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Home My Public Portal AboutPlanning Board -- 2006-03-21 Minutesr M ~ R ~"~`<uunttti~~ ~~urrrr~aiiii,/~ \\\\~~~~~ ~ R ~ W ST~~ iii 0:-.r.~ ~ 9F~ ~ lQ oy` ~ i .Gl Y . - ~` '////~~ CFO RPOftAZ~~~~~~\\` Brewster Planning Board O 2198 Main Street BREWSTER BICENTENNIAL Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898 (508) 896-3701 N ~ O FAX (508) 896-8089 ~''' TOWN OF BREWSTER MINUTES OF PLANNING BOARD Tuesday, March 21, 2006 7:00 P.M. Brewster Town Office Building Present: Chairman Henchy convened the Planning Board meeting at 7:OOPM in the Brewster Town Office Building with members, Tubman, Pierce, McMullen and Remy present. Members excused were: Elizabeth Taylor NEW BUSINESS LEGAL HEARING -SPECIAL PERMIT #COPD2006-05 -CORRIDOR OVERLAY PROTECTION DISTRICT BYLAW - Backus -Located at 2342 Main Street - on Assessors' Map 16, Lot 83 - Change use of existing home to a Spa (massages and body-wraps). Present: Steve & Kate Backus. This hearing was advertised Friday March 3 and March 10, 2006 in the Cape Codder. Mr. Henchy read advertisement DISCUSSION Steve Backus and Kate Backus in attendance - We have obtained the Health Department `s permission, not realizing we needed to come before the Planning Board. Application is to use house as a spa for massages and body wraps. 1.5 hours appointments, massages, facial, body wraps. Although it is considered co-ed, the majority of clients are woman. Chairman Henchy asked about the Site Plan -Where is this on main street. Mr. Backus replied - It is on Main Street near Underpass Road. Building has been re-shingled. There are two driveways. The total frontage is 169 feet. Entrances are approx 90 ft apart with 8 parking spaces. Right now parking is partly grass. When pavement was dug up to put in septic system the sight had been cleared. Site plan indicates where the parking spots will be. Pavement is not in yet. The plan is to pave the driveway and not use gravel. The Bylaw requires that parking be on the side or to the rear of the building. Double driveways must be labeled entrance and exit. All access drives must be separated by 120 feet. Parking in the rear is the wetland area. No landscape plan in application - It was suggested that Mr. Backus drop into the planning board office and check out a sample landscape plan. There is also no drainage or lighting plan. Plans, including sight line distance will need to be submitted to the Planning Board. Board of Health approved septic system. Anyone in the public like to talk about this plan. Str. l d ZZ 9tlb 90. ~~.~ , .. , t~ ~~15~3~ March 21, 2006 1 of 2 Planning Board Meeting Minutes • r ~. Yes, I live two doors away... is this an approved use? Chairman Henchy -I'm not sure, I posed this question this afternoon and did not received a satisfactory answer. Victor - It doesn't say anything about the spa, but does address personal hygiene, such as hairdressing. Fall in the same category as barber shop. We still need questions answered - I would suggest you see Shari this week to look at site, landscape and lighting plan Move to continue hearing - in 4 weeks -April 18, 7:05 p.m. Motion to continue -all 5 Planning Board members voted "aye" Informal discussion with Peter Palmieri regarding the Cary property off Underpass Road. Mathew McIver -Looking for feedback from the board -ideas we've developed could be consistent with the opinion of the Planning Board. The development entity that is before you is Woodstock Development, with Jim O'Brien, Peter Palmieri. Their plan is to develop a town parcel to construct 406 affordable housing on a parcel of land just shy of 10 acres. We would be open about ways to support an affordable housing policy in Brewster. Chairman Henchy -For example, 14 project units under option A, 13 units under option B. Is that correct? Mathew -Intend to do 13. None of the 13 in this proposal would be affordable. If we intended to file a 40B we would be under different constraint and regulations. There would be different title V issues. Chairman Henchy - it is an interesting concept for that particular piece of land. It is Very difficult to develop. We are all aware of that and have known that for sometime. Marjorie -are these houses multi-family? Mathew -the first site plan which is plan B, shows a row house effect. It is considered amulti-family building, direct definition. The second plan is simply individual family homes position through out the site. We are trying to show we could develop the site with detached 14 units by putting in 3 buildings row house buildings. Plan A is the same number of units, same type of housing, but they are detached which provides a more appealing site. Article 9 -special regulation gives board latitude -Bylaw 179-34, in that it says the board has the discretion to the modification of the exterior appearance of the structure. We are trying to show that we could meet the bylaw, we just don't have a preference to be building a row house product. That is how we look at this present multi-family definition. One other aspect as well, pertaining to the site plan, it will make it easier to accommodate two units within the common area, which give it a nicer feel. Victor's opinion - They have done their homework, they have read the bylaws. The concept is under the special permit they are allowed row houses. Two definitions - a Row house needs to have a fire wall, attached by a firewall. Under multi family dwelling, if they had 3 or more families within a building. For protection of people, good or animals. Not sure a pergola is a protective device. If they want to separate these out, then they would need to acquire a variance from the board of appeals. Then return to Planning Board for approval. Mathew - do not feel a variance is in order. We would need to prove hardship. That is why we pursued this and it is subject to interpretation. Victor - if they came to me and showed all these buildings connected in some manner, I would have to accept it based on the terms of the bylaw. If they came to me with a roof structure connecting all the buildings I would recognize it. I think it's up to the PB to have some allowances on the architectural features. Mathew - if that is the case then we would most likely file for a special before this board because Victor would not make a determination until I bring in the plans for a special permit. Victor - Yes, I would make a determination based on that, if it is connected. Chairman Henchy -Those two roads are in terrible shape and one of the conditions of Mr.Cary was that the roads had to be repaired, drainage and repaving. Is that included in your concept. March 21, 2006 2 of 2 Planning Board Meeting Minutes .. _ Mathew - We would do something about the private road. Whatever we do have under property ownership we will attend to it as board sees fit. It is a matter of determining the property line. We are looking for the informal understanding i# w.e can move forward. We will then engineer it to it's full degree. Chairman Henchy -This is a very clever plan for a very difficult piece of land. Victor -Although there is an interpretation allowance of Planning Board, that doesn't allow the Planning Board to approve the building of 100 apartments. Traffic issued were discussed by all. Chairman Henchy - we will think about this and talk it over. Respectfully, .C'~ ~J Caryl A. G rrow Planning Board Clerk ~u~sc~.~~~- ok.ey March 21, 2006 3 of 2 Planning Board Meeting Minutes