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Home My WebLink About1999-12-14 Correspondence u TI MA E,op".NEAM ASIM)CIA" E&S, IN(Av r March d 2,, 1999 Bidl Scott, D redor of Community Developmtnit o Irth Andover Planning Board ; 7' ln.arl, s Street Ian: Circener Paastanrcg Landscaping P'rc)d u 18 Propaa,',al, Turnnpik Stred Dear Bi I I, The an na=nwr .u•,eper nec d proposal concerns the d sir of"gin retailer of landscaping products, to locate on a parcel of land. opposite Boston7, Ski Dill, Tbe need fox- variances that we during our recent phone, has Won efiminated tln-otigh design chun gm Accordingly, d would like to proceed to, aa, meeting with the Technical Revitw Committee at the earliest opportunity, Our garne lnllart a aadls for us to pale an. application during trine week ending Max-cli 2601, with the ianteanti an of p es anti ;g the proposal to the Board at tda n3eetilng of ApOl : tdn® T nan.la you for your cooperation. I will follow nupn In phone, Sincerely, THOMAS E. NEVE ASSOCIATES, INC. Jim Bourgt oi,s, Ian-(jjj VCt Mi 14g, -,` JB�jip ENGINEERS LAND SURVEYORS ICE USE PLANNERS . 447 Obit Bostan Ruad U.S. Raute#I Topstield, MA 01983 ( 78) 8a7'., 5 t FAX i978d T3480, Ms NEVE � A SaCIA 9 INC. ., SECEIVED m1 1 8 M7 NORTH A DOVER Ms. Heidi A. Griffin, Towii Planner PLACqRIN%Dt FAf�T tyl North Andover Plaurning Board 27 Charles Street Nordi Andover, to 0 18 5 Re: 12.70 Turnpike, Streat Grcencr Pastures Inc. Site Plan evlewJSpecial Permit Application Dear Heidi, Pursuant to our discussion %vith Bill Scott at the Teclinical Review Con.1mittee Meet]jig cif May 6th, it see ns there are some planning considerations associated with die proposal to locate a sewer punip station on this props-ity which our client Mark Wafter and this office were not aware orl Accordingly I world like to request a contarnuance of the Public Hearing until the ineeting of June J 5th. At that point a complete trackage of Mformation should be available for#lie Plamiing Buar& consideration. Thank you for your patimee, rind cooperation. iliceN-ely, '1 HOMAS E. NEVE ASSOCIATES, INC. Jim Bourgeois, Project Co inawr JBfjp CC: Mark Walter 1853n:3Pb.wps i ENGINEERS LAND SURVEYORS i LASED USE PLANNERS 447 Old Bosun Read U-S. Rokile W1 Topsfield. MAGI983 (978) 887-856 FAX((J78}887-3480 i NIE VE THOMAS E, ASS()(1'4'1X1"EA t� Ms. Heidi A. Gfiffin,Town Platmer North Andover Pls;nnnninn,g,Dfpartnrnennt 7 Charles Street North n-nulu ver, M A 01 5 Re. t 7 `d'nun pike Street, Greener Pastures Special E rnnnit/Site Plan Review Application Dear Heidi: .t Mark Walters retlunesst T uurru writing to request a continuance of the public hearing annnti.l October ` . We have succeeded in obtaining an Order of Cotiditions I'm the proposal, ( EP 2 42- ' ) utml Mesiti Development is, rrncecclorn ^ith a,Driveway ess Pt rxl r a't Application. are ciiiTenfly working with Keno Urrurndstaff to finalize the location of the proposed inn provennn nuts, (see stta ht�d sk tch). Tli tur°linnwsa o,i"tire conrtitruaa:nec is t I.N.oviAe titne to Clarify the use of the side setback with Building Tn-Spector,,Bob Nicetta (see attachl - ; As circumstances surrounding the, pump station limit the. ()t"th property the, s,hi lit ' to use this,area become nn r asi I ngly irn poi-tutnnt. Thank nnk yotn for your p ti nuce, Mr.. Walter is prepared to nett and t unights inceting. if his presence is req uir-etl to facilitate the co ntirnuanc . Sincerely, n-l.OMAS, E. NEVE ASSOCIATES, INC. :fill]. mAr iris, Prioject�2rdhiaton 113/j rrn ,tta lununennts Q : ark 'falter n 8,53na .dioc . ENGINEERS - - LAND SURVEYORS . LAND USE PLANNERS 447 iU Baston, Road U.S. Route NI't l.:bpdJed,. Mud 019,83 S E., ."NE NTd 'I A.,'SSOC1Xr1J.'S,",, I NCAQ, NoveniJvr 16, 19199 RF-CEIVED 1 '7 f999 N15—Allison Lescarbeau, Chairperson North Andover Planning Board ,AR'OVER � �-M- E7 N-r 27 Charles Street North Andovcr, MA 0 1845, Re: 1270 Tunipike Street,, Greener Pastures Special Pen.