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Home My Public Portal AboutPlanning Board -- 2007-10-24 Minutes~~pQ~Oo.~ a E W S~'oiii~~~ ~~ G Yf:~•ry.art. ~ ~~ `~ ~` t O F.l-DEIt B ~t~~ ;Q 4 AS _ 3 ~x a~ 3 ~n r _. O V 9'i - e`' y Y ~~ ~~. ~iiii~~ i i i ~ i r n r r i i i r i u~ 1 u u~ ~~~~~~`\~ Date Approved: December 12, 2007 Vote 5-0-0 Brewster Planning Board 2198 Main Street Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898 (508) 896-3701 ext. 133 FAX (508) 896-8089 TOWN OF BREWSTER MINUTES OF PLANNING BOARD Wednesday October 24, 2007 7:00 P.M. Brewster Town Office Building Chairman Henchy convened the Planning Board meeting at 7:OOPM in the Brewster Town Office Building with members Taylor, Pierce, Tubman, and Bugle. Meeting Minutes to be approved (August 22, 2007, September 12, 2007 and September 26, 2007): Pierce motioned to approve Meeting Minutes from August 22, 2007 with modification. Second by Bugle. Vote: 5-0-0 Taylor motioned to approve Meeting Minutes from September 12, 2007 with modification. Second by Bugle. Vote: 5-0-0 Pierce motioned to approve Meeting Minutes from September 26, 2007 with modification. Second by Tubman. Vote:5-0-0 Chairman Henchy opened the hearings October 24, 2007 by reading the legal advertisement and making the applicant and parties in interest aware of their rights to appeal as required under Chapter 40A, Section 17. He stated that during the hearing any member of the Board or interested party could direct questions through the Chairman to a speaker relating to the proposal. LEGAL HEARING -Road Name Application - #2007-26 Applicant; Robert and Richard Pierce, Located off Route 6A, Assessor's Map 22, Parcel 7-1 (lot 1 & lot 2). Proposed road name change. Present for Applicant: Robert and Richard Pierce Pierce: Stated they wanted to change the road name and were able to because this was the name of the road they had grown upon and they are the only lot owners on the road. Henchy: Asked if they had confirmed the name with the fire department? Pierce: had not Taylor: Stated that the board could ok the name with the condition that it was approved by the fire department. Taylor: motioned to approve the road name with confirmation of the fire department. Second by Bugle. Vote: all Aye - 5-0-0 Planning Board Meeting Page 1 of 4 10-24-07 LEGAL HEARING #2007-27- Modification of Special Permit #2005-18. Applicant: Geraldine Boccio- Located at 4018 Main Street, Assessor's Map 30; Parcel 22. Proposal to modify Special Permit from a one bedroom apartment to a two bedroom apartment with additional storage space. Present for Applicant: Ray Patterson, Contractor and Geraldine Boccio Patterson: Presented the application and the plans. He stated that when the building was originally designed they had thought the basement could be an apartment. Apparently, they can not have an apartment in the basement. Therefore they would like to modify the original plan and change it from a one bedroom apartment to a two bedroom 2"d floor apartment with storage. They plan to extend to the rear only and add a dormer. Henchy: Felt the modification would make the building more attractive. Pierce: How many additional square feet would be added? Patterson: approximately 250 SF Henchy: Opened to the Board Pierce: Confirmed that there would not be any stairs up to the apartment from inside. Henchy: Opened to the Public - no comments Bugle: motion to close to public input. Second by Taylor Pierce: motion to prepare a favorable decision and sign at the next board meeting. Second by Taylor. Vote: All Aye 5-0-0 Other Business: Review the Decision for a Modification of Special Permit #2005-07. Applicant: James McGinnis, Cathy McGinnis, Todd Hoyt d/b/a Bayside Seafood -Located at 2740 Main Street, Assessors' Map 14; Parcel 61. Proposal to seek a modification to allow self service seating indoors, in the off season only, from October 15 to April 30. Pierce motion to approve the decision. Second by Taylor. Roll Call Vote: Henchy: AYE Taylor: AYE Pierce: AYE Tubman: AYE Bugle: AYE LEGAL HEARING -CORRIDOR OVERLAY PROTECTION DISTRICT - COPD #2007-25 -Applicant: Brewster Water Dept. -Located at Town Industrial Park, Commerce Park Road, Assessor's Map 46, Parcel 41. Proposal to build a new Operations Facility for the Brewster Water Dept. The complex will contain utility operations, administrative offices, garage and material storage. Present for Applicant: Paul Hicks, Steve Shoeman of AKRO Associates Architects, and Daniel Ojala of Down Cape Engineering Hicks: Presented the application and the plan. He stated that they had worked with the selectman on the plan and the site location. The selectman stated that no other areas on this parcel of land would be developed and felt that the water department is well aware of the groundwater protection area and would be good stewards of the lot. The topography of the site allows the building to be located at the high point and the terrain allows for utilities to come in through the basement. The design of the facility provides the operational facility and a separate garage for the equipment. There will be no maintenance for the building because it has a metal roof and is built of concrete blocks. Planning Board Meeting Page 2 of 4 10-24-07 Shoeman: When they designed this facility they tried to design a "green" building. The lights have a sensor so when someone leaves the room they shut off - no wasted energy. The mechanical equipment exceeds state requirements. The building is fully sprinklered, and the garage will accommodate all town vehicles. Ocala: Stated that they have kept 100 ft. from the wetlands. The design utilized low maintenance plants that require no fertilizers. He discussed the drainage and the fact that they will have catch basins and a grass retention area. The floor drains go into a double containment area which is equipped with alarms. Hicks: The site will accommodate large delivery trucks. He has estimated that at the current location 15% of payments go across the counter. He felt that number would probably decrease because they would now be less accessible. The location would have a lock box to allow people to deposit checks. Henchy: How many trucks will be at the facility? Hicks: 9vehicles -there will be no mechanical work at the site and only limited storage of fuels Henchy: Opened to the Board Tubman: Have you been to the Water Quality Review Committee? Hicks: Yes Tubman: The plan shows parking for 29 spaces but you mentioned there would be a meeting room to accommodate 50 people -where is the overflow? Hicks: The number of spaces meets with code and the meeting room would be used by people after hours so they should have adequate parking Tubman: What about the fumes from the trucks? Hicks: The engineering design takes cares of the fumes when the trucks are started. The building is a very worker friendly environment. Tubman: You should confirm that cable is out in that area. Henchy: The parking area is designed to be asphalt Taylor: Have you contemplated solar panels? Shoeman: The building allows for solar panels in hopes of getting the grant. They are actually exploring a new product that is a peel and stick system -just wanting to see if the funds are available. Taylor: What are the lawn requirements? Ojala: Annual mowing with a large buffer. Taylor: It is nice to see open space -also noted the tree island waiver and thought the Board needed to go back to bylaws and review the necessity of ever having that requirement. Bugle: Pleased to see a well thought out plan Taylor: What is happening with the exterior lights? And any off site lighting? Shoeman: all outside lights are pointing down and there are some lights on the perimeter. Henchy: Opened to the public - no comments Planning Board Meeting Page 3 of 4 10-24-07 Henchy: Read the department review summary sheet and noted there were no major concerns. Bugle: motion to close to public input. Second by Taylor. All Aye. Taylor: motion to waive trip reduction study. Second by Bugle. All Aye. Tubman: motion to prepare a favorable decision with the two conditions requested waived. Second by Taylor. All Aye. Vote: 5-0-0 OTHER BUSINESS: Discussed the content for Upcoming Regular Planning Board Meetings: November 14 -Water Quality review discussion November 28 -Mapping Workshop December 12 -Rules and Regulations for the Wind Turbines and Cell Towers Allard -Map: 42, Lot 14-102: need to invite Mr. Allard, the owner of the Liquor store, Bob Bersin (DPW) and the Police Chief to the next meeting to discuss the access situation Butlers Way -Map 22, Lot 7 -request to release the lots. Bugle, motioned to release the lots. Second by Taylor. All AYE Vote 5-0-0 Brandt, Euro Classics -Map 27, lot 20 -need to review the number of cars parked on the lot. Tubman will go and take pictures then Mr. Brandt will be invited to come to a meeting. Motion by Bugle to adjorn. Second -Taylor. All AYE. Respectfully submitted, rie Pierce/Clerk J nne cilAdministrative Clerk Ol: ~d LL ~3Q 1.4. ~i~" e ~':? Planning Board Meeting Page 4 of 4 10-24-07