2011-07-25 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes

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Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street RECEIVED TOWN CLERK Reading, MA 01867 -2683 READING, M A S Phone: 781 - 942 -6612 Fax: 781 - 942 -9071 Email: jdelios @ci.reading.ma.us 2011 AUG 2q P 2: 3 Community Planning and Development Commission CPDC MINUTES Meeting Dated: July 25, 2011 Location: Selectmen's Meeting Room Time: 7:30 PM Members Present: John Weston, Chair; Charles Adams, Secretary; Nicholas Safina; David Tuttle; and Paul Bolger. Also Present: Abigail McCabe, Staff Planner and Recording Secretary. Mac Cerullo, 127 Chestnut St, Wakefield (Reading Chronicle) Paul Wilson, Project Manager for Cumberland Golf Group Al Couillard, Contractor Kevin Duggan, Metro Sign & Awning, People's United Bank 31 Hamden Street Melanie Murphy, Sanborn Street Ann DiCicco, DiCicco Sign Company, 161 Ash Street There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM. 31 Harnden Street, Sign Application: Mr. Duggan from Metro Sign &Awning presented the application for the sign changes at 31 Harden Street. The existing signage for Danvers Savings Bank will be replaced with signage for People's United Bank. The front wall sign will be the only illuminated sign with halo lighting. Two directory /way- finding signs not on the bank's property were included in the application and there was some discussion about who is responsible for updating the signs. Staff will coordinate the sign replacement with the applicant. The proposed lettering on the two directory signs seemed small in the application and the CPDC noted that the letters could be bigger if still within the designated space. On a motion by Mr. Tuttle, seconded by Mr. Safina, the CPDC voted to approve the certificate of appropriateness for the new signage for the People's United Bank at 31 Hamden Street with the condition that the lettering on the two way - finding signs could be increased to match the existing. Vote 5 -0 -0. Preliminary Discussion for Forest Street Subdivision, 97 -101 Forest Street Mr. Al Couillard presentcd_himself— s_alocal_ contractor_ whohasw-orked. snReading-and_otherlocat.._.__._ _._..___._ communities. He is interested in proposing a subdivision at 97 -101 Forest Street. Mr. Couillard explained that before submitting an application to the CPDC he wanted to meet with the CPDC in the preliminary stages to see if CPDC would consider waivers related to the required 60 ft right of way (to be reduced to 50 ft), the granite curbing, and the sidewalks on both sides of the street as stated in the Page 1 of 3