HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-11-12 Town Meeting WarrantSUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
November 12, 198 5
Middlesex, ss.
To either of the constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify
and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in elections and town
affairs to meet at the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road in said Reading, on
Tuesday, November 12, 1985, at seven - thirty o'clock in the evening to act on the following
articles:
ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town
Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Assessors, Board of Public Works, Town
Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board,
Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Planning
Board, and any other Board or Special Committees.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 2. To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special Committees
and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Capital Outlay Plan, as
provided for in Article III, Section II of the By -Laws of the Town, as previously adopted by
the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to adopt, with or without amendments, the
Capital Outlay Plan to be presented to Town Meeting by the Finance Committee, pursuant
to Article III, Section II of the By -Laws of the Town, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the payment during Fiscal
Year 1986, of bills remaining unpaid for previous fiscal years, for goods and services
actually rendered to the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend "Schedule B - Compensation
Plan" of Article XXIV of the By -Laws of the Town by deleting the existing pay ranges and
substituting therefor the following, effective July 1, 1985, or take any other action with
respect thereto:
Grade
Min.
K Pt.
Mid.
Max
1
158.76
168.68
178.60
198.45
2
175.14
188.26
201.39
227.64
3
201.60
216.72
231.84
262.08
4
227.22
245.70
264.18
301.14
5
255.78
278.15
300.51
345.24
6
286.65
313.90
341.15
395.64
7
322.98
356.90
390.81
458.64
8
363.72
403.73
443.73
523.74
9
407.82
456.75
505.68
603.54
10
460.74
519.44
578.13
695.52
11
520.38
590.63
660.87
801.36
12
583.38
668.01
752.64
921.90
Personnel Board
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ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7, "Benefits and Working
Conditions ", of Article XXIV of the By -Laws of the Town by adding the following to
subsection "(I) LONGEVITY ", to be effective July 1, 1985, or take any other action with
respect thereto:
11$500 annually upon completion of twenty -five years of service."
Personnel Board
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend subsection (A), "Sick Leave" of
Section 7, "Benefits and Working Conditions ", of Article XXIV of the By -Laws of the Town
by deleting the seventh paragraph which reads:
"Effective July 1, 1980, upon termination, (except termination by the Town for just
cause) after 7 years of employment, at retirement or death, an employee shall be paid
for unused sick leave not exceeding 90 (ninety) days at 50% (fifty per cent) of his daily
rate of pay in effect at the time of termination ".
and substituting the following.
"Effective July 1, 1985, upon termination (except termination by the Town for just
cause) after 7 years of employment, at retirement or death, an employee shall be paid
for unused sick leave not exceeding 100 (one hundred) days at 50% (fifty per cent) of
his or her daily rate of pay in effect at the time of termination ".
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Personnel Board
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VI, Section 3 of the By-
Laws of the Town of Reading by deleting the phrase "Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00)"
wherever it appears in said Section 3 and substituting therefor the phrase "Twenty -Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00)," or take any other action with respect thereto.
Law Committee
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to reduce the membership of the Advisory
Committee on Hazardous Waste as reorganized by vote under Article 10 of the Warrant for
the November 12, 1981 Subsequent Town Meeting so that said Committee shall be composed
of not less than five citizens of the Town of Reading to be appointed by the Board of
Selectmen. Such reduction in size to be effective July 1, 1986 or upon such earlier date as
the Board of Selectmen shall have received resignations from such existing members of said
Committee which resignations reduce the number of remaining members to five, or take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management
and control of the land or any portions thereof commonly known as the Haverhill St. Nike
Site and shown on the Assessors' plans as Plot 170, Lots 1 and 2 and Plot 171, Lot 1, said
parcels containing more or less 18.2 acres, from the Board of Selectmen to the Board of
Public Works for use as a site for the Board of Public Works garage and related facilities, or
take any other action with respect thereto.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 12. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy,
or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the construction of a
Board of Public Works garage and related facilities, including design, engineering,
construction, furnishings, and all other associated costs. Such funds to be expended by and
under the direction of the Board of Public Works, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Planning Board
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ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By -Laws of the Town of
Reading by adding the following to Article XXI:
"Section 7. No person shall except as authorized or required by law, remove, alter
the position of, deface, or disturb in any manner, any barrier, sign, manhole cover, or
grating, placed or installed in or on any street, sidewalk, or public place with the
Town ", or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By -Laws of the
Town, or take any other action with respect thereto:
1. Add a new Article XXXVII as follows:
Article XXXVII
Warrant Committee
"Section 1. There shall be a Warrant Committee consisting of the chairmen of the
Precincts.
