1988-10-26 Bylaw Committee Minutes

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Bylaw Committee Minutes #139 October 26, 1988 Members present: Ed Murphy, George Theophanis, Nils Nordberg, Dolores Carroll and Phil Pacino. 7:38 Chairman Murphy called the meeting to order in the Employees Lounge of the Town Hall Chairman Murphy received copies of the proposed PRB regulations from CPDC member Dan Ensminger and Town Planner Jonathan Edwards. Mr. Ensminger and Mr. Edwards then reviewed with the committee several articles on the November Town Meeting warrant. The following are the comments, concerns, questions and observations made on the articles reviewed by Mr. Ensminger and Mr. Edwards: Article 40 - Purpose explained by CPDC. Bylaw Committee questioned process and need. Article 42 - same as Art 40 Article 41 - Explained that the article would tighten and clarify existing zoning bylaws. Article 32 - Questioned the need for delegating authority. CPDC asked to reconsider the article. Article 33 - Questioned the definition of the term "principal use". Bylaw committee was particularily concerned with how this would apply to structures in Reading Square. Article 35 - General questions only. Article 36 - Question the purpose of removing use variance power from the Board of Appeals Article 39 - General questions only. The committee then went onto Article 31. Rick Mayberry presented thepetitioners! arguments for adopting the article. Mr. Mayberry represented a group of nieghbors on Chapin Ave who want to rezone the future use of a piece of property on the street. Leonard Polonski, the owner of the property,then presented his opinions and arguments for not adopting the article. Several citizens attending the meeting also spoke in favor oIr against the article. The question was asked of the CPDC how their support of Article 31 squared with the proposed master plan the CPDC was presently undertaking. After much discussion it was suggested that the property owner and the CPDC get together to do a site pla on the presen~r:''This would give the nieghbors input into the use of the property and may ene their averse postions on it use. Jonathan Edwards agreed to contact Ted Cohen to see what could be done in this area. Mr. Polonski and the nieghbors tentatively agreed to persue the matter. Minutes #138 were approved by a vote of 3-0-2 On a motion of Nils Nordberg and seconded by Phil Pacino the committee voted to recommend Article 18 to a vote of 5-0