July 2, 2025 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

area that's mulch with some exercise equipment off in the grass. There's a driveway connecting the asphalt area to Ellison Ave. That is a kind of existing service road that provides connectivity and allows them to maintain this portion of the property. The modular building is going to be constructed in what essentially looks like the outfield of the baseball field, the recreational field. There is going to be a parking area that's constructed in what is the existing asphalt play area, and using the existing drive aisle that will be widened a little bit. Mr. Keenan also presented sheet C3 of the submitted site plan set for the proposed modular building. The existing school is at the bottom of the sheet. It also shows the existing ball field, which shows the proposed 1-story modular building. The asphalt area where the proposed parking is the existing asphalt area that is the playground. And there's a connector road that they're following the same one, providing it a little bit wider because they are going to have more vehicles using it. They've widened it up to 20 feet and provided 11 parking stalls with 1 ADA within the footprint of the existing asphalt area. That is connected by a sidewalk to the proposed building. There is an ADA ramp. From the hatch area off of the ADA parking stall, someone could go in and access the main entrance of the school, or they would have access through the ramp system to get up to the main entrance of the school. Additionally, there's a rear exit door at the back. And there's a sidewalk just providing connection to the back. Within the ball field is an existing underground stormwater management basin. They are adding new impervious surfaces. They are triggering major development from a stormwater management standpoint. They are providing stormwater detention in this area underground, and then that's going to discharge out the back. The existing playground area with mulch is going to remain. Mr. Keenan presented the site sheet C1 civil site plan for the Mount Pleasant Elementary School and the new paved playground. What is screened out is what is proposed as far as the building is concerned and all the features which will be built by the modular building contractor. There's the playground that is essentially going to be taking the playground that they had in this area and relocating it into the location up next to

ill be built by the modular building contractor. There's the playground that is essentially going to be taking the playground that they had in this area and relocating it into the location up next to the school. It is a sloped area. There is a retaining wall constructed around it. It's an asphalt surface matching what's out there now. There are basketball courts, a funnel ball area, and four squares. It's all going to be fenced in with some man gates here and some access for vehicles. They're also upgrading. There's an existing sidewalk here that's getting upgraded along with that. There's striping to allow the children to cross the street and then come into the playground area. During school hours, there will not be vehicular traffic going into this driveway. According to the engineer's letter, there was a question raised about the drainage. Mr. Keenan is in agreement that stormwater will be considered major in this instance and will comply with the appropriate regulations and ordinances. The stormwater management that's incorporated into phase one being the building, anticipates the playground and controls the runoff for that as well. A soil conservation district approval has been obtained for both projects.