2.12.2025 Planning Board

get ready like to welcome everyone to the uh February 12 2025 meeting of the for of appointing board pursuant to the open meeting law any person may make an audio or video 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 proceeded or un proceeded by those present and are

deemed acknowledged and permissible the city Charter section DH 9-18 mandates that all Municipal uh member bodies develop and adopt rules or policy for public comment we have adopted such a policy which in short provides for citizen input on planning board specific matters at the end of the meeting there's a signup sheet that is located in the back of the room we'll do roll call glor Pico

present Beth Andre present Mario Lola here Mike farias present and I John Ferrer I'm present as well also we have Patty agar the administrative clerk we have Dan agard a city engineer and we have Craig Salvador from fora government TV first item under the new business repetitive P petition Jamie Duff 951 Slade street map g-15 lot 35 in accordance with class General law c4a and 16 and 86 to 487 of the Ford

zoning bylaw the applicant requests that the for planning board make a determination that the submitted proposal contains specific and material changes in the conditions for which unfavorable action had previously be previously been taken by the city of foron board of appeals on January 18th 2024 the applicant was denied a zoning variance to convert a former Child Care Center into 15 residential Apartments

waving unit count parking and lot coverage the new petition differs as it seeks to convert it into 11 units uh 11 residential alomas waving unit count parking and lot coverage this property is located in an A2 apartment zoning District good evening for the record my name is Peter solino I'm a lawyer here in Fall River with addresses at 550 Locust Street I represent the applicant Jamie Duff uh as Mr chair just read

we're here before you this evening for a very limited and specific purpose which is to gain a determination of this board that the new proposal is substantially materially different from the old proposal in as much as rather than 15 units we're seeking to do 11 units at 951 Slate Street the plans are submitted which illustrate that um parking is sufficient uh meaning we can provide the

necessary parking for the development so really it's spot coverage and unit count would be the waivers requested in the zoning board context right zya nope I have nothing beyond that other than again as as we deal with these often and you've become good at it the scope is very narrow as attorney selino stated just dealing with is this plan does it have substantial material differences for the reasons or

the purposes for which it was denied originally so um with that I mean right going from the 15 to 11 that's like a 26 20 27% uh reduction in units so and no and no longer needing a uh a waiver of parking parking right so he's satisfied parking at the same time board members any uh any questions or motion yeah just a quick question uh how is this um basically I see the unit count and the

compliance of the driving um but did the layout change at all or did it kind of just say the same and we just we just the building I don't I don't remember the last it's an existing building it is in in your package is is the previously requested relief which would look identical to this except for the unit count in that the zoning request previously was seeking a reduction in the required parking okay which it

meanss now right now now it does mean but the footprint of the building to answer your question is not changing it's just going to be less units within the same space is it are the uh is Building height changing or anything of that nature or is it do you know what the height no the height is not intended to change okay anyone else Beth no Mario Mario I see I see great material changes so I

don't have really any question all right do I have a motion to uh to submit this back to the uh zoning board motion by Mario second out second second by Gloria I mean by Beth roll call Gloria yes Mario yes uh Beth yes Michael yes and I John F yes as well thank you members of the board all right next item on the agenda some foret number two foret application for endorsement of plan believed not to

require approval and our plan of land file number 25-1 1611 owner George Shaker applicant Kevin Colin property location 775 and 807 Pleasant Street sess map k-4 lot 16 and 18 the board members what I would offer here is this is not a subdivision this is a merger of two lots so this is the Enterprise rental car over on Pleasant Street so as part of their proposed expansion plans their proposed addition

would have extended over the lot line so in order for them to get a building permit they've been through the site plan review process already one of the conditions was we need to get rid of that lot line so this is just merging the two lodger Lots both Lots as they exist currently conform to zoning anyway so this is actually making it twice as conforming as what it needs to be so

with that I would offer that it is afforded an endorsement all right any questions from the board Lauren Mario be no Michael what they plan on doing with the uh expanding the Enterprise Renton okay thank you do I have a motion to approve the uh the indorsement a motion second I'll second Gloria roll call Gloria yes Mario yes be yes Michael yes and I John for yes call three on the agenda form a

application for endorsement of plan believe not to require approval anr plan of land file number 25612 owner Madison properties and ddl realy applicant ddl realy property location 594 Airport Road assessor map z-3 lot Lot 24 so this proposal before you is actually just to modify the lot line in between these two properties uh this would be corporate image apparel uh over on Airport Road just after the new

building that was just constructed um so they had needed to or had wanted to expand their building at corporate image apparel and redo their parking facility with that they needed to acquire some additional Land from the abing property to the north so with what this plan is doing is creating parcel B approximately 7,000 square ft coming from um the larger parcel being conveyed to the

corporate image of power uh parel that's all so we're not creating any new Lots just just to transfer of some land so that they can comply with zoning and parking requirements for their addition these merges are pretty easy do have any uh any questions from the board does it stand on the plan um of the plan is let's see it does say under parcel B to be merged with land Court Lot number

48 I don't have my glasses on but let me read through the actual notes Portland situated premises situated following easement rights I don't see a specific notation explaining what they're actually doing I think I think Mike's mentioned this before and I think I have as well but can we make um you know as part of the plan submissions that they say very State very simply the purpose of this plan is to combine two

board no but it's nice uh when I understand title the purpose of the plan 10 feet to the neighbor y you know all right do I have a motion to approve the endorsement I make a motion to approve it second it Mel okay roll callia yes uh Mario yes be yes Michael yes and I John for yes as well number four form a application for endorsement of plan believed not to require approval

and our plan of land file number 25-1 1613 owner excuse me applicant Roger P and Natalie L gamos property location 1300 New Hall street cessors map d-10 lot 15 so this is a subdivision of an existing Fel of land that's comprised of about 39,000 sare ft with 350 ft of Frontage applicant is simply um subdividing a parcel off with 80 ft of Frontage and 10,000 square ft meeting the zoning

requirements for the R8 zoning District um with that being the case this plan is afforded endorsement all right any questions from board members I like the plan I like that has a purose and then it has the zoning reference so that we know that a lot too complies so I've just i' like Jeff well done Jeff all right Jeff any other questions should ask for a raise any other questions from the board

members if not do I have a motion to accept endorsement motion to accept motion by Mike second I'll second I that call Wario yes Mario yes Beth yes Michael yes and I John for vote Yes as well number five form a application for indorsement of plan believed not to require approval and on plan of land file number 25-1 1614 owner applicant grk Investment Trust property location 1298 and three

1300 Rodman Street assessors map f-9 Lots 25 and 48 so this is a reconfiguration of of two separate fils currently uh one of the fils currently contains uh two multif family dwellings and the applicant is proposing to reconfigure them subdividing off two conforming lots lots two and three both with the requisite Frontage and area requirement for the r42 family zoning district and one as well um exceeds those area

requirements and Frontage requirements with that the plan isn't afforded IND filing some normal ones so lot two the frontage is on Rodman not Omen that's that is correct y any questions from the board she looking again I like the zoning reference now 7 5 squ foot Frontage I like that makes it easier for us Jeff this yours too if not do I have a motion to accept the endorsement I make a

motion motion by Mario second I'll second Mario favor Gloria yes Mario yes Beth yes Michael yes and I John forer vote Yes as well last form a on the agenda item number six application for adustment of plan believ not to require approval and our plan of land file number 25-65 owner applicant anchor Holdings LLC property location 114-122 Davis Street assessor map m-13 lot 6 so this is a subdivision um of a fossil

that contained two multif family dwellings they did seek zoning relief and obtained that the reference is noted under plan notes number seven with the recording information of the of the special permit granted by the zoning board of appeals um and this plan is in Conformity with that approved um zoning special permit so with that I would offer that it is afforded endorsement board members any questions

no I think I know what this is no questions do I have a motion to approve a motion to approve by second second call Gloria yes Mario yes Beth yes the Mike yes I foral yes as well okay that's it for that now we go we've got uh reorganization election of offices what is everybody's uh I make a motion to um elect John S chair and Mike as Vice chair our second and our

third more responsibility Mike just keep taking it my God see how she relinquished that we want to take turns right we want to take turns well if she wants to take turns give us CPC yeah you put that in his lap last time okay yes I think she did make the motion to put him on yeah she did she's the one who dropped in his lap yeah she was quicker

than you were Mike that's why I know I realize I'm new to well this one I'm not as new but the CPC and everything else it's all new so is everyone in favor of the appointments yes yes I know where you live by the way okay next we've got the approval of the M minutes of the meetings um let's see which one's first we go with December 11th the only one that cannot

vote that was absent was Mario do I have a motion to accept the minutes of the meeting for December 24 uh December 11 2024 say Gloria says who's here Mike second all in favor Gloria yes Mario yes Beth yes Michael yes and myself yes uh the next said is um the January 8th meeting uh Beth you weren't here glor you weren't here so it was just myself Mario and Michael do I have a motion to

accept these minutes I motion to accept it Michael and second second and I vote Yes as well so that's citizens input very quiet today and do I have a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn second yeah second by Michael everyone have a great night