Section 2. The Warrant Committee shall assist the Moderator of the Town Meeting
as he may require and shall compile the warrant report.
The Warrant Report is intended to inform Town Meeting Members of
the purpose of each warrant article and reasons offered for its passage or defeat. It
shall include each warrant article accompanied by brief explanatory material, such as
charts, graphs and maps, the recommendations of the Finance Committee, By -Law
Committee and other standing committees of the Town Meeting, other matters
appearing in the Finance Committee report and the recommendations from
government bodies desiring to render such recommendations.
The Warrant Committee shall solicit recommendations from
government bodies on warrant articles as it deems appropriate for inclusion in the
warrant report.
The Warrant Committee shall promulgate rules as to the format and
time of submission of reports for inclusion in the warrant report.
Section 3. The Town Clerk shall mail said warrant report to each Town Meeting
Member at least seven (7) days prior to the first adjournment of the Annual Town
Meeting, at least seven (7) days prior to the second Monday in November and at least
four (4) days prior to any Special Town Meeting ".
2. Amend Article III by deleting Section 7 in its entirety and replacing it by a new Section 7
as follows:
"Section 7. The Finance Committee shall make a written recommendation on all
Articles that it has considered and shall submit such recommendations in a report to
the Warrant Committee on or before a time specified by the Warrant Committee. The
said recommendations should be those of a majority of the entire Committee, but
recommendations may also be made by a minority of said Committee. The
Committee's report shall also state the total amount of appropriations recommended
by it on the entire Warrant and the estimated tax rate based on such
recommendations ".
3. Amend Article XXXI by changing in Section 3 the Words "Finance Committee report as
specified in Section 7 of Article III of these By- Laws ", to "Warrant report on or before a
time specified by the Warrant Committee ".
4. The By -Law changes adopted by this vote shall be effective for the first Subsequent
Town Meeting following their approval by the Attorney General.
By Law Committee
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to amend "Article VII Board of Public
Works" of the By -Laws of the Town of Reading by adding a new section entitled "Section 8
Entry of Supplied Premises for the Purposes of Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Connections and
Fixtures" and containing the right of entry provisions with respect to sewer system
connections as approved by the Board of Public Works, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
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ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to amend "Article VII Board of Public
Works" of the By -Laws of the Town of Reading by adding a new section entitled "Section 7
Water Use Ban and /or Restriction Enforcement" and containing the water use ban provisions
and /or restriction as approved by the Board of Public Works or take any action with respect
thereto.
Board of Public Works
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend "Article VII Board of Public
Works" of the By -Laws of the Town of Reading by adding a new section entitled "Section 6
Entry of Supplied Premises for the Purposes of Inspection, Repair and Replacement of Water
Meters and Fixtures" and containing the right of entry provisions with respect to water
system connections as approved by the Board of Public Works or take any action with
respect thereto.
Board of Public Works
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the sewer use regulations as
approved by the Board of Public Works or take any action with respect thereto.
