MINUTES

November 15, 2005

 

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:      Terry Mish

                                                            Doug Moglin

                                                            Albert DeLoreto

                                                            George Romeo

                                                            Robert Johnson

                                                            Cal Chunglo

                                                        

The scheduled meeting of the Planning Board was opened at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Mr. Mish.

 

1.         ROUTINE BUSINESS:  7:00 p.m. – Payables were signed.

            - The Williamsburg Estates preliminary plans were reviewed.

 

2.         APPOINTMENT:       7:15 p.m. – T.J. Welch, Harold Murphy, David Paine, informal preview on Vining Hill Road subdivision.

- Mr. Paine presented plans for a proposed subdivision located behind Big Y.  The subdivision consists of 93 acres with 37 lots.  The plans show an access road which crosses a wetland buffer, which is allowed under a conventional plan, but may not be allowed in a flexible plan.  The flexible subdivision rules and regulations prohibit the installation of impervious surfaces in a wetland buffer.  Another issue raised is the fact that the project includes a parcel of land that is zoned for business use and cannot be used as part of the subdivision.  Mr. Paine will meet with the Board to discuss the plans further.

                    

3.         Mr. Moglin made A MOTION at 7:52 p.m. to move the Planning Board meeting to the Selectmen’s meeting held in the auditorium, seconded by Mr. DeLoreto.

 

4.         APPOINTMENT:  8:03 p.m. – Selectmen, Ralph DePalma, Dewitt Circle

- The Boards had requested developer Ralph DePalma, accompanied by Attorney Joseph Pacella, to present details of how his proposed Williamsburg Estates Subdivision will connect to Dewitt Circle.  Mr. Pacella said that the preliminary conventional subdivision plan accepted by the Planning Board does show the 54 home subdivision connecting to Dewitt Circle and Sterritt Drive, but added that DePalma was directed by the Board to make that connection.  The original plan showed a cul-de-sac that ended just prior to Dewitt Circle.  Town emergency response departments testified at an initial public hearing that the long cul-de-sacs of Sterritt Drive, with

Dewitt Circle, which is more than 2,000 feet long, are a public safety concern.   However residents of Sterritt Drive and Dewitt Circle are opposed to that connection, citing their own safety concerns for children, by an increase of traffic through the neighborhood.  Mr. Pacella said that since the roads were created under the subdivision laws, the public does have access            

and that Mr. DePalma could connect his subdivision regardless of whether the streets are accepted or not.  The Board said they would not have accepted the conventional plans, which requires lots of 60,000 square feet or greater, if the roads did not connect with the abutting subdivision.  Mr. Mish stated that Dewitt Circle and Sterritt Drive have to be accepted before we can proceed with a conventional plan.  The Board said that they could go back and review the subdivision proposals.

- At 8:30 Selectmen Art Pinell made A MOTION to adjourn this meeting.           

 

5.         PUBLIC HEARING:  8:45 p.m.-POSTED:  November 1, 8, 2005

                                                RE:  662 College Highway, zone change

                                                Keith King, King Bothers Decorating

- Mr. King represented the current owner of 662 College Highway, Sheila

Sponberg, to request a zone change from Industrial Restricted (IR) to Business Restricted (BR) to extend the current BR zone by one lot.  This property is currently subject to a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Owner and King Brothers Decorating.  The King Brothers Decorating wish to move their business by erecting an appropriate building on 662 College

Highway, and a change in the zoning code is necessary to accomplish this purpose. 

- The Board voted unanimously to give the proposed zone change a positive recommendation at the next Annual Town Meeting or any upcoming Special Town Meeting, whichever comes first.

                       

Being no further business to be brought before the Board A MOTION was made by Mr. Moglin, seconded by Mr. DeLoreto (Unanimous) to adjourn at 9:19 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Victoria Hickey

Planning Board Secretary

 

 

Terry Mish _________________________     Doug Moglin _________________

Chairman                                                          Vice-Chairman

 

Robert Johnson _____________________      George Romeo _______________

 

Albert DeLoreto_______________________  Cal Chunglo _________________

                                                                           (Alternate)