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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-03-03Monday - March 3, 1969 Regular Meeting & Hearings 247 The PLANNING BOARD held their regular meeting on Monday evening, March 3, 1969 at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building. The following members were present and voting: William Chepulis, Jr., Chairman; Robert J. Burke, James M. Bannan, George B. Farley and Charles W. Trombly, Jr., Esq. There were 20 people present for the hearings of the evening. 1. HEARING: Multi-Dwelling Districts - John J. Lynch, Esq. Atty. John J. Lynch explained the reason for the petition. He said at the Special Town Meeting held in January, the entire apartment section of the Zoning By-Laws was stricken so that there are no more apartment developments allowed in North Andover; this is an injustice to the present apartment owners. This petition proposes defining the present apartment development areas; Roy Farr, John Walker, Thomas Flatley, John Willis, R. & S. Construction Co. and John Shields. This would not be creating any new areas, just designating the present onesi This proposal would require going before the Planning Board and Town Meeting to have an area re- zoned for apartments and then going before the Board of Appeals to get a Special Permit. Atty. John J. Willis also spoke in favor of the petition and more or less repeated what Atty. Lynch had said. Several people present asked questions for further clarification of the proposal. Mrs. R. Leyland, Everett Aubrey, 6~3 Salem St., Earl Pomerleau, Catty Circle; George Gorham, Carty Circle; James Deyo, Chairman of Board of Appeals; Mr. and Mrs. Herlihy; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard. Mr..Burke made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 2. HEARING: Harold Morley, Jr. - Multi-Dwelling District. Mr. Chepulis read the legal notice upon hhe proposal of Harold Morley, Jr. to change the Melamed land from Country Residential to Multi-Dwelling District. Atty. Harold Morley, Jr. explained that this proposal is in con~unction with the preceding proposal and is dependent upon the passing of the previous article first. If the first proposal is defeated th~n this would have to be also. This Melamed area is presently used as a turkey farm and is a non-conforming use. They would like to have the area re-zoned as a Multi-Dwelling District. They have held hearings before the Board of Appeals for an apartment development but were denied. The same people spoke as for the previous proposal and several were opposed. Mr. Burke made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 3. HEARING: Benjamin0sgood - Cluster Zoning. Mr. Chepulis read the legal notice upon the proposal of Benjamin Os~ood to insert a new section to the Zoning By-Law to be known as "Cluster Zoning'. March 5, 1969 - cont. Mr. Osgood explained the purpose of the proposal saying this type of zoning would provide a better use for a piece of property. 1/3 of the development would be deeded to the town as a green area and probably held by some group of the town such as the Conservation Commission. The lineal frontage of the street is cut down. It would be cheaper and easier for the town to maintain. He thinks this is a step in the right direction for North Andover. John Roberts of the Conservation Commission spoke in favor of the proposal. Atty. John Willis had a lengthy discussionwith Mr. Osgood and argued as to the merits of the proposal. Mr. Burke made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Bannan seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. A. HEARING: Fire Station. Selectman Arthur P. Kirk explained the reason for the need of changing the zoning of the land, depending upon where the site is located. This article is properly worded for the fire station. Several questions were asked by interested persons. Mr. Chepulis explained that the site chosen would be voted upon at a Town Meeting. Mr. Burke made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Trombly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. 5. CoKwrINUED HEARING: George Farkas - Re-zoning. This hearing was continued from the February 27 meeting because at that time the petitioner did not have proper plans. Mr. Farkas presented the proper plans to the Board and explained that he has a garage and has been in business for the past lO years. The area is presently in an Industrial zone and he would like to have it changed to General Business so that ~ he may run his business under General Business uses. His home is there also and is directly opposite Western Electric Company. Joseph Serio, representing Western Electric Co., objected to the re-zoning. They are apprehensive about what can be done with its future use. They don't know what would happen if it passed into other hands. Mr. Barman made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Burke seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. ACCEPTANCE OF STR~TS: The Board did not receive any further recommendations or reports from the Highway Department. Mr. Bannan made a motion to recommend acceptance of Marian Drive. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Mr. Burke made a motion to recommend acceptance of Old Village Lane. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. March 3, 1969 - cont. Mr. Barman does not think Mablin Avenue should be recommended for acceptance since not enough information has been received at this time from the Highway Surveyor, ~.~SE OF COVENANT: Roche Subdivision David Roche requested release of the covenant on his subdivision of Sylvan Terrace. Letters were received from the Highway Department and Board of Public Works reporting that all requirements had been met and everything was in sa~is- factory condition. Mr. Burke made a motion to release the covenant. Mr. Barman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. RECO~ENDATIONSONTOWNMEETI~ ARTICLES: The Board considered all of the hearings held this evening and those held on February 27th. The following votes and recommendations were made: 1. Multi-Dwelling Districts: Mr. Bannan made a motion to recommend favorable action. motion and the vote was unanimous. Mr. Trombly seconded the 2. Melamed Land - Multi-Dwelling District: Mr. Bannan recommended favorable action. Mr. Burke seconded the motion. 3 voted iu favor and Mr. Chepulis voted no. Mr. Trombly disqualified himself from voting. 3. Cluster Zoning: Mr. Barman recommended unfavorable action at the present time. Mr. Burke seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. The Board feels the concept is good, but the article is not specific enough. This requires study, research and more detail. 4. Fire Station: Mr. Bannan recommended favorable action. vote was pnanimous. Mr. Trombly seconded the motion and the 5. George Farkas: Mr. Farley recommended favorable action. Mr. Burke seconded the motion. The vote was 2-yes and S-no. Mr. Chepulis, Mr. Bannan and Mr. Tromblyvoted no. The Board feels that introducing a small business area within an industrial area would not be to the benefit of the Town and is not consistent with good planniug. There are no specific future plans for the requested change and continued present opeaations are not jeopardized. 6. Village Land Company: Mr. Barman recommended favorable action. Mr. Farley seconded the motion snd the vote was unanimous. Mr. Burke disqualified himself from voting. 7. Angus Realty: Mr. Bannan recommended favorable action. vote was &-l. Mr. Chepulis voted no. Mr. Trombly seconded the motion and the 8. Shay Land (Stewart Wilson): Mr. Bannan recommended unfavorable action. vote was ~-1. Mr. Chepulis voted no. Mr. Burke seconded the motion and the March B, 1959 - cont. 9. Frank Paparella: Mr. Bannan recommended favorable action. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was B-yes and 2-No. Mr. Chepulis and Mr. Trombly voted no. 10. George Rea: Mr. Barman recommended favorable action. vote was unanimous. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the 11. Louis Kmiec: Mr. Bannan recommended unfavorable action. No second. Mr. Burke recommended favorable action. Mr. Farley seconded the motion and the vote was &-l. Mr. Bannan voted no. 12. Emil Camuso: Mr. Trombly recommended unfavorable action. the vote was uuanimous. Mr. Barman seconded the motion and The meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M. WC Chairman AD Clerk