1978-08-01 Planning Board Minutes

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32 August 1, 1978 Meeting convened at 7:55 P.M. Finances Present: M. O'Brien G. Hines J. Sturm Bills in the amount of $81.73 were reviewed and approved for payment. Zoning Mat Redraft Nonoverlay district boundaries on detail maps #22 to 39 in- clusive were reviewed. Status of Flood Plain Districts was discussed. Mr. Mayerson reviewed recent mapping done for the Conservation Commission, iden- tified six indicated areas which are at variance with the controlling By-law Text, and recommended their deletion at this time He also reviewed the alternate proposals to fill in the transition between Cedar Swamp, controlled by the 80 contour, and Timberneck Swamp, controlled by the 90 contour, and recommended designation of the road off_Havehill Street to the Nike site as the transition line. After some discussion, it was voted to approve these recommendations and so advise the Conservation Commission. Mr. Mayerson reviewed the status of the Wetlands Protection District Maps, including the extensive number of adjustments that appear to be required to make the districts coincide with the sit- uation on the ground. After some discussion of the problems of presenting all these changes to the Town Meeting as part of an Article proporting not to include any changes, it was decided to limit adjustments at this time to one major instance where abutting maps were inconsistent'as to the bounds of the district, and others which would not constitute any major changes. A letter to the Conservation Commission to this effect, with with copies to the Executive Secretary, Town Counsel and Building Inspector was approved. A second draft of the amendment text was reviewed and dis- cussed. Mandatory Referral A second draft of a proposed Article was reviewed, discussed and edited. The inclusion of a class of traffic related matters was discussed and then tabled pending staff review. A draft let- ter of transmission, includong a statement of intp-ht was reviewed. Both draft and letter were approved for distribution to the Board of Selectmen, Board of Public Works, Finance Committee, Conserva- tion Commission, Cemetery Board, Town Forest Committee, Land Bank Committee, Municipal Light Board and the School Committee. Municipal Space Study Chairman O'Brien reported on the receipt of the Space Study questionaire from the Board of Selectmen and reviewed some of the comments and ideas of the Executive Secretary.