Planning Board minutes 1989-01-09

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1 Minutes for January 9, 1989 3 Corner Lot Abutting 10 Greenwood Street, Robert and Gloria Cady, Vari- ance, to establish a legal building lot with less than required frontage and lot area in the RS District. Mr. Sorensen reported that the applicant's justification for requesting the variance was that the lot was the only vacant, treed and undeveloped lot in the neighborhood. The Board agreed they found no hardship had been demonstrated relating to topographic conditions as defined in Section 10 of Chapter 40A. They also noted that the application contradicted an objective adopted by the most recent Town Meeting when it approved a new Section 6 of the Zoning By-Law, which stated that a conforming lot can not be divided so as to create a non-conforming lot, and that a non-conforming lot can not be changed in any way that would make it more non-conforming. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted un- animously to recommend the variance be denied. 39 Bedford Street, Bank of Boston, modify a SP (granted 10/11/84), for auto service facility to convert one auto bay into a 24 hour ATM facility. The Board reviewed the plan accompanying the application, and noted that no landscaping was proposed for the property, and that even some of the existing landscaping had been eliminated. It appeared that the impervious surface coverage was almost 100%. Concern was also expressed by Board members about potential changes in traffic patterns resulting from this change of use, and it was felt the applicant should be required to do a traffic study. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was voted 3-2 (with Mrs. Klauminzer and Mr. Soren- sen voting in the negative) to recommend the special permit be denied 1 unless a traffic study is required. II' The Board also agreed to make no comment on the following two applications: 108 Bedford Street, Bernard & Katheryn Flynn, SP and Variance, combined hearing; and 15 Richard Road, Barbara A. Holleman, SP, for office in home. SUBDIVISION OF LAND 8. North Street, Bruno Gallinelli, Preliminary Plan: The Board looked at a "rollout" of the plan, showing a two lot subdivision, prior to staff review. 9. Turnburry Hill, Hill Street, Otis Brown: The Board reviewed and corrected a draft Certificate of Action approving the definitive subdivision plan. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unani- mously to approve the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Turnburry Hill" and the Certificate of Action, as corrected. 10. Eaton Road, Kevin Duffy, Preliminary Plan: The Board reviewed and corrected a draft decision disapproving the preliminary plan. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unanimously to disapprove the preliminary subdivision plan entitled "Eaton and Blake Roads Subdivision", dated May, 1988, because it does not comply with the minimum dimensional requirements of the Zoning By-Law. 1