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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 September 24, 2012 <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeting Room Time: 7:30 PM <br />CPDC Members Present: Charlie Adams, Chair; John Weston, Nicholas Safina, David Tuttle, and Jeff <br />Hansen <br />Also Present: George Katsoufis, Associate CPDC Member, Jean Delios Town Planner and Jessie <br />Wilson, Staff Planner and Recording Secretary <br />Others Present: <br />Virginia Adams, 59 Azela Drive <br />Mark Cardono, Reading Historical Commission Chairman <br />Stephen Kasper, Our House Design Build <br />Amy Tangorra, Our House Design Build <br />William Crowley, 159 Haven Street <br />John Magee, Magee Construction <br />William Buck, Developer 10 Pierce Street <br />Richard Bonomo, 484 Main Street <br />Nancy Doctor, Resident of Reading <br />Amy Vent, Resident of Reading <br />Julian DeAngelis, RCASA <br />Ruth Clay, Health Director, Town of Reading <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:39 PM. <br />Public Hearing: Zoning Amendment — Parking By -Law <br />Mr. Hansen read the legal notice. Ms. Delios provided an overview of what is being proposed at <br />subsequent Town Meeting. Section 6.1 of the Reading Zoning By -Law (ZBL) holds provisions for off - <br />street parking. This section of the ZBL does not provide alternatives to providing off - street parking on- <br />site. The proposed zoning amendment will allow remote parking facilities, shared parking arrangements, <br />and the phased development of parking spaces through a Special Permit from the CPDC. This would <br />allow CPDC to review proposals for alternative parking situations and not leave it to the Board of <br />Appeals through a variance process as the current by -law requires. Ms. Delios added that this will help <br />"make sites work" when there may be challenges related to the size, shape or presence of natural <br />resources on the site. She cited Perfecto's as an example of a business which could benefit from these <br />new changes. The "phased parking spaces" element of the proposed changes will allow an applicant to <br />gain a sense of the demand before committing to a certain amount of parking. Ms. Delios continued <br />with the presentation of the proposed changes. <br />Remote Parking — the applicant must provide a deed, easement or agreement to use the land in which <br />parking is required. <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />