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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-19 Planning Board Meeting Minutes PLANNING BOARD Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Town Hall, 120 Main Street 7:00 PM Present: J. Simons, M. Colantoni, D. Kellogg, L. Rudnicki. L. McSherry 1 Absent: R. Rowen 2 Staff Present: J. Tymon, J. Enright 3 4 Meeting began at 7:07pm. 5 6 7 PUBLIC HEARINGS 8 9 CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING, 1018 Osgood Street: Application for Site Plan Review- 10 Special Permit for proposed construction of a 2,250 sq. ft. coffee shop with drive-thru and 11 associated site amenities including drive-thru lane and twenty five (25) parking spaces. In 12 addition, applicant has filed for a Request of Determination of Applicability of Watershed 13 Protection District Requirements. 14 J. Tymon: Applicant requested a continuance until March 5, 2013. 15 16 NEW PUBLIC HEARING, 1018 Osgood Street: Application for a Watershed Special Permit 17 and Parking Special Permit for proposed construction of a 2,250 sq. ft. coffee shop with drive- 18 thru and associated site amenities including drive-thru lane. 19 J. Tymon: Applicant requested a continuance until March 5, 2013. 20 21 NEW PUBLIC HEARING, Appleton Street: Proposed six lot Planned Residential Development 22 Special Permit and Definitive Subdivision Plan to be located at 464 Appleton Street in the 23 Residential-1 (R-1) Zoning District. The project would combine three (3) lots and raze an 24 existing dwelling with frontage on Appleton Street. 25 J. Tymon: This development is off of Blue Ridge Road. This project was presented to the Board 26 previously as a Preliminary PRD Subdivision with eleven lots. There was a zoning issue with 27 that proposal and it is now being submitted as a six lot PRD with a Definitive Subdivision Plan. 28 There is a Proof Plan and Definitive Subdivision Plan. A civil review and stormwater review 29 have been done. The applicant has not yet responded to the consultant reviews. There are LID 30 treatments; including, roof infiltrators and drainage swales. Gene Willis, Town Engineer, has 31 submitted comments. He would prefer that there is a Homeowner’s Association to take 32 responsibility for the maintenance of the LID structures. The proposed road extends beyond the 33 maximum 600’ on the Proof Plan. Also, the Proof Plan does not have the pavement diameter. 34 Phillip Christiansen, Christiansen and Sergi, Inc.: This is a 22 acre parcel. The property consists 35 of three lots. Appleton Street had a paper ROW through to Blue Ridge Road. In the late 1980s 36 there was a Plan completed that created three lots on a short cul-de-sac called Grapevine Road. 37 There is only one existing house. This proposal is for a subdivision of those lots to create six lots 38 on a 600’ cul-de-sac in a PRD fashion and with LID design. The request for waivers is with 39 respect to roadway standards. There is also a waiver for the 50’ buffer zone requirement. There 40 is public sewer and water at the site. There are three Open Space parcels proposed that consist of 41 16.4 acres with 7.9 acres of upland. The Proof Plan has a 1,300’ roadway that does not extend 42 through to Appleton Street. The lots all meet the acreage requirements. The Open Space will 43 1 PLANNING BOARD Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Town Hall, 120 Main Street 7:00 PM likely be conveyed to the Town and there is access to the Open Space provided. There are two 44 existing fire hydrants in the woods on the undeveloped portion of Appleton Street. The Lot sizes 45 range from 22K to 55K sq. ft. 46 J. Tymon: It is preferable to have the Open Space contiguous. Here it is on separate parcels; 47 however, the larger parcel is contiguous to existing Open Space. 48 L. Rudnicki: It appears there is a drainage easement on Open Space. Since there is going to be a 49 Homeowner’s Association does it make sense to keep that little space to make it less 50 complicated, less easements back and forth. 51 P. Christiansen: That may make it a little cleaner, especially if the Open Space goes to the Town. 52 J. Tymon: Reviewed G. Willis’ comments with the Board. 53 ABUTTERS 54 Colleen Diaz, 150 Pine Ridge Road: Is there any likelihood of Appleton Street being extended 55 through to this roadway as discussed previously? 56 J. Simons: There is no way that the road is going through to Appleton Street. 57 Tom Kenneman, 299 Blue Ridge Road: Where will the access to the Open Space be? 58 P. Christiansen: Pointed to an area to the right of the cul-de-sac. 59 J. Simons: This will be held over until the March 5 meeting for further discussion/responses to 60 the consultant reviews. 61 62 DISCUSSION 63 599 Turnpike Street: Request for waiver from Site Plan Review. Applicant is proposing a 64 change of use from Residential to Commercial in the CDD1 Zoning District. 65 J. Tymon: The applicant owns both 591 and 599 Turnpike Street. He has changed his request 66 for the waiver from Site Plan Review to 591 Turnpike Street, instead of 599 Turnpike Street. 