2004-03-22 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes

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Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2683 Phone: 781-942-9012 Fax: 781-942-9071 Email: creilly@ci.reading.ma.us COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CPDC MINUTES Meeting Dated: March 22, 2004 Members Present: Chair, Susan DeMatteo (SD), Neil Sullivan (NS), Jonathan Barnes (JB), Richard Howard (RH). Also Present: Chris Reilly (CR), Town Planner; Joan Langsam (JL), Town Counsel; Peter Hechenbleikner (PH), Town Manager. The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM. Administrative Review: Summit Village Drainage Bond PH described the problem with the Summit Village drainage and explained that the bond needs to be taken to fix the design. JL advised CPDC to vote to take the bond for nonperformance regarding the drainage. JB moved to take the bond. RH seconded. Voted 4-0, all in favor. Crossing at Walkers Brook Ed Shaw and Attorney Brad Latham represented Walkers Brook Crossing, L.L.C. They requested approval of a minor amendment to the PUD special permit involving changes to a retaining wall and landscaping as necessary to address abutter concerns on the visual impact from the Jordan's/Home Depot building. They have filed with DEP as required for a project change to extend the retaining wall, which would create a 3-1 slope and allow easier long-term landscaping maintenance. The revised plan would alter approximately 75' of sloped area and will not effect the landfill cap. As an incidental effect parking will be increased by about 30 spaces. There were also constructability issues regarding the grading plan that necessitated the revised design; technical engineers came up with the proposed solution. They may also be able to get more treed landscaping in with the revised plan. The detention basin design will be unchanged. RH moved to approve the request for minor modification as outlined in the letter from Attorney Latham, dated March 11, 2004, and shown on drawing C-5, lastly revised March 10, 2004, subject to the approval of the Conservation Commission and DEP. JB seconded. Voted 4-0, all in favor.