-nit/Site Plan Rev iew App lication De,ai,- Allison, With regard to this application please be advised that sufficient progress has yet to, be made to bring are vise d plan, before theBoar(I at this lime. Out oC respect for the Board and its representatives the inclination of this office is to withdraw and reapply at such ti�me as the planning, and business, issues which plague this proposal. are Tesolved. However, as of this (late we have not been able to contact our,client Mr. Walter by phone or registered mail. to oblain his authorization to No so. We are reluctant to take, this responsibility on ourselves, and therefore .r.n.ust ask fbi- another continuance until the next n�i eetiro . Please be certa in that we regret.hav ing to ni ake this request b kit feel it is, the on ly proper course of action under the circunistances. Sincerely, Irl I S E, NEVE ASSOCIATES, INC. Arn Bour� ois, Project Coordinator 113/jImp cc: Mark Walter ENGINE,EHS LANn SURVEYORS LAND USE.PLANNI!MS, 4,47 Old Busion U.S. 11OLAte 1) 1 lbjp�a;l kd d MA Q tl 98,3 (978)887-8586 FAX(978�887348C) r MOMAS EAENT, VSS(I)C4LVr'IT-S,, ING December 7, 199;9 RECEIVED DEC 8 1999 �Ms. Allison LeseaarN-au, Chairperson NQI--UH DOVE13 North Andover Plainaing Board PLANNIT4,G, 7 Charles tweet North Andover, MA 01845, e: 127 '.)<"uuru7pikc. Street,et, reen r Pastures Special Pcranuit/ ite Plan Reviewer Application Dear Allison, WI(b regard to niy letter of'Novenn ber l 1i, this office still has not reeci eul any ulireetioun from Mr. Walter and cannot represent lritr, without his participationu The Board will have to do what it (Iiinks best, flo ewer, if as we expect the Board elects to deny the a)plilcation due to insufficient iaui"uar luaation we would ask you to consider hictuding in. your motion some provision that, should, lie reapply at a ffiutuare date, would credit lain•. Walter with such balance ce of his site plan review fees that miglitexist at this t'inniem r hIllo his recerut lack et`comnniu nieaationn has been lnuuzzlinn. , to us, the delays and extra costs ttuaat he has incurred were caused b (lie Problems unt°the Pump station location and °wa cre riot hi any way dLte tu) a Ink of comnanitnaerut on his part when he Wye Faun IN,per-unut tau-ocea; TFIOM,AS E. NEVE ASSOCIATES, INC Jima 130u rpoi ; Project Coordinator ;tB/JurnP CC" Ma i-k Wafter nuu�ae�7u,r.�u�� . ENGmINEERS, LAND SURVEY011AS LAND IJISE PLANNERS 447 OU Baslon Road US, RuA(.,, M 1b1:)siir-RdN MA 01 083 frown of North i loverOW 7 0F1`1,CF OF 1X1LLTMVJ SCOT] Director MEMORANDUM 'TO: Notilm Anidover Planning Board EOM: Heidi 0iffim, rown Planner R 1270 Turnpike Street- Site Plan Review. DATE: A 1 , I 9 This proposal, is for a L5 story sales office: building fbr a nursery business totaling apprauuairnat ly 1,200 square feet in. area located in the Village Commercial Zone. In addition,, there is a proposed, sewer pump station indicated on the plains however no specs have been provided for such. My review is as follows and requirements leave been extrapolated from the raing by'law with troy recommendations ndations following,in italics The fbilowing ianf rug atio n must be submitted along with the application: i) NORTH ARROW/LOCATION MAR A north arrow and a location rnuap ",.wing surTounding roadways s and land uses adjacent to the site 1"=1 '' . Location n leap should show at lust one intersection of two e i,stin , Town roadways. A ?iorth arrow w hay been provided,d, however err loc tioru in , (locus s map)Ims not. ii SURVEY VEY P LOT/PARCEL A boundarysurvey conforming to the requirements of the Essex County Registry f Deeds Office. 'I'"ine survey shall be dated and include any revision made to the; survey or site plan, Any change in the survey shall be recorded bef re site plan approval nlay be granted. 77fis liar beenprovided ii:i AME/DES ''UPTIO OF PROJECT-.