6.11.2025 Planning Board

board. This is June 11th, 2020. Uh we have actually I need for opening meetings.

I have to uh proceed with the opening meeting uh law statement. Pursuant to opening 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 unpersceived by those and are deemed acknowledgeable and permissible. The city charter section 8-

I mean 9-18 mandates that all multiple member bodies develop and adopt rules or policies for public comments. We have adopted such policies which in short provides for citizens input on planning board specific matters at the end of the meeting. There is a signup sheet in the back of the room. I'd like to do roll call. To my right we have Gloria Pacho present. To my left we have uh Beth

Andred present. Um I am Michael Ferris on the planning board uh vice chair. We also have in the room to my left uh we have um Patty Aguar who is the administrative clerk and we have Dan Aguar which is the city engineer in our audience. We have Chris Lec who is an assistant planner and we have a new member um Courtney Pere and doing live television on Fall River Access Television is Craig uh Salvador.

I'd like to just start off with a roll call to my right. Gloria Pacho present.

Beth Andred present. And Michael Ferris.

Proceed into the um there is no old um agenda or old news. So we'll go right into the new business. Uh we have five form A plans. The first for plan uh form a plan is an application for endorsement. a plan believed not to require approval, an ANR plan of land.

The file number is 25-1626.

The owner/applicant is R&D realy uh trust. The property location is 1493 Meridian Street and the assess the assessor's map is V-05 lot 22. And I'd like to pass this over to Dan Aguar to tell us a little bit about this plan. So this is an existing large parcel, very very large parcel over two acres of land um with approximately 200 feet of frontage along Meridian Street. The applicant uh went

to the zoning board of appeals and was able to get a waiver of frontage to create two back lots that are both far in excess of what's required in the zoning district. So, the plan submitted to you um reflects what was shown on that zoning board of appeals plan uh creating two buildable lots in the back leaving the house 1493 meridian on lot number one. You'll see in note number 12 the recording information uh with

regards to the zoning relief and then also at the bottom of the plan the intent of the plan which is to take this lot and subdivide it into three new building lots. With that, I would say that it is afforded a door endorsement.

If you have any questions, I'd be more than glad to answer.

Any planning board?

I actually have uh uh three questions on it. Uh so these are uh zoned in, I believe, a single family uh setting.

Yep. And so the uh variance that was given were for the frontage, which would be on Meridian Street. Correct. I believe there'd be two access roads roughly 50 feet um to the north and 45 ft to the south. Um so that would be their new access. So along this entire drive of approximately uh 250 ft. Um we would have basically three access points. Um was that taken into consideration during the zoning

portion of that? Yeah. Yep. So it was the um so each one will have its own driveway. 1493 currently has its own driveway. Um and then each of the lots two and three in the back will each have it its own driveway as well. Okay. And then the other thing is uh when I was reading through this they were saying um there are no um restricted uh um areas for building. And I just wanted to

make it uh clear that I believe it's like 1500 feet to the east of this lot is Northwood Tuppa Pond if I'm not mistaken. I know it's heavily wooded between that. Um but I don't know just looking at an aerial photo I didn't know whether there was any vertal pools or anything of that nature or wetlands just adjacent in that area. Do you know that at all? No. So, so that'll be something

through their permitting if if they need to file with the conservation commission, they'll be required to.

Right now, the only thing before you is the creation of the parcels. Um, no construction activity is proposed uh to this board.

Okay perfect.

Can I make a motion to approve? Motion to approve. I second the motion to the plan. Uh to uh make a roll call for uh voting to my right. Yes.

Beth, yes. And Michael Faras, yes.

The second form a application for endorsement of a plan believed not to require approval ANR Plan of Land. It's file number 25-1627.

The owner/applicant is J&H Holding Group LLC. The property location is Mariano Bishop Boulevard and the ancestral map is C-16 lot 0001.

Dan, so this is a subdivision of a parcel of land at the very southerntherly end of the city along Mariana Bishop Boulevard at the Tibetan line. Uh subdividing the existing parcel into four uh single family building lots all conforming to the um R8 zoning district. Each lot has in excess of the 80 feet required frontage and the 8,000 square foot in area. You'll see there is a a note in the top left corner of the

plan uh illustrating the purpose of the plan. No zoning references required as as no relief was required. With that, I would offer that the plan should be endorsed.

Planning board members, any questions?

I just have one question. uh the lot a uh lot one uh which abuts um Rhode Island, do they have to go through or do they have are they privy to any type of review? I know there's a paper road that called calls it uh 8 rodway aka Fish Road. Yep. Um do they go through a process of of the land's not in it and zone? Okay. I didn't know if it was if

if there there was a process by which a butterers need to be notified like if it was a zoning board of appeals petition or a conservation commission permitting then the land owner of the abuing land um would be notified but if it's just the street then then no that would not happen. Okay, very good. Got to make sure that people know that I'm doing my homework.

Uh I'd like to make a um a motion for uh approval. I make a motion to endorse the plan. I second that. We'll do a vote to my right. Yes. To my left. Yes. And Michael Ferris as well as a yes.

We're getting quicker at this. Form number three. Item number three. Form a application to endorse a plan believed to not require approval and our plan of land. The file number is 25-1628.

The owner is DDL Realy LLP. The property location is 596 Airport Road. The assessor's map is Z-3 Lot 58. The owner is Madison FR Properties LLC. Property location 594 Airport Road. Assessor's map C uh Z-23 lot one 42 and 28. Dan, so what we have here is two separate property owners, two separate properties. What they're doing is they are creating a parcel. You see a little triangle in between the lot

line. Yep. So what they're the neighbor at 596 needed some additional land to create a parking facility. the owner of the northerly parcel had excess land. So they're subdividing out a piece from the northerly parcel conveying it to the southerntherly parcel. That is all. No variances required. Um the the building on the existing parcel uh maintains its required setback to the the new property

line. So with that I would offer that the plan should be a fourth endorsement.

