Planning Board Actions Taken 11/25/19

Agenda Items & Actions Taken (unofficial):

1. Administrative Items
   1. Photographic Log for Eversource Liquefaction Facility – Accepted
   2. Forestry Legacy Program Letter of Support – Supported
   3. Approval Not Required Plan – 0 Wilson Street (The Trails at Legacy Farms) – Approved
   4. Approval Not Required Plan – 9 Morse Lane – Approved
   5. Main Street Corridor Presentation and Warrant Article Discussion/Vote – Voted to Send a Letter of Support (7-Yes, 1 No)
   6. Legacy Farms Road North Acceptance – Voted to Send a Letter of Support for Finding a Solution
   7. Planning Board Consultant Selection – Reviewed
   8. Board Member Training Reimbursement – Information Given
   9. No-cut Easement Exception for 2 Cobbler’s Way removal of 4 trees – Approved
   10. 2020 Planning Board Meeting Dates – Eliminated the 8/24/20 Meeting, then approved
   11. Minutes of October 7, 2019 – Approved
   12. Introduction of Stephanie Pemberton who will be taking the minutes at Planning Board meetings going forward – Welcomed
2. Continued Public Hearings – Bucklin St. & Leonard St. – No Discussion, continued to 12-16-19
3. Continued Public Hearings – Commercial Photovoltaic Solar Facility (0 Wood Street, 5 Mechanic Street) – Approved on the second vote (6-Yes, 1-No, 1-Abstain)
4. Continued Public Hearing – 27 Lumber Street/Hopkinton Tennis Club – Discussed and continued to 12-16-19
5. Continued Public Hearing – Elmwood Farms III
 – No Discussion, continued to 12-16-19
6. New Public Hearing – Earth Removal Permit – 253 Lumber Street – Approved
7. New Public Hearing – Shared Parking Special Permit – Bittersweet 22-24 Main Street, 6 Church Street, and 17 Main Street – Approved

Business to be considered by the Board at any time during the meeting:

• Legacy Farms Road/East Main Street Traffic Light Status – Developer reports that the drawings will be done in about 2 weeks, then will go out to bid.
• Legacy Farms North Bus Stop Safety Issue – Discussed above
• Lumber Street/West Main Street improvements – Requested an update at a future meeting.
• Legacy Farms North (Section formerly known as Rafferty Road) – Discussion about disrepair – Not discussed
• Main Street Downtown Corridor discussion – Discussed above
• Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness and Climate Change discussion – Not discussed
• Affordable housing/payments-in-lieu/off-site units discussion – Not discussed
• Future agenda items, correspondence – Requested future discussion of Town Charter’s description in the role of the Planning Board in appointing a Town Planner.

Materials for this Meeting:

• Agenda, Memo and Administrative Items
  • Project Files
• YouTube Video – 3 hours 28 minutes 

General Planning Board Links:

• Planning Board Website
• Planning Board Meeting Videos – YouTube Playlist
• eHop’s Planning Board – Did You Know?