12/17/1997 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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made to the line contour depicted on the Plan. ) _ The Chairman then inquired of the Applicant, his intended use of the road., to which he stated, "we're not going to do � anything with it. " The Chairman stated his support of continued access on old roads and his hope that the subdivision would not close an existing pass. Applicant agreed to include an easement for the portion of dirt road in question for public use. The Town Planner introduced the subject of nitrogen loading and also made reference to a recent study performed by Dr. Howes. He suggested the Applicant consider constructing swales, rather than catch/leaching basins . There was brief discussion regarding drainage issues/ regulations . Mr. Rowley stated the regulations require piping to low points wherever possible, in most cases where leaching basins are used, a soil investigation is required. The Chairman inquired of the Town Planner if the suggested drainage system would be more environmentally friendly as well as less costly for the Developer, to which he responded, "It would ,M not be appropriate for every subdivision, but would make sense for this particular residential subdivision.! Mr. Rowley quoted f rom Paragraph 4, of Item 8, of the Design Standards, 11 . . . Storm drainage shall be piped to areas within the subdivision suitable for the collection of storm drainage water wherever possible. " In cases where pipe drainage is not possible, leaching basins may be used. In each case adequate disposal surface water should be provided.. " + r The Town Planner did point out the area in question may be designated for highway expansion. The Chairman requested input from the Consulting Engineer at this point with regard to benefits for Town/Developer. Mr, Rowley responded construction of this nature could benefit everyone involved if it is doneproperly. The road would have Y to be designed to dispose of road runoff adequately in order to avoid icing and flooding conditions. He maintained the entire project would have to be taken into consideration, not just the road area. Mr. Rowley stated his interest in a project of this nature and agreed to cooperate with the Developer Is engineer in this regard. He informed Applicant that the 1982 Regulations specify in general terms, how this type of drainage is to be done and that he would be obligated to follow said guidelines. I Applicant expressed uncertainty regarding a re--design of ". the drainage, as well as a concern for additional engineering ft expenses . The Chairman suggested a compromise be considered. whereby _7_ -) ;E