04/07/2010 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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As Planning Board Member Joseph Mullin was not present at the previous rneetmg he signed the Reconsideration ]decision and Special Permit Modification ication documents with regard to Ilashpee Investors LLC, South:Cape Tillage.Shopping Center. The Chairman, Thomas O'Hara, signed the Form ICI document. Public Hearing -Zoning,Articles Proposed by Petition for the May 201 o Town Meeting Amendment to Section 1 4-2 .I to Allow Parking of School Bus by light ire Any Zone Amendment to Zoning Map to Change Map 62, Block 68B from R-3 to C- ' omm.ercial The appointed hour having arrived the Chairman read the Public Hearing:notice into the record and called the Public Hearing to order. The Town Planner explained that the current bylaw allows for the parking of one (1) commercial vehicle per lot, 2-ton capacity. The Cham' nan recognized Petitioners Jill Allen and Evelyn Peters. GIs. Allen suggested that a school bus is not,a commercial vehicle, as it is associated with.the school system and is only involved in school related activities. Currently, there are-sixteen 16 (large-capacity) school bus routes in the Town of iashpee. Of said 16-routes, eight to ten drivers live outside of town. Currently there are only four 4 school bus drivers who live in 1rlahpee and who would take their busses home to be parted overnight. The only days busses would be parked ovemight(generally) are Tuesday- Wednesday, and Thursday; not over the weekend. Drivers would park the busses between 4: o and : o p.m. at the latest. Most drivers would prefer to back in off the street, so the backup alarm would not be heard in the morning hours when they leave. The bus company allows the drivers fifteen-minutes in the morning-to complete.a circle check, which includes an inspection under the hood (belts, Wires, fluids), inside lights, start-up, gages, headlights, and back-up alarm. Ms. Allen made reference to Massachusetts Bylaw—Mass.Ch p. o Section 16 a and DEP Regulations 3 10 CIS 7.11 1-B Air Pollution Control Regulations,which limits one 1 vehicle to 'Idle.not more than five (5)-mm'utes in most cases). "A vehicle may idle longer only if absolutely necessary. There are exceptions for vehicles being serviced, vehicles making deliveries that need to keep their engiunes running in order to poorer refrigeration units, for example. Any vehicle-that needs to run to generate-and operate accessories such as power lifts, which would allow wheelchair access." Local Board of Health, local Police, State and-Federal Officials are authorized to enforce the Mate Anti-Idling Law. Ms. Allen stated that (generally)the school Musses do not ran for more than five (5)-minutes when the circle check is being done. She argued the conveniences that most of the bus driver routes are in their area which sages time as well as fuel and wear/tear on