It's 7 o'clock. Calling to order the Town of Halifax planning board meeting for Thursday, December 18th, 2025, being held in the selection meeting room at Town Hall, 499 49 499 Plymouth
Street. First order of business is to >> move over the agenda. Yeah, but I'm going to announce who's at the meeting. Um, tonight's members, we have a full board. Mr. Sylvester is present, Mr. Walsh is
present, Mr. Gan is present, Miss Troop is present, and myself, Mr. Millius is present, and I need a motion to approve the very short agenda. >> I'll make a motion to uh to accept the agenda as presented.
>> Do I have a second? >> Second. moved and seconded to approve the agenda. All those in favor indicate by saying I. >> I. I'm going to take that as unanimous. >> We're going to start with uh some discussion. Uh 590 Meta Street. Uh we
have not yet signed the uh final plans and the decision letter. We're waiting for full set of c a full-size set of plans which we now have in our possession. I don't know if anybody's had a chance to look at them. By all means,
we only had two sets up here, so we're sharing. >> I think we've concurred on this end that they are identical to the small set. >> Does anybody want to look? >> All right. >> Have we got uh
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> And in the corner is all the on the set with the see the handwriting on the desk. Yeah, that's all the stuff that should be on the decision letter. I
believe >> I do have >> I just moved it off. >> Yeah, this one. I just want to be sure I don't lose it in the 10 minutes I've been sitting. >> I thought there was thought there was seating on the deck only you couldn't
bring out stuff. >> No, you're not. Yeah, you can't. Nothing. >> Okay. >> You know, you couldn't you couldn't there was no service out there. You couldn't be served. You couldn't have a portable bar or anything like that. >> Then we found out that you can't even
have a seating that people can sit on. I think it was to prevent confusion too, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I was just going to ask you to read that. >> It just says uh tables in coffee shop. Did you resolve that?
>> Yeah, there's a plan. >> Okay. the only um so in the that set you have they had a second set has the table set up but it only had it in the function hall and it has
it didn't have previously so we're all good >> yeah and then on the next page I know this next set here shows it if they were going to have some
space in that >> two things going on at the same time. >> And then this one is when there's a function. >> Yes. >> And that is the same >> you can see it in that set if you wanted
to compare but it's 1 2 3 4 5 6 and then the head table. Anything else is uh has been confirmed been what? Uh they just have to meet the regular town requirements as far as uh
times they can stay open till >> it's in there. Okay. >> And you have to read the record. Is that what you said? >> Yes. Good. >> Yeah. 77 somewhere but I don't see it. I'll read it and then we can decide. All
right. Uh it will be December 18th. It's for Matt McCauley at 590 Mont Ponet Street. Um dear Mr. Macaulay at a meeting held on Thursday, October 16th, 2025 to
Halifax Planning Board voted 5 to Dar to grant the site plan review application for plan number OE4152 dated March 14, 25. Is that right? 084152.
Dave, >> you got it. >> Yes. I >> um site plan application was submitted on July 29th, 2025 by Outback Engineering on behalf of the property owner Dan McCaulay to redevelop the existing
building into an event space and coffee house said to be located at 590 Mona Street, Halifax, as shown on Assess map, map 19, lot 63, book 597, page 48 with the following conditions as listed.
There will be no seating on the deck and the deck will remain unenced, meaning no roof, so the remover of the roof from the plans, which did occur >> did occur. Yes. >> There will be no exterior bar on the deck, portable or otherwise. There will
be no service at all on the deck. There will be a maximum of 54 people allowed on the property at any time. 50 guests, 50 guests and four employees. There will be 27 parking spaces and two handicap spaces. Tables need to be laid out on
another plan of the coffee shop which we have. All events are to be catered. Seating of 50 people will be for special events only and the coffee shop is to be closed during special events. There will be no valet parking.
To talk about what we just talked about, the 7 to 7 was on the Plymouth Street decision letter. Oh yeah. Yes. >> So, so yeah, we can't limit the function to 7:00. >> No, no, no. But I mean like regular
restaurants and bars and walking north, they would imagine that that's all regulated by the select on could be regulated by the >> right by the license. Right. In making its decision, the planning board reviewed the criteria listed in chapter
16728h of the code of the town of Halifax as part of the site plan review and was assured that the use of the property was reasonable based on the criteria listed in the bylaw. Any change in the use, the scope of the use, or the location of the
business will require a new or modified site plan review and approval. Any relief requested by the applicant which is not express expressly granted here is hereby denied. The following of the votes of each planning board member on its application. Um all of us are yes.
