April 14th Gardener Planning Board meeting is called to order. We have a quorum here with three members. We'll start off with the first item under public hearings, zero Emerald Street, amendment to the approved site plan. Jason, do you have
an update? The um item is still with the ZBA for their approval. I believe that they ha have been awarded the variance for the reduced frontage for the property. Uh but they are still seeking
um the ZBA is still seeking additional information regarding the variances for the um decks uh being moved uh because those were required um additional variances as well and were not included
in the original submission. Um so amendments to the variances for those decks are currently being vetted through the ZBA. So, um, apologies, but, uh, if if the board's amicable, we'll continue this to the next next meeting with
hopefully it'll be >> make a motion we continue this at their next uh, May meeting. >> Second. >> All right. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes. 30 table to the next meeting. Um, next item, 677
Tany Boulevard, definitive site plan review. We have the applicant here. >> I don't know. >> Do you want to plug into the TV or >> Sure. There's not much to share as terminal plan updates. I don't know if it's worthwhile, but it could just be a
good visual. >> Yeah, absolutely. Plenty of room. >> It's over by Steven Paul. coordinate over there. >> Do you guys just want to hit the power button on the remote? >> Yes. >> Appreciate it.
>> This is above my pay grade. >> And it should come over right up. >> Give that to the engineer if he he knows more about that. Is it plugged into the >> back of the TV? >> No, it's not.
>> Apologies. Rap. Do you want to hit uh the center button. All right, perfect. >> Good evening. Conor NS for Engineering here to present the definitive site plan
review on behalf of Walmart uh to construct the fuel station at the existing super center at 677 Tiffany Boulevard. Uh so last before the board on the March meeting, um there wasn't any significant comments or feedback at
that hearing. really was just updating some some notes in the cover sheet uh which we we had done as part of this update. However, following the meeting, we received a comment letter from the engineering department. Uh it's pretty brief letter. Not many changes were
included on the plans, but I'll just take you through through some of those updates that we responded to in that letter. First of which being snow storage. Uh we didn't change how snow storage was to be planned on the site. We just wanted to depict it a little differently. We just darkened the hatch on on the snow
storage area and then added a note on the overall site plan sheet as well. Um this was coordinated with the conservation commission. Um and essentially this the area is pretty small on this site just because we were trying to keep snow storage outside of any resource areas and the associated
buffers. Um and then we have a note on on the plan sheets as well. was essentially to the effect that any excess snow storage will be stored elsewhere on the overall property outside of jurisdictional uh resource areas and buffers of same. Uh the second
thing on the plan updates was regarding the the lighting plan just to show the light levels expanding out to Tiffy Boulevard um right away. So none of the light pole locations changed. We're just now just expanding the calculation to this this uh right side of the plan
which is the Tiffany Boulevard right away. Uh that's it for plan updates. There were updates to the drainage report, specifically just the the O andM plan. Um just to include the emergency shut off valve and just routine maintenance,
cleaning and just ensuring that it functions properly. Um it make sure that the owner is taking care of that thing. Um and then with that, we also included it into the um spill prevention and response portion of the the ONM. uh
manual. And then in that same vein, we provided a uh BMP map just showing the locations of each uh drainage component that's to be maintained and and inspected as part of
the routine maintenance. Um so those were the the plan and drainage report updates uh made as part of the the response to the engineering department's comments. Uh the last thing in that letter was regarding a storm water permit which we'll reach out to city engineer directly to to stop the process
on that permit. Um and that we just respectfully request that the storm water permit be made a conditional approval should the decision be for this application. So that's high level summary of the changes since last time I was here. Uh if you want me to expand on
anything further as part of the public hearing, I'd be happy to do so, but turn over to to you all. >> There have any comments from city staff? None from me. >> I've been through the changes. They provided everything I asked for. So, thank you. Um and just to comment, your
plan's great. They're easy to read. I can appreciate that. So, thank you. Thank you. >> Comments, questions from the board? >> No. Nope. >> Any additional information the board wants? Do we have a um draft? >> No, we do not. Okay.
