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PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
Top floor conference room
7:00 PM
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2 Members present: John Simons, Chairman
3 Richard Rowan, regular member
4 Timothy Seibert, regular member
5 Michael Walsh, regular member
6 Courtney LaVolpicelo, regular member
7 Michael Colantoni, alternate member
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9 Staff present: Judy Tymon, Town Planner
10 Mary Ippolito, Recording Secretary
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Acting Chair Rowan called meeting to order at approximately 7:20 pm.
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Chair announced there were no POSTPONEMENTS:
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None
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Chair called for DISCUSSION:
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REDGATE SUBDIVISION:
Dean Chongris, developer should be present tonight. Drainage
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issue.
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Judy; has not received any report or any communication from Mr. Chongris. Judy; has a site
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visit tomorrow at 3pm. Judy; took photos today at the site visit, granite curb was put in; more
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vegetation growing on hill in back; sees signs of erosion on part of hill; detention pond has been
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drained; erosion control measures are not in good shape; swale behind lot 2 looks like some work
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was done there.
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MW; the issue is behind lot 3? Judy; yes. Question about current owner or developer - which
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one had changed the drainage? Ben Osgood, Jr., Engineer, has not submitted a plan as to how to
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mitigate the situation. Judy; drainage pond is full of cat tales it looks pretty muddy.
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Plse. note: John Simons is here now.
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MW; did we begin the process of taking bond money? Judy, no. The 4 lot is for sale.
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Chair; PB has not been in this situation before where the last lot is being held and more work
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needs to be done. Judy; drainage system would belong to Town but the lot wouldn’t. RR; wants
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to see what tomorrow brings, if work required is much more than they are willing to do, etc, if
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they can correct the problem let them do it. Keep this on PB agenda for next time. MW; get
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back to the PB after tomorrow’s site visit.
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Mat Levis; abutter, it’s going on 2 ½ months now and we’re only getting cosmetic fixes. Put a
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rush on granite curb. He believes the developer and engineer aren’t taking this seriously. Put
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more pressure on engineer.
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RR; the best pressure is the 4 lot! Developer can’t build on the lot until the PB releases it. Judy;
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last certificate of occupancy was requested under Whispering Pines. Chair; the leverage we have
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is the last lot. It isn’t released from a protected covenant. Mr. Levis; most of the damage is
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coming from lot #3.
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Plse. note, Michael Walsh recused himself from this petition.
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Chair called for CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
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300 Chestnut
Clear Wireless LLC, is requesting a Special Permit for the following premises.
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Street
, Special Permit for installation of a wireless service facility consisting of six antennas and
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one equipment cabinet.
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PB edited draft decisions. Chair; look in finding of fact - put the finding that they demonstrated
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a gap in coverage. RR; page #2 in finding of fact - take out the word renewal. RR; less then 2
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percent for total installation? Chair; Judy should clarify that. Judy; read she put 1.5
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measurement anticipated maximum mpe. Courtney; #9 it’s relevant to renewal application take
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that out. RR; #5 second line take word “however” or whatever take that word out. RR; is 13
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accurate is this a camouflaged facility? Judy: no this isn’t camouflaged facility. RR; #3 under
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discontinuance (be careful PB doesn’t want carrier to return whole area to its natural state). RR;
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page #6 P3A, performance guarantee under A, the structure isn’t theirs.Chair; it doesn’t make
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sense for applicant to have the insurance on tower. TS; Page 6 #2, should we make this clearer?
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Chair; say any upgrades to equipment that’s located on the Tower itself.
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Motion by RR to approve SP for 300 Chestnut Street for Clear Wireless per decision amended
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this evening, 2 by TS, vote was unanimous. MW recused himself from voting.
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Chair called for 203 Turnpike Street,
Special Permit for installation of wireless service facility
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consisting of four antennas and one equipment cabinet
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PB edited decisions.Chair; on cover page take out guide SPA take that out. Do the same thing in
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gap in coverage. TS; comment do the same. TS; top of page #4 they have no coverage and do
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that on Chestnut Street decision too. Chair; in finding of facts the same thing that Rowen said.
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Chair; the camouflage one should stay. TS; #2 in finding of facts take out word renewal.
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Section 9 take out word renewal. RR; #16 the plan - there isn’t a FDA tower take that out. TS;
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page #12 you referenced them again take it out and 15 take it out FDA. Chair; #16 there is a
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setback fix that.
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Motion by TS to approve 203 Turnpike Street SP as amended, 2 by CL, vote was unanimous.
