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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street <br />Reading, MA 01867-2683 <br />Phone: 781-942-6612 <br />Fax: 781-942-9071 <br />Email: ckowalski@cixeading.ma.us <br />Community Planning and Development Commission <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: April 14, 2008 <br />Location: Selectmen's <br />Members Present: Brant Ball <br />(NS), John Weston (JW) anc <br />TownUall p ` Time: 730 PM <br />Chairman; David Tuttle-(DT), °S;ecretary; icholas Safina <br />Also Present: Carol Kowalski (CK), Town Planner; Abigail McCabe (AM), Staff Planner; George <br />Zambouras(GZ), Town Engineer; and Michael Schloth, Recording Secretary. <br />Peter Darlow, Darlow Christ Architects, 2326 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA <br />Ken Schroeder, Darlow Christ Architects, 2326 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA <br />Attorney Chris Latham of Latham, Latham & Lamond, P.C., 643 Main Street <br />Mr. Jack Sullivan, P.E., 22 Mount Vernon Rd., Boxford, MA <br />Lilly Chen, owner Mandarin Reading <br />Scott Towne, architect <br />Mr. Norman Martin, Market Basket, One General Way <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM. <br />Public Comment <br />There were no comments from the public. <br />Site Plan Review & Signage Certificate of Appropriateness <br />296 Salem Street, Mandarin Reading. <br />Lilly Chen, owner, was present. Also present were the applicant's architects, Peter Darlow and Ken <br />Schroeder. The applicant's sign maker was also present. <br />BB opened the public hearing. DT read the legal notice. The applicant intends to convert a three- <br />season dining area into a dining area that can be used year round. The seat count remains the same. <br />The square footage remains the same. The only site changes will be landscape changes. <br />Mr. Darlow noted that the building inspector had expressed concern that the building would not be <br />far enough set back from the frontage - especially given the overhang of the sunscreen. A surveyor <br />has shown the building and addition is set back fifteen feet (twelve feet with the sunscreen in place). <br />Mr. Darlow also noted that the dumpster would be enclosed with fencing that will match existing <br />fencing. <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />