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NOTICE OF DECISION
SITE PLAN REVIEW UNDER SECTION IV-B.6.b

Certified #7013 3020 0002 2476 6995

IN THE MATTER OF:

Applicant: Gerry Rankin
5 Triphammer Road
Hingham, MA 02043

Premises: 901 Main Street, Lot 4
Hingham, MA 02043

Date: June 20, 2017

Plan Reference: “Lot 4 Site Plan 901 Main Street Hingham, MA” dated December 17, 2016, prepared by James Engineering, Inc., 3 sheets.
Summary of Proceedings:
This matter came before the Planning Board on the application of Gerry Rankin for Site Plan Review under Section IV-B.6.b for the grading and drainage associated with construction of a new single family home, property zoned Residence B.


The Planning Board heard the application at their regular meeting of June 19, 2017 in the Hingham Town Hall at 210 Central Street. Members of the Planning Board present were: Jennifer Gay Smith, William Ramsey, Sarah Corey, Gary Tondorf-Dick, and Gordon Carr.

Mr. Gary James, P.E., from James Engineering, and Gerry Rankin, Applicant, were in attendance to present the application. John Chessia, PE, Chessia Consulting was present as the peer review engineer for the Board. Mr. James explained to the Board that the site is before the planning board and conservation commission for review due to the grading and drainage related to development of a single family house. Mr. James stated, and Mr. Chessia confirmed that the site was much as designed in the subdivision approval, and, aside from needing some minor data the plans were complete. The Board reviewed the plans, tree preservation areas and house location. After comparing the plans to the approved subdivision plan the Board had no additional questions on the site plan.
Board members then reviewed the project in accordance with the Site Plan Review Criteria contained in Section I-I (6) as follows:

a. protection of abutting properties against detrimental uses by provision for surface water drainage, fire hydrant locations, sound and site buffers, and preservation of views, light and air, and protection of abutting properties from negative impacts from artificial outdoor site lighting;

The Board found that Plan should be updated to show inverts at downspouts, leaching pits and other junctions in the piping.

b. convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on adjacent streets; the location of driveway openings in relation to traffic or to adjacent streets, taking account of grades, sight distances and distances between such driveway entrances, exits and the nearest existing street or highway intersections; sufficiency of access for service, utility and emergency vehicles;

The Board found that this was not applicable.
c. adequacy of the arrangement of parking, loading spaces and traffic patterns in relation to the proposed uses of the premises; compliance with the off-street parking requirements of this By-Law;
The Board found that this was not applicable.
d. adequacy of open space and setbacks, including adequacy of landscaping of such areas;
The Board found that the plan should be revised to show the street tree easement and street trees (as approved in the subdivision).

e. adequacy of the methods of disposal of refuse and other wastes resulting from the uses permitted on the site;
The Board found that this was not applicable.
e. prevention or mitigation of adverse impacts on the Town's resources, including, without limitation, water supply, wastewater facilities, energy and public works and public safety resources;
The Board found that this was not applicable.

f. assurance of positive stormwater drainage and snow-melt run-off from buildings, driveways and from all parking and loading areas on the site, and prevention of erosion, sedimentation and stormwater pollution and management problems through site design and erosion controls in accordance with the most current versions of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Stormwater Management Policy and Standards, and Massachusetts Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines.
The Board found that data on the catch basin insert is required prior to issuance of building permit for this lot as per the subdivision approval.

h. protection of natural and historic features including minimizing: the volume of cut and fill, the number of removed trees of 6 inches caliper or larger, the removal of stone walls, and the obstruction of scenic views from publicly accessible locations;
The Board found that is not applicable.

i. minimizing unreasonable departure from the character and scale of buildings in the vicinity or as previously existing on or approved for the site.
The Board found that this is not applicable.

DECISION AND VOTE:
It was Moved, Seconded and SO VOTED to APPROVE the Site Plan Review for plans titled “Lot 4 Site Plan 901 Main Street Hingham, MA” dated April 2, 2017, prepared by James Engineering, Inc. consisting of three sheets, based on the findings and subject to the following conditions:

1. Applicant shall provide updated plans to the peer review engineer showing the following revision before the building permit is issued:
o inverts at downspouts, leaching pits and other junctions in the piping
2. Applicant shall revise the plan to show the street tree easement and street trees (as approved in the subdivision).
3. Applicant shall submit data on catch basin insert is required prior to issuance of building permit for this lot as per the subdivision approval.



_____________________________
Jennifer M. Gay Smith, Chairman
Hingham Planning Board

Cc: Town Clerk, Gary James, John Chessia, Building Department, Conservation, Assessor, BOH



NOTARIZATION


EXECUTED this _____ day of June, 2017


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Plymouth, ss June ____, 2017



Then personally appeared Jennifer M. Gay Smith, Chairman of the Hingham Planning Board, and acknowledged the foregoing to be the free act and deed of said Board.


_________________________ My Commission Expires: March 4, 2022
Dolores A. DeLisle, Notary Public