Special Meeting and Workshop
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
6:30 p.m.
Members
Present:
Jack Christian, Chairman, (JC) Larry Cuddire, (LC) Don Egan (DE), Robert
Straubel (RS
Also Present: Assistant Planner Katrina O’Leary (KO)
6:30
p.m. Workshop for Site Plan Review, FRD, and
Selectmen Presentation
Jack Christian, Chairman calls the Planning Board meeting to order at
6:37 p.m.
Workshop
Members discuss the Site Plan Review bylaw.
7:00 p.m.
Michael's Way Street Acceptance
Tom and Catherine Fallon, 3 Michael's Way are
present. they mention that shrubs and
landscaping have yet to be installed in certain areas. Other than these things they are happy with
the subdivision and hope the Town votes to accept it at town meeting.
KO reads letters from the Selectmen, Joe Serwatka, and
Don Levesque. There are small details
that should be easy to resolve before Town meeting. Don Levesque recommends that the Board
recommend acceptance of the road, subject to these minor details being resolved
before Town meeting.
Motion by LC to send a letter to the Board of
Selectmen recommending that the Michael's Way subdivision be accepted as a town
way, subject to the developer finishing the list of remaining work items
contained in Don Levesque's 4/6/05 letter, obtaining his Conservation
Commission certificate of compliance, and also subject to the developer
reporting back to the Planning Board by their 4/27/05 meeting on the status of
the outstanding work items needing to be completed. DE seconds.
Vote on motion: 4 - 0 unanimously affirmative.
Workshop
Members edit the Site Plan Review by-law. They also review proposed changes to the Planning Board's Rules and Regulations.
Discussion takes place on presentation of the Site Plan Review at town meeting. RS will create a list of major points to be used at town meeting, KO will work on any visuals that could be used to present the SPR at town meeting.
LC motions to submit the proposed SPR by-law,
with the changes specified tonight incorporated and approved by the Chairman of
the Planning Board, to the Board of Selectmen by Friday April 8, 2005 so that
it can be placed on the town warrant for vote at Town Meeting in May. RS seconds the motion. Vote is unanimously affirmative. Motion passes.
RS motions to set a Public Hearing date of April
27, 2005 to hold a Public Hearing for proposed changes to the Planning Board's
Rules and Regulations. DE seconds. Vote is unanimously affirmative.
Selectmen's
Presentation
Members discuss what to present to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, April 11, 2005. Items brought up were:
§ An introduction to SPR
§ Master Plan
§ Subdivision Control Rules and Regulations
§ Check list for all projects to coincide with Community Development Plan
§ Overall changes to Zoning By-law to make it consistent throughout
Also, the Board brought up goals they have been trying to meet in the past year:
§ increase in sidewalks
§ holding developer to a higher standard
§ consistency in review
§ resolving inconsistencies between Conservation Commission and Planning Board
§ resolving state curb cut issues
Planning Board discusses
setting a Public Hearing Date of May 11, 2005 at the
Adjournment
Motion by LC to adjourn, RS seconds
Vote on motion: 4 - 0 unanimously affirmative.
Meeting is adjourned at 9:10 p.m.