So I'm just going to say that um sinc chair of the planning board. Um, do we want to write like under here um, according to all other Halifax bylaws to encompass
the um, you know, like the time period for if they had a liquid license blah blah blah >> comply rules and conditions of the liqu. >> Did I miss that? Did I read it and not properly? >> I don't remember hearing it, but >> should we add on it?
I don't see it. >> Well, actually that doesn't come under the purview of employee. >> That's just right. That would be they'd have to do that any of that. >> In other words, we couldn't enforce that. >> But we've always like there's been a long period of time where it always was
written that all other Halifax. So, so to make it clear that this isn't the only set of laws they have to go by, >> it doesn't hurt to write in there subject to all the rules and regulations of the town hall effect. Well, I would make make a motion that with that change um I would be okay with it and then you
can sign it um when that would be added. >> Does that make sense? >> Yeah. >> Everybody good with that? Any questions? You made a motion. >> We need a second. >> Second. We have a motion and a second to
include one more line in the decision letter indicating that it is subject to all the rules and regulations set forth by the town of Halifax. That should cover it all. >> Yeah. >> All those in favor? >> I.
>> Any opposed? Unanimous. >> Okay. Um I'll put that over here. >> Yeah. that you want to. >> Yeah, that would be great. Thanks for
seeing motion. >> I can tell it is time. We'll sign both sets. >> Yeah, you might as well figure it out.
You want to talk? >> Yeah. Find a spot. >> What about light box or >> anywhere it fits? >> Oh, can we do it that way? >> Why not? Yep. I don't know if I have to go down that
long. >> Probably not. But >> it's like old school like thought of like remember when you had to do it. >> Yep. It works nicely. So, as long as it's working. >> Is this the first room or the second? I think you ordered it and we never had to
use it. >> They usually >> Yeah. >> As long as we have a size set. That's some language indicating which set of things. Do you guys need the screen?
>> No, I don't think so. >> All right. Well, right away. >> Thanks, Sel. Okay. >> Okay. >> Wonder if it's easier just to leave it there and we all just make the rounds. >> Yeah.
>> Good idea. >> What >> What do you want to do? Well, I just want to write down the plan number. That's That's the >> O E. Yeah. You want me to do it? >> Sure. I can do it on this one.
>> O E O E 4152. >> Are we putting today's date? >> No, on this. >> I think we should put the date.
>> Yeah. Well, >> you know, on the number, we could put the date of the plan next to the number and then the date we're signing it. >> Do you want to put the date we approved it or the date we're signing it? >> I think the date we signed it. The date we signed it.
>> Okay. So, we're putting >> What was it? Something April 23rd, I think. Oh, no. >> It's January 23rd, 2025. >> Well, all right. Ready for this? >> Yeah. >> Oh, wait a minute. There it is.
>> March 14th. >> That's comical. >> But that's the date the last date of the revised plan. This is the last revision. >> So >> March 14th, 2025. >> All right. So >> see this one
>> 314 2025. Today's date is >> 1218 very small. This is going to suck. There goes our half hour.
>> I was thinking the same thing. I am over there. Let's just sell that stuff. >> I'm just Yeah, I'm just just watching Tom. >> I like to watch his crayon, though. >> It's just 32.
>> She's writing in Roman numerals. >> He's sizzling stone. >> Yeah, you're faster with that. >> It's 4152. >> 4152 OE 4152. March 14,
2025 18. We're passing And then do you want me to do the I can't even flip around. >> Nobody knows. T H O You're trying to be funny, but sometimes
I need that. That's true. Blessings on that. >> Nice completed. We're so much more efficient than they are. >> Oh, yeah. I do. >> Yeah.
I'm signing. You haven't signed >> just I noticed those are in caps. Capital letters. Capital a little longer. A little longer. >> Be a lot easier for Tom to read.
Just take your time, Tom. Don't try. Don't let them try. Whoa. >> There you go. >> I'm sorry. this morning. >> No, >> this is late.
>> Thank you, Bruce. >> Sorry. Turn it to make a lot of difference or someone Bruce We only have one more here. We just >> that way. >> There we go.
We should have designated. >> This one has four signatures. So, I'm assuming Amy hasn't signed it yet. That was the one you just handed off. >> Was it? >> I wanted to start one cuz I had another one over here.