-. The name of the devel pment and the rnuarunes, addresses and telephone numbers, of the project listing truants,, land uses, developrnnent pleases, or other peffinernt information necessary to evaluate the pu"opog ddevelopment plan. Zhis h4zv been provided iv ASIE : . l"&LEG .L CONDITIONS: Identification of easemernt s or legal encumbrances(s)that are related to the sites, physical development,,, and a listing of any crurnditicru s placed upon the site by the, Board of Appeals, Platmin Board, Conservation Commission, �'rr any public body of agency, with the authority to place conditions on the sites d velopr envt. 7here cure rr a"eZverr ents 51s.vx-iwed with the t'ar"auosal o1her rh an perhaps r,rtilit E .')/%rr.r)()F A,PPV%F 68 9541 nr.,TrLDICw"G "SNR,954.r' L'ON"bt°:,RV.At"dON 688-9530 HEALTH 689".0 4C.11 P LA,NING 688-953 easerrtents which haw salt been shown, vandifians made by the I'lMMing Hoard xvould be placed on the plan at a laler date. v) TOPOGRAPHY, The present and proposed topography of the site, utilizing two foot (2.) contour intervals_ The contours shall extend at least fifty (501 feet beyond the site l mindaries by estimation of the professional submitting the plan_ This has beeryinywNed, along with w lkinddehneations vi) ZONING INFORMATION: All applicable Zoning Bylaw information shall be provided regarding the site's development. This information shall be placed in a table and list all pw•king, setbacks, percent of lot coverage, floor-,w•ea-ratio, number of dwelling units, total ainount of square feet, size of sighs and any other applicable zoning information necessary for the proper review of the site plan by the Town Planner and Planning Board. 7lie >r#x d pry p station is in the no-build zone, the Ilan has a nme which states #hat the Configvons Buildable area is enmPl .fivM Zoning because it pre-dales Us enaelment The applicant needs to provide dacrrrr�errlation l try vr'rt than the lot was phor to the zoning enaamerrt. All other fables required have been provided caul are in c !fomiance 01h the wdng Bylaw. vii) STORM1 ATER DRAT A R All storm water drainage control facilities utilized by the site shall be shown on the site plan_ Storm water drainage calculations which support the design of the control facilities shown the plan shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works for review and approval_ Calculations shall show a mitigation of runt-off to zero of the 2, 10, and 100 year storm event_ A sfure water analysis has r al been submitted to the 7b m],,)rginver•-see fheir•attached review. vi i BUILDING BUILDTNG LOCATION: Identification of all existing and proposed structure(s) located on the site_ The number of stories, overall Height in feet acid gross floor area ire square feet of'all structure shall be indicated. The pro sedsly-act re, its,stori'es and gr .5s floor area has beeryprovided ix) BUII.,I)MG ELEVATION.- A drawing of the exterior of the building, as viewed from the front (street view) trust be submitted. The Plaiming Board may request side and rear views if relevant to the BoaTd's review. This drawing must be at least 8" x l l"F in size. the Budding Elevation is provided an Sheet 3 and alyvari; to kive art attractive appearance, that of a " cat New E'liglaml Style homelo, zce Me location cr the hialcAng however; evil!not&, as visible as the pump sicaion will be lomfed directly ill x) LOCA'Y'ION OF ARKIN AV1WALK A.Y : Identification of the location of all existing and proposed parking anti walkways areas, including curb cuts that will be used to access the site fronn adjacent roadways, or access points. i 1p rkirtg rr'c .s ar' desigrrrrred rir? rite plat?.s. lloweivt; the crab e its haw not yet been approivd by Mass. HigMvay to the bev c�•f my kiwwledgie, 7 e plrwr indicates the parking area,%hall rerrrain gravel, xi) LOCATION OF WETLA?YDSIN TI E OF IINTENT- All resource areas as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40 and the Town's Wetland Bylaw, shall be shown on the site plan. The applicant shall file a Notice of Intent with NACC concurrently with the application to the Planning Board for Site Plan Review_ A Notice of Ineent Application has beenfiled, however au rdeir of C ndifion.s has riot beet?i s vied yet x i) LOCATION OF WALLSISIGI S: Identification of the location, heigIn and materials to be used for all retaining walls and signs located on the site, Sighs will be reviewed using the guidelines set forth its Section 6_7 (x) of the Zoning Bylaw, I would request that the applicant provide lrrrMngplois or an archileefue-al rendering o The prgposl--d .sign in order to en.vne cotrrphanee wah the ZoningBylaw.s. xm) LD ATIDN Ori R ADWAYSlMVES- Identification of all fight-of-ways and driveways including the type of curb and gutter to be used, and their dimensions_ Distances to all the nearest roadways and/or curb cuts shall be shown for both sides of any sheets which is adjacent to the site. The plan cent orms is this requirement. xiv OUTDOOR STORAGE/DISPLAY ALAS: Identification of the location and type or outdoor storage and display areas on the site. fhe outdoor display a)was have heer? depicted on the pians If the braducts are io he s rrirec thct i t rt deprctcd oriel she trld he dr y? , He)ivever; dire t(j ehe 3rat?tt•c, of the prwhias(Trees, shrubs)I do nol behevc They will be slorerl One of the display areas is in the no coy?s#r uchon z&m, .so if arrd when this plan is appraised, the decision should re lea that rro constmetion whatsoever will be clone even 1hough,skit age is xv) LANDSCAPING PLAN, Identification of the location and landscape schedule of all pedineter and interior landscaping, hicludia'g but not limited to proposed paving materials for walkways, fences, stonewalls and all placating Materials to be placed on the site. In addition, all existing trees over 12 inches DB , to be saved or removed shall be shown on the site plan_ Any Widscaping required by the Town Bylaws shall lie indicated on the site plan in tabular form showing the amount requited and the amount provided. A kadsaT ng plan has been provided aril the existing tree line has been demonstr•afed.. xvi) REFUSE AREAS: Identification of the location of each outdoor refuse storage area, including the method of storage and screening. All ruse areas riiust be fully enclosed. the plansdo tail indicate that the dump.sler }vill be enclosed or screened 'the plans .should he changed to rgfleet thaf the &anpsfer ivifl be enc. used, xvii) LIGHTING IAA LLITIES: Identification of the proposed illumination, indicating the direction and the degree of illumination offered by the proposed lighting facilities, including are example of the light fixture to be used. 7he plans iWkale 1ka fl(xxt tiles a re rx* sir unfed as 0' height. Ho) the plans do riot itidicaee the degree of 1llrrndnafioii. xvii.i) DRALNAGE BASIL STUDY: A detailed hydrology study for the site_ Included in this study is the proposed storm water run-off rates into the existing drainage system and its potential down-stream impact on the existing drainage system. Pkisv refer to the Town Engineer's report affached xi ) TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY; Identification of existing tr dfie levels, along with the expected traffic impacts to occur based upon the proposed Project. Projects which access state highways, a traffic impact study shall be filed with N4FPA concurrently with the Plwirlin Board review_ A copy of the MEPA study shall be filed with the application to the Planning Board, The Pica ring Board should consider having a maffic slu y perfor{rrred as when I went to the si'le prior to whanag rrry r ecywimewdation 5, this area o,f Route 114 is extrewely b sy as•far as tr'crffic is 4:(werner, An area of special farrcerar would be when exiting the parking ng lot and making a left-hand form A by- pass k ne may creed to be considered xx) COMMONWEALTH RESEW: Any information required and submitted to any agerncy of the Commonwealth, shall be filed with the Planning Board upon the initial submission of the project far Board review. I !rave not received copies of any information regwred aid srr#adiled to lire CaMrrrrrs vealfh. xxi) UTILITIES; All utilities, including water line locations, sewer line locations and profiles, and storm drainage systems; Iffi ties creed to be detailed an the