Board of Public Works
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to rezone the property known as Camp
Curtis Guild (Assessors' Map 250, Plots 1 & 3) to Commercial or Industrial Zones, or take
any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Assessors
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By -Laws of the Town by
adding the following at the end of Section 3.1. Districts, under the designated columns:
Type Full Name Short Name
Overlay Municipal Building Reuse District MR
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will amend the Zoning By -Laws of the Town by
adding a Section 3.6.2., as follows:
3.6.2. In Addition to the purposes enumerated in Section 1.0., the purpose of
the Municipal Building Reuse District is to provide for the conversion of surplus municipal
buildings and the land on which they are situated to private use in a manner which
encourages residential development and use, which is compatible with the neighborhood in
which it is situated, and which fosters flexible and creativity of development for the public
benefit, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Planning Board.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By -Laws of the Town by
adding the following sections, or take away other action with respect thereto:
4.7. MUNICIPAL BUILDING REUSE DISTRICT
4.7.1. USES PERMITTED IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING REUSE DISTRICT: The
Municipal Building Reuse District shall be considered as overlying other districts established
by this By -Law. Any uses permitted in that portion of the districts so overlaid shall be
permitted. In addition, a higher density residential use, including apartments or residential
condominiums, may be permitted in such an overlay district under a Municipal Building
Reuse Special Permit issued pursuant to Section 4.7.3.
4.7.2. DIMENSIONAL CONTROLS IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING REUSE
DISTRICT: Subject to the provisions of Section 4.7.3., buildings in a Municipal Building
Reuse District previously owned or controlled by the Town of Reading and existing at the
time of the issuance of a Municipal Building Reuse Special Permit may remain and may be
rehabilitated and rebuilt in their then location. The dimensional controls and intensity
regulations as contained elsewhere in this By -Law shall not apply to such a building and the
lot on which it is situated, but changes to the size of the lot or exterior dimensions of such
building shall be subject to such dimensional controls and intensity regulations.
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4.7.3. MUNICIPAL BUILDING REUSE SPECIAL PERMIT: The Special Permit
Granting Authority may grant a Municipal Building Reuse Special Permit for the
rehabilitation and utilization of buildings and the lot on which they are situated in a
Municipal Building Reuse District, consistent with the uses permitted in Paragraph 4.7.1.,
provided that as a result of the Special Permit Process the following criteria are met:
(a) Access: There shall be adequate provisions for safe access for pedestrians and
motor vehicless and for emergency services to the building and the land on which situated.
(b) Parking: There shall be adequate numbers of off - street parking spaces and
loading and unloading spaces to conform to the provisions of Section 6.0 and its subsections.
Exceptions may be granted by the Special Permit Granting Authority to allow for up to 20
percent of the parking spaces to be lesser in size (8' in width and 12' in length) for compact
automobiles. Parking may be located in any yard area approved by the Special Permit
Granting Authority.
(c) Utilities: The building shall be tied into municipal water and sewer services. All
utilities must be adequate to serve the intended use.
(d) Site Plan Approval: The Planning Board grants Site Plan Approval (with or
without conditions ) pursuant to Section 4.7.5.
(e) Signs: All proposed signs shall comply with Section 6.2. and its subsections,
excepting that if the building and land on which situated are located in a single family (S -10,
5 -20 or S -40) district, the Special Permit Granting Authority may permit a sign of no larger
than 15 square feet which identifies only the building and occupants.
(f) Uses: The proposed use is not detrimental to the public good.
4.7.4. SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS: A person may make
application to the Special Permit Granting Authority for a Municipal Building Reuse Special
Permit in compliance with all of the conditions contained in Section 4.7.3. Site plan
approval must be obtained from the Planning Board under Section 4.7.5. prior to the time
when application is made to the Special Permit Granting Authority under this Section.
Submitted with the application shall be one or more site plans and specifications, prepared,
signed and sealed by a registered land surveyor, registered professional engineer or
registered architect which shall indicate the following:
(a) The size, dimensions and boundaries of the lot and existing building on that lot.
(b) The proposed location and nature of all exterior structural changes intended for
the existing buildings on the lot and any accessory buildings.
(c) The distance between each structure on the lot and all buildings located within
three hundred feet.
(d) The proposed parking and driveway layout, including curb -cut locations, profiles
and drainage design.
(e) Any proposed grade changes to the lot and any retaining wall design.
(f) The location of any zoning boundaries and zoning overlay districts on the parcel.
(g) The existing and proposed interior layout of all buildings on the lot.
(h) A table showing the number of proposed residential units, square feet of floor
areas, the number of off - street parking spaces and loading and unloading spaces proposed on
the plan.
(i) Proposed plantings and landscaping and buffer areas proposed.
