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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street <br />Reading, MA 01867 -2683 <br />Phone: 781- 942 -6612 <br />Fax: 781- 942 -9071 <br />Email: jdelios @ci.reading.ma.us <br />Community Planning and Development Commission <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: February 6, 2012 <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeting Room Time: 7:30 PM <br />Members Present: John Weston, Chair; David Tuttle; Nicholas Safina and Charlie Adams <br />Also Present: Jean Delios, Town Planner; Jessie Wilson, Staff Planner and Recording Secretary <br />Others Present: <br />George Katsoufis, Associate CPDC Member <br />Albert Couillard, Forest Acres Subdivision <br />Philip Christiansen, Forest Acres Subdivision <br />Jason LeBovidge, 107 Forest Street <br />Anna Deueler, 81 Forest Street <br />John Zaeder, eCars, 281 Main Street <br />Dave Johnson, 61 Roma Lane <br />Quentin Bethune, Methuen MA <br />Kathy McGlathery, 104 Forest Street <br />Doug McGlathery, 104 Forest Street <br />John Lyone, 86 Van Norden Road <br />George Zambouras, Town Engineer <br />Joe Calareso, Calareso Farmstand and Garden Center <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM. <br />Public Hearing: 97 -101 Forest Street Subdivision <br />Mr. Adams read the legal notice. The Applicant, Mr. Al Couillard, partner with Carolyn Florence LLC., <br />presented the project to the Board. The project involves the subdivision of 97 and 101 Forest Street into <br />five (5) buildable residential lots. Currently, two existing houses and a barn are located at 97 and 101 <br />Forest Street. The entire property is 3.55 acres and is within the 5 -15 and 5 -20 residential zoning <br />districts. The proposed dwellings will be connected to municipal water and sewer systems. Mr. <br />Couillard proposes to include covenants for Lots 1 and 5 that prevent any future owners from creating a <br />direct access to Forest Street. Mr. Couillard has received an ANRAD from the Reading Conservation <br />Commission for the on -site wetlands. The project proposes a stormwater treatment system consisting of <br />a detention basis and stormcepter. Mr. Couillard indicated he will be seeking two waivers for the project <br />1) for limiting the construction of the sidewalk to only one side of the proposed way and 2) for not <br />meeting the requirement for 4 -feet of cover for certain drainage structures. Mr. Couillard mentioned that <br />the original plan proposed sidewalks on both sides of the proposed way, but due to comments received <br />from the Town, it was recommended to remove one side of the sidewalks. In addition, the Town's <br />Engineering Department recommended that the vertical granite curbing be extended further out onto <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />