T O W N O F N O R T H B R I D G E
PLANNING BOARD
7 MAIN STREET
WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 01588
PHONE: (508) 234-2447 EMAIL: planning@northbrigemass.org
AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021
Virtual Meeting via ZOOM
7:00 PM
[Revised 07/30/2021]
Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, this meeting will be conducted via remote means. Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so via ZOOM. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted and public participation in any public hearing conducted during this meeting shall be remote means only.
The public may view/join meeting from a phone/computer/tablet:
JOIN ZOOM MEETING https://zoom.us/j/98654673908?pwd=VVphbmhibU8yTWdsYnlyd2RXWGNLZz09 Meeting ID: 986 5467 3908 Passcode: 748112 Dial-in Option: (929) 205-6099
I. REORGANIZATION
Chair, Vice Chair & ClerkII. CITIZENS’ FORUM
III. FORM A’S 363 & 373 HIGHLAND ST & 31 RUMONOSKI DR -REVIEW/DECISION
ANR -81P Plan Assessor Map 16 Parcel(s) 44, 45 & 173IV. 7:05PM WINSTON WOODS, DEFINITIVE SUBDIVISION -PUBLIC HEARING
Assessors Map 15A Parcel(s) 224-232 [Spring Street, extension of]Chapter 222 -Subdivision Rules & Regulations
V. 7:35PM FLOODWAY & FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT -PUBLIC HEARING
§174-18 Zoning Bylaw Amendment
OLD/NEW BUSINESS
Approval of Meeting Minutes -July 13, 2021
Housing Choice Act of 2020 -Zoning Amendments (Public Hearing TBD)
Northbridge McQuade Solar -Vote to Engage Services of Graves Engineering, Inc.
Delwyn Barnes Estates Modification -Vote to Engage Services of Graves Engineering, Inc.
Roosevelt Drive (remaining portion of)/Presidential Farms -Street Acceptance Article MGL CH 41 SEC 81U -Proceedings/Hemlock Estates
Subdivision/Site Development -Status/Updates
2021 Fall Annual Town Meeting -Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2021 FATM -Warrant Closes (August 27, 2021)
Planning Board -Vote to Sponsor Article(s) Green Meadow Court -Status/Update Planning Board Concerns
Mail -Review Other
Please note this Planning Board Agenda may be subject to change.
The next meeting of the Northbridge Planning Board scheduled for August 24, 2021
[An audio/video recording of the meeting may be made to assist in the preparation of minutes; such recording will not be archived]
Meeting minutes shall serve as the official record of the Planning Board
NORTHBRIDGE PLANNING BOARD
Checklist for Approval Not Required Plan
Highland Street & Rumonoski Drive Assessor Map 16 Parcel(s) 44, 45, 79, & 173
A. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS YES NO N/A COMMENTS
1. One plan on Mylar material and four (4) prints. (revised) Mylar & prints to be provided
2. Submission of CD-ROM or DVD containing geographic data in accordance with Standards for Digital Plan Submittals to Municipalities [provision added 02/24/2021]
Digital Submission shall be provided3. A properly executed Form A.
Item 3 needs to be completed4. Required Filing Fee ($200 for filing & $50 for each lot).
$300 provided 5. Written consent of the property owner to the filing andof the plan if the applicant is not the property owner.
See POA doc provided 6. File with the Town Clerk stating date of submission toPlanning Board and Form A.
To be filed w/DecisionB. PLAN PREPARATION & CONTENT YES NO NA COMMENTS
1. Prepared by a registered land surveyor and has the professional seal and signature.
Guerriere & Halnon, Inc.Jeffrey J Stefanik, PLS # 53070 2. Plan dimensions are 8 ½” by 11” up to 24” by 36”.
3. Identification of plan by name & signature of owner of record & the location of land in question, including Deed, Book/Page, Assessor Map & lot number, area &
frontage in feet, the scale, North point & date.
Title of plan shall be revised to read “363 & 373 Highland Street…”not 363-373 4. The statement “Approval Under Subdivision Control
Law Not Required” and sufficient space in the lower right-hand corner for the date and signatures of all five members of the Planning Board.
5. The statement “Endorsement of this plan does not imply the plan complies with the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Northbridge.”
Notation on plan shall be revised accordingly (see also comment #7) 6. The Zoning Classification and any zoning districtboundaries that may lie within the locus of the plan.
Residential-Two (R2) Zoning District 7. In the case of the creation of a new lot, the remainingland area and frontage of the land in ownership of the applicant shall be shown.
Note: proposed ANR/conveyance may create zoning non-conformity issues; potential violation of min. frontage requirement for “corner lot” -see Lot Line, Front definition (§173-2 Northbridge Zoning Bylaw)
8. Notice of any decisions by ZBA including but not limited to variances and special permits.
Owner/Applicant to confirm08.04.2021
NORTHBRIDGE PLANNING BOARD
Checklist for Approval Not Required Plan
PLAN PREPARATION & CONTENT [cont.] YES NO NA COMMENTS
9. Names/status of private & public ways shown on plan.
If necessary, written verification by the Town clerk that there is sufficient frontage on an established public way, or a way maintained and used as a public way.
Highland Street -Public Rumonoski Drive
[ANR plan indicates Rumonoski Drive as “public”
however formal status may still be private, as Town Meeting Vote did not result in formal acceptance
/conveyance to town]
10. Names of abutters from the most recent tax list. If applicant has knowledge of any changes subsequent to the latest available Assessor’s records, this information shall be indicated on the plan.
11. The bearings and distance of all lines of the lot or lots and the distance to the nearest permanent monument.
12. The location of existing buildings on the land or within 50 feet of its boundaries, including setback and side and rear yard designations.
13. Existing contours at five (5) foot intervals and the location of any topographic features, which interfere with the use of the frontage for access.
Notation shall be added to plan noting proposed frontage (Lot 3) is not impaired by steep slope ore excessive grades14. The location of all bounds, fences, walls and bodies of water, including but not limited to streams, brooks, watercourses, ponds, lakes, floodplains and other standing bodies of water. The plan shall reflect the average annual high-water level with respect to any such bodies of water.
15. A locus map at a scale of one inch to 1,000 feet.
Not to scale -difficult to read 16. If the plan shows any parcels which are not intendedas a building lot, the statement “Not a building lot; no further building may occur without further approval by the Planning Board pursuant to the Subdivision Control Law.”
Appropriate notation shall be included for Parcel(s) A, B, C, & D17. Names & addresses of the record owner of land and applicant, name, seal & signature of the registered land surveyor or engineer who prepared the plan.
Owner of Record for AP 16/79 is not identified on plan; Owner(s) of record shall also be clearly noted on plan for others18. Justification/description of basis for claim to ANR endorsement, clearly noted both on the application form and on the plan (i.e., required frontage on a town accepted road, separation of lots with buildings which preexist subdivision control – including evidence – etc.)
Justification/description shall be (amended) added to plan, clearly noting intent: (e.g.) “Purpose of plan is to convey Parcel(s) A, ….. to create Lot(s) …., having XX frontage along…..”