(j) The drainage design of the proposal, including appropriate calculations.
(k) The sewer, water, hydrant and other utilities systems layout designs.
(1) The location, size and design of any proposed signs.
(m) The proposed exterior lighting.
(n) A locus plan showing the location of the lot in relation to the surrounding area.
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At the time of filing, the applicant shall submit copies of all such plans also to the
Planning Board, Board of Health, Board of Selectmen, Board of Public Works, Conservation
Commission, Historical Commission, Reading Municipal Light Board, Reading Housing
Authority, Fire Chief and Police Chief in order to allow such Boards, Commissions,
Authority and persons to make appropriate recommendation to the Board of Appeals.
4.7.5. MUNICIPAL BUILDING REUSE SITE PLAN REVIEW: In order to
provide also for a detailed design review as to any reuse of municipal buildings located
within a Municipal Building Reuse District and for which a Municipal Building Reuse Special
Permit is being sought, there shall be a Site Plan Review by the Planning Board. Eight
copies of the plans as described in Section 4.7.4. shall be submitted to the Planning Board
when application is made for Site Plan Review. The Planning Board shall, as a minimum,
take into consideration the following matters:
(a) Arrangement, design, appearance and dimensions of proposed building changes,
new structures, exterior lighting, new screening and landscaping features including fences,
walls, plantings and walks;
(b) The driveway layout, having in mind public safety and convenience and safety of
vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and the relationship to adjacent ways and
lands;
(c) The configuration of parking spaces in relation to proposed use of the premises;
(d) Adequate waste disposal and surface and subsurface water drainage.
The Planning Board shall invite the Building Inspector, Conservation Commission,
Historical Commission, Board of Survey, Board of Health, Police Department and Fire
Department to review the proposal and to make recommendations to the Planning Board.
The Planning Board shall have the power to approve, disapprove, approve with conditions or
suggest modifications or recommendations to the plan or to any subsequent revisions to the
plan. Any disapproval shall specify what modifications to the plan would make it acceptable
to the Planning Board. Copies of the detailed dechon of the Planning Board shall be
transmitted to both the applicant and to the Board of Appeals within 45 days after the
Planning Board receives the submission for Site Plan review.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By -Laws and Zoning Map of
the Town to establish the location and boundaries of the Municipal Building Reuse District
and to include within that District on the Zoning Map the following described property:
Land situated on the westerly side of Sanborn Street and easterly side of Linden
Street, Reading, Massachusetts, being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the southeasterly corner thereof at a drill hole in a capstone on the
westerly side of Sanborn Street;
Thence, running westerly by and now or formerly of Luther G. Howard and by land now
or formerly of Mrs. Proctor's heirs, two hundred sixty -seven and 4/10 (267.4) feet to Linden
Street to a stake in concrete;
Thence, turning and running northerly by Linden Street, two hundred sixty -one and
51100 (261.05) feet to land now or formerly of Adelaide M. Sheak;
Thence, turning and running easterly by land now or formerly of Adelaide M. Sheak and
by land now or formerly of Mrs. Boson, two hundred sixty -eight and 4/10 (268.4) feet to
Sanborn Street;
Thence, turning and running southerly by Sanborn Street, two hundred sixty (260) feet
to the point of beginning. Being the land shown on a plan of land labeled; "Surveyed for Miss
Sheak. Scale 1 in. = 40 ft. April 23, 1904. James A. Bancroft, Surveyor ", recorded at the
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at the End of Book 3093.
Containing 69,787 square feet according to said Plan. Said land is also shown as Lot 32 on
Reading Board of Assessors' Plat No. 75, shown as containing 69,980 square feet according
to said Assessors' Plat 75.
Meaning and intending to place with the Municipal Building Reuse District all of that
land, with the improvements thereon, currently owned by the Town of Reading and known as
the Community Cnter and numbered 52 Sanborn Street, Reading, Massachusetts, and being
the same premises acquired by the Town by Deed of Adelaide M. Sheak recorded at
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds Book 3093, Page 61, or take any other action
with respect thereto.