>> I wanted to see if there was any public comment. I know at least um one resident did reach out who lives off of Mil Street. Her and her husband um were not able to make it here tonight. Um so I wasn't sure if there were going to be other members of the public here to
provide comment on this. Um, so if the board's amicable, we'll continue this to the May meeting and we'll have a uh draft uh order of conditions prepared um for us to make a motion on. Okay. >> Is the applicant amendable to post to
continuing the hearing to May? >> Not amenable to >> not not opposed. Okay. >> Just checking. >> Do we have a motion to continue the hearing to the next meeting? I'll make a motion we do continue to the main meeting with conditions so forth set up. >> I'll send the draft over to you Connor
and Rob and if there are any any comments on that that um need to be um kind of flushed out we can >> do that before the meeting. >> Motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Any further discussion?
All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes. So, this will be taken up at our next meeting on the 12th. Thank you. >> I know. >> All right. Next up, we have uh meeting minutes. Did anybody have concerns about
any of the sets, the three sets that are on the agenda tonight? No. >> Uh can I make a motion that we accept the minutes as presented for 2.1, 2.2, 2 and 2.3 >> second. >> Any further discussion?
>> All in favor? >> I >> I opposed. Motion passes. The minutes are approved. Uh new business items 3.1 and 3.2. No discussion on those tonight. Uh next we have item 3.3 and this
relates to item uh 1172, an ordinance to amend the city code of the city of Gardner. We had a public joint public hearing with the city council on this uh earlier this month. Um so an ordinance to amend the code of
the city of gardener chapter 675 thereof entitled zoning uh to remove article thereof entitled signs and advertising devices and move it to a new nonzoning chapter to be numbered chapter 665.
Does the board have any further comments or questions about that? Do we have a motion to recommend favorably to city council? >> I thought we we hadn't done that already. >> We had the joint public hearing and then it comes back to us to recommend the
ordinance as presented and then it goes back to city council for their uh approval for first printing, second printing. Um and then it's it's considered adopted or with edits if there are any recommendate recommended edits obviously
as well. >> I make a motion that uh we uh send the approval back to the city council in favor of the uh ordinance as presented. >> Second. >> Any further discussion? All in favor?
>> I opposed. None. Motion passes. That's it. Our next meeting is on May 12th. Um, we did receive the draft version of the master plan which is out for comment until April 23rd. So, if you have a chance to look at that and provide any comments, that would be
great. They have a public >> um meeting tomorrow somewhere. >> We do moved out of Mackie, right? >> It's getting moved out of Mackie. Um, due to the rain that's expected to start around 4 p.m. around when the event's starting. Um it's now going to be held
in the exhibition space in the Haywood uh Memorial Library. Um so that was the rain location. Um again that's 4 to 6 uh tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th. So all members of the public are welcome to to
join uh developers, business owners. Um the plan really is widespre um hopeful um look at development in the city over the next 20 years. Um, so we want to hear as much feedback as
possible as we've been um doing so with with these open houses that we've had throughout um the past six or eight months. So now that the draft is is fully completed, um this public review
period is is really the last um last period for for public comment to be incorporated before the draft is in front of the planning board for their uh for their review at the um May 12th meeting.
>> Okay. So, the the group from Barrett Planning will be um attending that that meeting as well. >> And we're planning to take a vote on potentially adopting that that night. Right. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Or recommending to adopt. I have to
double check if it has to go to city council for for their approval and adoption as well or whether the planning board itself is the adopting party. Okay. >> I have to check our our uh bylaws, >> but I'll have that in in mind for the May 12th meeting.
>> Yeah. Sounds good. Anything else? Do we have a motion to adjurnn? >> Make a motion we adjourn. >> Your favor. Second. >> All in favor? >> All right, we are adjourned. >> Good. Thank you.