Minutes of Meeting
October 6, 2005
A meeting of the Sharon Board of Health was called to order at 7:35 P.M., in the clubhouse at 18 Hixson Farm Road in Sharon, with the following members in attendance: Anne Bingham, Chair, Suzi Peck, and Sherwin Goodblatt.
Request for Licensure as Massage Therapist and for Massage Establishment
Jonathan Goldberg was present to request licensure as a massage therapist in Sharon; also to request licensing of an area of his home to conduct massage. The Board expressed concerns about the laundering of linens onsite, since this would result in the commercial use of a residential septic system (not allowed by Title 5). Jonathan Goldberg argued that commercial laundries would not provide proper sanitation; suggested the BOH look at water usage semi-annually or annually. He further suggested that, if he should go above appropriate water usage, he would then purchase a low flow high efficiency washer. He had contacted several laundry services and found that there was a $40/week minimum for these services. The Board suggested he use a local laundromat for the small volume generated.
VOTED: (Goodblatt/Bingham) unanimously to license Jonathan Goldberg as a massage therapist, and to license areas in his home at 13 Gabriel Road as a massage establishment. Laundry will be done offsite.
Old Post Road 40B development - continued hearing
Anne Bingham again requested to see the amended Special Permit from ZBA and asked questions regarding the flow numbers. She asked that the developer again consider limiting the number of residents, noting that the recently approved Hunter’s Ridge development agreed to a limit of 3 residents per unit....all 55+. The developer was not ready to agree to this at this time; there is an age restriction to over 18 (no more than 4 months per year allowed).
DPH regulations do not require bathroom or pool facilities for the semi-public pool. According to Atty. Cockfield, no additional flow will be added by the presence of the pool. Anne Bingham suggested that the number of guests allowed at the pool be limited. Anytime the water from the pool is drained, it will be trucked offsite. The use of a flow meter was suggested, i.e., that someone take note of the flow on a monthly basis and....if actual flow reaches 80% of design capacity, a review be undertaken to see why this is happening; or else that a decision be made at that point on whether or not to consider a wastewater treatment plant. Atty. Cockfield will draft some additional language on this subject. Suzi Peck asked that the language be changed to state that no room can be added
which meets the definition of a bedroom according to the Sharon BOH Article 7. Suzi Peck expressed concerns that some provisions of the trust will not be enforced in the future. Anne Bingham suggested that the following be included in the master deed:
“...Provisions of the trust relevant to the maintenance of the septic system shall be enforceable by the BOH...”
Miscellaneous: A specific fund is to be established for septic issues. Line item to be added for septic maintenance. No medications to be flushed.
Robin Chapell, Health Agent in Walpole, expressed concerns re storm drain lines. and force main, as noted in a review provided by Mill River Consulting. Elevations of the pipes will be checked. The applicant will be provided with a copy of this report....to specifically address items #6 and #7 in the report.
To sum up items to be provided/added to documents: Amended special permit; specifics on maintenance of the pool (pumping...where it might go); consideration of monitoring actual flow...if it reaches 80% of design flow - conditions that kick in.; more discussion of limiting to 3 persons per unit; provisions of master deed of trust relevent to septic enforceable by BOH; have in master deed that form of ownership shall not be extinguished without notice to the BOH ; Trust; expanding inspection of monitoring documents to express some of issues discussed in Mill River consulting letter; adding some language to inspection and maintenance documents; adding to capitalization document cost of______________?; Definition of bedroom in accordance with Article 7 ; no
medications to be flushed down the toilet.
The hearing was continued to Tuesday, Oct. 25th at 7:45 PM.
Discussion re Community Center proposed septic system
Tom Scarlata of Bh+a, Architect for the proposed community center, was present along with Maureen Doherty, Project Manager for a general discussion regarding the septic system. Maximum of 8000 gpd. design flow. Jim Andrews felt feasible to accomplish without any variances. The Board wants to be sure that, if flow is to be increased, no variances will be required. The architect stated they should have final numbers, size and location in the very near future; they.do not anticipate the need for any variances.
Request for Extension of Trailer Permit
VOTED: (Bingham/Goodblatt) unanimously to grant Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Rexrode an extension of the permit for a temporary trailer – through April 30, 2006.
Mandarin Taste letter
It was noted that the septic system project at Mandarin Taste , which was quite expensive, had been completed. The Board will send a letter thanking Mr. And Mrs. Hui for “stepping up to the plate” and doing the correct thing for the town and for the environment.
Minutes of meeting of July 25, 2005
VOTED: (Bingham/Goodblatt) unanimously to approve the minutes of the meeting of July 25, 2005, as amended.
Discussion re new appointed member
Sherwin Goodblatt felt he should recuse himself from the discussion because of his long friendship with the candidate. Suzi Peck expressed some concerns about the appointment. It was agreed to wait until the next meeting to take a vote, when Elizabeth Barnett should also be present. The meeting will begin at 7:15 PM on October 25th for this discussion.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
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