Any questions from the planning board?

Gloria Beth? No I don't have any questions.

Can we get make a motion, please? I'll make a motion. I'll second that motion.

Make a vote. Gloria, yes. Beth, yes. And Michael Ferris says yes.

Item number four, form a application to endorse a plan believed not to require approval ANI plan of land. The file number is 25-1629.

The owner slapplicant is Porter Street Realy, Inc. The property location is south side of Slade Street, west of Bay Street. The assessor's map is H-17 lot 02. The owner is Luren Realy, Inc.

and the location, property location is 47 Slade Street. Assessor's map is H-17 and the lot is 27. Dan. So, this is again a very large parcel of land, 219,000 square feet with frontage along Bay Street, Potter Street, and Slade Street.

The intent was to subdivide parcel two, which is the large parcel into two parcels, leaving lot 2A with frontage along Bay Street and frontage along Slate. The problem that came up was that when they did that, parcel 2B would not have the requisite frontage along Slade Street. See at the far left of the plan, only 91 uh feet of frontage, needing 100. So they had to go to the property owner next door which is lot 27A

and because they have excessive frontage purchase a small parcel creating 9 ft of additional frontage to be added to their parcel 2B so that it would be a conforming lot. So at the end of the day it's really the larger lot being subdivided into two far exceeding the zoning requirements. But in order to do that they did need to buy some additional frontage from the abuing property. So the abuing property had to

get dragged in as an applicant and owner as well. So I see parcel 27B. Yep. 138 square f feet. Does it say the dimensions of that triangular shape?

Look up in your top right hand corner.

It says see the detail.

Oh, okay. That's the 9 ft that they have. They have the dimensions of parcel 27. So much they can't that little triangle is so small they stuff the dimension usually. Yeah. Usually I see that and I see that's okay. Perfect.

Thanks, Beth. Do you have any questions?

No, I do not. Dan, I just have a couple questions. It says on here uh not a buildable lot due to frontage. Uh but with that parcel, if acquired uh the 9 ft, they would build it would be a buildable lot. That that is correct.

Yep. And then the other question I have is we have significant uh vegetative wetlands. Yep. Um so I'm assuming what is the requirement for the setback on this and has that been flagged in that that wetland has been flagged and approved. Again, conservation jurisdiction, not the planning boards.

Yeah. And any construction activity that happens on either of these parcels would need to conduct the appropriate permitting through the conservation commission. But forformational purposes, the jurisdictional area would be 100 ft from the edge of that bordering vegetated wetland. Any work in that buffer zone would require permitting.

Perfect. Thank you. Yeah.

People make a motion, please.

Sorry. I make a motion we endorse a plan as submitted. I second.

Let us vote. Gloria, I vote yes. Beth, yes. And Michael Ferris votes yes.

Item number five, another form a application for endorsement of plan believed not to require approval of an ANR plan of land.

File number 25-1630.

The owner applicant is Around the Clock Services, Inc. The property location is 560 and 570 and 572 William Street. The assessor's map is I-07 lot 28. Dan, so we couldn't get through the night without one of these. So, this is one of our um existing parcels with uh three residential uh properties uh buildings located on it that were in existence prior to subdivision control law. And as explained in the past, um

when that is the case, the petitioner has the ability to get a special permit from the zoning board of appeals allowing the parcel to be subdivided um in the best way possible. So, the applicant submitted a plan to the zoning board of appeals. They did receive relief. This plan reflects uh the relief that was granted. Note number seven under plan notes provides the legal recording information uh for that zoning

relief. In that zoning relief, it did require um that specific easements be shown um on this on this plan um which has been added and also that uh specific uh property corners also needed to be set which you'll see on the plan set that that that has been done as well along the new property line. So drill holes and and rebars have been set with that. Additionally, there is a an intent

uh item note number six under plan notes which is to take the existing parcel subdivided into three leaving each existing structure on its own parcel.

That is it. Um with that I would say that the plan is afforded endorsement.

If you have any questions feel free to ask. Now it's pretty straightforward.

Um can I get a motion from the planning board? Uh motion.

I'll second that motion. Let let us vote on it. Gloria. Yes. Beth. Yes. And Michael Bars is a yes.

I don't have They're with us. Oh, they're with us. I I never Courtney just started. It's their first day. Oh, okay.

I wasn't introduced. So Oh, I'm sorry.

It's okay. We'll get introductions. I'm Beth. How are you? Welcome. I just need to get a um close out approval of meeting minutes for May 14th, 2025. That meeting? I was not. You were not. So So we'll table that. We don't have a quum for that. Oh, okay. Yeah, we don't.

John's not here. Nor is here. Okay.

We'll have to table um the approval of the meeting minutes on May 14th, 2025 to the next meeting. Uh she made the motion. I'm sorry.

Second table. I apologize. Motion second. Can we have a vote on that?

Gloria, yes. Beth, yes. And Michael Ferris, yes. To table the meeting minutes to the next of May uh 14th, 2025 to the next meeting in July. Uh our uh se item number seven is citizens input.

I look into the crowd. I see no citizens. So we have no input. Um, I'd like to make a motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. I second that's motion. Let us vote. Gloria, yes. Beth, yes. And Michael Ferris says yes. Thank you.

Thank you very much. should happen.