plaon-.5 e Town Engineer's report attached. xxii) FISCAL IMPACT Projections of costs rising from increased demand for public services and infrastruc re; provisions of benefits from increased tax revenues, employment and infTastructure improvements, and impacts on adjacent property values. I have nol received a fiscal impact .strid . oive ver-I dry not k mw if the Plainft Board-o oirld norwall require one for ar project of this inagrfitude. xii) COMMUNITY IMPACT; Analysis of the project°s impact on the surrounding neighborhood to tears of architectural consistency, pedestrian movement and overall character; impacts on nearby historic structures or site; and an evaluation of the proposed project's consistency ad compatibility with existing local and regional plants. After visilrrkg fhe ile, my air?irrron is AW the prov sed archifeclutal rek ermg of the budding would be in canformance svith buildings on Rowe 114, mKI I also personally like lire style of the building as if has a New Di lmAr favor to il. Screening ObJectiv , Doe to the hi b aesthetic standards to which the architecture shall be trade to conform, the Main purpose of the screening shall be to screen the parking acid other aocessory stroctares which may be a part of the development- The Planning Board may require any additional screening as may be reasonably required- a. All buffer zones mast be designed by a registered landscape architect, or other professional as approved by the Plamiing Board - The landscape plan is.slamped by a Regi.sreeed Archifece. Please advise me if`ibis is accepeable to I&Jar rr b, The Planning board recornmends that materials to be used in the buffer include but not limited to the following material; Natorallcxisting vegetation, natural topography, bps, stone walls, f' races, deciduous and coniferous shmbsftrees, perennials, annuals, pedestrian scale walkways, gazebos and other landscape materia] as it addresses the aesthetic quality of tile site- The final approval of all material used witWn the buffer zone shall be at the discretion of the Planning Board- s. Parking lots containing 10 or more spaces sliall be required to provide one tree for every five spaces, All trees shall be a deciduous mix of at least 2-5 inch caliper when planted. Native trees slid sluubs shall be planted wherever possible, irk order to capture the "spirit of the locale" through indigenous species (such as lilac, vibumurn, day lilies, ferns, red twig dogwood, oats, maple, sycamore, lindM hawthome, birch, shadbusk etc-)- 7 ere are 60 lives proposvd, so the applicam more than meees the n-,q kirement ref oyw trees ever ,five spaces 6vhich u"dd only be 5.5 trees) In instances where Healthy plant material exists on the site prior to its development, in part or in whole, for purposes of off street parking or other vehicular use areas,the Plaiming Board may adjust the application of the above mentioned standards to allow credit for such plant material if, in its opinion, such an adjustment is in keeping with and will preserve the intent of these standards. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS- I )vorrld ivcyvirneW Owl the appliccrrrt address all OW.s7arrdrrlg ergineenng isvles, An item of parncrrlar concern is that there are really not rr a wy V�ecs providedrelafive I&11 r yr o.�redl reiver pimp p aafiorr card if that portion of the srrhmP"ion is iKv complete ft }vill nor be consideivd part of this approval. `i her�fi)1�, the I,r,rr#miwd elver pianp sfaflofr ivauld have if)come Nrck to the Plarrrring Roardfor a rrrndijied sire 1,Ian ae(i rarer date, THOMAS E. NEVE ASSOCIATES, INC. Engineers a Land Surveyors IP Land Use Planners 119VVI42 VMA 447 Boston Street US #1 TOPSHELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01983 DATE J11H N(1, MOB) 887-9586 FAX (608) 887-3480 ATTEPMON TO 4 1�71.............r V 0 4............ 44"JA -Pi'- c,'Y:.............-— —---------------------------- ........ IR 0- ................. ............