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Home My WebLink About1999-06-28 Correspondence SPR ,-rHomA s i& NE4 vi E4 XSSOCIVES., INC, ecem.bt-r 18, 2001 Ms. Heidi Griffin Planning Plianning Department 27 Charles €reO DEC No>i-th Azidover, MA 01845 Re: 351 Willow trcct South Bakc'n Joy Foods, Inc. PLAN ��'-'; RZ -vision fc> Final " s-) idit" Plan Dcar Licidi: On Monday, Dcceniber 17, 2001 we t-eceived a call from Jackie, ycmr assistant, requesting addi11on41 information on the "As-Built Flan'° datcd Deccmb(-,r 7, 2 001, We were asked to reviSe our `As-J3tiilt" plan to Am five exi%jing parkiiig spaces located at the main mtratice to Bake'n Joy Foods, Incorporated that were riot shown on the subs ilk!i:f plan, The at€ached 1'evised plan c awd DeCernbr r 18, 2001 snows the five parking spaces located at the main entrance. If you should have, any questions regardir3 this matEcr plcmsc do not hesitate to contact our office. Sincerely, THOMAS L. 1 EVE AS OCIAfFS, INC'. GrCg 110ch1lli_ith Environmcntal Plamier C1Vkm Attacimient CC' Fatal DeYew 3 230NAY11kim • ENGINEERS * LAND SURVEYORS LAND USE PLANNERS 447 Oid Boston Road U_ . Rou3e ig I TopOiNd, MA 019M (978) 887-85B6 FAX ( 78)887-3484 THOMAS .a EVE Decemb4l �- 6, 2001 ASSOCIATES, LNCAv MW Heidi C--ifflin RECEIVED Planning Department 27 Charles Street. North Andover, MA 01 45 DEC 1 1 2001 NORTHU�DAENRe: 351 Wiliow trcct South �3akc'n Jay Foods, Inc. PLANIr � u ET i~ipal "As-Built" Planfflond Release Request Dcar Heidi: Our office was eontraoted by Bakc'n Joy Foods, inc. to assist with the as-built work- associated with the Special PemII is�;uecl by yoktr BoaTd, We rcecived a copy of your letter dated Jtimmiy 19, 2001, which explained the additional inEi miation required before the final release of smuity. Condition 6 (a) of the Spccial Pnrmit- Side Plan review Decision, issued on June 285 1999, states that a ffnaI as-buiII flan show in g €nal topography, the locabion or all oil-si(s ��til3ties, tructure , Qtpib cuts, pzrking spaces and 6)-ama e facilities must be submitted to and reviewed by the Planning Staff' and the I.Xvision of Public Work,,;, Ploase find attaclied a detailed as-built plan, which accurately depicts all of the items referenced in Condition 6 (a). It is our understanding that you may also have to perform a site inspoction to ensure compliapQe with (lie SPecIal Pei-Bill decision. Please contact our office ][we =i assist in any way. Once the 3-eview process in Complete, kindly release, tlYc bond monics to Sake'n .toy Foods, hic., 51 Willow Street Smith, Noi1h Andover, MA, l['you should have any questions regarding this information please do not hesitate to contact our office. Th4nk you €or your a tit icipated cooperation Sincerely, 1 AS . ATFS, C. THO iAS F. F l i A O TATF , TN IC. Thomas F, NTeve, PE, PLS Cireg Hochinuth Pre5ideTit, CFO Fnv_Wonmental Planner TEN/Gifllm Attachment -o v H-diie • ENGINEERS F LAND SURVEYORS • t LAND USE PLANNERS 447 Old Bostan Road U-s- Route##1 Topslial-d, NSA 01983 (978)887-8,,J86 FAX (978) 887-3480 t s Nk T1!QVJAS Ea.NEVE ASSPCIXI" LNG March 15, 1999 ; Bill Scott, DII-ector of Community DevO(3p ent c'2TO P North tUiduver P ,Iwluill Sbas-cl o 2.7 Charles Street North Andover, MA 01 45 l o: Bake--n-Joy, Addition Proposal, 351 Willow treoi Dear Bill, The Bake-n-Joy Company is plamdng to add a sinall addition to the rear- of their facility, aad soznc parking. I would appreciate are olrpoa.lrrity to go ovor the proposal with the Technical Review Committee at the next meetifig. