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Home My WebLink About2020-11-05 Planning Board Minutes a*wLa //- -'?Y. Town o,f North Andover PLANNING BOARD Thursday,November 5 2020 7 .mr. 120 Maur Street Twit Hall North Atrtlover, AM 01845 Present: E. Goldberg, J. Simons, P. Boynton, A. Preston, Kelly Cormier,Assoc. Recused: K. Bargnesi Staff Present: J. Enright E. Goldberg, Chairman: The Planning Board meeting for Thursday,November 5,2020 was called to order at 7 p.m. [Attendance not taken] E. Goldberg: (Read the Governor's Order into the r•ecorcl). Votes will be recor-ded as toll call this evening. This meeting ivcas held remotely via conference call. Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12,2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Opera Meeting Lmv, G.L. e. 30A,§18, and the Governor's March 15,2020 Order hrrposirrg strict limitation on the number of people that pray gather lit oneplace, this meeting of the North Andover Planning Board►vdll be conducted ila remoteparticipation to the greatest extent possible. Spec frc information and the general guidelines for remote participation by inmbers of the pubdie an(Uor parties with a right anel/or requirement to attend this nreetdug can be found on the Toivn's rvebsdte,at iviviv.nortlran(loverma.gov. Tor thds meeting,members of the pr(hlic tuba wish to watch the meeting may ado so on their televisions by tuning to Comcast Cha nnet 8 or Verizon Channel26 or online at iviviv.rrortharadoverc(trrr.org No In person attendance of members of thepublic ivdll beperinitte(d,but ewty effort will be inade to ensure that ill epublic call adequately access the proceedings irr real tine, vla technological means. In the event that ive are unable to rdo so,despite best efforts, ive 011 post on the Toivir of North Andover ivebsite an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehens1w record of proceedings(is soon as possible after the meeting. if the public ivould like to partdelpate irr public hearings please entail your questionleonnrrent prior to or during the meeting to 'enrd h ror•thaanlover•ma. ov. The question/comment will he read during the proceedings and responded to accordingly. STAFF REPORT DISCUSSION ITEM Royal Crest Estates 1 &28 Royal Crest Drive Trinity Financial .Thin Keefe: Proposed Master Redevelopment Plan for the property. Discussion topics include: Fiscal Impact Analysis: High-level key findings Dimensional Information: Buffers, Building Heights, Setbacks to buildings, parking wetlands Traffic: Submission of Traffic Study and presentation of key content J. Enrigh: The working group met October 29,2020 and reviewed proposed building heights in relation to residential neighborhoods and Route 114, number of floors per building and Merrimack College building heights. Proposed setbacks,on-site buffering were also reviewed along with existing specific Residential-5 dimensional requirements. Focus was on buffering and how it is addressed in other districts--business and industrial districts that directly abut residential districts. Traditionally,there is often provision for a 50ft. setback, however when some business/industrial districts abut a residential development that buffer extends another 50 ft. for a total of 100 ft.; the first 50 ft, being unbuildable, unpaved and not parked upon. The group had sensitivity to setbacks. There was discussion of Open Space requirements in other bylaw sections such as Planned Residential Developments today. Group is interested in heights of buildings in other areas that directly abut residential neighborhoods.The group also felt that in addition to the residential neighborhoods to the side and rear of the site, consideration should 1 Town of North Andover PLANNING BOARD TlnindaV,Novetnbei•5 2020 7 .m. 120 Main Street Town Hall North Andover MA 01845 be given in some manner toward the 3 residential homes (between Berkeley Rd. and the existing Royal Crest entrance)that front on Route 114, namely 312, 318 &322 Turnpike St. It was affirmed that the Smart Growth Plan based zoning bylaw pulling primarily from the OSGOD bylaw combined with similar zoning used in other conimunitics is the preferred direction. This approach includes the establishment of sub-districts in which certain dimensional requirements and use regulations could be created and applied to the perimeter of the site where townhouses are proposed. Sub-districts would provide for predictability and certainty for the developer and the town.The proponents have submitted a revised Program Summary for this evening which includes the 250 