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Minutes for the Meeting of February 4, 2004 64 Grant Street — Variance from front yard setback to construct addition 22 Barberry Road — Variance to construct addition Win front and side setback The Board agreed to make no recommendations on the petitions. ARTICLES FOR 2004 TOWN MEETING Metropolitan State Hospital : There was a brief update on the public forum held January 28. Board members agreed that it would be important to work with the Transportation Advisory Committee and to include them in future meetings with the developer, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Members asked when the peer review of the fiscal analysis would be available and were told that the original report had been changed to utilize figures from Lexington so the peer review was delayed. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * ** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 47 & 53 Pleasant Street Definitive Conventional Subdivision Plan Continuation of Public Hearin : Mr. Harden opened the continued hearing for the 47 and 53 Pleasant Street Subdivision at 7:50 p.m. He reported that the hearing had been continued from January 7 to allow 1) additional site design work, including lowering the first floor elevations (FFE) of the houses; 2) drafting of a homeowner's covenant that would limit the design and size of the dwellings; 3) a peer review of the sight distance. He reported that the peer review had upheld Meridian's figures and methodology. The sight lines met the Town's standard but not the AASHTO recommended distance. Mr. Harden said a fourth issue raised in January was the status of the tenant on the site. He would allow a brief report on attempts to address this situation but that it was not an issue within the Planning Board's powers. Gary Larson, Rick Waitt, Dylan James and Chris Bailey and attorney Lawrence Kenny were present for the development team, along with Mr. and Mrs. Luongo and their son. The response to the outstanding issues was as follows: 1) The FFE of the house on Lot 7 was lowered 3'10 ". By using gravity flow perimeter drains the proposed front retaining wall could be eliminated. On Lot 1 the main house had been lowered 11" and the garage lowered 2'4 ", allowing for less slope of the driveway and retention of more vegetation. 2) The covenant places some control over the architectural style, scale and general character and litr its the height to 32 feet above FFE. 3) Mr. Rick Waitt reported that the sight distances were over the minimum Town standards for both arterial and collector streets. The peer review confirmed this. 4) The current tenant had been offered a rental through LeXHAB but had not found it acceptable. He is working on his own with a real estate agent and will have at least six months to make other arrangements. The Board discussed the sight distances and the difference between stopping sight distance, which is an AASHTO standard, and intersection sight distance, which is a Town regulation. Mr. Galaitsis said that slope causes a need for longer stopping distances and that is not reflected in the Town regulations and added that the Board might want to address that in the future. The covenant had a clause that terminated certain requirements upon transfer of the title. Mr. Larson said the intent was to retain quality control and they would be willing to delete that clause. Mr. Kenny said it was not the intent to terminate the obligations and that the obligations rest with the successor owner, not