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Town of North Andover
PLANNING BOARD
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Eitan Goldberg, Chairman •- John Sinxons
Peter Boynton Aaron Preston
Lori Crone
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Wednesda Februar .27 2019 k 6;30 p.ni. 315 Turnpike Street Dunne Field).North Andover MA
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2 Present: E. Goldberg,P. Boynton, J. Simons (arrived 6:45), A.Preston,L. Crane
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4 Staff Present: J. Enright
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6 E. Goldberg, Chairman: Explained that this would be a site visit to review lighting. Waterfield Design Group is
7 present to provide information and answer questions;however,the Board will not deliberate or answer questions
8 at this time. There will be discussion regarding the site visit at the next Planning Board meeting scheduled on.
9 Tuesday,March 5, 2019.
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11 Off-Site Visit, Merrimack.College: In connection to Town of North Andover Application for a Special Permit—
12 Site Plan Review located at 495 Main Street, Town of North Andover under sections 195-8.10 through 8.17 and
13 195-10.7 of the Town of North Andover Zoning Bylaw. The Applicant proposes to construct a recreational
14 complex including athletic fields,tennis courts,picnic areas and associated parking areas, walkways and
15 emergency/maintenance access paths.
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1.7 Jacob Murray, Waterfield Design Group: Provided a description of the lighting at Duane Stadium based on
18 information provided by MUSCO Sports Lighting,the manufacturer who Waterfield has worked with on the
1.9 lighting design for the Recreation Complex. The purpose of the meeting was to view the lighting of the athletic
20 field which is similar in some ways to the Recreation Complex proposal,but different in many ways.
21 Both light towers along the roadway side of Duane Stadium had lights faced towards the sidewalk and
22 parking area to provide light in these areas,purposely spilling light around. They also have wall-pack
23 lighting on the back side of the stands for the purposes of lighting that area. In both cases the field
24 lighting proposed for the Recreation Complex will not be used for these purposes. Lighting at the ends of
25 the fields were also illuminated more than what is proposed at the Recreation Complex,
26 The stadium has ambient light from the dorms,the adjacent recreation building,parking lot lights, plaza
27 and pathway lights, and lights underneath the spectator stands,these lights were adding significant
28 illumination of the surrounding areas adjacent to the field.
29 • The abutters asked question regarding the illumination of the proposed lighting,hours when the lighting
30 would be on, control of the lighting,and height of the light poles.
31 • Waterfield explained that the lighting for the softball field is proposed at 60' .and lighting on the main turf
32 field.are 80';the athletic field lighting installed at Duane Stadium has 80' high poles. The bank of lights
33 on the Eight poles proposed for the Recreation Complex is the same.
34 • The Planning Board did not answer questions as this was a site visit,but Waterfield did respond to some
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36 + With regard to the lighting in the area of the softball field near the abutters,the proposed pedestrian lights
37 are approximately 8'— 15' high. The pedestrian lighting is for general lighting for safety and security. The
38 pedestrian lights proposed for the Recreation.Complex is more of a shoebox design, but are a similar
39 height.
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41 Meeting Materials: Agenda 2/27/2019 site visit
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