PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES
AUGUST 19, 2009
PRESENT: Joe Knapp, Tim Cutler, Fred Urban, Jack Artale, Chris DiMarzio
PUBLIC: Steve and June Carpenter, Bob Provencal, Marcia and Tony Kowalski,
Linda Pierce, Roger Mundell, Danielle Kahn (PVPC)
7:05 MINUTES OF 07-15-2009
JK MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF 07-15-2009
TC SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
7:10 CARPENTER, Steve and June – information on re-use RR4
Old Ware Lumber Company Property
Former owner and second mortgage holder of property.
Trying to find a good re-use of property
Railroad may be interested
Two separate lots, both in RR4, which is stricter than HC
Wholesale not allowed in RR4
CD May be easier to change the boundary location to include
those two lots in HC, then to allow a use in entire zone.
Easier sell to Town to change boundary line.
Grandfathered for RETAIL use
Wholesale is NOT ALLOWED
Contractor is considered a SERVICE and is allowed by SP in RR4
placePlaceNameOffice PlaceTypeBuilding allowed
Considering the railroad spree – light manufacturing
Re-load type business
Petition the board of selectmen to petition Planning Board to change the boundaries of the two lots to HC. May take a year.
Most likely, you would need to file a Special Permit.
HC is basically on the main artery coming thru the Town and out with business’.
It does not negate opening up for RETAIL business because it is grandfathered.
JK You may loose it on Town Hall Floor if you do not have a specific type of business in mind.
RS abandoned for two years ?
CD look up the definition of abandonment… Right now it is a time capsule for RETAIL establishment. Until someone comes into the town and wants to change the use, it will remain a RETAIL grandfathered use.
Even Site Plan Approval wouldn’t be too difficult because the infrastructure is already in place.
Depending on traffic impact, PB and Applicant will work together on what is the best entrance to use.
7:20 PROVENCAL, Bob
Estate lot question. 111 Walker Road
24 acres. Can there be access for two estate lots on Right of Way.
CD Two lots can share a driveway.
Brook goes down to Pelski’s pond by Crescent Street.
Brook has impacted the property that egress’ off addressStreetGreenwich Road.
We could sign off but there would be a burden with Conservation.
Police or Fire may say that it is a safety issue with house numbering.
I would check with Police and Fire first. Legitimate concern.
7:30 CAMPBELL, Rob – information on Home Occupation Business
7:40 PIERCE – Belchertown Road – request for continuance on SP until 09-30-2009
CONDITIONS, SAFEGUARDS, stocktickerAND LIMITATIONS ON TIME OR USE
§ A Certificate of Occupancy will not be granted to the Applicants until
the existing (old) mobile home is demolished and all debris removed from site.
§ The existing (old) mobile home must be removed no later than 05-31-2009.
Linda Pierce: request extension to 09-30-2009
Hoping to put new home in next month
CD MOTION TO EXTEND REMOVAL OF OLD HOME TO 11-25-2009
JK SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
7:45 KOWALSKI 967-3673
MAP:53 RR4
Grandfathered placeLOT: has at least 5,000 SF and 50’ of frontage. ????
not prohibit someone from building upon such lot.
Chapter 40A (1976) – is it a single lot exemption lot.
Five years since 1987.
Send to David – is still a grandfathered lot.
Infill Development ?
Would be in harmony with the neighborhood.
7:45 ESTATE OF SWISTAK –64 CHESTNUT STREET (TWO-FAMILY) – ANR
MAP 54 placeLOT 22 RR4 TOWN WATER and SEWER
2 family in RR4 requires 200 foot frontage and 60,000 SF of property
property has 2.327 Acres and 251.48 feet of frontage
RS suggest we sign pending check and orginal signature
JK motion to wait until 09-02-09
TC second
Opposed
Tim – Rick – Chris - Fred
CD MOTION THAT WE SIGN THE PLAN AND NOT RELEASE UNTIL WE HAV
ORIGINAL SIGNATURE AND CHECK FOR $30
FU SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR EXCEPT JOE KNAPP: OPPOSSED
CD respectfully disagree because we have Form A
We are only
8:00 DANIELLE KAHN – PVPC – Technical Assistance – Zoning By-Laws
Request for Technical Assistance to re-organize by-laws.
Re-number – some do not have numbers, some repeat numbers
CD compile all and leave room for future use.
Danielle: we sometimes recommend to start a new page # for each section.
Rick: I would rather eliminate page numbers
Danielle: it might help to have page #’s for quick reference.
Section I, Page __
Re-organize the order of the articles.
CD I would like to see all our charts and tables in one section.
If we can make it flow more, that would be helpful.
Rick 2 vs 3 days… placePlaceNamePaul PlaceNameHills is not a Planner.
Danielle We may be able to accomplish quite a bit in 14 hours.
Perhaps move the charts and tables up to front
Pulling separate article for development standards
Overlay
Development Stardards: parking/vegetation/lighting
Move AEOD into Overlay District.
8:15 GLEN MITCHELL – Information: office space in RR3
Roger Mundell – Realtor for Old GVille Bottled Gas (Osterman) Building.
placePlaceNameOffice PlaceTypeBuilding = NOT ALLOWED
Have a buyer who is interested to use for personal storage and office.
Can he rent out office space when he is done with storage ?
It was previously used as an Office.
RS is it an abandoned use ?
MGL C 40A – Section 6 Regulating of Nonconforming Uses After 2 Years
A zoning ordinance or by-law may define and regulate non-conforming uses
and structures abandoned or not used for a period of two years or more.
CD was never an office building, they had a service/retail business and used the space for their office too. He could use it for his own personal office space.
He would not be able to split the building and rent out ½ as office space.
Office building is over 2,000 SF according to our definition.
May be 1,200 SF building
CD provided that the use never gets changed. ie: someone comes in and says I am changing the use to a restaurant.
Existing RETAIL/SERVICE component use.
OTHER
-need to sign plans for Smith Earth Removal SP-2008-004
PB: hold off signing until the Host Community Agreement is signed
-Host Community Agreement – contact David Wojcik - status
Jack: GIS mapping system for Town
PB MEETINGS
08-19-2009
09-02-2009
09-16-2009
10-07-2009
10-21-2009
11-04-2009
11-18-2009~ - NEED TO CHANGE THIS ONE –MAGPIE IS ON VACATION ON A CRUISE TO THE BAHAMA’S
suggest cancelling this one and having a meeting on 12-02-2009
12-16-2009
JK MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 9:15 PM
CD: SECOND
ALL IN FAVOR
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