dormitory units in the unlit total, bringing the grand total of units to 1,641. There is a revised project calendar which reflects this meeting, moves the fiscal impact analysis to the next meeting,and a public engagement plan discussion has been added. (VHB)presented traffic impact analysis: (build and no-build analysis)projecting volumes to year 2027 (subject to peer review by the town's consultant& MassDOT),reviewed revised intersections, improvement overlays and projected vehicular volume,trip distribution,discussed alternate modes of transportation. Michael Lozano, Trinity Financial: Presented dimensional information,context of proposed site and buildings, building heights and buffers. Stated that the average buffer between existing buildings and property line is 80 feet; proposed is approx. 140 feet; minimum buffer is on Route 114 (close to one of the three homes identified earlier) at 28 feet. In that area it is 83 feet from edge of parking lot to the property line; the existing dimension is 53 feet from property line to the edge of the driveway. (1:28:40)The blue building on the diagram,the Merrimack dormitory, is 4 stories tall-(the adjacent 5 story wing should be hatched)at front corner of the site and is 28 feet to Rte. 114 and it's 129 feet from the closest house from the building; 450 feet to the homes on Berkeley Rd. The three homes on Turnpike St. will be considered. This is one part of the site that we will want to look at closely in terms of zoning. View sheds of this area may be helpful. Our proposal is further away from the homes and property line than exists today at Royal Crest; After speaking with abutters on Quail Run and Monteiro Way we decided to pull the walking/biking path inward further away from the property line. Open to pedestrian connection to Franklin School.Taller buildings are located along Rte. 114. Showed local images of single family homes located next to 5 story buildings; generally, this site the dimension will be 400 feet to the homes. J. Enright clarified that the Rogers Building at Merrimack College sits back at least 300 ft. the main roof is 48 ft. and the top of the proposed rooftop Verizon wireless cylinders is 58 ft. J. Enright: Noted an abutter emailed to request whether an audio or video recording of the meeting was available. Jean contacted him to provide access and meeting material information. Noted another abutter our Berkley Rd., Patricia DeSantis,emailed her during the meeting experiencing difficulty accessing NACAM TV on channel 8. Jean will contact her regarding instructions. Fiscal analysis and impact on schools will be presented at the November 24,2020 Planning Board meeting. Board requested further detail for the next meeting regarding"actual"peak times for traffic, Floor Area Ratio, number of units, adult/child ratio, number of parking spaces, people and number of beds(current& future)for a more clearly defined density analysis. `Coauthored to November-24 2020 Planning Board meeting] MINUTES APPROVAL: The Board requested that the approval of the October 20, 2020 minutes be added to the November 24, 2020 Planning Board meeting agenda. 2 Town of North Andover PLANNING BOARD Atu-sikV,November S 2020 7 P.nt.2 120 Main Street Town Hall North Andover MA 01845 Watershed Plan Update: Weston & Sampson has been hired to execute the updated plan. Kick-off meeting of small group stakeholders to occur 11/6/20. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: P. Boynton made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded by I Simons. The vote was 5-0, unanimous in favor. Meeting adjourned @ 8:50 p.m. The vote was 4-0, unanimous in favor. Roll Call vote: E. Goldberg voted yes. A. Preston voted yes. R Boynton voted yes. K. Cormier voted yes. The vote was 4-0, unanimous in favor. MEETING MATERIALS: Planning Board Meeting Agenda November 5,2020, DRAFT Planning Board Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020; Staff Report: 201105 Staff Report, Royal Crest Estates (1 &28 Royal Crest Drive,Trinity Financial, Jim Keefe: Traffic Study: TIAS_RoyalCrest_Final-10-30-20,T1AS_Appendix FINAL- 10-30-20, 11-5-2020 Planning Board Meeting Presentation-DRAFT; Setbacks-Buffering-Heights: Table 2- Dimensional Requirements: Hi-Lited Table 2 Summary of Dimensional Requirements, Buffering: Figure 1- Structure Offset Comparisons 2020-10-27, Conceptual Plan, 5 Hillside Road, RC Buffer and Height Diagrams 11.2.20 v 3, Proposed Building Height-Floors, MC Building Heights, 20_0812 RCE-MP Phasing overlay; REV Program Summary 10.20,20 v 2; 201020 Rev Project Review Calendar. 3