The Fall River Planning Board convened on April 9, 2025, for a meeting that primarily focused on approving three Form A applications for ANR (Approval Not Required) plans. Each application involved the subdivision of a parcel of land, with the applicants having previously secured zoning relief from the Fall River Board of Appeals regarding frontage and/or area requirements. The meeting began with an open meeting law statement and a review of public comment policies, followed by attendance confirmation of board members Gloria Pico, Mario, and Michael Far, along with administrative assistant Patty, City Engineer and Planner Dan Aguiar, and Assistant City Planner Chris. The first ANR plan, file number 25-1618, was submitted by Kimberly J. Smith, PR of the Estate of Ronald J. Canard, for a property at 7th Street (Assessor's map E-16, lot 31). This plan proposed dividing a 10,564 square foot parcel into two smaller parcels, 1 and 2, of 5,275 square feet and 5,289 square feet respectively. The board unanimously approved this plan. The second and third ANR plans, file numbers 25-1619 and 25-1620, were both submitted by G Toalt Real Estate. The second plan, for 102 Mason Road (Assessor's map C-08, lot 14), sought to subdivide the parcel into three lots, retaining an existing two-family dwelling on Lot 1 and creating two new lots for single-family homes. The third plan, for 72 Belmont Street (Assessor's map M-24, lot 7), proposed subdividing a parcel with an existing three-family dwelling into two lots, with one lot receiving zoning relief for frontage. Both plans from G Toalt Real Estate were also unanimously approved by the board. In addition to the ANR applications, the board reviewed and unanimously accepted the meeting minutes from March 12, 2025. There was no citizen input, and the meeting was adjourned following the completion of the agenda items.
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Uh good evening. This is April 9th, 2025. Uh this is the planning board meeting. We have an open meeting law.
0:14Open meeting law. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or visual recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any media. Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unpreceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. The city ch uh charter section 9-18 mandates that all municipal
0:45member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comment. We have adopted such policies which is short provides for citizens input on the planning board specific matters at the end of the meeting. There is a signup sheet at the back of the room for anyone to sign. I'd like to proceed with um attendance. To my right we have Gloria Pico present. Mario present.
1:20Michael Far is present. Also with us are the um our administrative assistant Daddy and also our city engineer and planner Dan Aguier in the office is our assistant uh city planner and also from Fred TV. With that we'll go right into the agenda.
1:47The the agenda is actually posted uh on the website. Notice um is here to give the city of U planning board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 9th um 2025 at 5:30 here in the first floor hearing room one government center fall river Massachusetts to consider the following. Our new business number one is a form a application to endorse a plan believed not to require an approved
2:19ANR plan. The file number is number 25-1618. And we will let Dan Aguiar explain that to the public and to the board. So the plan that you have before you today um is with regards to the subdivision of this parcel uh located on Duth Street. There is currently a single family dwelling number seven that is located on the very far west of the parcel. The applicant appeared before the zoning board of appeals, was granted
2:49zoning relief with regards to frontage and area in an R8 zoning district, and then has followed that up with the submission of this ANR plan uh for your endorsement this evening. On the plan, you will see under uh item number 10 under the survey notes. Purpose of this plan is to divide assessor's parcel E1631 with an area of 10,564 square ft into parcel 1 with an area of 5,275 square ft and parcel 2 with an
3:18area of 5,289 square ft. You will also see that uh there is a note with regards to that this this plan is subject to a variance granted on January 16th, 2025 by the Fall River Board of Appeals and reported in the Bristol County Registry of Deeds book 1128 page 348. And then uh lastly a note that you are all uh comfortable with and have been asking and commenting about under the signature page you will see
3:49that there is a note that states the above endorsement is not a determination as to conformance with zoning regulations. So with all of those items being addressed I can offer that the plan is in conformance with the plan that relief was granted for and that the plan submitted meets all of the requirements for endorsement of an ANR.
4:09With that, if you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer them.
4:13I apologize. I should have given you the owner application on this. The owner applicant is Kimberly J. Smith, PR of Estate of Ronald J. Uh, Canard. Uh, the property's location is 7th Street. The assessor's map is E-16, lot number 31. Uh, all members of the planning board have received all of these plans. um these applications and agenda and meeting minutes prior uh to attending this at that point. Um we'll
4:48open up uh the discussion with the other planning board members.
4:55No, everything seemed as a variance.
5:01Can I make a motion we approve the ANL plan as submitted? A second. Roll call to my right. Yes.
5:10Yes. And Michael Far is yes. We go on to the second one. Again, it's a form a application to endorse a plan not believed to require approval of an ANR land plan of land. The file number is 25-1619.
