theHighway Surveyor to ask for a
report on the condition of Charles Street, Sutton Industrial Parkt as far as the
turnaround.
LOUIS MILLER, Saunders St.
Mr. Miller and his daughter appeared before the Board to ask for clarification
of the zoning of his land near Saunders Street. He was always under the impression
that it was zoned industrial and now he finds out it is residential. He has
garages and his carpenter's workshop where his business has been conducted for many
years. He has a 14-ft. right of way to his land but has no frontage on a street;
it has been this way for 27 years. He wants to know what he can do with his land
now.
Upon checking the By-law, the Board found that his area is described as being in an
industrial area but is shown on the map as residential.
The matter was taken under advisement.
July 5, 1972 - cont.
GEORGE FARR SUBDIVISION:
George Fart was present. The Board had viewed the subdivision area and found
it to be very wet. A letter was received from the Highway Surveyor listing
recommendations. A lengthy discussion was held after which Mr. Ostherr made a
motion to APPROVE the subdivision subject to certain conditions; Mr, Keirstead
seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
The conditions are as follows:
1. That the record owners of the subject land execute and record a "covenant
running with the land" within 20 days from the date of the decision, or otherwise
provide security for the construction of ways and the installation of municipal
services within said subdivision, all as provided by G.L.c. 41, s. 81-U.
2. That all such construction and installations shall in all respects cor~form to
the governing rules and regulations of this Board.
3. That, as required by the North Andover Board of Health in its report to this
Board, no building or other structure shall be built or placed upon lots as shown
on said plan without the prior consent of said Board of Health.
&. That water and sewer will be accord~_ug to the Rules and Regulations of the
Board of Public Works.
5. That surface drains and street bounds must be installed$ the roads must be
hot-topped and constructed all in accordance with the requirements under the
Subdivision Rules and Regulations of the Planning Board. Proper street signs must
be installed. Appropriate inspections for the satisfactory completion of the
provisions in this paragraph are to be performed under the direction of the office
of the Highway Surveyor.
6. Must comply with the Board of Fire Engineers' requirements as to the fire alarm
system.
7. A bituminous berm be placed ob the southeasterly side of the travel way on
Gilman Lane and two catch basins be installed at the intersection of Farnum Street,
piped to the catch basins on the southeasterly side of Gilman Lane, as shown on
the plan. The travel way shall be 30 feet wide. Areas from line of lay-out to
edge of travel way on both sides of the travel way, shall be excavated or filled
to sidewalk grade.
8. A typical section through Gilman Lane shall show a 1% slope from the northwest
side down to the soutb~st side.
9. As constructed, the ditch in the 20' drainage easement shown on the northeasterly
side of lot #27 will, in fact, conduct the water flowing from the catch basins and
drainage pipe in Gilman Lane to the invert shown at an 18" drain on the south~
side of property shown as owned by Battalagine.
ZONING MAP:
Mr. Keirstead had the large zoning map as prepared by Carl Martin show~_ug the
final changes made by Town Meeting. He will return the map to M~. Martin to have
prints made for the Board.
July 5, 1972 - cont.
MISCELLANEOUS ~TTERS:
The Board noted that the MasterPlan must be officially accepted and this action
w~ll be taken at the August meeting.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion to order 5 additional copies of the Planning Board
Handbook as prepared by the Mass. Federation of Planning Boards in order that
each member may have his own copy. Mr. Chepulis seconded the motion and the vote
was ~ous.
The Capital Outlay Committee Report was referred to the Administration Sub-Committee.
The Board had no comment to make relative to the Chiarenza petition before the
Board of Appeals.
Discussion was held on Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). The Board feels something
should be done about it; probably have a P.A.C. to study P.U.D.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion to refer the copy of P.U.D. to Mr. Ostherr and at the
next meeting, have him submit definite recommendations as to the course of action.
Relative to the Subdivision Rules and Regulations, Mr. Keirstead would like to
notify the people that would be interested and report on it in September.
Mr. Ostherr wishes to be notified of the date of the next Board of Health meeting.
A correction should be made of the May 31st minutes to "take under advisement the
first he~ring".
Write to the Dedham Planning Board for a copy of the Flood Plain Zoning law~ the
validity of which was recently upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Chairman
........ (Charles W. Tromb'ly, 'Jr.)"
Secretm"y