Monday, March 22, 2010

Live reporting - hearing: 691 East Central - Van Roon Chiropractic

Opening hearing - Van Roon Chiropractic looking to expand their business by converting a single family home into an office space, expanding the land to accommodate parking, etc. The house is facing on East Central, the driveway comes in from Jordan Road.

Design Review suggested landscaping and sign changes

This will need to go to the Zoning Board as the current plan requirements should not exceed 15% impervious and while they are reducing it from 19.6 to 18.4, it still exceeds 15%.

Town Engineer would rather have the paving removed and have a smaller walk way put into place to reduce the impervious way. The septic system is inadequate and should be addressed. Letters to ZBA and Board of Health will raise these issues.

Hearing on Special Permit for Big Y, and continued hearing on Site Plan for Big Y were announced to be open after the Van Roon hearing completes

Hours of operation - 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Discussion on where the water drains to, trying to reduce the drain to Jordan Road. Other spots on the property drain into the grass and that is okay.

Resident on Jordan Road across from the property. The property looks green from her yard today and would change to that of cars in the parking lot. The lighting for night should stay within the Chiropractic property

Jordan Road is a scenic road and having a business entrance on a scenic road goes against what the road designation is for.

Traffic is already dangerous and screened on Jordan at RT 140, good idea to move the entrance to RT 140 where there is more visibility.

Mass Highway would likely object to a curb cut on RT 140 with the existing curb cut on the side street already available.

Continued to 7:15 PM on May 3rd

5 minute recess 

Franklin, MA

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