Updated 925/23
Planning Board Agenda,
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (Remote and In-Person)
1820 Court Room, 26 Court Street
7:00 Administrative Notes:
[These are typically administrative matters, meaning they are for Board consideration rather than public input. They include approval of minutes, review of plans allowed either as a matter of right or per a pre-existing approval.]
Minutes*:
August 23, 2023
Covenants, Plans and Releases*:
[These are releases of conditions (covenants or bonds) when work is completed, approval of plans (subdivisions and certain other types of developments), or advisory opinions to the Zoning Board of Appeals for the issuance of Special Permits on minor projects.]
B543 – Makepeace/Redbrook, Use Area 12 - Confirmatory Release B543 – ADM/Agawam Use Area 6, Ph5 – Release of lots
A4863 – Pinehills LLC Lot A-365 - Release of Covenant
[Release of lots for previously approved development.]
Form A Plans*:
[These are also known as Approval Not Required (ANR) plans, meaning that the Plnning Board has the administrative responsibility to recognize the request but can only decline to do so if it creates a violation of law]
A4862 – Daire Fontaine Moyer Trust, 45 Doten Road, Map 42, Lot 43C-4 and Paul D Moyer Trust, 41 Doten Road, Map 42, Lot 43-5 – Lot line adjustment to create lots 43C-5 and 43-11
A4863 – Pinehills LLC Long Ridge Road, Map 78C Lot A-349 to redivide, creating 2 new lots A-365 and A-366
7:05 Presentations and Hearings
Committee Appointments
Letter of interest from Rosemarie Barry for the open Alternate position on the Planning Board.
ZBA 4105 – Flaherty/Bettencourt,
7 Dinah Path, Map 55, Lot 13A-31
Special Permit to waive front and setbacks to construct a detached garage (10/16)
[The Planning Board is advisory to the ZBA, which will make the final determination as to aprroval and any conditions thereto.]
Public Hearing: Town Meeting Article
Petition to Amend Solar Bylaw
Site Plan Review – Safe Harbor Marinas
14, 28, 26 Union Street and 27 and 31 Water Street, Map 20, Lots 183A, 183B, 183C, and 184A Demolish existing building and reconstruct new commercial building.
[This is a review of the proposal only as the applicant is seeking to construct a building the parameters of which are allowed by the zoning bylaw. The Planning Board may make recommendations to the Building Department as to items it believes will improve the project, but does not have the authority to change the proposed structure.]
ZBA 4104 – Merrill Engineering/Joshua Bows
2-4 South Spooner Street, Map 1, Lot 12-2
Special Permits for a multi-family building with over 4,000 sf ground floor area and 6,000 sf total floor area; for inclusionary housing to construct a multi-family apartment building. Historic District Commission demotion approval required (10-2)
New Business/Old Business:
These are items that members may want to bring to the attention of the Board for informational purposes or to see if there is interest in addressing them formally at a later meeting.
Other Business:
“Topics not reasonably anticipated by members 48 hours in advance of the meeting.”
[This is for emergency or time sensitive matters that the Planning Board needs to address]