Planning Board Meeting Minutes 3/14/24
Planning Board Meeting
Minutes March 14th, 2024
Present: Mort Solomon, Laura Mensi, Tom Sawyer, Chip Allen, Roger Tryon, Margy Abbott
Not Present: Lauren Behrman
Guests:
Alexandra Glover (attorney for Hume), Robert Stevens (Landscape Architect Planner), Tim Desilets (Director Hume) Mike Kulig (civil engineer Berkshire Engineering ) , Noelle Wicke (Conservation Commission)
Online: Brady O’Neill, Bryan Mount from Hume
Meeting Called to order at 7:05
Hume site plan submission
Send copies of plans Police, Fire, Bldg Inspector, SB, DPW, Con Com, Bd of Health
They have 30 days to review and give feedback
PB has up to 90 days to give a response, ask for conditions.
Tim: Want to be good neighbors
Spoke with Con Com last month, meet again next month
Robert – Hume property on both sides Chesnut Hill
RV Park will be across road from maintenance shed
500 feet away from nearest wetlands
20 ft wide road
6 back in sites, 6 pull through sites
Sites 16’ wide except 1 which is wider for ADA
Quite flat area; gentle grade
Minimal clearing
Will still be a wooded area
Going to try to preserve/protect as many trees as possible
Taken every step to protect trees
Lighting…fully shielded, LED. Some discussion about type of lighting and number of lights. Didn’t specify color temp of bulbs; PB suggested 2700K
Mike: Storm Water captured to the north, meander through the trees, develop swale, for 25-year storm, 500 feet from property line. Done percs on site, soil good, expect most water to perc not go to capture basin
New road will be paved
Tim – expect to purchase 6 that would stay permanently for staff
Pull through would come for weekends
Chestnut Hill and Cronk Rd. will both be used for construction. Willing to work with Town re road damage, repair. Won’t do in mud season.
Last year offered gravel. Hasn’t talked with Jim DPW yet this
Year about this project
Talking with Con Com because of Scenic Mtn Act
Con Com asked for more information
239 trees would be max number cut
April 25th PB meeting would be to give feedback from other town entities and suggest conditions if any
Internal discussion about the plans.
Other Business:
Tom Sawyer, made motion that as soon as practically possible the PB work to amend the zoning bylaw 2.2.3 to remove #1 Fox Hill property parcel from the solar array district. Mort seconded. All approved.
Next meeting on 3/28 will work on additional questions for Hume
Tom made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Mort seconded.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm