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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-03-13Monday - March 13, 1972 Special Meeting The PLANNING BOARD held a special meeting on Monday evening, March 13, 1972 at 8:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building with the following members present and voting: Charles W. Trombly, Jr., Chairman; Donald N. Keirstead, Vice Ch~man; John J. Monteiro, Secretary; William Chepulis and newly-elected member Fritz Ostherr. This meeting was called for election of officers for the coming year. There were 8 people present. .SO. BRA~?ORD ST. DRAINAGE PROBLEM Mr. Frank Pierce, So. Bradford St., appeared before the Beard to ask if anything is being done a~out the dr~Inage problem from the Collins subdivision onto So. Bradford Street. Mr. Keirstead explaimed that the developer and the town will probably try jointly to solve the problem. Mr. Pierce was assured that the Board is aware of the problem and something will be done as soon as weather conditions permit. LAND,EST, INC.: Mr. Devens Hamlen of Land, est, Inc. presented plans to the Board to be signed as "Not Requiring Planning Board Approval". The lots front on Foster Street and part of the land is in Boxford. The Board signed the plans, which mu~t also be signed by the Boxford Planning Board. ..B~N QSGOOD: PROPOS.F~.. SHOPPING CENTER Atty. Victor Hatemt Ben Osgood and Morton Braun were present to discuss their proposed shopping center with the Board. Chairman Trombly stated he had been informed that the K-Mart shopping center will be proposed again in the same area as before and that Atty. Harold Morley was present regarding that proposal. Atty. Harem said he didn't know that there was going to be another commercial area involved; he wanted to find out if anything had developed relative to John Brown's recommendations as to their proposed site. He feels their site is better than the K-Mart site for several reasons; Access would be better; they have 55 acres; better topography for sewerage system, etc.; better buffer zone and can handle Rte. ll~ traffic better. Mr. Braun said he discussed the proposal with John Brown and he said he didn't care which side of the street the shopping center was on but that there should only be one shopping center allowed. He doesn't think it would matter if part of the land was zoned industrial and part was zoned business. The town would benefit from the development, taxes, etc. Access can be better controlled on this site. This area is ready to go because all of the land is under one ownership. Mr. Keirstead read parts of John Brown's letter in which he stated that he really had no preference as to which side of the street would be best for a shopping center. Discussion was held as to calculated area and parking because of representation that had been made previously. March 13, 1972- cont. When questioned as to the K-Mart proposal, Atty. Morley said "the pot is boiling" and he will know more in a few days. They did alot of background work last year and it won't go to waste. You can Probably assume it will be K-Mart. Mr. Kairstead said the Board will have to decide which side of the street w/l] be best. He said there is not enough time to hold up and change the map. The other members also feel that the map should not be changed at this time. The Beard is not considering what shopping cenger is proposed, they are concerned with the site. Mr. Chepulis said he is in favor of one good shopping center, that is _~.]1 the town can take. The townspeople don't want alot of businesses in town. SOMMA LAND, RTE. 114: Atty. John Willis spoke to the Board about the Somma land on Rte. 114 for re- zoning. He explained that he withdrew the article from the Annual Town Meeting be- cause he thought the Board was going to consider incluH~ug his land in B-3. The area could be extended to Booth St. to include the Somma land, it is only a matter of where the dividing ]i~e is going to be. It isn't right to put his small area into Ludustrial. A discussion was held as to how to discontinue paper streets and one alternative would be to petition Land Court to have the streets discontinued. Atty. Wil!is also brought up the fact that the area in which the Butcher Boy Meat Market is located is split into two zones; part of it is business and part is resi- dential. He feels all of it should be business because the shape of the residential area is such that it cannot be used for residential purposes. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Mr. Keirstead made a motion to adjourn this session of the PlanningBoard meeting to go into executive session for the election of officers and discussion of person- alities. Mr. Monteiro seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Chairman: Mr. Chepulis made a motion to nominate Charles Trombly for Chairman. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to close the nomination. The vote was un~mImous and Charles W. Trombly, Jr. was elected Chairman. Vice Chairman: Mr. Monteiro made a motion to nominate Mr. Keirstead for Vice Chair- man. Mr. Chepulis made a motion to close the nomination. The vote was unanimous and Donald N. Keirstead was elected Vice Chairman. Clerk: Mr. Keirstead made a motion to nominate Mr. Ostherr for Clerk. Mr. Monteiro made a motion to close the nomination. The vote was unanimous. Fritz Ostherr was elected Clerk. Sub-committees: Mr. Keirstead made a ~rittennomination for the following members to serve on the several Sub-committees: Long Range Planning: Ostherr & Keirstead Capital Improvement: Che~,11s & Keirstead Subdivision Control: Monteiro & Chepulis Administration: Ostherr & Monteiro Mr. Monteiro made a motion to close the nominations and the vote was unanimous. March 13, 1972 - cont. Merrimack Valley Planning Commission representative: Mr. Keirsteadmade a motion to keep Mr.