08/21/2002 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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C. Selection of any consultant will be by the Board, in conformance with any applicable General • Lavin or regulations of the Commonwealth, and may include ui e. of consultants retained on a continuing,basis by the Band. Any applicant may file an administrative appeal from Board's choice of consultant to the Board of Selectmen. Grounds for aftinistr-ative appeal from the selection of the outside consultant to the Board of Selectmen shall be limited to claims that the consultant selected has a conflict of interest or does not possess the minimum, required qualifications, consisting either of are educational degree in or related to the field at issue,. or three or more years of practice in the field at issue,or a related field. The required time limits for action upon an application by- the Planning Board shall be extended by the duration of the administrative appeal. In the event that no decision is made by Board of Selectmen within one month following the filing of the appeal, the selection made by the Planning Board shall -stand. Such. an administrative' appeal shall not preclude further judicial review , if otherwise permitted by law, on the grounds provided for in chapter 44 § , Section IX DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES The Planning Board will review 'any application with reference to the applicable portions-of the following design and performance guidelines: A. Roadways, Sidewalks and Bicycle Facilities. 1. Roadways rs shall be designed and constructed in conformance with the- Board's Rules an Regulations Govemin the,Sri civ i r� , with the following exceptions and additions: Streets serving up to five residential units or carrying fewer than fifty o vehicles per day may be built to reduced standards of paving and right-of-way upon approval of the Planning Board, but in no case shall they provide a paved width of less than eighteen (18) feet for two-way traffic. . Where alleys are provided which.are not intended to provide the principal means of access to properties, they shall have a minimum roadway Width of 1 - feet for two-way traffic-and 14 feet for one-way traffic. No fencing, utility pores or other obstructions may be placed within two feet of the pavement edge, where necessary for Fire Department access, minimum roadway width shall be 20 feet, with a minimum inside tum radius of thirty feet two.inches (3070 and a minimum outside radius of fifty feet eight inches o' " . . Streets which will carry more than two hundred o vehicles per day AAT (annual average daily traffic) sball be constructed in conformance with the standards listed below. Projected traffic shall be based on a factor of nine and five-tenths . trips per day for single-family residences, seven and too-tenths . trips per day for townhouses and condominiums, six and seven-tenths b, trips per day for apartments, four and five-tenths (4-5) trips per day for age-restricted retirement communities and on the best available information for other uses.