67 ndst The applicant would like to combine a 2 floor residential use and a 1 floor commercial use at 68 591 Turnpike Street only. He would also like to add some parking on a gravel base and build a 69 gravel driveway that would connect to Hillside Road. 70 J. Simons: When this Zoning District was established we knew that there would be some mixed 71 use, commercial and residential and that there would be some conversion of the properties from 72 residential to commercial use. The level of regulatory process for the conversion would then be 73 determined by how substantial the changes were and if they had an impact on all the neighbors in 74 a major way a Notice may be necessary. Tonight it has to be decided if this is a diminutive sort 75 of thing that does not require Site Plan Review or if it does. 76 J. Tymon: Gene Willis, Town Engineer, has provided some feedback. He would like to see an 77 engineered plan for the driveway connection to Hillside Road approved by the Planning Board 78 because it is commercial use. He does not feel comfortable signing off on a driveway permit for 79 a commercial use that has not had a Site Plan Review by the Planning Board. 80 John King, owner of 591 and 599 Turnpike Street: The reason for the driveway connection to 81 Hillside Road is because of the difficulty in taking a left-hand turn onto Turnpike Street from 82 Chickering Road. The intent is to expand the existing driveway, using gravel, and have it 83 connect to Hillside Road. At some point in the future a similar connection may be proposed for 84 599 Turnpike Street. 85 2 PLANNING BOARD Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Town Hall, 120 Main Street 7:00 PM J. Simons: Hillside was shut off to Turnpike Street approximately 25 years ago because it was 86 unsafe. We would have to insure that the driveway exits out on the Hillside Road and could 87 provide good ingress/egress onto Hillside Road. If Hillside had to be improved, a short distance, 88 we might have to do that. 89 J. King: From the telephone poll to the guardrail is 15’. The requirement for a driveway is 12’. 90 D. Kellogg: Is that the requirement for a residential driveway? People could be coming out and 91 in at the same time. 92 J. King: Not sure if it is different for commercial and residential. Does not expect a lot of traffic. 93 A right-hand turn would still be possible onto Turnpike Street. 94 L. Rudnicki: How many parking spaces are proposed? 95 J. King: There will be gravel added to the grass area next to the pavement. It hasn’t been 96 measured out yet. 97 M. Colantoni: What type of business will it be? 98 J. King: A pawn shop. The license is for junk collector. Typically there are not a lot of 99 customers all at once. There may be three or four people at one time. The proposal of a 100 driveway was mentioned to the neighbor. 101 J. Simons: Stated he believed Site Plan Review should be required because of the limited plans 102 that have been presented at this point. 103 J. Tymon: The applicant is requesting to begin by constructing the handicap access and opening 104 the business and then to pursue the driveway as a secondary plan. 105 J. Simons: That could be entertained; however, at this point there is not anything presented. 106 There are no drawings, hours, or signage. There needs to be more information presented in order 107 for a waiver to be considered. 108 J .King: Will work with an architect to complete plans that include the parking, handicap ramp, 109 and egress. 110 L. Rudnicki: If access to Hillside Road is opened up it could potentially be used as a cut-through 111 between Rt. 114 and Rt. 125. 112 113 Wind Turbine Bylaw: J. Simons communicated that a resident has sent a letter to the Selectmen 114 related to a Wind Turbine Bylaw. Selectmen Bill Gordon has asked if the Planning Department 115 has any thought on the matter. 116 J. Tymon: Reviewed what some Towns are doing. 117 J. Simons: Suggested one option, that a number of communities have done, is to put a 118 moratorium in for one year. This would allow time to study the problem and propose a 119 comprehensive Bylaw. 120 J. Tymon: That is the approach that some towns have taken with regards to medical marijuana. 121 Judy will discuss this with Curt Bellavance and make a recommendation on how to proceed. 122 123 : MEETING MINUTES Approval of February 05, 2013 meeting minutes. 124 MOTION 125 A motion was made by L. Rudnicki to approve the February 5, 2013 meeting minutes. The 126 motion was seconded by D. Kellogg. The vote was unanimous, 5-0. 127 128 3 PLANNING BOARD Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Town Hall, 120 Main Street 7:00 PM ADJOURNMENT 129 MOTION: 130 A motion was made by D. Kellogg to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by M. 131 Colantoni. The vote was unanimous, 5-0. 132 133 The meeting adjourned at 7:55pm. 134 135 MEETING MATERIALS: Agenda, 464 Appleton Street “Regency Place”: Special Permit- 136 Planned Residential Development application, Regency Place Written Documentation dated 137 1/18/2013 from Christiansen & Sergi, Inc, Review letter dated 1/29/13 from Eggleston 138 Environmental, Definitive P.R.D. Subdivision Plan for “Regency Place” in North Andover Ma 139 (8 pages), Subdivision Review #2 letter dated 2/6/13 from Eugene Willis, Subdivision Plan 140 Review letter dated 2/7/13 from Tim Willett, Peer Review Summary dated 2/8/13 from 141 Hancock Associates, 599 Turnpike Street driveway permit application, proposed site plan 142 sketch new driveways for 591 and 599 Turnpike Street, areal photo 599 Turnpike Street, 2 143 photos of backyard of 591 Turnpike Street and Hillside Road, Revised driveway sketch for 144 591 Turnpike Street, draft 02/05/13 meeting minutes. 145 4