~Monteiro as representative. Mr. Ostherr made a motion to close the nomination and the vote was unanimous. MVPC alternate representative: Mr. Keirstead made a motion to keep Mr. Chepulis as the alternate representative and it was so voted. A letter will be sent to the Selectmen suggesting that they appoint Mr. Chepulis as alternate. Capital Budget Committee representative: Mr. Keirsteadmade a motion to keep Mr. Che~,l~s the Planning Board representative to the Capital Budget Committee and it was so voted. TOWN COUNSEL: Mr. Keirstead feels that Town Counsel should be the Board's choice rather than just the Chairman's. He is in favor of continuing the present town counsel~ Arnold S-11sbury, and is strongly against Mr. Lynch being to~n counsel. He was very much impressed by Mr. Salisbury's latest presentation in court. Each of the other members also stated that they wouldlike to have Atty. Salisbury continue as town counsel. Mr. Keirstead then made a motion that the Board g~ on record as being in favor of retai~n~tng the present town counsel for another year. Motion was made and voted to adjourn the executive session and to continue with other matters before the Board. SO. BRADFORD ST~W~T~ DRAINAGE: Mr. Keirstead again brought up the drainage problem from the Whittier Farm subdivision onto So. Bradford St. He explained that the grade is such that a ditch cannot be dug, it would have to be piped the whole distance. The subdivision plans showed only a ditch. Abutters are involved and the Highway Surveyor won't do the work. Possibly an article should be ~nserted at the special town meeting. The Planning Board should probably approach the developer to contribute and the land- owners also, to put in the pipe, which would cost around $5,000. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to refer the matter to the Subdivision Control Sub- committee (Monteiro & Chepulis) for report at the nex~ meeting. Mr. Monteire Seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. P.A.C. Mr. Keirsteadmade a motion that Fritz Ostherr be the Planning Board representa- tive and Chairman of the P.A.C. The vote was unanimous. Mr. Keirstead made a motion to nominate Mr. Monteiro as Vice Chairman of the P.A.C. The vote was un~mous. SO~A PROPERTY: Mr. Keirstead made a motion not to change the zo~4~g on the Somma land. Mr. Monteiro seconded the motion and the vote was &-l. Mr. Trembly voting no. FRITZ eSTHEr: Mr. Chep,,l~s wished Mr. Ostherr good luck and success on the Board and everyone agrees that he will be a great addition to the PlanningBeard. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. Secretary) Chairman (Charles W. Trembly,Jr.) r Monday - March 27, 1972 Special Meeting The PLANNING BOARD held a special meeting on Monday evening, March 27, 1972 at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building with the following members present and voting: Charles W. Trombly, Jr., Chairman; Donald N. Keirstead, Vice Chairman; Fritz Ostherr, Clerk; John J. Monteiro and William Chepulis. John W~llis and Charles Foster were also present. This meeting was called for a working session of the Board and te figure the course of action for public meetings, hearings, Special Town Meeting, etc, Mr. Willis and Mr. Foster discussed parts of Tables 1 & 2 with the Board, especially having to do with multi-family and toe houses. Several changes were made as a result of the discussion. The Board discussed dates for the public meetings, hearings, Special Town Meeting, etc. and finally decided on the following timetable: 5 open, public meetings will be held in the Fire Station Meetimg Room at 7:30 P.M. on separate areas as follows: Thursday, April 6th: The north corner of ToWn: North of Great Pond Road (Rte. 133) and Sutton Street to the town line. Friday, April 7th: The downtown area: South of Sutton Street, West of Osgood and Stevens Streets and North of Andover Street to the town liAle. Thursday, April 13: The Route 111: area: South of Andover Street and West of Johnson and Farnum Streets to the town line. Friday, April The remaining residential area: South of Great Pond Road (Rte. 133) and east of 0sgood, Stevens, Johnson and Farnum Streets to the town line. Tuesday, April 18: Zoning By-Law. The zoning regulations including definitions, permitted uses, dimensional requirements, a~stration, etc. Mr. Ostherr will have a draft of the ZoningBy-Law printed and available by April 13th; probably around 300 copies. This will still be subject to change. Discussion was held as to the cost of legal notices for the hearing and whether or not it will be necessary to publish the entire Zoning By-Law. The Board is still waiting for a ruling from Town Counsel and the Atty. General; however, they seem to feel that it will be necessary to publish it in its entirety. Mr. Tromblymet with the Selectmen to set a Special TownMeeting date and it was decided to hold the meeting on Monday, May 22, 1972. The Board then decided to set the date for the public hearing for Friday, May 19th. The Selectmen requested that the text be as complete as possible by May 1st. The Board then decided that they should hold a special meeting of their own on Friday, April 21st. March 27, 1972 - cent. The Board discussed their plans with Pat Brederick, the Tribune reporter, and she is willing to give the project as much publicity as possible and will publish the map and break down the areas for each public meeting so that the residents will know when specific areas will be discussed. The Beard discussed the distribution of the 500 final copies of the Master Plan. This matter will be discussed again at the next meeting on Monday, April 3rd. The matter of the draimage problem en So. Bradford Street will also be placed the next meeting's agenda. The Subdivision Control Sub-committee will report. John Willis spoke to the Board again about the Sommaland on Rte. 11~. He said the Board took care of everyone that come to them with specific requests and it isn't fair that Mr. Somma is ~ot treated in the same manner. This matter will also be placed on the agenda for further discussion. The Board discussed John Brown's Community Facilities Report. Mr. Ostherr forwarded suggestions made at the Capital Budget Committee meeting held ohM arch 22ndto John Brown. 1 .&5 P.M. The meeting adjourned at O- Chairman (Charles W. Trembly, Jr.) Secretary