===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG Office of the Planning Board Gregory Bittner, Chair Tel: (978) 582-4147 Matthew Allison, Vice-Chair Fax: (978) 582-4353 Kenneth Chenis, Clk. 960 Massachusetts Avenue David Prokowiew, Mbr. Lunenburg, MA 01462 Michael-Ray Jeffreys, Mbr. Adam R. Burney Land Use Director Minutes Public Hearing 40 Pioneer Drive & 98 Leominster Shirley Road July 24, 2017 Meeting Posted: Yes Time: 6:35 PM Place: Town Hall, 17 Main Street, Lunenburg, MA 01462 Present: Gregory Bittner, Matthew Allison, Kenneth Chenis, David Prokowiew, Michael-Ray Jeffreys Absent: Adam R. Burney The Hearing was to hear and discuss an application for Site Plan Approval under Section 8.4. and Special Permit under Section 4.7. of the Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg for construction of an addition for office and warehouse space at 40 Pioneer Drive (Map 146, Parcel 22) and 98 Leominster Shirley Road (Map 146, Parcel 24). The Applicant, Ecological Fibers, Inc. (Steven Quill- owner) was represented by Anthony Cleaves, Whitman & Bingham Associates (WBA). Also present on behalf of the Applicant were Walter Bennett, Bennett Building Corp., Leominster, MA and David R obbins, Vice President, Ecological Fibers, Inc. Copies of the Proposed Site & Grading Plan dated May 24, 2017 and Architecturals dated May 31, 2017 were provided to the Board. (These items were part of the original application.) The application is for a n approximately 68,000 square foot warehouse expansion with associated parking. To accommodate the expansion, the existing parking will be relocated and additional parking will be added. There are currently two existing curb cuts on Pioneer Drive; one to the left of the existing building for the loading area and one to the right. The two existing curb cuts will continue to be utilized and a new curb cut added to obtain access to the proposed loading docks. The entrance on the left will access the parking lots and the entrance to the right will be for delivery trucks. The existing domestic water and sewer service will remain. A new line off the street for fire service will be installed. The stormwater system will consist of grass swales, catch basins and stormwater basins. The Board questioned the number of curb cuts under Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg, § 6.4.3., §§ 4.b.2. “The number of driveways permitting entrance to and exit from a lot shall be limited to two per street line.” D. Prokowiew questioned the parking calculations as Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg, § 6.1., §§ 6.1.1.7. specifies “One (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area…”. A. Cleaves noted his calculations are from the ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Manual. One per 1,000 square feet is for office use, but this is warehouse use. A. Cleaves stated that p arking calculations for warehouse use are not specified in the Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg . § 6.1., §§ 6.1.1.9. states “For uses not specified above , the number of required spaces will be determined by the Building Official based on accepted planning standards…” Current parking space s are approximately 60; will be increasing to a total of 95. D. Prokowiew noted no landscape plan. A. Cleaves noted that trees are shown on Sheet #2, Proposed Site & Grading Plan. Tree placement within the parking lot complies with Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg, § 6.4.3.e) 9.a.. Ornamental trees will probably be planted near the building entrance and shrubbery plantings by the site drive towards the office. There are no specifics at this time. K. Chenis questioned size of vehicles accessing the loading docks. Eighteen -wheelers; they will pull into t he site, but then back into the loading docks. There will typically be five to six trucks in the morning and six to eight in the afternoon. M. Jeffreys noted that in conversation with Mr. Quill, he was given to understand that this proposal is for current needs as well as future. The majority of the snow storage will be towards Leominster Shirley Road. ===PAGE 2=== Minutes, Public Hearing 40 Pioneer Drive & 98 Leominster Shirley Road July 24, 2017 Page 2 M. Jeffreys inquired as to a photometric plan. Wall-mounted lights are shown on the plan. No light poles are planned for the parking lot. The one residential abutter is located 250 feet from the site. Lighting will be dark sky compliant as required by the Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg. Roof runoff will be collected by gutters and drains and piped out to basins. No specifics on signage are provided at this time. A. Cleaves noted it could be added to the plans and the Applicant could return to the Board if they chose to deviate from the plan. There are two shifts; one from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and the other from 3:30 PM to Midnight. Departmental comments were noted. As the site connects to Leominster sewer, Leominster has requested a water and sewer clear ance plan for any new connections . The Lunenburg Fire Chief noted little information on fire protection was available. He expects to see plans for fire protection and recommends review by a fire protection engineer due to the size of the addition. A. Cleaves not ed that fire protection plans will be part of the building permit process. Peer review was done by Jeffrey Walsh, Graves Engineering, Inc. (GEI). J. Walsh summarized his July 20, 2017 review letter ( on file in the Planning Office). Comments 1 -6 are for information required under the Protective Bylaw of the Town of Lunenburg and Board Rules & Regulations for Site Plan Approval and Special Permits. Of note is #4 in which “… all elevations refer to NGVD 1929. The required horizontal datum is Massachusetts State Plane and the required vertical datum is NAVD88.” Under Hydrology Computations and Stormwater Management, J. Walsh noted he was comfortable with the hydrology computations noted in #7. Per #9, the depth of the wick drain needs to be revised. General Engineering Comments, #10 - three drainage pipes are proposed to the right of the building into the Town’s right of way It would be efficient to have one manhole to which all three pipes connect and only one pipe into the street. J. Walsh opined having only one would benefit the Town. He was also pleased with the soil testing logs. A. Cleaves noted in addition to the requested waivers, he will also request a waiver from the required vertical datum of NAVD88 noted in #4 of GEI’s review letter . 1929 datum was used on anything previously done in Pioneer Park by WBA. Re #9 – Applicant will change material to clean sand. Re #10 – will add manhole. Some Board members inquired of J. Walsh if he would recommend a turning movement radii plan and a traffic study. J. Walsh did not feel it was necessary. G. Bittner requested the datum waiver be documented for the next meeting. J. Walsh recommended that the waiver be approved in order to keep all datum 1929. Waivers were requested from the following Sections of the Rules and Regulations for Site Plan Approval & Special Permits: 4.1.f.22 – Photometric Plan 4.1.h. – Level of Service Analysis 4.1.h. – Trip Generation 4.1.h. – Community Impacts Motion made, Michael -Ray Jeffreys to accept the four requested waivers, Second, D. Prokowiew , discussion- M. Allison noted the site abuts a residential use and questioned if A. Burney would have any input they may not be aware of, all aye. Waivers approved. A. Cleaves requested a Motion to contin ue the Hearing to August 14, 2017. Motion made to continue Hearing to August 14, 2017 , K. Chenis, Second, D. Prokowiew, all aye. Hearing continued to August 14, 2017, 6:35 PM. Hearing recessed 8:02 PM Documents used at Hearing: Site Plan Approval Application public hearings 2017/40 Pioneer Drive_98 Leominster Shirley Road 07.24.17