WARE PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
APRIL 18, 2007
PRESENT: John Chabot
Joe Knapp
Rick Starodoj
Chris DiMarzio
Ken Higney @ 7:45 pm
7:05 pm MEETING OPENED
JC MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF 04-04-2007
RS SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
JK MOTION TO NOMINATE CHRIS DiMARZIO AS CHAIR
JC SECOND
CHRIS ACCEPTED NOMINATION
ALL IN FAVOR
JK MOTION TO NOMINATE JOHN CHABOT AS CO-CHAIR
RS SECOND
JOHN ACCEPTED NOMINATION
ALL IN FAVOR
7:10 PENNYBROOK ESTATES SUBDIVISION
REQUEST FOR LOT RELEASE ON LOT #3
JK MOTION TO RELEASE LOT #3
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
7:15 ANR - RODNEY POLLACK - ROBBINS ROAD
ADDING 15 FEET TO HIS HOUSE LOT
TWO FORM A'S AND CHECK #3804 FOR $30 SUBMITTED
JK MOTION TO ENDORSE PLAN AS PRESENTED
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
OAK HILL ESTATES SUBDIVISION - DOANE ROAD
7:30 CHAIRMAN DiMARZIO OPENED THE HEARING AT 7:30 PM
LEGAL NOTICE WAS READ INTO THE RECORD
BILL GARRITY REPRESENTING OWNERS, JOHN & BARBARA PODKOWKA
Preliminary Plans were submitted in October 2006.
65 Acres 30 Lots single-family homes
Will file Notice of Intent with Conservation Commission
Submitted traffic study and sewer feasibility study
Town Sewer, Private Water
Town Sewer will hook up to Warebrook Village
Road will be 28 feet with 1 foot cape cod berm on each side
Sidewalk will be on the inside loop
There will be three lights installed, one at each intersection and one in back.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
There are 5 detention basins
There is 1 retention basin
There are 2 retention swales
All are in compliance with DEP requirements
Will control water from roadway, rooftops and driveways
FIRE SAFETY
At request of Fire Chief, a 10,000 gallon pre-cast concrete cistern
will be installed on Lot #2
TRAFFIC
Study was done and submitted
Not a high traffic count on Doane Road
Small concern with entrance point but it is best site distance for entrance
May increase the pavement at the entrance
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FROM ABUTTERS
St. George What is minimal width of easement for sewer?
Applicant 20 feet but we are proposing 40 feet; if in future town water is
added, then we will already have the easement.
St. George Are all lots buildable?
Applicant All lots meet minimum required frontage and square footage.
DEP could deem different when we file with ConCom
Graves Can you build on wetlands
Applicant Subject to the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission
Garceau Where will sewer hook up be?
Applicant At Warebrook Village
Klassanos There is an existing problem with water run-off onto Berkshire Circle.
Besides the run-off from roof, driveways and road; did you take into account
the increase in water from tree removal? This may add to the problem down
gradient of the site. The stormwater system at Berkshire Drive is not adequate to handle the existing run-off. Are there alternatives for crossings ?
Applicant Our report covers everything. We are clearing less than 35% of property.
Grushy Submitted photos of recent storm and effect on Berkshire Circle.
DiMarzio The retention / detention ponds should help with that.
Applicant We are obligated to meet pre and post conditions. The new run-off
can NOT exceed existing run-off. The pipe on Berkshire is crushed and
the catch basin is full of debris; it is the Town's responsibility.
Pelski What happens 5 years from now and it does get worse ? Who is responsible ?
The water that comes down the hill now is eroding the sand under my pool.
Will the equipment working on project disturb existing ledge and swamp?
DiMarzio The Engineer and Developer will be responsible.
The Board understands this is a sensitive area
The process for permitting is more precise, have not seen failure yet.
Typically, retention ponds help to improve an existing problem.
8:00 RS MOTION TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE OAK HILL HEARING
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
8:05 CHAIRMAN DiMARZIO OPENED HEARING ON SP-2007-001
RS MOTION TO CLOSE SP-2007-001 AND RE-OPEN IN 20 MINUTES
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
8:05 RE-OPENED THE OAK HILL ESTATES SUBDIVISION HEARING
Klassanos Can developer re-design the basins to retain more water upstream of
the resource area?
Applicant Not sure if that will achieve anything
Horizontal increase may help but not depth
RS Is it possible for developer to work with the Town to fix problem on
Berkshire Circle; a compromise to make everyone happy.
Applicant It is less expensive to do a paper study, we can't commit to this yet.
Gibby It would be difficult to fix. There are small 12" systems that are not adequate.
Gibby submitted preliminary comments from the peer review.
Klassanos Can you limit the size of the lawn to downsize the run-off ?
When you remove trees, the impact increases run-off.
JK MOTION TO CONTINUE TO MAY 16, 2007 AT 7:15 PM
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
HEARING CLOSED AT 8:28 PM
8:30 RE-OPENED HEARING FOR SP-2007-001 KELLEY - 142 EAGLE STREET
Applicant Kelley was present and explained project to Board.
Wants to remove existing structures (house and garage) and rebuild
Single-Family Home to sell.
DiMarzio This is a non-conforming lot with non-conforming structures.
The improvements will not be more detrimental to the neighborhood.
KH MOTION TO APPROVE SP-2007-001
RS SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
ROLE CALL VOTE
CD YES
KH YES
JC YES
JK YES
RS YES
8:43 ANR - CRAIG HARDER - BELCHERTOWN ROAD
CREATING ONE NEW LOT
PROPER AREA AND FRONTAGE
TWO FORM A'S AND CHECK #5214 FOR $30 SUBMITTED
KH MOTION TO ENDORSE AS PRESENTED
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
KH MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:50
JC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
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