Chair Susan Price called the meting to order at 7:35 Pm and began the Chair’s Report

Town of Sharon Planning Board

~~Draft~~ Meeting Minutes of 5/18/11

Amended and Approved on 6/1/11

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Planning Board Attendees

Susan Price, Chair	Anne Bingham, Clerk - absent
Eli Hauser, Vice Chair	Pat Pannone
David Milowe	Peter O’Cain, Town Engineer - absent

Attendees

Alice Cheyer	Jenny Raitt
Eric Dias – Tonison Smith	David Wluka – Wluka Real Estate
Ed Juralewicz – United Sign Co.	Rob Flanagan
Steve Fenerjian – Mangia Restaurant

Chair Report

Chair Susan Price called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM and read the Chair’s Report.

Meeting Minutes

Mr. Hauser moved to approve the minutes of 4/27 as amended. Ms. Price seconded the motion and the Board voted 2-0-2 (Milowe and Pannone abstained).

Signs

1. Florence Kates Realty Office located at 21 South Main Street is becoming Hammond Residential Office. Hammond is coming up with a new identity so their current sign request may be temporary. The Board was shown a picture of what the sign would look like. Mr. Hauser moved to approve the sign for Hammond Realty, located at 21 South Main Street as described and that they refill out the completed application to include the wall sign and the painting of the posts as well as to authorize Town Engineer, Peter O’Cain to sign the application on behalf of the Planning Board. Mr. Milowe seconded the motion and the Board voted 4-0-0 in favor.

2. Mr. Steve Fenerjian, owner of Mangia Restaurant Group, presented a sign request for 21A South Main Street for his new restaurant. There will be no outside seating. He will install awnings over the door and windows and goose neck lighting over the sign.

Mr. Hauser moved to approve the sign, awning and goose neck lighting for 21A South Main Street rear. Mr. Milowe seconded the motion and the Board voted 4-0-0 in favor.

Form A’s

Eric Dias, Engineer from Tunison Smith, submitted a Form A application for 185 Edge Hill Road. It is a 55 acre property and the proposal is to split the lot, remove the existing building and add a new house. The taking down of the smaller shack on the property has been filed with the Historic Commission, as it is over 100 years old.

Mr. Hauser moved to approve the Form A of Mr. Robert Flanagan of 795 South Street, Unit 1, Wrentham, MA, to divide the parcel at 185 Edge Hill Road under the map dated 5/18/11, prepared by Tunison Smith and to make Peter O’Cain, Town Engineer, agent of the Board to sign for any revisions to the plan as needed. Mr. Milowe seconded the motion and the Board voted 4-0-0 in favor.

40R

Jenny Raitt of the MAPC provided a presentation of Post Office Square Smart Growth Overlay District Bylaw Draft also know as (POSSGOD). She provided the Board with a map of the district, and the proposed boundaries. She described the purpose of the draft which is to establish a Post Office Square Overlay District and to encourage smart growth in accordance with the purpose of M.G.L. Chapter 40R, and to foster a range of housing opportunities to be proposed in a distinctive and attractive site development program that promotes compact design, preservation of open space, and a variety of transit options, including enhanced pedestrian access to employment, bicycle access and rail access.

Ms. Raitt said she incorporated the editorial feedback she had received from the Board. She said that the MAPC used a combination of documents, assistance from the Board as well as Peter O’Cain to complete the draft. The major sections that were modified were the purpose, definitions, dimensional requirements, project phasing and shared parking. She said that the MAPC received a grant from the State to perform this work and there are financial benefits to the Town if the Smart Growth Overlay District is built. At this time Mr. Delapa is not interested in moving forward but the work is completed and if he became interested it would have to go to Town Meeting for approval. After it is approved by Town Meeting it would need to be approved by the State in order to receive financial payments. A brief discussion ensued between the Board members regarding the housing production plan.

Ms. Raitt continued with a discussion on some specific questions as relates to affordable housing restriction, design standards and plan approval authority which Ms. Price said should continue to be the Zoning Board of Appeals.

The next steps for the MAPC are that Jenny Raitt will make the revisions and will send the final project to the State as part of the current contract. As the contract runs through 6/30. Ms. Price said there are a few days to make additional changes. Ms. Raitt asked for additional changes by the end of the week.

Ms. Cheyer asked Ms. Raitt to confirm that under 40R the local Town rules need to be met and she did.

Mr. Pannone asked Ms. Raitt if there is a limit to the number of smart growth areas you can have. Ms. Raitt replied that it is more about how many you can adopt in one year for an incentive payment. Thirty four communities within the state have adopted this.

Waste Water

Mr. Hauser said he prepared the survey and will forward a copy of the proposed survey to the Board and to Ms. Cheyer.

Other Business

1. Ms. Price said that Ms. Bingham is interested in bicycle routes and that the State is working on a Transportation Plan. Ms. Raitt said they just developed the 2011 MAPC walking/cycling map.

2. Discuss rezoning at Cobb’s Corner at a future meeting.

Elections

1. Mr. Hauser nominated Pat Pannone to be Clerk of the Planning Board and Mr. Milowe seconded the motion. The Board voted 3-0-1 (Mr. Pannone abstained).

2. Mr. Hauser nominated Susan Price to be Chair of the Planning Board and Mr. Milowe seconded the motion. The Board voted 3-0-1 (Ms. Price abstained).

3. Mr. Milowe nominated Eli Hauser to be Vice Chair of the Planning Board and Mr. Pannone seconded the motion. The Board voted 3-0-1 (Mr. Hauser abstained).

Adjournment

Mr. Milowe moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 PM. Mr. Hauser seconded the motion and the Board voted 4-0-0 in favor of adjournment.

Attachments

1. Sign request for 21 South Main Street.

2. Sign request for 21A South Main Street

3. Form A for 185 Edge Hill Road.

4. MAPC Draft Post Office Square Smart Growth Overlay District Bylaw Draft (POSSGOD).