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Town of Reading <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READI G, M ~ G. <br />Email: ekowalski a ci.reading.ma.us 2010 JAN 21 A ego 05 <br />Community Planning and Development Commission 6 <br />16 Lowell Street <br />Reading, MA 01867-2683 <br />Phone: 781-942-6612 <br />Fax: 781-942-9071 <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: Marc 23, 2009 <br />Abigail McCabe (AM), Staff Planner; and <br />Also Present: Carol Kowalski (CK), Town Planner; <br />Michael Schloth, Recording Secretary. <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeting Root 7l'own Hal Time: 7:30 PM <br />Members Present: David Tutt e (D"T~£haiinmi; hola S~i(?d-S~~eeretary <br />John Weston (JW), and Joseph <br />Associate Members Present: George Katsoufis (GK) <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. <br />Public Comment <br />A Ms. Nancy Taluto (sp?) asked the Board if they would sign her application for Justice of the Peace. <br />1 <br />The Board declined to sign as no member knew her. She thanked the Board for its time. <br />EDC Signage By-Law Amendment Update <br />No one from the EDC was able to attend. <br />CK: The existing signage by-laws are too long at thirteen pages. The EDC has taken on the task of <br />making them shorter and clearer. As a start, they have reviewed the signage bylaws of other towns; <br />interviewed Reading's Zoning Enforcement Officer, Glen Redmond; spoken with members of <br />Reading's business community; and expects to receive further guidance from Town Counsel. In <br />addition to clarifying and condensing the Signage By-laws, the EDC wants to be able to provide sign- <br />design guidance to businesses i.e. what is and is not likely to be approved. <br />Issues to address: <br />• Illuminated signs: <br />When should they be turned off? <br />Why do business owners/signmakers have trouble understanding what "opaque" means? <br />Has lighting technology advanced to the point where some of our bylaws are obsolete? <br />(e.g. LEDs) <br />• Awnings: <br />• What constitutes a Sign Awning? <br />• What is the allowed Sign Area of a Sign Awning?(e.g. should the awning as a whole be <br />considered a sign? <br />` • Defunct Signs. <br />• Sign Review: clarify when CPDC has jurisdiction over a site's signage. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />