Planning Board Actions Taken 4/23/20

Planning Board Actions Taken 4/23/20

Agenda Items & Actions Taken (unofficial):

1. Administrative Items

  1. Form K Lot Release – Lot A-2-3 and Restricted Land Covenant – Legacy Farms North – Discussed, but not voted on.
  2. Approval Not Required Plan – 147 Lumber Street – Approved
  3. Site Selection Criteria for Solar Overlay District – Discussed
  4. Minutes of 2-24-20, 3-9-20, 3-14-20 – Approved

2. Continued Public Hearings – Bucklin St. & Leonard St. – No Discussion – Continued to May 11, 2020
3. Continued Public Hearings – Solar Special Permit and Stormwater Management Permit – 0, 71 Frankland Road – Seaboard Solar
4. Continued Public Hearing – Major Project Site Plan Review – 25-35 Main Street – Discussed & Continued to May 18, 2020
5. New Public Hearing – Special Permit for Common Driveway – 47, 49 Stoney Brook Rd. – Discussed & Continued to May 11, 2020

6. Continued Public Hearing – Zoning Articles for Town Meeting:
Proposed amendments to the Hopkinton Zoning Bylaw and Zoning Map, including:
● Amend Article XXVII, Signs, Section 210-179, to allow for additional temporary signage for businesses determined to be affected by construction within a public right-of-way. – Not discussed – Continued to April 27, 2020
● Establish the Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District and amend the Zoning Map to place all or a portion of the following parcels within the Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District, without affecting the underlying zoning of said parcels, as applicable: Discussed & Continued to April 27, 2020
394 Wood Street (Assessors Map Ul Block 1 Lot 0),
0 495 + Elm (1-495 ROW) (R23-495-0),
0 Wood Street (U6-21-0),
5 Mechanic Street (U6-20-0),
147 Lumber Street (R29-15-0),
201 Hayden Rowe (U24-24-0),
0 Cedar Street (UII-26-B),
0 Wilson Street (U12-2-A),
17 Wilson Street (UI2-1- A),
0 Wilson Street (U11-30-0),
67 East Main Street (U7-1-0),
0 Frankland Road (U7-7-0),
71 Frankland Road (R9-5-0).

7. New Public Hearing – Zoning Article for Town Meeting
Proposed amendments to the Hopkinton Zoning Bylaw and Zoning Map, including:
● Establish a Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District and amend the Zoning Map to place all or a portion of the following parcels within this District without affecting the underlying zoning of said parcels, as applicable: Discussed & Continued to April 27, 2020
Off Teresa Road (Assessors Map R23 Block 102 Lot 0);
Off Teresa Road (Map R30
Block 20 Lot 0);
0 Wood Street (Map U14 Block 28 Lot 0);
495 Interstate (Map R17 Block 1 Lot 0);
Off Route 495 (Map R17 Block 3 Lot 0);
66 Fruit Street (Map U3 Block 13 Lot 0); and
66B Fruit Street (Map R6 Block 8 Lot 0).

8. New Public Hearing – Zoning Article for Town Meeting (Citizen’s Petition)
Proposed amendment to the Hopkinton Zoning Bylaw, including:
● Amend Article XIII, Garden Apartments in Residential Districts, Section 210-74.B.(11) and Article XIIIA, Village Housing in Residential Districts, Section 210-75.3.B.(11), to require the Town of Hopkinton be responsible for trash and recycling collection within the developments approved under these Articles. Discussed & Continued to April 27, 2020

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

● Legacy Farms Road/East Main Street Traffic Light Status – Received an update, lights have been ordered, still in progress, coming along
     – Legacy Farms North Road – Plantings are being done now, a manhole in the road is being fixed by Eversource, hoping for paving to be done in the 3rd week in May
– East Main Street Sidewalk – In progress, but the contractor has been sick and the project has been delayed.
● Legacy Farms Fiscal Analysis – Received an update, seems to be still in progress, developer had technical difficulties during meeting
     – Updated enrollment numbers received: HPS Students in Legacy Farms 4/1/20 – Report to Planning Board (PDF)
● Growth Study Committee Update – Not discussed
● Discussion regarding cul-de-sac length in OSLPD developments – Not discussed
● OSLPD regulation change recommendations to ZAC – Not discussed
● Master Plan Action Items – Not discussed
● Lumber Street/West Main Street improvements – Not discussed
● Legacy Farms North (Section formerly known as Rafferty Road) – Discussion about disrepair – Not discussed
● Main Street Downtown Corridor update – Not discussed
● Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness and Climate Change discussion Not discussed
● Future agenda items, correspondence – Not discussed

Meeting Adjourned at 10:42 PM

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