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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-04-14PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 14, 1969 ' The Planning Board met in its office Monday, April 14, 1969. The meeting was opened by Chairman Lund at 7:45 p.m. with members Clarke and Graham and planning director Zaleski present. The minutes of the April 7, 1969 meeting were approved as corrected. Since Monday, April 21 is a holiday, the Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, April 22 at which time the Design Advisory Committee will be asked to meet with the Board to discuss the by-law draft, center beautification and other topics. The planning director's draft of additions and changes to the by- laws is to be transmitted to the members of the Design Advisory Committee. Mr. Roy Daley was appointed as the fifth member of the Design Advisory Committee. The planning director was asked to notify the Design Advisory Committee of the April 22 meeting and notify Mr. Daley of his appointment. Mr.Clarke announced that the subcommittee on moderatetincome housing will meet in the Planning Board office on Saturday, April 19, 1969, at 9:30 a.m. The letter to the Town Clerk regarding the reduction of obli- gation of the developer of Minute Man Highlands IV, Goffe Rd. under terms of the agreement from $25,000 to $7,000, as requested by the developer, Partridge Associates, Inc. and as recommended by the Town Engineer, was discussed and upon motion made and seconded, the Board voted to approve the letter. Dr. Howard A. Smith, D.V.M., met with the Board at 8:00 p.m. regarding the status of Woodberry Road, a "paper" street, on which he desires to subdivide his property of two acres. Mr. Myron Ferrin, Robinson Hill builder, who owns the land on Wood - berry Road, accompanied Dr. Smith. Mr. Heustis of the Board of Health made a preliminary site inspection of this area in 1968 with the opinion that there did not appear to be any limitations with respect to adequate land area and drainage. Fire Chief Spell- man informed Dr. Smith fire apparatus could traverse the streets in normal weather. Since there is no reason why this eannot be sub- divided in the normal manner, the Board suggested Dr. Smith follow the planning director's statement of requirements to be prepared: Mr. Terry Cheek and Mr. Kohouian of Design Process Engineering met with the Board at 8:15 p.m. Design Process Engineering wishes to acquire the 81,485 sq. ft. parcel of land next to Burroughs Corporation owned by Cabot, Cabot, and Forbes. They propose to build a two-story building on 8,000 sq. ft., with possible expan- sion later, to be used for the development of food processing machinery. In an attempt to decide if the operation would conform to the requirements of the CR districts, Mr. Kohouian explained the usage would be primarily office and testing facilities with some transfers of equipment. After discussion of future expansion plans, Mr. Kohouian was asked to prepare a description MINUTES MEETING WITH DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FIFTH MEMBER OF DAC MODERATE -INCOME HOUSING SUB- COMMITTEE MINUTE MAN HIGHLAND IV DR. HOWARD SMITH MR. TERRY CHEEK i,] 1 Minutes of just what operations Board to decide if this district. April 14, 1969 -2 would be done in this building to enable the would be production in office -research park Mr. Harold Stevens, attorney, met with the Board at 8:30 p.m. to discuss garden center zoning regarding size and definitions, sale of supplementary items, codification of parking controls and screening. The Board suggested the control on supplementary items should not be in percent of dollar sales form but in terms of areas utilized for sale and display. The Board felt buildings on lots should be limited and that both a percentage of lot area and a maximum building area should be considered. Mr. Stevens was requested to furnish the Board with information regarding the size of existing buildings used as nursery or garden center outlets. Dr. Manfred Friedman, several residents in the Eldred Street area, Mr. Nelson, owner of the Drummer Boy land, and Mr. Harrington, his attorney, met with the Board at 9:00 p.m. to discuss the possibility of rezoning the upper portion of this land for light industry and the Town acquiring at a nominal cost the lower strip near the resi- dential area. Dr. Friedman felt the development of low land could result in raising the water table and flooding of basements in adjacent areas. A letter had been sent with a questionaire to most of the residents in this area pointing out this flooding and the possibilities of alleviating this situation. A copy of the tally sheet or summary of results of the Sunnyfield Survey Questionaire was submitted to the Board. Mr. Harrington felt too =ch time and money has been spent in the preparation of subdivision plans already, and he plans to proceed with the development, but would be willing to listen if the Town decides to do something different. According to Dr. Friedman, the majority of the residents are in favor of re- zoning the area (higher) for commercial use and the Town acquiring the lower portion for conservation. He stated that he does not care what is done, except that it must provide further protection of the homes in the low land area against flooding. MR. HAROLD STEVENS - GARDEN CENTER ZONING DR. MANFRED FRIEDMAN DRUMMER BOY LAND WETLANDS The letter to the Board of Selectmen regarding the abandonment of the OLD SPRING ST. old Spring street between the 1964 state relocation and the Raytheon buildings was approved as amended. It was noted that a revised plan of the proposed office building on DOMINIC DEFLICE Worthen Road was submitted by Dominic Deflice. The planning director B/A PETITION was asked to write the Board of Appeals suggesting no action be taken until the Planning Board has had time to review and comment on this matter. The next item for discussion was a letter from the Bedford Planning Board asking for an opportunity for Mr. Wiedman, Chairman, to meet with the Board. The planning director was asked to invite Mr. Wiedman to the meeting of May 5. The chairman suggested a letter be sent and have a meeting with the property owners on Spring Street and Juniper Hill regarding the future plans for the development of the area. 1 1 1 Minutes April 14, 1969 The notice of the Historic Districts meeting to be held in the Selectmen's Room on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 was noted. The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Erik Lund, Chairman -3 HISTORIC DISTRICTS MTG.