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TOWN OF CANTON PLANNING BOARD FRIDAY, October 30, 2024 Present: David McCarthy, Chair Jim Quigley, Vice Chair Patricia McDermott, Clerk Kathy McCormack, Member Sean Robinson, Member Also Present: Karen Lawlor, Administrative Assistant. Chair McCarthy called to order the Planning Board Meeting of October 30, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open the public meeting of October 30, 2024. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0 (McCarthy, McDermott, Quigley, McCormack, Robinson). Chair McCarthy welcomed everyone to the Planning Board meeting of October 30, 2024. We are meeting today at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, in the Aldrich Room, due to early voting taking place in the Salah Room. Canton Cable is with us tonight and the meeting will air later, since we are not live tonight. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open Item #1,65-87 Neponset Street (ANR). All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0 (McCarthy, McDermott, Quigley, McCormack, Robinson). First Item on the Agenda Q) 6.r;-87 NEPONSET STREET (ANR) — Creation of a proposed 28,585 Square foot lot (Lot ioB, completed large dog park); Bernie Plante, Canton Holdings, LLC; Sarah Ebaugh, VHB Engineers) Mr. Plante introduced him along with Sarah Ebaugh of VHB. Several years ago two (2) dog parks were approved, and the large one is relevant to this discussion. This was one (1) single lot. A twelve (12) unit town house project was approved. What they are doing now is conveying the dog park lot of 28,000 square feet to the Town, which includes title and interest of the lot, and combining it with the adjacent Town owned land and marked on the Plans as unbuildable. This lot has 253 feet of frontage, access, and square footage. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded by Ms. McCormack to Approve the ANR Plan, roB, as presented. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open Item #2, 25-27 Neponset Street, Parking Lot. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-o. Planning Board Minutes October 30, 2024 Page 1 of 5
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Next Item on the Agenda (2) 25-27 NEPONSET STREET — Creation of a proposed 11 Stall Municipal Parking Lot; Bernie Plante, Canton Holdings, LLC; Sarah Ebaugh, VHB Engineers) Mr. Plante again, introduced him along with Sarah Ebaugh of VHB. The Town is the owner of the property and he has agreed to design, construct, and obtain the permits for this project. They purchased the 120,00 square foot lot from the prior owners and the house was razed. He is working with Alfons, the Town Engineer, and this lot will aid the Washington Street retailers. There are multi -family units on all sides and they have also submitted the Plans to Zoning. They are proposing eleven (n) parking spaces with one (1) way in and one (1) way out. There will be two (2) electric charging spaces, one (i) accessible space; and eight (8) regular parking spaces. They will add catch basins, are not changing the conditions, with no impact to the abutters, There will be signage, landscaping, bituminous sidewalks, raised driveway aprons, a landscape island, and a small retaining wall. There will be no additional lighting. Chair McCarthy was concerned with no lighting in this area, and if there are any restrictions on parking. He believes there should be a limited time period. Mr. Plante explained that this is for Town parking, and there have been no discussion yet on parking times. This is municipal parking and there will be required signage with specifics pending Alfons's final review. A motion was made by Chair McCarthy and seconded by Mr. Quigley to Approve the creation of a proposed eleven (11) stall municipal parking lot with the condition that there will be specific signage and time limits. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open Item #3, Canton Reserve (Toll Brothers). All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0 Next Item on the Agenda (a) CANTON RESERVE - Toll Brothers — Discussion of Foundry Lane Repairs; Completion of ADA Trail Access Drive and Repairs; Direction on the status of Street Acceptance; and Discussion of the $1M bond reduction - (Jessica Marsh, Land Developer Manager, Toll Brothers; Ted Merchant, Toll Brothers) Jessica Marsh introduced herself and explained that she wanted to come to the Board tonight to touch base about the bond reduction and the punch list. She is waiting on Alfons's review and his requirements in writing. She has submitted a street acceptance plan and is just working on the punch list. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Ms. McCormack to continue this hearing and bond discussion until November 20, 2024. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0 A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open Item #4, 85 Hemenway Drive (ANR). All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0 Planning Board Minutes October 30, 2024 Page 2 of 5
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HEMENWAY DRIVE CANTON — ANR Plan — (Arthur & Susan Murphy, Owners; Marion V. McEttrick, Atty., Milton, MA) Attorney McEttrick introduced herself and she represents Mr. & Mrs. Murphy and has been before the Board since last May. She has reviewed the By -Laws and submitted a response letter representing the Applicants. She has done a lot of research on the issue of this ANR and whether there is access to Avenue A. This ANR Plan was been approved and signed by the Milton Planning Board in March and again in October of 2024 due to some minor labeling changes on the Plan. She is just asldng the Board if they agree with this ANR Plan or not. Milton has different frontage requirements than Canton does. Milton approved the Plan with no road; no access; no frontage; and she feels that this is determined by Milton since this is the access to the property. Attorney McEttrick explained that this lot was split back in 1865 before Zoning was even adopted and it is a six (6) acre parcel. The Murphy's purchased the property in 2016, and there is a two (2) lot restriction. They are only trying to create one (1) additional house lot and she hopes the Board understands. Attorney Christopher Alton of Attorney Silverstein's office stated that the only question is, if the abutting Town