04/02/1997 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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' to proceed with the process at this point and proposed building the project as it was originallyresented. He requested P 7 P � permission to work with the Town Planner in an attempt to finalize the document for final approval by the Planning Board. +skg',r At this point of the Meeting the Chairman read a letter r , received from Art Traczyk, Trustee for windchime Condominium r ,,kkii Association: "Dear Mr.. Ferragamo, As President and Trustee of Windchime, I have reviewed the proposed language of the s „ Modification of the Special Permit, etc. . .Concerning Item 1, the � E Applicant has not presented. a Plan. This drafting, although it , �� references the original 187 Plan for the development essentially ",`'"`0 does not constitute a Plan given the permissive language of Item 1. Surely at minimum the first phase, Phase 1B, should include ffr; the proposed revisions, being footprint and architecture, showing them in the area to be made. The idea that in subsequent phases � the Applicant could modify the Plan simply by submitting drawings to the Building Inspector and Planning Board is like giving cartE k..r blanche f or any future changes. This idea is not in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Commonwealth f or issuance of Special : Permits. M.G.L. expressly state the specific improvements or amenities or location of proposed uses that must be provided by }' the Applicant as a condition f or the grant of the Special Permit. The Applicant' s proposed mechanism for changes allows major modifications to the Special Permit by the Applicant without WILY:!. Planning Board or Public discussion or input. Concerning Item 2, the Board should note that the only items proposed for their -• r:=,�� '`' control on these buildings are footprint and unit size. There is R no reference to the proposed height of one and one--half story structures. The desired roof line by the Board for protection of the 1►�ashpee River, etc, , . for, for proposed architectural style. u� Concerning items 4 and 8. total building footprint in the original 187 Plan was 178, 000 square feet. That figure included " �4 P1' both dwelling units (170) and garages (approx. 76) . In Item 8, I ir{t?E:r >* k the Applicant now proposes to add at his discretion more garages, r the footprints of which are greater than that of the original Plan an the footprint c committed o in T d ca t t em 4. The opening language of this proposed Modification would allow the Applicant r k1�EN r to utilize the garage footprints permitted in 187, move those ►`� foot rint areas into the dwelling units and further allow the p g r 1 Applicant, again at his discretion, to put into the site a two car garage for each of the new 142-units. - That would total 68, 000 addition square feet of footprint and building on-site , without any further approval of the Board. Concerning Item 9, E the word "landscape" is noticeably missing. Concerning Item 16, r the Condo Association has already established a reserve account ROA4 for the wastewater treatment plant, That account was established by the developer in accordance with the: original. Special Permit. The fee of $495 , 00 was paid into this account by each of the fourteen existing units at closing, etc. , etc. , and that level of funding should be maintained and not modified by this proposal . Sub--Item E, the last sentence should be changed to " clarify. That sentence could be interpreted to imply in order '1= r