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Chair called for PUBLIC HEARING:
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North Andover School Department –project located at Kittredge School.
Modification to a
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Site Plan Review Special Permit – project includes the construction of a modular building
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Option A
containing three classrooms, one office, and bathrooms as required. would be
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attached to the West of original building to replace the existing single modular classroom. If this
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location is chosen, then both the new space and original building will have a sprinkler system
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Option B
installed. would be a stand-alone structure just south of the existing building on
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unused lawn on the other side of the existing access road.
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Judy; Mr. Mealey, Business Manager for Superintendant’s office, is here to modify a project,
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because of a law to sprinkle classrooms. A couple of changes were done to the plan. Judy; did a
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review. Gene Willis, DPW, Engineer, wants an inlet made into catch basin, sub pump should be
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changed, and change location of where catch basins are. RR; how does change in law effect
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schools? Mr. Mealey; as of January 1 if you were going to add on to a building you didn’t have
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to sprinkle - but if both contain 7500 s.f. you have to sprinkle both. Town Meeting voted to give
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the School Department the funds so modular has shifted over about 10 feet to replace existing
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modular classroom. Chair; pre-school turned out nicely. Judy; this is 3600 s.f. it’s a box Chair;
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traffic or water flow shouldn’t have adverse effects? Gene Willis required a change on Main
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Street because of this - wants catch basins instead of storm inlet etc. Chair; can we keep this
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open but vote this at the next PB meeting? Mr. Mealey; wants to be able to make sure that a
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building permit will be issued by June 30, because on July new codes go into effect. Argued
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that the time line is so tight the School wants this approved tonight…too much of a risk if project
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is delayed. RR; doesn’t have issue, this is considered a minor modification.
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Motion by RR to direct staff to use judgment to move forward w/permitting process per minor
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Chair, advised PB to make a motion to
changes presented tonight on already approved plan,
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approve a modified pan and have Judy send PB decision but file it in 20 days….make sure
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to incorporate Gene Willis comments…this is a small change. 2 by TS, vote was
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unanimous.
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Abutter; (didn’t give his name) requested the applicant put up a privacy fence - there is a
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basketball court located near his residence and it’s noisy. Chair; work w/Judy on this.
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Maureen Cushing, Main Street abutter; concerned about the drainage issue, if the drainage will
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go to Main Street and then down Chickering Road. Chair; Town Engineer, Gene Willis, his
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responsibility is to look at plans and make sure they don’t create a problem for the Town or
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neighbors. We’re incorporating his comments and they will be incorporated into the decision.
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RR; this project was reviewed in November and approved and an outside consultant review was
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done on the drainage then. Ms Cushing; drains don’t work after 3 hours from a storm, water
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comes up then. TS; Gene Willis, called for new catch basins, current catch basins need to be
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relocated and there is storm drains that need to be changed to a sump drain. Judy; we’re getting
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something in writing from Mr. Willis and will put them on a plan; engineers for the project will
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put these comments on a plan. Chair; call Judy after she’s revised all of this. Ms Cushing;
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that’s helpful, three neighbors will need that. Ms Cushing; underground pipes are all backed up.
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RR; obligation is to make the project better and not worse. Ms Cushing’s phone #978-682-6257.
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Nomination: Nominate John Simons for another 3 year term to serve on CPC committee.
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Motion by RR to nominate John Simons for another 3 year term to serve on CPC committee, 2nd
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by MW, vote was unanimous 5-0. Simons abstained from voting.
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Chair called for a WAIVER REQUEST.
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Judy; Brendan Salach, 100 Bridle Path, has a deck on the back of his property wants to expand
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the deck to 14’x17’ s.f. his property is in the non-discharge zone of the Watershed Protection
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District. He’s filing w/ComCom. See packet information. Judy; discussed previously approved
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waivers w/PB as an example of waivers approved. PB felt this was a diminutive size project and
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agreed to waive a Watershed SP. Motion by RR, to waive a Watershed SP, 2 by MW, vote was
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unanimous.
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Mr. Salach’s phone: #978-884-3962.
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May 4, 2010 “Minutes”
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Motion by TS to approve May 4, 2010 Minutes, 2 by MW, vote was unanimous.
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Motion to adjourn by TS, 2nd by MW vote was unanimous.
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By order of the Planning Board
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Approved
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Plse. note: the Planning Board reserves the right to take items out of order and to discuss and/or
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vote on items that are not listed on the agenda.
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