HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-02 Planning Board Supplemental Materials (17) BK 9t�3b PG a01
Autumn Chase PRD,Special Permit Approval
In particular,the Planning Board finds that the project will:
a. Promote the more efficient use of land in harmony with its natural features by preserv' ig
additional open space, reducing the amount of clearing and excavation normally
associated with the construction of residential dwellings on a site such as this, and
facilitates the economical and efficient provision of utilities;
b. Protect water bodies and supplies, wetlands, floodplain, hillsides, wildlife and other
natural resources due to the preservation of open space, and the project design minimizes
and protects such natural resources;
c. Encourage the preservation of open space. The applicant has provided approximately 10
acres of the property as Useable Open Space;
d. Permit greater flexibility and more attractive and efficient design of residential
development. The subdivision design both proposes and allows preservation of the
existing rural character along Summer Street, while conforming to the goals and policies
of the Master Plan of the Town of North Andover;
e. Meet the Town's housing needs.
f. The Planning Board also finds that a base density of 16 house lots is appropriate for the
PRD as a conventional subdivision design would also yield 16 new single-family homes.
The Planning Board herein grants a waiver from strict compliance with Section 8.5 Paragraph 6,
Section D, Buffer Zone. Specifically, the Planning Board finds that the house, or structure,
located on Lot 16 may be located within 50' of the site perimeter boundary. The applicant has
demonstrated that by allowing this waiver the subdivision can be improved by adding over one
(1) acre of Usable Open space to the total Usable Open Space, and allows the connection of
Usable Open Space Parcel A to the State Forest property located adjacent to the site.
Finally, the Planning Board finds that the Planned Residential Development complies with the
Bylaw requirements and grants a Special Permit subject to the following condition:
1. The developer shall designate an independent Environmental Monitor who shall be chosen in
consultation with the Planning and Community Development Staff. The Environmental
Monitor must be available upon four (4) hours notice to inspect the site with the Planning
Board designated official. The Environmental Monitor shall make weekly inspections of the
project, meet weekly with the Town Planner and file monthly written reports to the Board,
detailing areas of non-compliance and with the plans and conditions of approval.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the developer to assure that no erosion on the site shall occur
which will cause deposition of soil or sediment upon adjacent properties or public ways,
except as normally ancillary to off-site sewer and other off-site construction. Off-site erosion
will be a basis for the Planning Board making a finding that the project is not in compliance
with the plan.
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