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TOWN OF HINGHAM
Planning Board
NOTICE OF DECISION
Special Permit A3 (Parking Determination)
IN THE MATTER OF:
Petitioners: James M. Drew and Susan R. Drew, Trustees of Norfolk Downs Realty Trust & 185 Thomas Burgin Parkway Trust
Premises: 191 Beal Street/2 Churchill Drive
Hingham, MA 02043
Deed Reference: Norfolk Registry of Deeds, Book 13819, Page 225 and Norfolk Registry of Deeds, Book 16262, Page 397
Date: July 29, 2014
Site
Plan Reference: SITE PLAN 191 BEAL STREET HINGHAM, MA 02043, PREPARED
FOR MR. JAMES M. DREW JR. 424 GARDNER STREET HINGHAM, MA 02043, PREPARED
BY CAVANARO CONSULTING 687 MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 5175 NORWELL,
MASSACHUSETTS 02061, Dated 5/27/14, revised to 7/28/14.
Summary of Proceedings:
This
matter came before the Planning Board at a regularly scheduled and duly
noticed joint meeting of the Hingham Planning Board and Zoning Board of
Appeals on July 28, 2014 at 8:00 P.M. in the Hingham Town Hall at 210
Central Street. Members of the Planning Board present were: Gary
Tondorf-Dick, Chair, William Ramsey, Sarah Corey, Clerk, Judy Sneath,
and Walter Sullivan, Jr. At the hearing the Planning Board heard
testimony and reviewed application materials submitted by James M. Drew
and Susan R. Drew for a Special Permit A3 Parking Determination, with
waivers if necessary, under Section V-A Off-Street Parking Regulations
of the Town of Hingham Zoning By-law to allow for construction of a
5,500 square foot addition to an existing multi-tenant industrial
building, at property known as 191 Beal Street/2 Churchill Drive,
property zoned Industrial.
The Peer Review Engineer for the
Planning Board was John Chessia, PE, of Chessia Consulting. The
Petitioners Team included Jeff Tocchio, Attorney, Drohan Tocchio &
Morgan, P.C., John Cavanaro, Engineer, Cavanaro Consulting, Jerry
Seelan, Architect, James M. Drew and Susan R. Drew.
Discussion and Findings:
The
Applicant proposes to provide 56 parking spaces where 42 are existing
and 51 are required, to include 3 handicapped accessible spaces. The
Applicant explained that this is the expansion of known, related and
existing uses and as such the plans show parking calculations and
proposed ratios that match up with current experience at the site. The
Board heard information on the assemblage of uses and associated parking
demand. The Board found that the Applicant was more aware of the daily
parking demands and internal circulation on site than the Board is.
The Applicant requested a waiver of the requirement to provide a traffic
analysis under Site Plan Review. The Board found that this was an
addition to and existing, mostly developed site. The Board found that
the majority of the public traffic was to the dog day care use and not
internal to the site. Parking which had been in the public way was
eliminated from the plan. The Applicant explained, and the Board
agreed and found that the site has sufficient parking to meet the needs
of the uses as described, but questioned if there should be curb stops
for some of the parking spaces adjacent to the building or the front
entrance to the dog day care. The Applicant stated that they were still
reviewing options for the sidewalk in front of the parking adjacent to
the Dog Day Care and hadn't determined if it would be at grade or not.
They hadn't considered curb stops adjacent to the building. The parking
spaces are 20' deep which is the dimensional requirement for parking
without overhang. Ultimately the Board deferred to the expertise of the
Building Commissioner with regard to the need for curb stops in these
areas. The Applicant explained that the landscaping requirement of one
tree for each 10 spaces was met because they are adding 14 spaces and
two deciduous trees are proposed. The Applicant explained the snow
storage areas and snow removal methods when there is a great deal of
snow to manage. The Applicant also stated that there was less area to
plow with the approval of the 5,500 s.f. addition. The Board found that
that was accurate.
Vote:
The Planning Board voted,
unanimously, to GRANT a Special Permit A3 relative to construction of a
5,500 square foot addition as shown on plans entitled, “SITE PLAN 191
BEAL STREET HINGHAM, MA 02043, PREPARED FOR MR. JAMES M. DREW JR. 424
GARDNER STREET HINGHAM, MA 02043, PREPARED BY CAVANARO CONSULTING 687
MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 5175 NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 02061, Dated 5/27/14,
revised to 7/28/14", with the following condition:
1. The
Building Commissioner will look at the parking spaces adjacent to the
building and the front sidewalk and see if he is comfortable with them
as proposed or if curb stops are needed.
This Decision shall not
become effective until (i) the Town Clerk has certified on a copy of
this decision that twenty (20) days have elapsed after the decision has
been filed in the office of the Town Clerk and no appeal has been filed
or that if such an appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or
denied, and that (ii): a copy thereof has been duly recorded in the
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds and indexed in the grantor index under
the name of the owner of record.
For the Planning Board,
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Gary Tondorf-Dick, Chair
Hingham Planning Board
July 29, 2014
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