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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street RECEIVED <br />Readin, MA 01867-2683 TOWN CLERK <br />g~ilG. MtS <br />Phone: 781-942-6612 <br />Fax: 781-942-9071 <br />Email: ckowalski@ci.read ing.ina.as 2010 JAN 21 <br />Community Planning and Development Com i sib <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: April 3, 2009 <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeti g Roo town Hal Time: 7:30 PM <br />Members Present: David Tutt e (DT)7-'~Ehairtnm;4)4n W s teft (JW-4" 4h Paterson (JP). <br />Members Absent: Nicholas Safina (NS), Secretary <br />Also Present: Carol Kowalski (CK), Town Planner; Abigail McCabe (AM), Staff Planner; and <br />Michael Schloth, Recording Secretary. <br />Ms. Ann DiCicco, DiCicco Sign Co., 124 Pine Ridge Road, Reading, MA <br />Ms. Nancy Twomey <br />Attorney Brad Latham of Latham, Latham & Lamond, P.C., 643 Main Street <br />Mr. John Hanley, Jordan's Furniture <br />Mr. Marls Woll, 20 Benjamin Lane <br />Mr. Scott Miller, 6D Carnation Circle <br />Ms. Lorraine Toppi, 14C Carnation Circle <br />Mr. Stephen Crook, 137 Pleasant Street <br />Ms. Gina Snyder, 11 Jadem Terrace <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. <br />Public Comment <br />There were no comments from the public. <br />Public Hearing: Zoning By-law Amendments: Articles 18 & 19 <br />The Chair opened the public hearing. JW read the public notice. <br />Article 18: Reduce front yard setback in Bus-A district <br />The purpose of this article is to reduce the front setback in the Bus-A district from 50 feet to 15 feet; <br />and to simplify the language of Section 4.9.7.4.2.b. <br />The Town and Staff Planners presented a short slideshow of various Bus-A properties overlain with <br />red and blue lines showing the proposed 15 foot and exiting 50 foot setbacks respectively. <br />A 15 foot setback would <br />J. <br />• Bring some now non-conforming properties into conformity. <br />Give town and developers more options. <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />