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TOWN OF CANTON PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING TOWN HALL WASHINGTON S1. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2006 Members present: Peter Pineo, Chairman, Jeremy Comeau, Vice Chairman, George Jenkins, Clerk, and Jillian Hayes and Dean Miller. Suzanne Feigen, Secretary Mr. Jenkins reminded us that a Town employee of 45 years, Fran Callahan has passed away. We offer our condolences to the family and ask for a moment of silence. "Citizens Speak" Carl Lavin of Fuller Street addressed the Board tonight and spoke to the public on the establishment of Zone C for the Plymouth Rubber site. He congratulated the Board for their workshops and commitments to the downtown area. 1. SITE PLAN-433 NEPONSET STREET-JOSEPH GUERREIRO, ESQ.lPAUL SCHNEIDERS Attorney Schneiders' New Years resolution is to keep all presentations under five minutes. He thanked the Board for their visit to the site with his client. He spoke on Concept #3 with front and back parking. Mrs. Hayes also preferred this concept. This is the one his client prefers. The property is zoned Full Industrial. Mr. Guerreiro want to continue mixed use, which would be his law office on the first floor, and three units on the second floor, and three units on the second floor. There would be two curb cuts on Neponset Street. They meet the 25' buffer in the rear. The left side yard set back cannot be met. Mr. Jenkins asked if the retention basin would still work. Yes, just would need to turn it 90 degrees, stated the engineer for Mr. Guerreiro. Upon a motion made by Mr. Comeau and seconded by Mrs. Hayes, the Board voted to recommends Concept #3 as the placement of the building on the site. Voted 5-0 in favor. Mr. Pineo thanked the applicant for the opportunity of having the site walk on the property. 2. SITE PLAN-ONE BEACON INSURANCE -150 ROYALL STREET-PAUL SCHNEIDERS, ESQ. INFORMAL DISCUSSION Before the Board tonight were John Ferreiri, Bill Hurt, Jim White, John McLean, Mill Morse. Atty. Schneiders feels that this represents a minor modification of the former Equiserve building. What is being added is a guard house, two signs, additional parking spaces, mitigating runoff, since it will be increased from the additional parking spaces. The current system is a system of drainage swails and catch basins. A cafeteria will be there. Signs on the building and street were recommended. 844 spaces - required. 1159 is being looked for in parking. Equiserve at 1600 employees. They are building it out for 1200 in parking spaces, so that parking does not spill out into the street. Mr. Jenkins feels that the dynamics has changed. A shuttle to 1
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the 128 station will be run. They have committed this to their employees. They are relocating people out of Foxboro and other areas, so that transportation is important to them. Mr. Pineo spoke about the series of sidewalks that run down to your area and end at your property. He spoke about the scenic area and how his employees would want to walk around this nice area. He asked if they would consider sidewalks there. They said they would consider this. Mr. Comeau had a question regarding handicap signage. They will look into his recommendation. 3. SITE PLAN-SHAWMUT PARK-LEGATT MCCALL- 60,65,75,95 SHAWMUT ROAD PAUL SCHNEIDERS, ESQ/INFORMAL DISCUSSION They may be coming before the Planning Board for ANR approval purposes. Mr. Schneiders does not feel they will be here for site plan review. 4. SITE PLAN-656 CHAPMAN STREET-DAVID GAUGHAN/SUZANNE MATTHEWS, ESQ. Tom Houston has done the review for this site plan and the applicant has received it today. Bob Mainones of Toomey-Munson Engineering has met today with Mr. Houston to go over the comments. Some of the changes have been already been made to the plan. The other ones have been agreed to. #7- the driveway will be made to 16' wide. The corner will be fixed. (spiral transitional) On the parking spaces, there are six spaces in the back. #11 and #12 are alright. #14 a bollard will be added; #15 the Fire Chief will have to comment. It was not suggested that he curb the entire site, but Mr. Houston suggested where curbing should go. It will be shown on the plan, to be revised. No dumpster, but private trash pickup will occur. A sedimentation control plan will be taken care of. Mr. Pineo would like to see what is going to occur along the property line for landscape. Mr. Gaughan spoke to the buffer of arborvitaes, and a living fence. They will not disturb the existing stone wall. Mr. Gaughan was advised to check to see if the stone work is in the Town layout, since Chapman Street is a Scenic Way. Atty. Matthews spoke on the greenbelt. ZBA provides a Dental Office, as a permitted use. A letter showing the deed showing the layout of the property and a right of way and "reasonable use". A Special Permit will be needed in the Groundwater Protection District. Continued to the next meeting. 5. BOND REDUCTION-KNOB HILL ESTATES-AL ENDRIUNAS/SUZANNE MATTHEWS, ESQ. A slide show was shown on this four road subdivision by Mr. Houston who was on the site last Saturday with Mr. Comeau. Skyline Circle showed cracking. It showed pavement failure away from the curbing. The gates and castings not adjusted. The slides showed many alligator cracking in the road. There was significant short comings here, in need of improvements. Presently, there are four different bank accounts they are looking for a reduction on. An estimate for each road on what needs to be done to take care of the issues relating to the subdivision rules then was asked for by Atty. Matthews. Mr. Jenkins feels that we can take the $100,000. and pay Mr. Houston to do an estimate to complete. Upon a motion made by Mr. Jenkins and seconded by Mr. Comeau the Board voted to deny reduction of bond. Voted 5-0 in favor. The Chairman would like to take a positive approach and come up with an amount to complete, and how Mr. Endriunas is going to complete the roads. The recommends that the developer fixes the roads and then comes back to the Board. Mr. Comeau requests an amount to allow completion of the roads to Mr. Houston's firm. Upon a motion made by Mr. Comeau and seconded by Mrs. Hayes, the Board voted for an estimate to complete from Mr. Houston for the escrow account, with a copy to the petitioner. Voted 5-0 in favor. 2