One, two, three, four, five. >> Oh, I see. >> Yeah, it was it to sign this one. >> Yeah. No, I This is the one I've turned around. >> We need to do the bottom. We We did that
one already. This one. >> Yes. So we have two complete sets. >> Okay. >> And then next door. >> Yeah. >> 19. So we need to did we didn't actually
take a vote to amend um the bond for DOA, right? We just talked about the number. >> Am I right? Or did it >> we haven't talked about it officially yet? >> Okay. So we have a new cost estimate to give
you away. We voted at the last meeting to um authorize the release of the bond in lie of a cash bond to be deposited and we picked the number that's since been um
amended. So I'm I'm looking for a motion to amend the cash bond with either way to a figure of $10,936. unemployment order. >> Just say that you're going to recuse yourself from this. >> I'm going to recuse myself.
>> Yeah. >> Well, I knew you knew, but I just figured that we would do that now. Okay. >> My next question is since I wasn't at the last meeting and this is an amendment to what you did on the last meeting. >> Yeah. you know, unless you >> I I did well, just just as a piece of
information, I I did view the, you know, the last meeting, you know, but uh >> well, you know, I think we have a quorum with the people that were here at the last meeting. Maybe it's cleaner if we just the three people who were at the last meeting. >> I think that makes sense.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Sound reasonable? So, I I still need a motion from one of both of you. Um, so >> we're just amending the cash bond portion, >> right? Well, I just was curious what was done.
>> Oh, what was finished was uh furnish and install steel grates on the head walls and clean the drainage system. >> Oh, nice. I'm glad. So, it'll move during the winter then. >> Smart move. >> Okay. >> And so, just to be clear, so then the
new total with that and adding The 20% is that what is this number? >> Oh, no. That was my mistake. >> Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. >> I was taking it off the finish the total number and not the original number. I was taking it on off the adjusted
already having added 15% but we're adding 20%. >> Right. Because that's what we did for the other. Okay. I see. Okay. >> Yeah. So, we're just changing it to 10. Are we doing Are we just going to do an 11,000 flat or are we just going to do a 10,936?
>> Well, 20% is 10,936. So, let's just do the 20% of the plate. >> Jamie, how do you hear you again? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So I'll make a motion to amend um the the the
bond for deal for to release the the bond in in lie of a cash bond in the sum of 10,000 >> $936. >> I'll second move and seconded to amend the cash bond for dealing away to a
figure of $10,936. >> I'm going to take a roll call vote just cuz Mr. Walsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Tr. Yes, >> Miss Millius, myself. Yes. Okay, we will communicate that to the town treasurer so you're ready.
>> Good job. >> All done. >> Nice. Final couple street plans. >> We have a couple more streets we need you to do. >> Yeah, you're on a roll. It looks nice.
>> All those in favor say I. I didn't hear a motion. >> Don't you worry. >> Uh just because it's in the order it's in. Uh we're going to cancel the January 1st meeting unless everybody would like to meet on New Year's Day. I'm thinking
not, but uh Okay. >> Can I get a motion to cancel a meeting for January 1st, 20? >> I'll make a motion to cancel the meeting for January 1st, 2026. And to be clear, then we'd be meeting on um what what is
it? January 15th, >> which is regularly scheduled anyway. Yeah. >> Okay, >> I'll second that. >> Move and seconded to cancel the meeting for January 1st, 2026. All those in favor?
>> I. >> Anybody opposed? No. Unanimous. Thank you. Uh >> decision matter. We have one thing left. Well, actually, two things. Um, the decision letter, if anybody has read it, if anybody has any, they haven't picked
it up. So, if anybody has any corrections or anything we missed. >> Yeah, he was going away. Uh, December 9th, Kyle Garanni, um, care of Samaron Maro. Mario, >> sounds good.
>> 66 Spring Street in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Dear Mr. Maro at a meeting held on Thursday, December 4th, 2025, the Halifax Planning Board voted 3 to Z to grant the site plan review application with revised plan stated
November 21st, 2025 for PSPR2-3. Site plan application was submitted on April 16, 2025 by Kyle Garini on behalf of Summerone Maro to operate a plant nursery said to be located at 539
Plymouth Street, Mass, as shown on Assess's map 71, lot to book Plymouth Registry. Maybe we should add that because it just says book 53180, Plymouth County Registry indeed. so that
they understand what book it is. >> Yeah, that that is a good idea. I mean, be that, but it's just clearer. >> Yeah. condition with the following conditions as listed.
