Planning Board October 26th, 2022
TOWN OF BOLTON
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Remote Public Meeting
Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitations on the number of people that may gather in one place, and the Governor’s June 15, 2021 Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, this public meeting of the Town of Bolton Planning Board is being conducted via remote participation. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but the public can access this meeting while in progress using Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Zoom). Members of the public attending this meeting virtually will be allowed to make comments if they wish to do so, during the portion of the hearing designated for public comment, by telephone, cell phone or personal computer using Zoom.
Scheduled Zoom meeting:
Todd Miller, Town Planner is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Town of Bolton - Planning Board
Time: Oct 26, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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AGENDA
ADMINISTRATIVE
Town Planner Report
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7:10 p.m. Continued Backland Lot Special Permit Approval - Alphaterra Design, LLC of 5 Bridle Path, Shrewsbury – 0 Main St. - Special Permit for property identified on Bolton’s Assessor’s Map 5.E as Parcel #100.
The Applicant is seeking a Backland Lot Special Permit and Common Driveway Special Permit pursuant to Section 250-13 of the Code of the Town of Bolton in the Residential Zoning District for a property located at 0 Main Street, identified on Assessor’s Map 5.E as Parcel 100.
7:15 p.m. Scenic Roads / Shade Tree Hearing – Ryan Proctor of Dillis & Roy Civil Design Group of 1 Main St. Suite 1, Lunenburg MA 01462 to Bolton’s Planning Department for the after the fact removal of one (1) public shade tree (identified as one (1) 5” dia. Oak) and one 12” Pine, along with a combined 30’ of stone wall along a scenic road.
The trees are in the vicinity of lot 5-6 Meadow Rd., identified by the Assessor’s Map 4.D, parcel 104. Removal is required accommodate a proposed driveway and to facilitate construction access onto site. The application and plans are available for review on the Town’s website at:
https://www.townofbolton.com/planning-board/pages/current-projects
7:30 p.m. Scenic Roads / Shade Tree Hearing – Ryan Proctor, of Dillis & Roy Civil Design Group of Lunenburg MA 01462, submitted to Bolton’s Planning Department for the removal of trees delineated on-site with spray paint markings, as inspected by the Bolton Tree Warden prior to the Planning Board hearing.
The trees are in the vicinity of lot 7-8 Meadow Rd., identified by the Assessor’s Map 4.D, parcel 101. Removal is required to facilitate construction of a shared driveway, and requires the removal of approximately 40-feet of stone wall to accommodate the proposed driveway and grading of the work site. The application and plans are available for review on the Town’s website at https://www.townofbolton.com/planning-board/pages/current-projects
The inventory of proposed tree removal is as follows:
1 x 32" White Pine,
2 x 10" Hickory,
1 x 11" Hickory,
1 x 13" Hickory,
3 x 14" Hickory,
1 x 3" Birch,
3 x 4" Birch,
1 x 5" Birch,
2 x 7" Birch,
1 x 9" Birch,
2 x 10" Birch,
2 x 11" Birch
2 x 12" Birch,
1 x 19" Red Maple,
1 x 12" Red Maple
OTHER BUSINESS
8:00 p.m. Discussion of regulation recommendations
8:15 p.m. Adjourn