5:32the owner applicant G toalt uh real estate property is located at 102 Mason Road. The assessor's map is C-08 lot number 14.
5:47So again, submitted to you is an ANR approval not requires subdivision plan uh seeking endorsement of the subdivision proposed at the location as stated by the chairman uh regarding the dwelling at 102 Mason Street. You'll see on the plan that the proposal is to subdivide this overall parcel into three, leaving the existing two family dwelling on lot one with 8,000 square ft, creating lots two and lot three. uh
6:15plan note six. It's rather lengthy, but that gives you the same general purpose of this plan uh subdividing this lot 14 into three parcels. And it goes on to describe the areas and frontage for each. Uh note number seven, you will see the appropriate reference for the grant of relief that has been recorded in the registry of deeds in book 1147 page 82. And again, under the endorsement box for the planning board,
6:40no determination as to compliance with the applicable zoning bylaws is made, intended, or implied as a result of this endorsement. With that, I offer that this plan is in conformity with the plan that was previously granted relief and I would recommend it to be endorsed.
6:57I just had one question, Dan. Uh the uh lot number three I'm assuming pretty easy assumption uh that is frontage on clip street and for lot number two uh it's a mis street. Is that correct? That is correct. Okay, that's it. I yield.
7:15And and through the the variance both of these lots um are proposed to have single family homes built on them. So Okay. nothing more than the single families.
7:25And it's and it is it is a two f designated for a two family. It is a two family district. Yes. Okay. Thank you.
7:34With that, we proceed to a vote to my right. Okay. I'll make a motion to approve. I'll second Mario's motion.
7:43Let's do a roll call to my right. Yes.
7:46Yes. And Michael Ferris. Yes. As well.
7:53We'll move on to application number three. It's a form A application to endorse a plan believed not to require approve A and R plan file number 251620. That's huge. The uh owner and applicant again is real estate. The property is located at 72 Belmont Street. It's assessor's map M-24 lot 7.
8:22Again, board members, this is uh a submission of an ANR uh endorsement for a former subdivision with regards to the subdivision of the real estate located at 72 Belmont Street. This is an existing three family dwelling that was located to the far north of the overall parcel. The applicant appeared before the zoning board of appeals requesting relief with regards to the frontage requirement in this zoning district
8:47where 100 ft is required. That was the relief needed with regards to subdivision. So you'll see lot one has proposed 12,256 ft which is in excess of what's required in the district. Lot two is 12,986.
9:03Lot two has 100 feet of frontage which is the required uh dimension and lot one did uh receive zoning relief with regards to the proposed 87.67. That intent is listed in plan note number six. And then again in plan note number seven they reference the appropriate legal recording reference for the decision of the zoning board of appeals in book 1144 page 277. And then lastly, again in
9:32the endorsement box, no determination as to compliance with the applicable zoning bylaws is made, intended, or implied as a result of this endorsement. Uh with that, I will offer that the plan is in conformity with the uh plan that has received previous zoning relief and the remainder of the plan meets the requirements for endorsement and recording.
9:53And this uh too is in a single family.
9:56This this is in a single family zoning district. That is correct.
10:01With that, I recommend that we make a motion.
10:07I make a motion we approve the ANR plan as submitted. A second. Roll call. Yes.
10:13Yes.
10:16Yes. Um item number four, we will um review the March 12th, 2025 meeting minutes for approval. I've read through them.
10:31had no comments. Anybody else? Looks fine to me.
10:37Okay. Can I get a endorsement?
10:40Well, Patty, everybody here was at that meeting. Yeah. Okay.
10:49A couple minutes. I was here, wasn't it?
10:52Yeah.
10:54Okay.
10:56Would you like to endorse the plan? Make a move. I make motion to end. I second a motion to adopt the minutes. We will do a roll call. Yes. Yes. Mario. Yes.
11:08Michael Ferius. Yes. The meeting minutes for March um I'm sorry for March 12th are accepted. Item number five, we have citizens input. Three minutes per citizen. We have nobody in the audience.
11:25Well, we have Chris, our assistant planner, in the audience. Um, so I would motion to uh adjurnn. Does anybody want to motion to adjurnn? I make a motion or I second your motion to adjurnn.
11:41You have to make it. He can't make a motion. I make the motion we adjourn.
11:45Come on. You can do that. No, I don't think No, not as chairman. He can't do that. Not as chairman. No, I'll second.
11:50All right, let's do a roll call. Yes.
11:53Yes. Yes. Thank you. Well, thank you.
11:56Have a great night. Thank you, Chris.
11:59I'm sorry about that.