TOWN OF SHARON
PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of a Meeting of the Planning Board held on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 8:00 p.m., in the Town Offices.
PRESENT: JOEL TRAN, CHAIR
SAMUEL SOLOMON, VICE CHAIR
REGINA MANISCALCO, CLERK
NADINE OSTROW
PETER O’CAIN, ASST. TOWN ENG.
Business transacted:
I. Meeting called to order.
FORM A PLANS
None.
SIGN REVIEW
None.
II. BELCHER STREET SKETCH PLAN
Ms. Warner and Mr. O’Connor, owners of the property, met with the Board to obtain its input regarding this subdivision. The applicant’s explained that they lived on the lot and were seeking to divide it into two lots, putting a new house on the second lot. Because the parcel was not on an existing street, they needed to go forward with a subdivision plan instead of a Form A Plan.
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Ms. Warner explained that the lot consisted of three acres with a house in the front of the property. They wanted to know if the Board would waive the road requirements, allowing them to build just a driveway, as only one additional lot was being added. They were also seeking to pull the cul-de-sac back.
Mr. Solomon indicated that the cul-de-sac could be pulled back on paper.
Mr. O’Cain indicated that he had looked at these plans and was confident the applicant could meet the requirements of the conventional plan. The question now is, does the Board want the applicant to maintain the right-of-way so that they can move the road and put a house on the other side.
Because this was basically a one-lot-subdivision, Mr. Tran indicated the Board would require drainage calculations for the waiver plan only. However, a full compliance plan does need to be submitted to show that the applicant can meet the Board’s requirements for a subdivision. The waivers would allow a 90’ cul-de-sac with a house. If the Fire Chief is Ok with it, a hammerhead could be allowed instead of the cul-de-sac. The applicant was instructed to obtain a letter from the Fire Chief indicating he had no problems with this set up. Runoff calculations should be shown for the 14’ roadway and drainage design should be shown for the waiver plan only.
The applicants said they would have the changes made and bring an official plan before the Board for review.
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III. OTHER BUSINESS
Sureties:
Townsman IV, Aspen Road and Sumac Lane. Mr. Solomon moved to increase the amount of the surety by $63,352.00 to a new total of $230,852.00, as indicated on Mr. O’Cain’s memorandum to the Board dated July 8, 2003. Seconded by Ms. Maniscalco and unanimously voted.
Professional District By-Law: Mr. Tran said that the Board should start working on language for a new professional district by-law. Mr. Solomon volunteered to start this process by drafting some language. A public hearing to discuss this and other zoning articles will be noticed for September 17. Mr. Solomon thought a new Business D district should also be created.
Horsely, Whitten: The invoice for services rendered had not as yet been paid. However, since the Board felt their invoice was rather high for the services performed, Mr. Solomon moved to approve only $5,000 of that invoice. Ms. Maniscalco seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted. Ms. Maniscalco was going to call the company and discuss this matter with them.
IV. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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