2008-10-06 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes

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Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2683 Phone: 781-942-6612 Fax: 781-942-9071 Email: ckowalski@ci.reading.ma.us Community Planning and Development Commission CPDC MINUTES Meeting Dated: October 6, 2008 Location: Selectmen's Meeting Roo own Hal Time: 7:30 PM Members Present: David Tutte (DT),-C- hairrr an; chola Sam a (-NS); Secre ary; d John Weston (JW)• Associate Members Present: George Katsoufis (GK) Also Present: Carol Kowalski (CK), Town Planner; Abigail McCabe (AM), Staff Planner; and Michael Schloth, Recording Secretary. There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM Public Comment There were no comments from the public. The Town Planner requested the Board add the following items to the meeting's agenda: 1. Gateway Smart Growth District application. 2. Administrative approval of signage plans 3. Town Meeting handout 4. Eastern bank signage The Board agreed to add the above items to the meeting's agenda. South Main Street Design Guidelines NS presented the Board with his draft of the guidelines. The Board decided their review of the draft should try to place the guidelines in at least one of three categories: 1. What supports the Board's vision for South Main Street? 2. What should realistically be considered zoning changes rather than guidelines, and, of the zoning changes, which have a better change of being adopted in the short-term and which in the long-term? This is important because something the Board may consider a guideline may prove to be unenforceable without a variance. 3. What could be adopted administratively as guides for developers. i.e. true guidelines? GK suggested the Board also consider how best to present the project to the Town and what deadlines should be established. Feedback would be needed especially from business owners. Page 1 of 3