04/15/2009 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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and Yardarm Drive as referred to in Article 19 of the May 4, 2009 Annual Town fleeting Warrant; which Notion was duly seconded by Al Wick el and so voted unanimously. Public Hearing Willowbend Country Club, Inc. Sim ns Road between Sarnps ns Mill Road and Quinaquisset Avenue Approval of Special Permit Modification to Alloy 0-Townhouse Condominiums As an Addition to the Willobend Country Club Project The appointed hour having arrived the Chairman called the Public Dearing to order. Approval of this matter requires a favorable vote of all four sitting Members (Joseph Mullin noted as being absent). The Chairman then recognized Attorney .lack McElhinney,.representing the Applicant,who introduced David wood and Matth r Eddy. Attorney McElhinney then highlighted those changes made most recently. used upon the Zoning Board of Appeals variance to allow three-stories and 9-feet for the four buildings, the revised plan has reduced some of the density for at total of seven 7 buildings for a total of sixteen 1 lots. Attorney McElhinney pointed out the two major changes to-the plan, the incorporation of the curl-de-sac and an.increase-to the buffer area to include the installation of a fence along the back of the property. One issue remaining to be agreed-to between the Applicant and the abutters is consideration of a reconfiguration of the cul-de-sac in order to allover more space between the buildings in order to reduce the density. Applicant has considered a couple of different options and based upon a preliminary verbal approval with National Heritage, the cul-de-sac may be extended another 0-feet towards Samp ons Mill Load, which could allow less density of the buildings. Not wanting to speak for the abutters; Attorney McElhinney believes a consensus has been reached. His hope is to be able to close the Public Hearing subject to receipt o final comments from the Consulting Engineer, or adjustments to accommodate National Heritage. The Town Planner suggested the Public Hearing remain open in order to beep the record open for any new information; to which the Board agreed. The Chairman then recognized Attorney Richard Terry, who agreed that Attorney McElhinney and David Wood have put a lot of work into resolving matters of concern raised by the abutters and that the changes made have been extremely welcomed. He stated that he feels the neighbors are pretty well satisfied with the compromises and are appreciative of the efforts that have been made by the Planning Board, Attorney 2