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2005-07-23-Special Meeting/Site City of Beverly, Massachusetts Public Meeting Minutes BOARD: Planning Board Special Meeting/Site Visit SUBCOMMITTEE: DATE: July 23, 2005 PLACE: 405 Rear Elliott Street (Cleveland Road Extension) BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson, Richard Dinkin; Vice Chairman, John Thomson; Ellen Flannery; Eve Geller-Duffy; Charlie Harris OTHERS PRESENT: Leah Zambernardi RECORDER: Leah Zambernardi Chairman Dinkin calls the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. He states the purpose of the special meeting of the Board is for Board members to conduct a site visit at Cleveland Road Extension #2 plan and to look at a Subdivision Approval Not Required Plan. 1. Cleveland Road Extension #2 - Site Visit He states that the Vitolos are requesting to subdivide their lot into two parcels and to extend Cleveland Road to provide frontage for the new lot. Engineer Robert Griffin and Attorney John Colucci are present and representing the applicant. Dinkin states this is a meeting to view the site and for Board members to ask clarifying questions of the applicant. Griffin provides an overview of the project and shows plans to the members. Thomson questions whether the Vitolos have the right to improve the way. He states that the configuration of the corners of the Vitolo's property indicate their lot was from an earlier land grant than the Beards who are next door. He speculates that possibly, the paper road was established as part of a later subdivision. He states that he would like the Vitolos to prove that they have the right now to improve the way or that they need to get a grant of right from Mr. Beard to improve that right of way. The Board walks the property line and notes the location of the new road and the new lot lines. Thomson asks for clarification regarding the physics of dead end turnarounds. He questions whether the fire department even needs a second hammerhead turnaround. He notes there is already one being put in as part of Mr. Beard's subdivision. He states that he would prefer that only one hammerhead is there (Mr. Beard's) and that a driveway be extended from that for the Vitolos to access their lot. He states that minimizing the Planning Board Minutes - Special Meeting July 23, 2005 Page 2 pavement may be more preferable if the Board and the fire department feel that is a reasonable and safe configuration. Zambernardi questions whether such a configuration would require a ZBA variance for frontage and a Planning Board waiver of frontage. Thomson states the Vitolos already have frontage on a paper street and it would be a matter of the Planning Board waiving the construction standards for the road as part of the subdivision. The Board walks to the end of Cleveland Road and observes the end of the sidewalk on Cleveland. Griffin states that as part of the Beard subdivision, the driveway on one side will be extended to the end of Beard's turnaround. Geller-Duffy asks if the trees bordering the pavement in this area will be taken down. Griffin states a few will probably be taken down. Geller-Duffy questions the need for extending the sidewalk since the only destination are two private homes. She also notes there will be very minimal traffic at this location. Thomson agrees that he would prefer not to have the sidewalk extended but acknowledges that is from a prior subdivision approval. Zambernardi states that Mr. Beard would have to request a modification of the site plan from the Board in order to do this. Thomson states that may be more cost efficient for Mr. Beard to request a modification rather than constructing the sidewalk. 2. Subdivision Approval Not Required Plans (SANR's) a. Lothrop Street and Stone Street - City of Beverly Zambernardi states that the City of Beverly is undertaking a land taking involving a parcel at the corner of Lothrop and Stone streets. A small piece of the land is being taken by the City for road improvements. The plan reflects this. Thomson asks if there is a note on the plan stating the parcel is a nonbuildable lot. Zambernardi states there is not but there is a note on the plan stating the purpose of the plan is to use the parcel for road improvements. Thomson: Motion to endorse the plan as one not requiring approval under the subdivision control law. Flannery seconds the motion and it carries unanimously. b. Paine Avenue - Louis Laz Zambernardi states that this ANR was presented at the last meeting of the Planning Board on July 21, 2005. She states that the Board denied the plan because of technical deficiencies in the plan locus. She states the Board authorized Chairman Dinkin to sign the plan on the Board's behalf should these technical deficiencies be corrected. She states she has Mylars of the revised plan for Dinkin's signature. Dinkin signs the plan. The public meeting is closed at 11:00 a.m.