5 28 2019 Planning Board

Fall River Government TV Mar 21, 2023 YouTube Report Issue

The Fall River Planning Board convened on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting began with the re-endorsement of a plan for file number 18-1425, which had been previously approved on December 17, 2018, but the original mylar was lost by the applicant. The board voted to endorse a new mylar for this plan. Following this, the board addressed three applications for endorsement of plans not believed to require approval (ANR forms). Two applications from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River, for properties at 84 and 120 83, and 420 Bradford Avenue, were approved, with two board members abstaining from the first due to personal connections to the applicant. A third ANR application from Hanover MOV LLC for 235 Hanover Street, involving a lot line adjustment to resolve an encroachment by the Fall River Jewish Home Inc., was also approved. A significant discussion took place regarding a proposed requirement for applicants to provide a deposit to cover the cost of newspaper legal notices for public hearings. A staff member explained that this deposit, which is not a fee but a direct reimbursable amount, would help alleviate the nearly $25,000 annual budget line item for legal ads in the planning department. The proposal, which is being considered by the Licensing Board and Zoning Board of Appeals as well, will involve drafting a formal procedure for the board to adopt at a future meeting. The meeting concluded with the unanimous approval of the minutes from the April 23, 2019, meeting, and no public input was received.

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