Porter parties will be cleaned regularly. Um >> scheduled. >> Should we write it out a little bit further than that? Like portaotties will be maintained and cleaned out week. I mean like >> yeah but we didn't talk about that at
the meeting. That's the problem. >> 10- foot apron at the driveway entrance >> and at the end it's a board of health issue. So >> I think that we need to make this clarify that um Sam will maintain
the 10-ft apron because it just says 10ft apron at the driveway, right? You know it. Oh, then it goes on to manage roadway dirt. But on the apron or >> Well, you know, we could make that clear. 10 foot apron to be um
>> installed and maintained. >> Yeah, installed. That's the word I was looking for. Not not constructed. >> That's a good way to put it. >> Maintained I think should definitely be in there. Installed in >> applicant or owner. Yeah.
and maintain >> nice >> steps. I think that >> Yeah. No bioolids, should we say, should be stored on the property. >> Yeah. or sold
>> from others. >> Well, we didn't say sold should be stored on the property. >> Yeah. Or to be stored on the property is better. >> Okay. Um and this is where the islands are operation 77.
>> Okay. >> Everybody deal with the conditions. >> Yep. The only point I'd like to bring up is if like at at the last meeting while they were here if you if they agreed to those conditions and now you're changing
the condition. >> No, no, this is just a decision letter. We're just brushing up on the decision alleviated a little bit on the decision. It just needs to be cleaned up. >> All right. >> We said want to dot the eyes, cross the te.
>> Yeah, of course. Hold on. Jamie, do you have notes? Right. >> It doesn't really vary from anything that we just >> It was everything you talked about. Yes. >> Yeah. Party regularly 10 foot apron. Uh no solids manage roadway dirt 7 to 7.
>> I think we got everything. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. We just >> Yeah. 7 to 7. Like we we did all >> Yeah. We just cleaned it. >> We're not making anything up. >> Yeah. That is good. Did we put on the buffer zone for the
from the setback line? Did we No, we didn't do that, did we? No. >> Okay. >> Oh, he has to. No, it's on the plan. >> These are things we asked about. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And we already signed the plan, so that >> Yeah. everything
>> conditioned compost. Oh, that no the compost. There's no bio. >> Okay. So, we're just brushing up on the language of it. >> Yeah. Just clearing the clarifying. >> It's not a new item. It's no clarification.
>> Okay. >> Um, you want to read the rest of it? In making its decision, the planning board reviewed the criteria listed in chapter 16728 of the code of the town hall access part of site plan review and was assured that the use of the property was reasonable based on the criteria listed
in the bylaw. any change in use of the scope of the use or location of the business will require a new or modified site plan review. Should we um this is the same line that we always do, but should we do the whole Halifax all of the laws again?
>> I mean, it's >> we should be consistent. >> It's not unreasonable to throw that in there. >> So, that game >> all the how did you write it? Halifax. Well, um I'll just say C meeting. Same as motion.
>> Yeah. >> To comply with all the rules and regulations by the time >> something you could always just put on every decision, but just as you know. >> Yeah. >> Just like an astroic that says that doesn't hurt. >> Yeah. So, >> just reiterates it.
>> Yeah. It's in your face. Hey, you know, just >> we did Ted in. It seems Okay. And then he's okay to sign it. Okay. >> All right. Moving on. >> Meeting minutes. >> Meeting minutes of 11625.
Everyone had a chance >> to look at them. >> Mhm. Yes. Anybody find any substantial errors or any permissions or they want to change anything or do anything? If not, >> I'll make a motion to accept the uh the
minutes of uh November 6, 2025 of the Clinton board as presented. >> I'll second motion and a second to accept meeting minutes for I already lost >> 116 >> 116 2025.
All those in favor? >> I >> I >> Anyone opposed? >> We need to sign. >> And it's on the back page, I think. Yes, it is. Right there.
We're going to miss like five minutes. >> You got to sign quickly. >> Yeah. >> Get out your fast. >> You were You were going so fast, trying to go so fast. You weren't signing them, pushing them to us. >> Let's get this done. >> I'll make a motion to adjourn and have a
merry Christmas and a happy >> Merry Christmas everybody. Yes. >> Happy holidays. I take that as a second. >> The second. >> Yes. All those in favor of adjourn and have a merry Christmas. All those favor. >> Unanimous. Thank you everybody.