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Jan 4, 2006
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TOWN OF CANTON PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING TOWN HALL WASHINGTON S1. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 2006 Members present: Peter Pineo, Chairman, Jeremy Comeau, Vice Chairman, George Jenkins, Clerk, and Jillian Hayes and Dean Miller. Suzanne Feigen, Secretary Mr. Jenkins reminded us that a Town employee of 45 years, Fran Callahan has passed away. We offer our condolences to the family and ask for a moment of silence. "Citizens Speak" Carl Lavin of Fuller Street addressed the Board tonight and spoke to the public on the establishment of Zone C for the Plymouth Rubber site. He congratulated the Board for their workshops and commitments to the downtown area. 1. SITE PLAN-433 NEPONSET STREET-JOSEPH GUERREIRO, ESQ.lPAUL SCHNEIDERS Attorney Schneiders' New Years resolution is to keep all presentations under five minutes. He thanked the Board for their visit to the site with his client. He spoke on Concept #3 with front and back parking. Mrs. Hayes also preferred this concept. This is the one his client prefers. The property is zoned Full Industrial. Mr. Guerreiro want to continue mixed use, which would be his law office on the first floor, and three units on the second floor, and three units on the second floor. There would be two curb cuts on Neponset Street. They meet the 25' buffer in the rear. The left side yard set back cannot be met. Mr. Jenkins asked if the retention basin would still work. Yes, just would need to turn it 90 degrees, stated the engineer for Mr. Guerreiro. Upon a motion made by Mr. Comeau and seconded by Mrs. Hayes, the Board voted to recommends Concept #3 as the placement of the building on the site. Voted 5-0 in favor. Mr. Pineo thanked the applicant for the opportunity of having the site walk on the property. 2. SITE PLAN-ONE BEACON INSURANCE -150 ROYALL STREET-PAUL SCHNEIDERS, ESQ. INFORMAL DISCUSSION Before the Board tonight were John Ferreiri, Bill Hurt, Jim White, John McLean, Mill Morse. Atty. Schneiders feels that this represents a minor modification of the former Equiserve building. What is being added is a guard house, two signs, additional parking spaces, mitigating runoff, since it will be increased from the additional parking spaces. The current system is a system of drainage swails and catch basins. A cafeteria will be there. Signs on the building and street were recommended. 844 spaces - required. 1159 is being looked for in parking. Equiserve at 1600 employees. They are building it out for 1200 in parking spaces, so that parking does not spill out into the street. Mr. Jenkins feels that the dynamics has changed. A shuttle to 1