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, THOMAS C. SIEVE ASSOCIATES, INC. Jamcs Bourgeois, Project Ma -er J'B/jp cc: Paul DePew, Bake-n-Joy 123(f n313b-wgs t ENGINEERS • o LAND SURVEYORS LAND USE PLANNERS 447 Old Boston Road Lf-S- Route#3 Topsf"se$d, ,MA 0198:9 (M7 887-8586 FAX (978) 887-3480 THOMAS E. NEVE AS SOCUTESS, LNG April26, 199 North Andover Plaiuling Board 27 Charles Street North Andover, MA 01845 Re,- Site Plan Review Application Bake-n-joy Foods, 0 1Cicu Fi►-up and Storage Addition Pi:oposal 351 Willow Street,North Andover, itsA 01845 Dear Board Members, The Bake-n-Joy Company in t ie, North Andover Business Park is a 75,000 SF facility that includes business office and various fool processing operations. It was constructed i-n 198 ( I)c6 tl P milt Fall 1985) and a 13,000 SF froover area was added in 1994 {Special Peiniit July 1993), Its products consist of dry & we( mixes for cakes acid muffins which are sold to superniarkets, food service distri butois and bakeries. Bake-n-Joy also produces frozen batters for the swine market. The proposed additions ue as follows: 1. Fit-w An 9,€ 00 Sly Fit-up of an existing unfinished Office Mezzanine Level. This work is entirely internal and would only effeot the exterior of the building by the installation of windows over the existing offices. A(Witional roof mounted HVAC units wi11 not be visible from Willow Street. , Adjdilj An 11,350 SF Storage Addition at the south west earner-of the building. This addition wild -,x.paTzd the storage for dry mixed products. The addition will have a height of apprommately 35 FT and he enclosed by a concrete bloc. wall painted white to match the, south sure of existing building. The addition. wi11 have a 15 FT wide paved access lane around the west & south sides. proposed openings will consist of an exit/pass door and a two loading docks. There will not be any roof mounted HVAC units required, The proposals) have the fo11owing other features. I, ParkiriV rind Pus_o �d The,proposed fit-up and addition wT-11 increase,the parking requirement from 76 spaces (19 93 Special PezTnit) €o 115 spaces ( see #able on plains), This requirement can be met by restriping existing paved areas and by the "pansion of the front parking lot to include 16 i7ew spaces. In consideration F ENGINEERS . • LAND SURVEYORS t LAND USE PLANNERS 447 Old ao tcin Road lJ- - 9owo 01 Topsiieid, MA 01983 (978)887-8586 FAX (978) 887,3480 North Andover plaruung Hoard Page 2 April 26, 1999 of the fact that the actual projected pi irsonnel increase is only 5-6 persons the company wishes the Board to consider conditioning the permit such that the 16 new spaces at the site entrance could be constructed on an as n edcd basis at a later -fate. 2. Ui ities - The company does note propose airy changes with regard to at]Iities, 3. Lan o p ng- The compamy does not propose landscaping in addition to what is already in place (see attached photo). 4, Tr i k aatkm & TEd f�c -Track . traffic characWe ,stics are uncluai ed f[-onl 1993, Daytime truck operations involve anywhere fronn 5-20 pick-ups mid deliveries per day by tractor trailer or straight bodied trucks some of which belong to Bake-n-Joy, others to its customers and Suppliers. !`here are, also Occasional deliveries ofbuI materials at the southeast corner of the building. Nighttime operations consist of the loading, Sunday - Thursday, of up to six tracks owned by Bake-n-Joy by a four-person crew. These (rucks are equipped to carry dry and wet mix as well as frozen ptoducts. They are loaded bet cen 5:00 pin and 2.00 axn, They depart the properly at 5.00 a.m. to make deliveries, returning later in the day. Tlie proposed loading docks will improve effioieney by providing greater Flexibility for loading existing trucks. The, compally does not foresee a reed for Taore trucks in the future. 5. Lighting& Sound= 31#1 j-The company does not propose any additional exterior lighting at the front of the facility. New lighting for the storage addition would consist of a wall mounted fixture at the exit door which is required by the building code, and throe adjustable floodlights Taounted on the south, west and north walls for security. These fixtures will have 100 watt metal-hallde bulbs and will not shine light off the property consistent with the lighting atTan.gtmienis that were approved in 1993, s concems noise control the proposed loading docks will be well screened by the substantial earth berm that was constructed along the rear of the loading area for that purpose in 1994. Fut lier this addition, being dedicated to dry goods, will not cause an imt.reasc in the number Of refhgt rTation tnieks which became the focus ofdiscussion on this issue at the 1993 PubIio Hearing. The success of the comp an 's e€forts to control off-site illumination & noise is evidenced by the return of security by the plaori ng office afker oornp lot ion of die last phase. i i North A.ndovcr Planning Board Page 3 April 26, 1999 b. Conservatim - Both parts of'tttis project are in wetland buffer zones. A, Nohcc 0C Intent will be filed with. the North Andover Conservation Coriunissicn he€ore the Public Rearing, In su=ation, the propoqed office fit-up and starage addition will not he responsible- for any significant changes in the personnel needs or the intensity and characwik 4ics of use of the Bakc-n-Joy plant as it prestmtly exists. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, THOMAS E. NLEVE ASSOCIKEES, LNC. James Bourgeois, Project Manager on behalf of Bake-n-Joy Foods & R1vermoor Engineering JB/jp cc: Robert Ogan, Babe-n-Joy Foods Paul Dcpow, Bake-n-Jay Foods Brian Jones, Rivermoor Rnginceiing & Assoc. Inc, ate n of Narth Andover COMMUNITY' DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICTS 27C h'13 r�ew Street MEMORANDUM TO. Norl a ndcaver Planning Board FROM- &Isiah Griffin, Town Planner RE: 35 1 Willow 'Street- Site P Nn Review DATE: May 25, 1999, This pn°rnposaal is, for all 8,000 square foot renovation of which this portion of the renovation rn would be primarily internal with exterior renovations being the installation of windows. There is another r addition.rn. hich totals appraraiarrant l ' t t, Ig square feet which h will be utilized to expand storage 1.61- airy' ,canals. There is as l ' paved lane:aurr.aaan d 14 of'the 11,3 50 square foot bill;ilalinn . The parking reapaair°earnernts for this building have changed glare to the PaOpose l expansions. The p.Irkirng table aclomately reflects the Z anirn Bylaw;w; however it appears au mathematical error was made hen tallying up the subtotal, which should total 39 [27 for office spaces, plus 12 for nitk/storage, totaling, proposed spaces] bn in inn the ganrnd total to 123 paaarklrvg spaces. 'finis results in 8 more parking spaces n eealirn ,to added than Wham is depicted on the plans. I'he following irntl rrrnattianrn must be submitted,along with the application: i N RTIrI ARRW L O ATION P: A north arrow and as location map, showing surrounding roadways ys and land uses adjacent to the site (1"-1 00'). Loc.ation Map should show at least one intersection of two eaaisthig I'ownn, roadways. ne abarvv has been provided, howevvr antra,, scale, n the locu cur ali does s rat rrreel the I"=1 0'tl°arequir enie t. iil STAVEY Ole I,Orl'a PARCEL: A ba aurnala ry survey conforlrli.ng to the requirements of the Essex County Registry of Deeds Office. 'The survey slnanll be dated and include any revision niade to the, survey or site plan. Any change iuii (lie survey shall, be recorded belbre site plan approval may the ili) lei .JDES Y11 Tl0 OF PROJl; "I: The r� nrna of the air"Mel, prn rat and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the project fisting, ternairrts, land vises, development phurs s, or other pertinent inn Ibrr aatio n necessary t evaluate the proposed development plan,, his bras beery provided, 13C)ARD(5F A,aTE.A.9.S P,'EKH-9541, BUILDING' 6: -9545 CV dNS,E.RNW91111-) 69.9,�530 HErA,C_T]i ei S-11)50 f 0,AN'"^wNG h IKS -�53.ep iv) EASEMENTS/LEGAL, CONDITIONS: Identification of easennent(s) or legal encumbranccs{s) that are related to the sites physical developmen, and a listing of any condition(s) placed upon the site by the Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Conservation Commission, at any public body or agency, with the authority to plate conditions on tJte sites development. This has been provided v) TOPOGRAPHY: The present and proposed topography oVlhe site, utilizing two foot ( ) contour hitervals. The contours: shall extend at least filty (0) feet beyond t1v site boundades, by estimation of the professional submittfiT the plan, the topagraphy hw been provided in fi'wfibot eonlour intervals, however they do not extend al least 50 feet bey ind the siir ! houndar•ies�- vi) 70NING INFORMATION: All applicable Zoilig Bylaw information shall be provided regarding the site's development. This information shall be placed in a table and list all parking, setbacks, percent of lot coverage, floor-area-ratio, number of dwelli-ng units, Cowl amount of square feet, sLze of sighs and any other applicable zoning information ia=essalry fbi- the proper review of the site plan by the Town Planner and Planning Berard. All requimd zoning ira• orm adon has been provided, however please refer to my above comments rvlalive to the parking, Additionally, # am assuming (here is no signage proposed other than -�vhat is already "isfing as Thar is aril placed in the tables as Kvuld be required vii) STOI MWATF DRAiNAf.E: All storm water drainage control facilities utilized by the site shall be shown one the site plan. Storm water drainage calculations which support the design of(be control facilities shown the plat shah be submitted to the Department of Public Works lbr review and approval. Caloulations shall show a instigation of ruff to zrro or the 2, 10, and I00 year storm event. lam amehing the engineer's review relative to ,stornnvater drainage. It appears Thal their corrlr enis indicate that there reeds to be aproposed method to capture the additowd divinage, vid) BUILDING LOCA.TIM identification of all existing and proposed structure(s) located on the site. The number of stories, overall height in feet and gross floor area inn square fee of all strut€ure shall be indicated. The proposedstruefure, its,Oorfes and gross loorarea has beenpjvvlded ix) BMLDI G ELEVATION; A drawing of the exterior of the building, as viewed from the fi-ont (street view) must ire ,,ubmitted. The Planning Board stray request side and rear views if relevant to the Board's review. 'rfih drowning must be at least " x l I" in size. ?fie Building .Flevalicrm am provided on Sheei.v 3 and 4 of the plains x) LOCA' ON OF PARK]NG/WALKWAYS: Ider�lilicaiinn of the location of all existing wid proposed parking and walkways areas, including curb cuts that will be used to access these from adjacent roadways, or access points. All pw*ing ar-eas are designated on the plays, As stated above, the applicant is lacking in the required a aunt afpwking areas. 777e applicant h asking the Board try con.dder+ iwivinrg the requ reinent for constructing these 1xrrking spaces until they are needed, as you may deem necessmy, on an as needed basis. heir reasoning is that the additions will not necessilat-additional personnel other than perhaps 5-6 employees, xi) LOCNHON OF WULANDS1I C)UCE DF INTFNT. All resource aim as derined in M.G L. Chapter 131, Section 40 and the Towds Wet#arid Bylaw, shall be shot on the site plan. The applicant shall file a Notice of Intent with NACC concurrently with the application to the Ylatuling Board R)r Site Pku-i Review. #dry not believe the applicam has filed for a Notice of Intent as of this aine. xii LOCATION OF WALLS/SIGNS: Identification of the locaioo, height and imterials to be used for all retaining walls and sighs located on the site. Signs will be reviewed using the gniddines set moth in Sect ion .7 (M of tht! .oning Bylaw. It does not appear the applicant isproposing any additional signage andlor retaining wails. xiii) LOCA-FION OF ROADI AYSIDI IVES: Idtmtification of all right-of-ways and driveways including the type of curb and gutter to be used, and their dhneasions. Distw=s to all the nearest roadways and/or curb eats smell be shown for both sides of any streets which is adjacent to the site. The plan eogforrns to this require ent, xiv) OUTDOOR STORA EUDISPLAY AREAS: Iden iication of the location and tn)e of outdoor storage and display areas on the silt, The applicant is not planning on proposing any type of outdoor storage or display areas_ xv) LANDSCAPING PLAN: Identification of the l=tioii and landscape schedule of'all perimet-• and interior landscaping, inaluding but not Smiled to proposed paving materials for walkways, fences, stonewalls and all plarging inawriuls it) be placed on the silo. 1 n addition, all e?;isling trocs over 12 inches D13H, to be saved or removed shall be shown on the site plan. Any landscaping irquired by the 'l`o n Bylaws shall be indicated on the site plan in tabular'form sho hig the arnnnnt required and the arnowit provided. ner•e is no lands7caping phis indicated on the playas. . tea, 1 am unable to determine if there are any existing trees over 12 inches DBII on the plans. Therefore, I mn unable to deterynine 1; Me plays meets co?npliance lvilh this section, }detailed plans aced to be submitted to erasure compliance, xvi) REFINEAREAS'. Identification of the location of each outdoor rob storage area, incl tiding the method of storage and screening. All refi se areas must be fully emclostd. Replan does not indicate there is a dumpster-pad. xvii) i.IGHTING taACILFIMS: Identification of the proposed illumination, indicating the direction and the degree of illumination can red by the proposed lighting facilities, including are exampIc of the light fixtw-e to be used. Existing lighfing is indicated on the plans, hoxvever, degree o illumination and examples have not been provided' xviii) DRAINAGE BASJN STUDY. A detailed hydrology study for thr, site. hicluded 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, Please rc f 6- to the Town Engi reer,s report attached. Ax) TRAFFIC'. IMPA r STUD': Ideni icatimi of existing traffic levels, along with the expected traffic impacts to occur bawd upon the proposed project;. Projects which access state highways, a traffic impact study shall be filed with N4 ;PA concurrenfly with the Planning Board review, A copy of the MEPA study shall be filed with the application to the Phuming Ii ffd. As Me proposal will result in the addtion of veryf,w employees, I do root feel it would be necessmy le)regWr1e a traffic study. xx) C M IG IWEALTII RFVIFW. Any information required and submitted to any agency of the Conunonwealth, shall be filed with the Planning BoaM upon the initial submission of the l)xx)ject ror Board review. f have not received copies of any information required and submitted to the Commonwealth. xxi) UTILITIES: All utilities, imiuding water line locations, sewer lure locations a;xl profiles, and storm dinainage systerrrs; f1fxlirie,s are indicated on the plans. xxii) FISCAL Ilv1PACT: Projec tio-w of costs rising from mere asW demand f'or public services and hiftastructure; provisions of benefits from hicrmsed tax rrevenues, employment: and infrastructure, i pi vements, and impacts on adjacent Iw)perty values. I have not received a fiscal impaci.study nor do I Mink one is necess ary,f w this project. i i i I ao€iii} COMMUNITY IMPA_ ]".- Analysis 0' the pwject's is-apart on the SluTonnd ing ncighbcAood in terms of amhitec tnr l consistency, pedestrian movepmnt and ovevall character; impacts on n by historic struefturs or site; aW an evaluation of the proposed prgje&s consistcney and compatibility with cxisting local and regional plant 1 plan on driving io the sile ,pfior to the meeling and will 7,qjx2r1 back io Me Planning Roard regarding ibis issue, Scµrimning& Landscaping It docs not appear that the plan meets any of the edleria set #brth. in. Section 8.4 or the zoning Bylaw,