2006-01-09 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes

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of the old bricks were poorly laid. Both of these points led Mr. Fontes to decide to rebuild the wall entirely of new brick of a color close to the color of the old brick. He also decided that he preferred the wall without the stucco fagade noting that no other walls in the downtown area are stuccoed. Mr. Fontes said that the new wall is already up. He spoke to CR the week before about the situation and told him that if the Board did not approve the modification he would stucco it over as per the original plans. JB asked if the request for the Minor Modification should not be in writing? CR said it should, but Mr. Fontes was dealing with a work in progress and Mr. Fontes had to make a decision before consulting with the Board or face the loss of valuable.construction time. JB, although not against the modification, was uncomfortable with both the lack of notice given to the Board and the forgoing of a formal discussion of the modification. He noted that the Board receives many requests for Minor Modifications and he thought it might be a good idea for the Board to mark for future discussion just what the procedure for requesting a Minor Modification should be. He also would like to discuss what definitions for "minor" and "major" the Board should use. CR said there is a formal procedure in place but he was trying to accommodate an applicant in a tight spot. He added that the definitions of "minor modification" and "major modification" vary under different regulations. For instance, under 4,33 in the bylaws they are not so clear but under the PUD bylaws they are much clearer. The consensus of the Board was to approve the applicant's request. JB moved to approve as a Minor Modification the changes to the wall at 505-519 Main Street as discussed tonight conditional on the submission from the applicant of a written request for a Minor Modification with all specifics supplied. NS seconded. Voted Approved: 4:0:0. JS asked for other comments from the Public. There were none. He suggested that they postpone the review of the minutes until later in the meeting. The Board agreed. Signage Certificate of Appropriateness 494 Main Street, The Chocolate Truffle (Action Date: January 23, 2006) Mr. Carlo Bacci of 25 Wakefield Avenue, Wakefield, MA is the owner of The Chocolate Truffle. Mr. Bacci said he waisted to improve the appearance of the building by adding awnings. He said there will be a logo on the main awning but the other two awnings will be plain. Also, the logo will be on a sign hanging over and parallel to the front door. The sign will Page 2of12