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place the dumpster but he would like to see it situated near the woodworking shop and as <br />far back as possible. <br />RH asked the applicant if he had any comment on the draft decision? Mr. Johnson said that <br />he had not yet seen the draft. CR said that it was sent to Mr. Johnson's address. Mr. <br />Johnson was handed a copy of the draft. <br />Mr. Johnson asked for more information regarding the re-striping of the parking lot. CR <br />said that the parking spaces are a little shorter than regulation and need to be re-striped i.e. <br />the lines need to be repainted. <br />Mr. Johnson asked for more information regarding the draft's specification of the hours of <br />operation. CR said that the concern there is that the dogs' barking will disturb the <br />neighbors. Mr. Johnson said that the dogs will not be trained outdoors and they will be <br />walked outdoors only between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. CR said that he put in the language <br />about when the windows should be kept closed because the applicant had said that once in <br />a while he opens the windows to provide ventilation. Mr. Johnson said that there are no <br />windows but the building does have "open ventilation". JS said that that is not considered <br />an open window. <br />RH moved to approve the Site Plan Review Waiver of the K-9 Performance Plus Training <br />Center, Inc. at 335 Main Street subject to the findings and conditions in the draft. <br />NS seconded. <br />Voted approved, 4:0:0. <br />Zoning Workshop <br />Downtown Mixed-Use Rezoning <br />CR said that he provided a lot of information in the Board members' packets including <br />draft language for the bylaw and a copy of Mr. George Katsoufis' draft. The Board noted <br />that they have not yet received input from the Selectmen as requested. <br />Mr. Katsoufis led a discussion of F.A.R. (Floor Area Ratio). He noted that the F.A.R. is a <br />development tool that has a direct monetary value to developers as opposed to the PtM-R, <br />which requires many discussions and meetings between the concerned parties and is <br />subject to many regulations. Mr. Katsoufis once thought that a F.A.R. of 1.2 was good but <br />now believes that is too abrupt a change for Reading. He noted that Cambridge, MA has a <br />F.A.R. of 1.2. <br />The Board asked Mr. Katsoufis to walk them through the example of F.A.R found in their <br />information packet. He did so. Mr. Katsoufis and the Board felt that they could use F.A.R. <br />to help in their estimation of the number of parking spaces various downtown buildings <br />(the M F. Charles building for one) would require if they were converted to mixed use. " <br />- Turning to the issue of parking, Mr. Katsoufis said parking should not drive what we want <br />to do for Reading's downtown. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />