HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-06-23 Planning Board Minutes
Draft 6/30/09
1 Town of North Andover
2Planning Board
3Minutes of the Meeting
4June 23, 2009
5Town Hall, 7:00 PM
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8Members present: John Simons, Chairman
9 Richard Rowen, regular member
10 Timothy Seibert, regular member
11 Michael Walsh, regular member
12Courtney LaVolpicelo, alternate
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15Staff present: Judy Tymon, Town Planner
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17Staff absent: Mary Ippolito (on vacation)
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19Chair called the meeting to order.
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POSTPONEMENT:
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
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Omnipoint Communications, Inc. – 72 Elm Street, Trinitarian Congregational
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Church,
24Site Plan Review SP to install, operate, & maintain a stealth wireless
25communication facility consisting of up to 4 wireless telecommunication antennas
26mounted within the existing spire, radio communication equipment cabinet to be located
Waiting for RF review from Mark
27within existing Church within R-4 zoning district.
Hutchins.
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DISCUSSION:
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1Pre-application meeting with MetroPCS
32 for a Special Permit to install at the
33decommissioned AT&T location on the tower and in the building. This is a net addition
34of antennas and equipment. Location is on Turnpike Street (Ben Farnum’s tower).
35Bill McQuade presented plan to replace the AT&T equipment. Antennas are still there:
36MetroPCS will remove them. No net gain in wireless equipment. Hutchins, yes; Hayes
37report yes; statement from sound engineer is that enough? Received sound statement and
38letter of authorization.
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DISCUSSION:
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2 AT&T Wireless, 1 High Street –
43wireless installation, pre-application
44conference regarding installation and operation of wireless communications antenna on
45the roof of Building 36 and additional antennas and related equipment inside multiple
46other buildings (the “Facility”) located at the above property.
Draft 6/30/09
1AT&T is obligated to remove equipment. Hutchins, yes; Hayes report yes; statement
2from sound engineer is that enough? Received sound statement and letter of
3authorization. Motion by RR to accept rec. that the proposed install is not a Wireless
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4Service Facility and therefore is not subject to a Special Permit, 2 by TS, vote was
5unanimous.
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DISCUSSION:
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3Partial bond release for Ben Osgood Sr. for Thistle Road.
8Letter from Tim
9Willett, DPW Engineer, recommending partial release of $10K and leaving a balance of
10$13,300.00 in the bond account.
11Mass DEP has a superceding order of conditions, won’t release it, needs this to accept
12road. Motion by RR to move to retain $13,300.00 in the bond fund and release only
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13$10,000.00 to Ben Osgood Sr. 2 by MW, vote was unanimous. Send another letter to
14DEP and go forward w/street acceptance.
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DISCUSSION:
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4Butcher Boy, 1077 Osgood St., requesting an extension for Site Plan Review
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Special Permit, Watershed Special Permit dated July 19, 2007 for construction of 60
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parking spaces.
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20Do we have this in writing? No, then no vote for tonight. Agenda next meeting; if they
21request an extension PB can grant it based on Town Clerk stamp dated 7/23/09, don’t
22need to have everything recorded and bonds.
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24Courtney would be willing to a meeting on Friday with Mark Hajjar.
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5 MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
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June 16, 2009 Minutes of the Meeting.
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29Motion to accept June 16, 2009 Minutes by TS, 2 by MW vote was unanimous.
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31The PB stated there will not be a July 7, 2009 PB meeting. The next scheduled PB
32meeting will be held on July 21, 2009.
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35Motion by TS to adjourn tonight’s meeting, 2 by MW, vote was unanimous.
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39 By order of the Planning Board
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44 Accepted
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Please note: The Planning Board reserves the right to take items out of order and to discuss/or vote on items that are not listed on the
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agenda.
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