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RORY WARREN, Chairman
G. MICHAEL PEIRCE, Vice Chairman
Minutes of the
Board of Appeals
Minutes: July 9, 2014
Town Hall, 2"a Floor
J1LiND'd 12 Ail ID:08
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Called to Order: 7:00 PM
Adjourned: 10:30 PM
Members Present: Rory Warren, Chairman; Michael Peirce, Vice Chairman; Michael DiMascio; June
Clark; John Savignano; Mark Hyman
Members Absent: Michael O'Shea
Others Present: Elaine Lazarus, Director of Land Use, Planning and Permitting; Michael Shepard,
Assistant Building Inspector; Ray Miyares, Miyares and Harrington
7:00 PM Administrative Session of the Board of Appeals
Mr. Warren stated the Board needs to appoint a new Clerk. He stated it doesn't need to be done tonight
but the Board should think about it.
Lumber Street —Hopkinton Mews LLC
Ms. Lazarus stated there was no additional information asked how the Board could get them to provide
more information and participate more. Mr. Warren stated he is concerned there is a 6 month hearing
process and 2 months have already gone by. He stated they need to have the material and the consultant's
comments in advance.
7:15 PM Continuation of Public Hearing
68 East Main Street — Zamora
David Click — Attorney
Maria Zamora - Applicant
Members Sitting: Mr. Warren, Mr. Peirce, Mr. DiMascio, Ms. Clark, Mr. Savignano
Members in Attendance: Mr. Hyman, Mr. O'Shea
Atty. Click stated the applicant would like to operate a dog daycare at her primary residence. He stated
her property abuts Route 135 and a neighbor who is here in support of the proposed dog daycare. He
stated they would like the hours to be 7am-8pm. He stated the applicant has a roster of potential
customers from a prior daycare she used to work at. He stated this would all take place inside the house.
He stated they would like to extend the driveway by 31 feet. He stated no more than one client would be
exiting or entering at any one time. He stated there would be no dogs outside without adult supervision.
He stated they are located in the RB district. He then read the home occupation bylaw. Atty. Click gave
the statistics of the growing industry. He stated there would be no overnight stays. He stated they
received no concerns fonn the Animal Control Officer, Mr. Proctor. Mr. Savignano asked if the
expansion of the driveway will offer a turn around. Atty. Click stated yes. Mr. DiMascio asked how
many dogs would be outside at one time. Atty. Click stated it would be a distribution. Mr. DiMascio
stated he is concerned how they will control only one person being in the driveway at one time. Mr.
Peirce stated they have only suggested one employee. Atty. Click stated if the business builds there may
be the need for a 2nd employee. Atty. Click stated they would need relief for 7am-8pm hours and to
expand the driveway. Mr. Hyman asked what the square footage of the house is. Atty. Click stated 1,600
square feet. Ms. Lazarus asked if the dogs would be in the fenced pool area. Atty. Click stated there will
be a fence around the pool so the dogs are outside the pool area and inside the back yard. Mr. Shepard
gave a background of the property. He then stated there should be a condition about sanitation and waste
removal.
Mr. Warren asked if there were any public comments.
Jane Moran, 70 East Main Street stated that because of the topography she doubts she will hear any of
this. She stated she sees it will fit into the neighborhood and supports it.
Mr. Peirce stated he would like to have a clear dated plan to reference in the decision regarding the
driveway issue and fencing around the pool. He stated he would like the applicant to prepare a written
response to the issues addressed and conditions. Mr. DiMascio stated he would like to see the list of
conditions from 2002 for the other daycare.
Mr. Peirce moved to continue the public hearing until August 13, 2014. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Hyman and passed unanimously.
Documents Used:
Uniform Applications for Special Permit/Petition for Variance with supporting documents
July 8, 2014 packet submitted by Atty. Click
8:05 PM Continuation of Public Hearing
Lumber Street — Hopkinton Mews LLC
Robert Hewitt — Millcreek Residential Trust
Deborah Horowitz, Attorney — Goulston & Storrs
Brian O'Connor — Cube 3 Studio, LLC
Mark Allen — Allen Engineering, LLC
Josh Millonig — Stantec, Inc.
Phil Paradis — Beta Group, Inc.
Brian Basil — Traffic Consultant
Members Sitting: Mr. Warren, Mr. Peirce, Mr. DiMascio, Ms. Clark, Mr. Savignano
Member in Attendance: Mr. Hyman
Atty. Miyares stated the Board requested a list of waivers at the May 14, 2014 hearing and it still has not
been provided. He stated on June 3, 2014 Beta requested a list of information they would need to provide
cost estimate and it still have not been received. He stated on June 30, 2014 Beta submitted a very long
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list of things that have not been received. He stated the Board needs key pieces of information to conduct
the hearing that we don't have. He stated they are operating on a 6 month time line and a 1/3 of the time
has passed and we are not a 1/3 of the way through. Atty. Horowitz stated they have a list of all these
things. She stated none of the issues are off the table. She stated they have been working with peer
reviewers as they have been going. She stated it will all be incorporated into the plans including the
waivers. Mr. Peirce asked if there will be plans presented this evening. Atty. Horowitz stated yes. Mr.
Peirce asked when they were presented to Beta and the Clerk. Atty. Horowitz stated they are the original
plans. Mr. Peirce stated he knows it is a work in progress but it is hard to analyze if there is nothing
before the meetings. He stated he thinks it is critical to have materials when they come in. Mr. Hewitt
stated they have met informally with the Design Review Board. He stated they are working to understand
and respond to Beta's peer review letter.
Mr. O'Connor presented a power point regarding the architecture, landscaping and design. He stated it
will be a total of 250 units. He stated the site plan created 3 neighborhoods. Mr. Peirce asked what the
square footage of the clubhouse will be. Mr. O'Connor stated he does not have the exact numbers off the
top of his head but it will be around 6,000 to 6,500 square feet. Mr. Allen reviewed the plans. He stated
it meets the SU30 turning radius. He stated the width of the travel lane over the wetlands goes from 12
feet to 16 feet. He reviewed the sidewalks and the crosswalks. He stated everyone seems to be on the
same page. He reviewed the plans for the snow storage. He stated the snow storage will not be an issue
on such a large site. He reviewed the grading plan. He stated there will be 7 different basins and very
minimal impact on the wetlands. He stated they met with the Fire Chief about a secondary means of
access. He stated they have agreed to take down any mature trees within the right of way so the Fire
Chief didn't see the need for a secondary means of access. Mr. Millonig reviewed the plans for site
lighting and the landscaping plans. Mr. Shepard asked where the school bus will pick up the kids. Mr.
Hewitt stated they haven't spoken with the school yet so they weren't sure. Mr. Shepard stated the busses
will not go into the development. He stated they will pick up on Lumber Street and the parents will queue
up there. He stated this should be addressed before it is a problem. Mr. Hewitt stated they will look into
it. Mr. Peirce asked how big the play area will be. Mr. Millonig stated it will be 40 feet by 60 feet. Mr.
Peirce stated he would like to request an analysis or suggestion of how many children are projected to live
here. Atty. Horowitz stated they don't provide for projected school children on 40B projects. She stated
it is deemed inappropriate from Mass Housing. Atty. Miyares stated the request was made for the number
of children not whether they are school children. Mr. Paradis review the issues with the site access. He
stated they did an analysis of where people will park based on 1 vehicle per unit. He stated there needs to
be some thought about the parking layout. He stated the ratio needs to be thought through. He stated
some walkways conflict with the deck plans. He stated he thinks the pedestrian walkways need to be
adjusted. He stated he thinks snow piles will be a factor. He stated they have thought out some snow
plans but they need to be incorporated with the parking. He stated he looked at the site lighting and
generally it is in compliance. He stated there are a number of areas they would like to see a little more
screening. He stated they also felt the play area was a small amenity to a large development. He stated
they would like to see more of a loop around the facility. Kenneth Weismantal, Planning Board
Chairman asked it the shopping center would have access to the road. Mr. Allen stated there will be
access to the shopping center. Mr. Weismantal asked if the landscaping would have adequate screening
to the shopping center.
Mr. Warren asked if there were any public comments and there were none.
Mr. DiMascio asked if the lighting meets dark sky requirements and Mr. Allen stated yes. Atty. Miyares
asked how they arrived at the number of parking spaces. Mr. Hewitt stated it is based on their experience
and is larger than what is required. Mr. Paradis stated the number may be appropriate but it is where they
are located. Atty. Miyares recommended an alternative access analysis be done showing second means of
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egress. Mr. Peirce asked if they have given any thought to assigning spaces. Mr. Hewitt stated with this
type of development it's better to not assign parking spaces. Atty. Miyares asked when they would see
the list of waivers. Atty. Horowitz stated they would have it next week. Atty. Miyares asked if they
could submit something in the next few days with what their plan is for getting information to the Board
and Atty. Horowitz stated yes. Ms. Lazarus asked how the Board feels about architectural peer review.
Mr. Peirce stated his sole opinion is that this site is isolated so he is less concerned. Mr. Warren stated he
agrees with Mr. Peirce.
Mr. Peirce moved to continue the public hearing until August 13, 2014 at 7:15pm. The motion was
seconded by Mr. DiMascio and passed unanimously.
Documents Used:
June 30, 2014 letterfrorn Beta Group, Inc regarding Site Design, Lighting & Landscaping Peer Review
July 9, 2014 packet from Beta Group, Inc.
Mr. DiMascio moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Meeting Adjourned: 10:30 PM
Adina Wright, Administrative Assistant
Approved: November 5, 2014
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