2008-11-18
CITY OF BEVERLY MASSACHUSETTS
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
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Planning Board, Regular Meeting
MEMBERS PRESENT:
November 18, 2008
City Council Chambers, Beverly City Hall, 3rd
Floor
Chairperson Richard Dinkin, Vice Chairperson
John Thomson, Joanne Dunn, Ellen Flannery,
Charles Harris, Ellen Hutchinson, David Mack,
Leo Panunzio, Stephanie Williams
MEMBERS ABSENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
RECORDER:
Assistant Planning Director Leah Zambernardi
Andrea Bray
Chairperson Dinkin calls the meeting to order.
1. Subdivision Approval Not Reauired - 14. 16. and 18 Bav View Avenue - Elmtop
Realtv Trust. Lusti. and Thompson
Attorney Marshall Handley describes the proposed division with the new lot lines.
Thomson asks if each of the lots has the required area and frontage and if there is access
to each property without crossing wetland, and Handley says yes.
Dinkin states that this parcel is subject to OSRD and they will need to go through the
OSRD approval process or request a waiver.
Handley disagrees stating that the area of this property is under 2 acres and therefore not
subject to OSRD.
Dinkin acknowledges he is mistaken.
Thomson:
not vote.
Motion to endorse the ANR, seconded by Panunzio 8-0. The Chair does
2. Subdivision Approval Not Reauired - 7. 9. & 11 Con2ress Street - Eleven
Con2ress Street Corp. & Hansbury Court. LLC
Attorney Marshall Handley states that the purpose of the ANR is to re-divide the lots.
All parcels have the required frontage and area.
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Thomson asks whether there is evidence that Moulton Street has been constructed.
Zambernardi states she did a site visit and she confirmed that a portion of Moulton Street
in front of the proposed lot has been paved.
Thomson: Motion to endorse the ANR, seconded by Williams. Passes 8-0. The
Chair does not vote.
3. Subdivision Approval Not ReQuired - 12 Broadwav and 174-186 Cabot Street -
D. Chanskv
Chansky states that he is subdividing to enlarge the parking lot for the Webber Building.
Thomson: Motion to endorse this ANR, seconded by Flannery. Passes 8-0. The
Chair does not vote.
4. Minor Site Plan Modification #2 to Site Plan Review #74-04: Construct ADA
Desi2ned Handicapped Ramp - CVS at North Beverlv Plaza - S.R. Weiner &
Associates
Al Rocco of S.R.Weiner Associates, Manager of the North Beverly Plaza, states that he is
here to request the approval of a handicapped ramp. He describes the location of the
walkway, stating that this varies from the current site plan because there is a set of stairs
at the front sidewalk and there is no ramp. He explains that he had to remove the stairs to
be in compliance with the ADA regulations.
Dinkin states that this is a two-step process, (1) to determine that this modification is
minor in nature, and (2) if so, approve the modification.
Thomson states that he believes this is a minor modification.
Dinkin states that in the scheme of the entire plaza it might be minor but for those
persons that are impacted, it might be major. He asks the board if they wish to get
comments from the public.
Thomson states that he would prefer to leave it up to the Board.
Flannery asks if there was a crosswalk on Dodge Street near the stairs, and Rocco says
no. Flannery says that the original situation was very dangerous.
Dinkin states that if this modification is not deemed as minor it must have a public
hearing.
Zambernardi reads the following letters:
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Dated November 13, 2008 from Frank Killilea, Director of Engineering.
Dated November 10, 2008, from Arthur Daignault, ADA Coordinator
Mack asks about the cost of alternatives.
Rocco states that the only other alternative would be a walkway that ran along the outside
of the landing near the road, and it would be too dangerous.
Thomson: Motion to find that this is a minor modification, seconded by Flannery.
Passes 8-0. The Chair does not vote.
Thomson asks if there is an existing ramp off of the crossroad that appears to cross
Dodge Street.
Rocco state states that there is one on the east side of the entrance.
Thomson states that he would like the walkway to be far enough back from the front of
the parking lot so that the fronts of the cars will not be pushing up into the walkway.
Rocco assures Thomson that the walkway will not be impeded by parked cars.
Dinkin asks about the timeframe.
Rocco states that he hopes to have this completed by the end of April 2009.
1. Thomson: Motion to approve this minor modification with the
conditions that the approved walkway be 5-feet in width, that the portion
of the approved walkway bordering the south side of the parking lot be
sited far enough from the curb so that the noses of parked vehicles do not
encroach upon it, and that the approved drawing be stamped and signed by
a Professional Engineer registered in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, seconded by Mack. Passes 8-0. The Chair does not vote.
5. Set Public Hearin2 Date - Site Plan #98-08 - CVS at Elliott and Rantoul Street
Intersection
The members agree to meet December 16, 2008, at 8:00 pm.
Thomson: Motion to schedule the public hearing for December 16,2008, at 8:00 PM,
seconded by Flannery. Passes 8-0. The Chair does not vote.
6. Set Future Plannin2 Board Meetin2 Dates
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Zambernardi speaks about the January and February meetings, which will be affected by
holidays.
The Board agrees to hold the meetings on the regularly scheduled dates and to hold them
at the library.
7. Reminder - Joint Public Hearin2
Dinkin advises the Board of the Joint Public Hearing with the City Council, which is
scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7:30 PM for the proposed zoning
amendment to create a new IR overlay district within part of the IR zoning district along
Brimbal Avenue, to be held at City Hall, Council Chambers, and special meeting
immediately after in conference room "A". (The meeting date was later changed to
December 15 at 7:45 pm)
8. Set date. time and place for holiday dinner
Thomson: Motion to hold the dinner on December 11 at 7:00 PM at Harry's 240,
seconded by Dunn. Passes 8-0. (The dinner date was later changed to December 10 )
Mack: Motion to adjourn, seconded by Harris. All members and the Chair vote
in favor. The motion passes 9-0.
The meeting is adjourned at 8:30 pm.