Town of Sharon
Planning Board
Meeting Minutes of December 20th, 2006
Amended
and Approved on January
10, 2007
Planning
Board Attendees
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Eli
Hauser - Chair
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Wayne
Bradley
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Arnold Cohen – Vice Chair
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Paul
Lauenstein
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Amanda
Sloan - Clerk
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Peter O’Cain, Assistant Town Engineer, Consultant
Guests
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David
Wluka
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Kenneth
Barton
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Peter
Shinney – Tedeschi Foods
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Tom
Houston
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Meeting
Initiation
Meeting was
called to order at 7:30 pm by Chair Eli Hauser
Meeting
Discussion
Chair’s
Report
Meeting
Minutes of 11/8/06 and December 6th
- Board reviewed draft meeting
minutes of 11/08/06. Mr. Cohen made a motion to
approve meeting minutes of 11/08/06 as amended and Mr. Lauenstein
seconded the motion. The Board voted 5-0-0 in favor.
- Board reviewed draft meeting
minutes of 12/06/06. Mr. Cohen made a motion to
approve meeting minutes of 12/06/06 as amended and Mr. Bradley
seconded the motion. The Board voted 5-0-0 in favor.
Sign
Review
Peter
Shinney, of Tedeschi Food Shops came back before the Board to re-present a sign
permit to repair the existing pylon sign box and existing awning at Tedeschi’s on
Pond Street. Mr.
Shinney went to the DPW to obtain a copy of the PO
Square guidelines and presented the Board
with an updated version of the awning using a red color as appears within the
historical paint chart. He stated the sign on the pylon will be made of Lexan.
Mr. Shinney agreed that within 2 to 3 years Tedeschi’s would look to refurbish both
the Tedeschi and Mobil signs. Mr. Lauenstein moved to approve the awning sign
with the condition that the permit is extended only until December 31, 2007. Mr.
Bradley seconded the motion. The Board voted 5-0-0 in favor.
Mr. O’Cain
presented the Coldwell Bankers request to add an additional awning to their
property. The color presented was blue and the Board asked Mr. O’Cain to go
back and ask if they would change the color selection to fit more in line with
that of the historical colors.
Bond Approvals
Mr. O’Cain presented a bond recommendation
for Hunter’s Ridge for the second half of the roadway. Mr. O’Cain added an
amount of $346,000 to the existing bond. Mr. Bradley was concerned that the
bond did not include landscaping costs for the abutters. Mr. O’Cain agreed to
redo the bond to add landscaping costs along the 20 foot buffer and cost of the
fence along the wall.
Mr. O’Cain presented a bond for the
King Philip Estates subdivision to release two lots. Mr. Cohen moved that a
bond for King Philip Estates dated 12/20 be approved. Mr. Bradley seconded. All
voted in favor 5-0-0.
Mr. O’Cain
discussed a bond reduction for Pine Grove Estates due to the homes being completed.
Mr. Cohen moved to approve the reduction of the bond for Pine Grove Estates
pursuant to the Town Engineer’s memo dated 12/20/06. Mr. Bradley seconded the motion.
All voted in favor 5-0-0.
Form
A
Mr. O’Cain
presented a Form A for King Philip which had already been approved. The purpose
for discussion was because the land is partly unregistered land and partly
registered land. Because part of the land is registered, a plan must be filed
with Land Court which has its own requirements. Mr. O’Cain stated he
had overlayed the lot lines and they are the same on both plans. All members of
the Board signed the Land Court version.
Mr. O’Cain
presented a Form A for Maple Avenue because the residents want to make
the lot bigger. Mr. O’Cain stated that the lot meets all requirements. The
purpose of the plan is to divide the property into a total of two buildable
lots. Mr. Cohen moved to approve the plan subject to the plan being modified to
state setbacks for the shed on lot 2 and to authorize Assistant Town Engineer, Peter
O’Cain to approve the plan as the Planning Boards Agent.
Inclusionary
Zoning
Mr. Tom Houston of Professional
Services Corporation, PC came before the Board to discuss amendments to the
Sharon Bylaws that would mandate inclusionary zoning. Mr. Houston provided the
Board with a packet which includes the current bylaws and some options for word
and text changes. Mr. Hauser asked Mr. Houston to establish a matrix to
identify potential unintended consequences of the bylaw language, establish
environmental consequences of the decision like traffic impacts, housing and
business, tax impacts and review zoning regulations. He asked Mr. Houston to
provide a cost estimate for these services and meet with the Board to evaluate
feedback from public hearings, interviews and to share concerns. Mr. Hauser
asked Mr. Houston to help the Planning Board create a bylaw that stands up to
judicial review.
In discussing the Intoccia properties
near route 95, Mr. Lauenstein indicated that this land is one of the few remaining
sites for a town well. He also discussed a court order to be able to test the
land and the well as well as potential impact. Mr. Bradley indicated that this
land was an ideal location for commercial development.
Mr. Lauenstein is preparing work on
the inclusionary Zoning bylaw. He stated that it should be legal, fair, easy to
administer, and prevent back sliding on the 10% quota. Mr. Bradley indicated
that we cannot require developments with less than six units to contribute
affordable units and wants to know how to address small projects. Mr. Lauenstein
said he is looking for a legal way to include smaller developments. He suggested using deed restrictions to
satisfy the affordable quota. Mr. Hauser suggested that an inventory be
performed to determine the number of large and small developments. Mr.
Lauenstein agreed to perform the inventory along with Mr. O’Cain to determine
the exposure of the Town backsliding due to small developments.
Other
Ms. Sloan will be the Planning Board
representative to the open space planning committee. Mr. Lauenstein made a motion to nominate Ms.
Sloan and Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The Board voted 4-0-0 in favor.
Next
Meeting
The next
meeting of the Planning Board will be held on January 10th at 7:30 pm, Town Hall.
Meeting
Adjournment
Mr. Cohen moved
to adjourn meeting at 11:00 PM; Mr. Lauenstein seconded the
motion; passed unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted,
Rachelle F. Levitts
Administrative
Assistant