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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street R 0 <br />Reading, MA 01867-2683 n,~ <br />Phone: 781-942-6612 R m A s s. <br />Fax: 781-942-9071 <br />Email: jdelios@ci.reading.ma.us l 21 <br />Community Planning and Developmen 0 ommission <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: April 5, 2010 <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Hall <br />Time: 7:30 PM <br />Members Present: David Tuttle (DT), Chairman; Nicholas Safina (NS), Secretary <br />John Weston (JW), and Joseph Patterson (JP). Members Absent: Claire Paradiso <br />Also Present: Jean Delios (JD) Town Planner; Abigail McCabe (AM), Staff Planner; <br />Sheila Clarke, member of Economic Development Committee <br />Meghan Young-Tafoya, member of Economic Development Committee <br />Tom O'Connor <br />Dermot Bolger, Restaurant Applicant, owner <br />Restaurant co-owner <br />Tom Hayes, Restaurant Applicant, Civil Engineer. <br />Bill Crowley, Restaurant Applicant, Attorney <br />Ed Roche, Restaurant Applicant, Architect <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. <br />Public Comment <br />There were no comments. <br />Public Hearing for Site Plan Review Application <br />530 Main Street, new restaurant <br />The Chair opened the public hearing for the site plan review for a new restaurant at 530 Main Street. <br />JW read the legal notice for the public hearing. The Town Planner gave a brief introduction to the <br />Applicant's proposal for a new Irish restaurant on the site of an existing restaurant. The Attorney then <br />introduced the applicants and further explained the proposal fora full service restaurant and pub. The <br />addition of the outdoor patio on the north side of the building where an underused parking area exists <br />now is the most significant change. The garden patio will also feature a sunscreen over the tables. <br />The interior of the building will also be completely renovated and the facade changes will include <br />increased windows and a new wooden finish over the existing brick facade. New landscaping is also <br />proposed around the patio for additional screening and beautification. The patio pavers will slope <br />down to allow water to drain into the surrounding landscaping. The south parking lot will also be <br />improved and will include additional landscaping. <br />DT asked if the existing retaining wall would be shifting location or be changed. The Applicant said <br />they would not be moving any retaining walls. They are working on creating a new updated site plan <br />because the one that was submitted was used when the current restaurant moved in. The Applicant is <br />Page.1 of 3 <br />