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ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7.4.2.2. of the Reading
Zoning By -Laws by deleting the words, "including for use ", so that Section 7.4.2.2. will read:
"To hear and decide petitions for variances in accordance with Section 10 of Chapter
40A ", or take any other action with respect thereto.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Laws of the Town
by adding in proper numerical location a new subsection 4.3.3. entitled Site Plan Review
and reading as follows, or act in any other manner in releation thereto:
4.3.3. SITE PLAN REVIEW: No building or other permit, license or approval
shall be issued for the construction, expansion or alteration valued at $10,000 or more of the
following uses, or relocation of the following buildings or structures, or for the change in use
of land and buildings to the following; until a site plan for the lot on which such building or
use is or is proposed to be located has been submitted and approved as provided herein.
(a) Any public or quasi - public, business, service, automotive, industrial, or
recreational use.
(b) Any apartment, boarding house, roadside stand, or other permitted use
substantially similar to the uses specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) hereof.
4.3.3.1. For buildings and uses specified above and otherwise requiring no
special permit, the site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board, who shall hold a
public hearing thereon, advertised in the same manner as public hearings for special permits,
and may approve the site plan with or without modifications or, if the site plan is
inconsistent with the Zoning By -Laws and duly adopted regulations of the Town of Reading,
may disapprove the site plan. Failure of the Planning Board to hold a public hearing within
sixty -five days of the filing of a site plan or to act within ninety days following the date of
the public hearing shall be deemed to be approval of such site plan.
4.3.3.2. For buildings and uses requiring a special permit, the site plan shall be
submitted to the Planning Board, and the Planning Board shall, within thirty -five days of
filing, submit its recommendations to the special permit granting authority. Failure to do so
within the time specified shall be deemed to be approval of the site plan. If the special
permit granting authority does not follow said recommendations relative to the site plan, it
shall in its decision state in writing the reasons therefor.
4.3.3.3. The Planning Board shall adopt by a majority vote of its members and
may from time to time amend reasonable regulations for the preparation, processing, and
review of site plans including without limitations the size or scale, number of copies,
information to be displayed or submitted, filing fees to cover the cost of advertising and
review, the distribution of copies and the time within which other officials and boards may
submit comments, and provisions, including the posting of security, to ensure compliance
with conditions of site plan approval.
4.3.3.4. The applicant or other party in interest aggrieved by the action of the
Planning Board under 4.3.3.1. may appeal in the manner provided for the appeal of special
permit decisions.
4.3.3.5. The site plan shall display or be accompanied by information relative to
the location, size, and materials of all building and structures on the lot, including
underground utilities, parking, lighting, signs, fences, drainage and landscaping, and the
topography, soils, and vegetative cover, including large trees, reasonably necessary to
review the effectiveness of site design and its consistency with Town By -Laws, regulations,
and standards in the following areas:
(a) Convenience, freedom from congestion and safety of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic, including parking, access, egress, and circulation, both on the lot and on adjacent
ways.
(b) Environmental impacts, including the disposal or discharge of solid or liquid
waste and contaminants, and the risk of inundation, unsanitary conditions, and of water
pollution.
(c) Increased adverse impact on adjacent properties and the measures to mitigate
such impact, including buffer strips, physical or visual barriers, drainage installation and
control of glare, noise, vibration, fumes, smoke, flashing lights, electromagnetic radiation,
or the danger of explosion or fire.
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(d) Adequacy of access by emergency and service or supply vehicles.
(e) Provisions for light and air, including non - obstruction of solar energy receptors
where appropriate.
(f) Attractiveness and efficiency of layout for the provision of public services.
4.3.3.6 It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to submit the site plan for
review sufficiently in advance of the required time for action on any special permit, building
permit or other application to avoid delay or disapproval of such application due to the lack
of an approved site plan.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept the minimum salary provisions of
Section 40 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws of Massachusetts and the corresponding
provisions of Sections 16 and 17 of Chapter 188 of the Acts of 1985 relating to said
minimum salary provisions, or take any other action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 13 of Chapter 188 of the
Acts of 1985 relating to professional development grants, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of
Reading by adopting as Exhibit 5 thereto, the plan entitled "Aquifer Protection Overlay
District Map, Town of Reading, Massachusetts" dated September, 1985, consisting of 1 panel
of 1, copies of which map is on file with the Town Clerk; and to see if the Town will vote to
amend Section 3.2. of the Reading Zoning By -Laws by adding at the end thereof the
following language; or take any other action with respect thereto:
There shall be appended to the "Reading Zoning Map" as Exhibit 5 the map entitled
"Aquifer Protection Overlay District Map, Town of Reading" dated September, 1985
consisting of 1 Panel of 1.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 3.1. of the Reading
Zoning By -Laws by adding under the appropriate columns the following district; or take any
other action with respect thereto:
TYPE FULL NAME
SHORT NAME
Overlay Aquifer Protection District AQ
Planning Board
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will amend the Reading Zoning By -Laws to add
definitions to the definitional provisions for the words "Aquifer" and "Groundwater" and
"Hazardous and Toxic" and "Impermeable Surface" and "Leachable Wastes" and "Solid
Wastes ", by adding new sections 2.2.2.1., 2.2.15.1., 2.2.15.2., 2.2.17.1., 2.2.19.1., and
2.2.28.1., as follows
or take any other action with respect thereto.
2.2.2.1. ACQUIFIER: Geologic formation composed of rock, sand or gravel,
from which significant quantities of portable water may be obtained from wells.
2.2.15.1. GROUNDWATER: All water found beneath the ground surface. The
slowly moving subsurface water present in aquifers and recharge areas.
2.2.15.2. HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC: Any solid or liquid substance or
combination of substances, including any liquid petroleum product, that, because of
quantity, concentrationor physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, poses a
significant present or potential hazard to water supplies or to human health if disposed of
into or on any land or water in this Town. Any substance deemed a "hazardous waste" in
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 21C, shall also be deemed a hazardous material for
purposes of this By -Law.
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2.2.17.1. IMPERMEABLE SURFACE: Natural or manmade material on the
ground that does not allow surface water to penetrate into the soil.
2.2.19.1. LEACHABLE WASTES: Waste materials, including solid waste and
sludge, that are capable of releasing water -borne contaminants to penetrating water derived
from rain or snowmelt.
2.2.28.1. SOLID WASTES: Any discarded solid material, putrescible or
nonputrescible, consisting of all combustible and noncombustible solid material including,
but not limited to, garbage and rubbish.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning By -Laws by
adding the following paragraphs thereto, or take any other action with respect thereto:
4.8. AQUIFER PROTECTION DISTRICTS.
4.8.1. INTENT: The Aquifer Protection District is established for the
following purposes:
4.8.1.1. To protect, preserve and maintain the water table and water recharge
areas within the Town, so as to preserve present wells and potential future wells in the same
aquifer, as sources of water supply for the public health and safety.
4.8.1.2. To protect the community from the detrimental use and development of
land and waters within the Aquifer Protection District.
4.8.1.3. To conserve the aquifer areas of the Town of Reading for the health,
welfare, and enjoyment of its people.
4.8.2 ESTABLISHMENT: Determination of Boundaries.
4.8.2.1. The Aquifier Protection District is hereby established to include those
areas within Reading from which water will flow to the municipal wells, either directly
through the groundwater system or indirectly, first, through the surface water system and
then through the groundwater system. The district includes all areas delineated on the
Aquifer Protection District Map, dated September, 1985, on file with the Town Clerk,
Building Inspector, Planning Board, and Reading Department of Public Works.
4.8.2.2. Lots which are divided by the boundary of the district shall be included
in the Aquifer Protection District if more than 50 per cent of the lot is contained within the
district.
4.8.2.3. Where the bounds delineated are in doubt or in dispute, the burden of
proof shall be upon the owner(s) of the land in question to show where they should properly
be located. At the request of the owner(s) the Town may engage a professional
hydrogeologist or soil scientist to determine more accurately the location and extent of an
aquifer or recharge area, and may charge the owner(s) for all or part of the cost of the
investigation.
4.8.2.4. The Aquifer Protection District is an overlay district and shall be
superimposed on the other districts, including the wetlands and floodplains overlay districts,
established by the By -Law. No use not permitted in the portions of the districts so overlaid
shall be permitted within the Aquifer Protection District.
4.8.3. PERMITTED USES.
4.8.3.1. The following uses are permitted within the Aquifer Protection
District, provided that all necessary permits, orders, or approvals required by local, state, or
Federal law are also obtained.
4.8.3.1.1. Conservation of soil, water, plants and wildlife.
4.8.3.1.2. Outdoor recreation, nature study, boating, fishing, hunting where
otherwise legally permitted.
4.8.3.1.3. Foot, bicycle and /or horse paths and bridges.
4.8.3.1.4. Normal operation and maintenance of existing water bodies and dams,
splash boards, and other water control, supply and conservation devices.
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4.8.3.1.5. Maintenance and repair of any existing structure provided there is no
increase in impermeable surfaces.
4.8.3.1.6. Development as permitted in the underlying districts, provided that no
more than 20 per cent of a building lot is rendered impervious.
4.8.3.1.7. Farming, gardening, nursery, conservation, forestry, harvesting and
grazing provided that fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, manure and other leachable
materials are not stored outdoors.
4.8.4. PROHIBITED USES.
4.8.4.1. The following uses are prohibited within the Aquifer Protection
District:
4.8.4.1.1. Storage or transmission of petroleum or other refined petroleum
products except within buildings it will heat.
4.8.4.1.2. Subsurface disposal of liquid or leachable wastes.
4.8.4.1.3. Sale, use and storage of hazardous and toxic materials.
4.8.4.1.4. Open road salt storage and dumping of salt - contaminated snow.
4.8.4.1.5. Disposal of solid wastes.
4.8.4.1.6. Outdoor storage of fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides.
4.8.4.1.7. Dry cleaning establishments.
4.8.4.1.8. Boat and motor vehicle service, washing or repair establishments.
4.8.4.1.9. Printers and photographers' establishments.
4.8.4.1.10. Junk and salvage yards.
4.8.4.1.11. Mining of land except as incidental to a permitted use.
Planning Board
ARTICLE 32. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or raise from the tax
levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of
satisfying the Town's municipal space needs through renovating, modifying or adding to the
Town Hall /Old Library complex located on Lowell Street, including cost of construction,
remodeling, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to the same, originally equipping
and furnishing, costs of architectural, engineering and construction services, costs of
financing in connection therewith and any other related costs, and that said funds shall be
expended by and under the direction of the Municipal Space Building Committee, and to see
if the Town will authorize said Municipal Space Building Committee to enter into any and all
contracts and agreements necessary therefor and incidental thereto, including, without
limitation, contracts for architectural, engineering and construction services and to proceed
with all other acts and things necessary or proper for carrying out the provisions of this
article, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Municipal Space Building Committee
ARTICLE 33. To see what sum the Town will transfer from available funds and
appropriate for the purpose of marketing the John Street Land Fill or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Industrial Development Commission
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen of the
Town of Reading to convey all or any part of the following described property, with the
buildings thereon, to determine the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance; to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey all or any part of said property for such amount
or a larger amount and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall
consider proper and to deliver a deed therefor to said purchaser; and to see what sum the
Town will transfer from available funds or otherwise and appropriate to the Board of
Selectmen to carry out the purpose of this vote; or take any other action with respect
thereto:
(The property commonly known as the Bear Hill Nike Site shown on the Board of
Assessors' plans as plot 13, lots 40, 46, 47, 48 and 49.)
Board of Selectmen
Warrant Subsequent Town Meeting
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at
least three (3) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than (14) days prior to
November 12, 1985, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant
in a newspaper published in the Town or by mailing an attested copy of said Warrant to each
Town Meeting Member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the
Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this 23rd day of September, 1985.
Paul C. Dustin
Paul E. Landers
Mary S. Ziegler
John H. Russell
Eugene R. Nigro
SELECTMEN OF READING
A true copy. Attest:
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Lawrence Drew
Town Clerk
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