approves, where will the house be built. Chair McCarthy explained that all determinations require uses for each district for each Town. He also stated that he will listen to the abutters comments but he doesn't need to hear about the plants, animals, and asks that t he abutters limit their comments. Nick Vinke of 5o Hemenway Drive explained that he has worked on this since 2016 and explained the improvement Plans; the culvert issue; determination of the wall; and that the existing house is in Canton. There is no frontage or access in Canton, only from Milton. Carl Cummings of 5o Hemenway Drive stated that this is clearly not a subdivision and not adequate for these purposes. Chair McCarthy explained that all those issues are not under the purview of the Planning Board and is not relevant to Canton, only the ANR. There were no comments from the Board. Attorney McEttrick stated that we are not going to go forward with this ANR Plan and requested that she would like to withdraw her application without prejudice. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Ms. McCormack to accept the Withdrawal of this ANR Application without prejudice for 85 Hemenway Drive. All in Favor, Motion for Withdrawal Approved 5-0. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open Item #4, 240 Turnpike Street. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0 Planning Board Minutes October 30, 2024 Page 3 of 5
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Next Item on the Agenda (5) 24o TURNPIKE STREET (Judge Rotenberg Educational Center) — Site Plan and Stormwater Review for Proposed Parking Lot Expansion Project (Nick Magill, Applicant; Robert R. Pellegrini, Esq., Bridgewater; Gregory Driscoll, P.E., JDE Civil, Inc., Civil Engineer), Attorney Pellegrini introduced himself, along with Greg Driscoll; Nick Magill; Dylan Palmer; Amanda Langer; and Emily Buck. He gave a quick overview of the Application and explained that this is a Limited IB Zone, surrounded by Industrial and residential behind the property. They created a site plan in October 2022 and added seventy (70) parking spaces behind the existing building, down from eighty (8o) spaces. There is a reduction in tree removal and reduced the distance from the existing building to the residential setback from 146' to 164'. They took the original plan and modified it with Planning Board recommendations. They are putting in a new gravity sewer system; updated the stormwater management system; added dark side lighting; created more landscaping; worked with a landscape architect; and added an acoustical sound barrier. They have also added ADA parking which meets the required regulations; eliminated rear basins; did a more in-depth review of the drainage; and added seventy (70) spaces; and have improved circulation. Greg Driscoll presented the new Site Plans and stated that he has addressed all comments; worked with Alfons and reviewed PSC's reports. Chair McCarthy had concerns with no changes into the entrance to the property from Turnpike, and only grade changes were made. They did not change the flow since this is a narrow entrance. Emily Buck, Traffic Engineer, explained that they had peals periods observations; created traffic counts; reviewed employee parking; collected a week's data to each entrance, and now have an understanding of the use. There are 183 spaces available to the front and back lots, with shift changes. They also collected data with peak times on Tuesdays; M-F Rt. 138 — Max of 186 cars. She will send another email to the Fire and Police Chief to get this input and comments. Mr. Quigley had concerns with the parking and asked if they have outgrown the building and if there is any other place to park vehicles. Is there a compelling reason to increase the parking and it is necessary to upset the neighbors. The Applicant explained that it is not functional to have the vans and buses offsite. They have 55 vans and rotate out seven (7) at a time which are completing different routes. There is no other place to park them and at other residential homes they don't own the properties. This is also used for parking for teachers and staff of the facility. Chair McCarthy was concerned with Fire equipment getting around to the back of the building and feels the traffic flow has not changed. This area is awkward and cumbersome, and would like to hear from the Fire and Police Chiefs. Planning Board Minutes October 30, 2024 Page 4 of 5
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Attorney Matthews presented a memo to the Board today, and understands it is last minute, but feels the applicant has not made any advances and the situation is still the same. They have still failed to determinate the number of parking spaces. She stated: • There are no calculations for parking, and no square footage on the plan; • The Plan does not have enough information; • Is the address 240, 24oR, or 250; • Are there 172 parking spaces, along with 20 in the upper lot; • She feels the Board should review the last plan against the new plan; and • What is the requirement for all the vans to be always parked there. Dr. Palmer explained that it is burden on them to prove why they need to have more parking spaces in order to run their business. Juris Grauds of ig Autumn Circle stated that the study is not done correctly, it is not genuine, and they need an alternative configuration. Anthony Basille of 21 Autumn Circle stated that he feels the applicant has outgrown the facility. And the traffic study was not done correctly and they missed the peak hours. A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to continue this hearing until November 20, 2024. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0). A motion was made by Ms. McDermott and seconded Mr. Quigley to open Item #6, Minutes. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0). Next Item on the Agenda (6) Review & Approval of October 11, 2024 Minutes A motion was made by Ms. McCormack and seconded Ms. McDermott to Approve the Minutes of October 11, 2024. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-0. The next Planning Board meeting will be held on November 20, 2024. A Motion to Adjourn was made by Chair McCarthy and seconded by Ms. McDermott. All in Favor, Motion Approved 5-o. ye� Patricia McDermott, Clerk Canton Planning Board Planning Board Minutes October 30, 2024 Page 5 of 5