2012-06-21 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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IOw� CLm< Town of Reading Joint Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes of June 21, 2012 Members Present: Jeffrey Perkins, Chairman John Jarema John Miles Damase Caouette Kristin Cataldo Members Absent: Robert Redfern A joint meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Community Planning and Development Commission was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts beginning at 7:23 P.M. In attendance for the CPDC were Charlie Adams, David Tuttle, Nick Safina, and John Weston. Call to Order ZBA Case # 12 -10 A Public Hearing on the petition of Home Depot USA Inc. who seeks a Variance under Section 6.1 of the zoning bylaws in order to allow Home Depot USA Inc. to have fewer than the number of parking spaces required for the zoning bylaw for retail use on the property located at 60 Walkers Brook Drive in Reading, MA. Jeffrey Perkins opened the hearing for the Zoning Board of Appeals. John Weston opened the hearing for the CPDC. Attendees were sworn in if they wished to speak. Attorney Brad Latham presented the history and description of the property involved and explained how it was a former dump and landfill for the Town of Reading. The landfill was capped and that is why there is such a hill on the lot. The back wall is a retaining wall not just for the building but also for the landfill. A radon pump system was installed to monitor the methane gas. The significant retaining walls are also part of the capping system for the site. These all reduce the amount of land available. Home Depot has displayed sheds outside of the building since the beginning. These shed displays use up some of the parking spaces. Cart corrals were also installed and these take up ZBA & CPDC Joint Meeting, June 21, 2012