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Mr. Rowley asked why the Town would be concerned about the amount of energy <br /> produced by a turbine, if someone wants to install it on their own property. <br /> The Town Planner stated the trade off for installing potentially unsightly <br /> technology is that there is an environmental benefit in terms of generating electricity. <br /> Mr. Rowley-stated that with a new technology comes some opposition just <br /> because it is new. He feels the Town should not be concerned with the efficiency <br /> aspects, but rather the public safety aspects,proper structural installation, building code <br /> concerns, visual effects, and noise pollution. He cautioned the Board against tailoring <br /> requirements to any one particular technology, and to not favor one design over another. <br /> He also suggested that the Board consider as part of the information on an application, <br /> whether or not the proposed site is a logical site on which to place a turbine. <br /> After some general discussion of this matter it was the general consensus of the <br /> Board to remove.the restrictive language from the bylaw. The Board directed Planning <br /> -Staff to work on the language for submission to the Board on February 6, 2008. <br /> Board sterns <br /> Joseph Mullin provided copies of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial/Appeals.Court <br /> Jepson v. Zoning lid., 450 Mass. 81 oo No. SX-09914,November 20,, 2007 with <br /> reference to the court case referred to by Mr. Storrs at the last Planning Board meeting. <br /> The Chairman reported on are issue that 'as brought to her attention by a resident <br /> of Equestrian Drive, l iashpee, NIA., John Miller. Because the roads are new in this area <br /> the residents agreed to have the Torn take the roads and made a petition to do so. <br /> Apparently the DPW has higher standards with regard to road construction that Planning <br /> Board Subdivision Regulations. They are requiring improvements of a top coat on the <br /> road in order to bring it up t their standards at an additional cost that was anticipated by <br /> the homeowners. <br /> The Town Planner commented that a written DPW standard is non-existent. He <br /> also explained that according to the subdivision regulation 2.5 inches of pavement i <br /> required for a rinor subdivision road of less than 50 houses; a.main road required <br /> inches of pavement. The particular subdivision in question consists of a bead-end street <br /> with a total of -houses. <br /> After some discussion the Board directed the Planning Staff to prepare a memo to <br /> the Board of Selectmen from the Planning Board Chairman infornu'ng them that the <br /> Consulting Engineer feels that the 2.5 inches of pavement is adequate and that the w <br /> Planning.Board feels that the roads were built to Town standards. The Planning Board <br /> has been unaware that there is a different DPW standard. <br /> 10 <br />