2003-11-24 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: November 24, 2003 Members Present: Chair, Susan DeMatteo (SD), Secretary Neil Sullivan (NS), Jonathan Barnes (JB), Richard Howard (RH) Also Present: Chris Reilly (CR), Town Planner; Joe Delaney (JD), Town Engineer The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:42 PM. RH moved to approve the following minutes with amendments/ additions: 10.20.03, 10.27.03 NS seconded. Voted 4-0, all in favor. Administrative Review: Pondview Lane Extension Request David Murray attended for the Applicant, Ranger Development, Inc. CR went over the status of the subdivision and a memo by Conservation Administrator Fran Fink on her recent site visit. Mr. Murray requested a 1-year extension for completion of the subdivision. The approval expired in April 2003. Mr. Murray explained that poor economic conditions caused delays and there have been changes to grading by individual lot owners that he has no control over. There is a covenant that restricts such changes, but the Conservation Commission has been approving grading changes under their Order of Conditions and Mr. Murray claimed he has little recourse to prevent that. When they have, it has effected adjacent lots and made it difficult for him to meet the grading plan in the subdivision approval, causing unforeseen delays. Blasting is ongoing and Mr. Murray would rather finish that before putting the granite curbing in so he doesn't have to do it twice. Blasting is not predictable; he doesn't know where remaining lots will need blasting. Some people are sitting on lots; he has been waiting on these owners so any - ^ "impact can be mitigated. e will try to rough^out sidewalks before winter. C\My DOCLtments\CPDC\Agenda-Minutes\Minutes\Minutes 11.24.03.doc