Old/New Business
1. Form A-313 East Street
2. Gardner Terrace Subdivision-Request for Extension to 8/1/08
3. Prospect Court Subdivision Request for Extension to 10/31/07
4. Viking Lane Subdivision Request for Extension to 8/1/08
5. Vote to correct/revise East School Special Permit A3
6. Minutes
Central Meeting Room North _____
Present: Planning Board Members, Paul Healey Chair, Judy Sneath and Gary Tondorf-Dick.
Also present was Planner Katharine Lacy.
Mr. Healey opened the public meeting at 7:00 P.M. at the Hingham Town Hall.
RE: 60 Sharp Street
The applicant requested that the hearing be continued, but did not specify a date.
RE: 313 East Street-Form A
This Form A Plan of Land divides the property at 313 East into two lots. The lot including the existing house will be 2.56 acres in size, and the newly created lot will be 1.306 acres with frontage on Route 3A. There are currently plans to sell the house lot for use as the new location for Sandcastles Pre-School.
It was moved, seconded and SO VOTED, unanimously, by those present to endorse the Form A Plan entitled, "ANR Plan of Land assessors Map 65- Parcel 17, 313 East Street in Hingham Massachusetts (Plymouth County)", dated October 27, 2006, prepared by BSC Group, Norwell, MA for Peter Puciloski, 313 East Street, Hingham, MA, owner and applicant.
RE: Prospect Court
Ms. Lacy reported that she is currently working with Mr. Thompson on getting the final approvals needed for the Board to vote to release Prospect Court from the Covenant, return the small bond ($2,700) in place and get this project off of our books. He is requesting an extension of the period of completion to October 31, 2007 to complete this process. Mr. Healey noted that he did not think that an extension was needed since the final approval process was already underway.
RE: Gardner Woods Subdivision-Request for Extension to August 1, 2008
Mr. Kennedy came before the Board to request an extension for the time of completion for the Gardner Woods Subdivision to August 1, 2008, as well as the release of Lot 4. The project was originally approved in September, 2005, and to date three of the four lots have been released, sold and are in various stages of construction.
The Town is currently holding a cash bond of $51,000, which reflects the items in a cost-to-complete prepared over a year ago. Since that time a significant amount of work has been done. The Board felt comfortable releasing Lot 4 if the full amount of the bond was left in place.
It was moved, seconded and SO VOTED, unanimously, by those present:
1. To extend the time of completion for the subdivision to August 1, 2008 and
2. To release Lot 4 at Gardner Woods Subdivision from the Form E Covenant dated May 31, 2005 and filed at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 31673, Page 307, and shown on plan 05-981, contingent upon the maintenance of the current surety in the amount of $51,000.00 held with the Scituate Federal Saving Bank.
RE: Viking Lane Subdivision--Request for Extension to August 1, 2008
Mr. William Murphy sent a letter to the Board requesting an extension to the date of completion for the Viking Lane Subdivision to August 1, 2008. The subdivision was endorsed June 10, 2002 and the current approval period expired August 1, 2007. Ms. Lacy reported that the roadway itself is 80% complete, and very tidy, though no lots have been sold or houses built. Mr. Murphy is still negotiating with the Board of Health about the number of bedrooms that the site can accommodate. The roadway is secured with a covenant, as no lots have yet been released.
It was moved, seconded, and SO VOTED, unanimously, by those present to grant a one year extension to the Viking Lane Subdivision to August 1, 2008.
RE: East School
On July 30, 2007 the Board voted to approve the Site Plan and Special Permit A3 for the new East School. Prior to the Board's vote, there was a lengthy discussion about whether to include a condition requiring some sort of safety fencing around the perimeter of the detention basin closest to the school. At the end of the discussion a decision had been made to not include such a condition on the basis that it was an unnecessary precaution. Ms. Lacy noted that in the final permit document she had mistakenly left such a condition in from an earlier draft. This error was pointed out by David Killory of the School Department. The Board concurred a corrected permit should be issued.
RE: Minutes
It was moved, seconded, and SO VOTED, to accept the minutes of August 6, 2007.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Katharine T. Lacy
Town Planner