- .................. ........................... WE ARE SENDING YOU n Attached LJ Under separate cover via .......... Ule following items: Ll Shop drawings L"i LJ Speciftcatioas 0 Copy of fetter f-3 Change ardor 0 ............. .............. .............. VATE NO- DESCRIPTION ............ ................................ ................ ............ ................... ........... ............ ...............- ................. ........... ........... . ........... .............. ............. ............... ............ ......................... ............ .......... .............. ............ ......... ....... .......... ......... ..................... ............... ........ ............. ............ ................ ............. ............... ............ .......................... THESE ARE TRAN,1;MfrTFD as checked below: D For approval n Approved as submitted F1 Resubmit copies for approval LJ for your use ��-i Approved as noted n SULAM-COT)ieS tar diStrit)UtiOrt > Ll As requested U ReWrned for corrections n Return corrected prints 1.J For review and comment n ............. 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COPY TO HEMCLED PAPER: c3nients:41r.�Pm-CusswNir-10':;Post-Gomer SIGNED, ........... ................. if encloigures are 110r as noted,kindfy notify us ar once- Town of'North Andover COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTAND SERVICES 2 e Brno k s Si re dorm w To: North Andover Planning B( rld From: Roidi Griffin, Town Plann r Date: June 10, 1999, Re- 127 Turnpike Street The Planning Board scheduled a Public Ilearing .ror this proposal on May 18, 1 9 and continued the Public Hearing until the June 15, 1 ' 1 n-tecting hi, order to give the applicant more three to revise their Plans, Since that tini , I have not received any rMe iscd plans. Th r f" r°e, I havo no review dor° the Planning Board. f3fC.)A 'D OFXPFTAI,r� 688-9541 69RI-9,5,15 CX)MSERVA'Ve"I'ON 68:8, 5XI IFIA .aTH 688-954i0 PL,AsvTNGIXa 68R; 9535 'own of North Andover OFFICE€ F COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES40 � # .6 37+' 27 Charles Street <, a,t<-a�-<- ,' ' North Arutcevcr, m ass acll kw as 01R45 WILL AM T SCOTT �Arxt,s� Director (978) M-9531 Fux (978)698-9542 IM E M 0RAN1) UM TO* William Sullivan, oid"g Board of Appeals Chairman FROM- Heidi Griffin,Town Plana cli) RE: 1270 rFarnpilke Street O A'T E.- Jelly S, 1999 The Planning Board held a pubiic lleruing on July 6, 1999 i-gktr ling the move inentioned parcel for site plea review. Duriug the public hearing TrFqw�s, it was dismvered that mi applicant pi-op inn a pump statioss fur a portion 4this property is applying to the Zoning DaaM of Appeals for Q[variance to allow Elie pump station to be buiII in the 50' front setback. (lump Station 41) '11hc Plaaniaig Bowd voted unanimously to write this letter to you informing you that the Plamlirkg Flo;�rd wm ld not be in favor of thu 7xming Board of Appeals granting this varianW, 'yltic reason for this is because the Village Commercial District is a zme i;1 ich is intended for hwginec ses to be closer to the mad frontage in order to achieve a higher level of vis11al aesthetics- All other zones on Route l]4 (as y�iu are aware)have a front setback of 100', except for the Vi l ligt.Commercial District. 'f'he applicant Carrody before the Planning Board is proposing a nurseryluffice building for his site plao. The Planning ward feels that if the variance for tho pum-p station to be built in the 50' frorst setback were to be granted, it would negate the intent of the Village Co=erckd District 7glia:, as the pwilp station Arould then be direeEly iM front of the proposed nurseryloffice building. l am attaching a copy of our plan so that you may get a better idea as to how the ptunp s#ation "old visually distr= from the propwwd u tlrwry- Tf yotE have:any questions, please do not hesitate to contact mc, Thinking yi au in advance for yolii"Cooper ttiOn. cc: PlanTLing Rnard William Scott,CD&S DR-ector BOjU1 i1 OF A1'PFAF-'; (53N-9541 BUILDT C7 6li -9545 CONS E"RVAT30,4 688-9530 NEALTH 688-$544 I'i.Ai`1MN0. 699-45?5