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SPECIAL MEETING FOR TOWN HALL
August 31, 2005 —Minutes
A meeting of the Site Plan Review Committee was called to order at 10:00 a.m. in Meeting Room A, Orleans
Town Hall. Departments Present: Bob Canning (Health); Bill Quinn(Fire); Brian Harrison(Building); Todd
Budzick(Water); George Meservey(Planning); Jennifer Wood(Conservation). Absent: Mark Budnick
(Highway).
FORMAL REVIEW(Cont.): DiMarinisi and Wolfe,Architects (on behalf of the Orleans Town Hall), 19
School Road
Doug Stefanov(DiMarinisi and Wolfe)presented the application as a continuation of the Formal Review. The
new Town Hall Building will cover 4% of the buildable upland area. All exterior lighting will conform to the
Orleans Lighting Bylaw. The Architectural Review Committee is requiring that the front entrance of the old
school building be illuminated with flood lights. There will be 50 parking spaces provided for town hall use. 100
year storm drainage calculations have been provided. The dumpster and generator will be screened with shrubs.
The town will transplant shrubberies on top of the retaining wall on the side of the building which addresses the
screening issue from the street and abutting neighbors.
Lock boxes will be provided on the School Road entry and the new main entryway. An open electronic latch will
be provided. Defibrillator boxes and fire extinguishers will be provided. There will be two new leaching pits
provided for rain runoff, they will be kept away from the septic system. All trees have been removed from the top
of any septic systems. The Bioclear box will be submerged. There will be a gooseneck vent on the side of the
building and it will go up to the roofline for drainage. There will be a septic tank on the upper lot and trailer
connections for the temporary town hall facilities. The Town Hall Building Committee has hired an Acoustic
Consultant to deal with the generator noise. There will be a condensate holding tank with a holding capability of
2,000 gallons, this is a simple concrete tank fed from the boiler room, which will need to be monitored and
pumped out periodically. On-street parking may be eliminated during construction. There will be a clerk of the
works on site to work with the Town and the contractor. There will be an 8" drain line and a manhole as required.
There will be filter fabric placed on top of the catchbasins.
Comments:
Fire: The temporary town hall units must have a monitored fire system and lock boxes.
Health: Approvals for condensation tank, floor drain must be pursued. Water line/sewer line
conflicts must be addressed.
Water: Must maintain a 5' separation from all other utilities. Sewer crossing will have to be
addressed—there must be 10' on either side. Cut and cap the old fire line and water
services. Water meter and water lines need to be protected while in use for the temporary
housing and then disconnected when the new Town Hall is built. No plantings are
allowed on top of water service lines.
Conservation: Native plantings must be used within 100' of the wetland buffer area.
Building: The lack of lighting on the steps from the old American Legion Building to the Town
Hall must be addressed as it is a safety hazard.
Planning: The Site Plan Review Committee consensus is to write a letter to the Town Administrator
and Board of Selectmen regarding the safety hazard in the lack of lighting on the steps
from the old American Legion Building to the Town Hall
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MOTION: On a motion by Bob Canning, seconded by Brian Harrison, the Committee voted to approve
the Formal Plan for the Orleans Town Hall providing the flood lighting from NSTAR is removed from the School
Road side of the building, all necessary permits and approvals must be obtained, and only native plantings can be
used within 100' from the vernal pool. The Site Plan Review Committee consensus is to write a letter to the
Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen regarding the safety hazard in the lack of lighting on the steps from
the old American Legion Building to the Town Hall
VOTE: 6-0-0 The motion passed unanimously.
Meeting Adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Karen C. Sharpless
Recording Secretary
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