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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
7:00 PM
1 Present: T. Seibert, J. Simons, M. Colantoni, R. Glover
2 Absent: R. Rowen
3 Staff Present: J. Tymon, J. Enright
4 Meeting began at 7:02pm.
POSTPONEMENTS
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike Street, Application for Special
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Permit – Site Plan Review. Applicant proposes to expand the Volpe Athletic Center and add 66 parking
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spaces.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 350 Great Pond Road, Application for a Watershed Special Permit
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to construct an addition to an existing home and a new garage.
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DISCUSSION
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166 Salem Street: Jack Cahill requesting a building permit and requesting to defer the establishment of
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the Construction Bond.
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J. Tymon: The applicant requested this be taken off the agenda.
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BOND RELEASE
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Scott Construction, Inc., Wagon Wheel Estates “Old Cart Way”: Requesting the release of a performance
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bond in the amount of $8,600.
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J. Tymon: The road has been accepted. DPW doesn’t have any objection to releasing the funds.
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MOTION
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A motion was made by T. Seibert to release all remaining amounts on the bond related to Scott
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Construction, Inc. at Wagon Wheel Estates, “Old Cart Way”. The motion was seconded by M. Colantoni.
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The vote was unanimous.
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Watts Regulator, 815 Chestnut Street: Requesting the release of two performance bonds in the amount of
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$3,000 each.
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J. Tymon: Has visited the site and has received an as-built plan. The detention pond is working properly.
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MOTION
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A motion was made by T. Seibert to release all bond money related to 815 Chestnut Street, Watts Water
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Technologies. The motion was seconded by R. Glover. The vote was unanimous.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 16 Berry Street, Application for an 11 lot Definitive Subdivision
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Plan.
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J. Tymon: The DPW will accept the right-of -way under certain conditions: the road has to be built to the
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specifications in the subdivision regulations and the rain garden in the center of the cul-de-sac and the
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swale along the northwestern side of the roadway will not be part of what the DPW would accept. They
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will only acceptance maintenance of the road. DPW also suggested that a five year maintenance reserve
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be established so that there are funds for the homeowner’s association to use for maintaining those
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structures. The fire department has approved the radius of the cul-de-sac being 98’ as opposed to the
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required 100’. They have requested that a fire hydrant be within 500’ of each house and recommended
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that the homes have sprinklers installed but they are not required. Lastly, the fire department has
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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
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requested that the name of the street be reconsidered since there is a similarly named street in town. L.
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Eggleston has completed her review and all issues were addressed. The cemetery will be part of the
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remaining lot, not the subdivision. There is an existing plan recorded at the Registry that shows access to
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the cemetery from Berry Street. The plan is attached to the deed to the property. Alternative entrance
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locations were discussed with a parking area.
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J. Tymon: Recommended discussing the alternative entrance proposed by the applicant with Town
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Counsel.
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J. Simon: Suggested keeping the hearing open until the next meeting.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: North Andover Country Club, 500 Great Pond Road, Application
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for a Watershed Special Permit to reconstruct existing tennis courts and replace existing fence.
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J. Tymon: Proposing to reconstruct existing tennis courts. A draft Decision has been prepared.
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John Morin, Neve-Morin,Group, representing the applicant: At the last hearing there were a couple of
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questions about the surface that were answered. The Conservation Commission has issued an Order of
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Conditions.
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MOTION
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A motion was made by M. Colantoni to close the Public Hearing for 500 Great Pond Road. The motion
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was seconded by R. Glover. The vote was unanimous.
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MOTION
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A motion was made by T. Seibert to approve the Watershed Special Permit for North Andover Country
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Club for the reconstruction of the tennis courts and replacement of the fence, as amended this evening.
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The motion was seconded by R. Glover. The vote was unanimous.
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NEW PUBLIC HEARING: 5 Boston Road, Sprint Spectrum, LP, Application to modify a pre-existing
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Wireless Services Facility.
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J. Tymon: This is a new application. This installation was prior to the bylaw. Reviewed the material
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that has been received. The noise report should be in by the end of the week. Reviewed M. Hutchin’s
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review response with the Board.
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Eric Kallio, Agent for Sprint Spectrum, LP: The application consists of swapping out existing antennas
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for seven network vision antennas and nine radio head units. The existing cabinets will also removed and
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replaced with three new cabinets. The antennas will be of a similar size and shape of existing antennas.
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The upgrade is needed to keep the technology current with the demands for wireless internet and data.
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T. Seibert: Will the new equipment weigh more than the existing?
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E. Kallio: About the same. It will not structurally impact the site.
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T. Seibert: Asked J. Tymon to make sure all documentation for any other Sprint Spectrum installation in
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town is current.
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J. Simon: We should be able to finish the hearing at the next meeting.
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OTHER
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Planning Board Education: Dates for MVPC Training.
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J. Tymon: Reviewed a training course being offered by MVPC to see if any Board members were
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interested in attending.
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MEETING MINUTES
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Approval of November 1, 2011 meeting minutes.
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MOTION
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A motion was made by T. Seibert to approve the meeting minutes for November 1, 2011. The motion
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was seconded by M. Colantoni. The vote was unanimous.
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ADJOURNMENT:
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MOTION
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A motion was made by M. Colantoni to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by T. Seibert.
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The vote was unanimous.
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The meeting adjourned at 7:45pm.
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MEETING MATERIALS: Agenda, 166 Salem Street Realty Trust Notice of Decision, Three response
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letters dated Nov. 21, 2011 from GPR engineering RE: 16 Berry Street ( Stormwater Mgmt Review,
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Initial Peer Review Cammett Engineering, Response to DPW Review Comments), Fire Department
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response letter RE: 16 Berry Street, North Andover Country Club draft Decision, Application for Special
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Permit for 5 Boston Road to modify an existing wireless cellular facility, Mark Hutchins review response
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dated Dec. 2, 2011 for 5 Boston Road, existing and proposed indoor reliable coverage for 5 Boston Road,
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November 1, 2011 meeting minutes
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