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READING PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of September 11, 1985
PRESENT: M. Rich, Chairman; J. Wood, Clerk; Board Members M. Slezak,
S. Trainor (D. Devine - Present, but left before meeting
started due to personal commitments); C. Anthony, Conserva-
tion Commission; V. Adams, Historical Commission; C. Quimby,
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting convened at 7:30 PM in the Planning Board office, 6 Lowell
Street.
JOHN STREET STUDY
Brief discussion about the calendar for the John Street presenta-
tion.
Chairman Rich will discuss presentations of P. McKinney of Minot,
DeBlois & Maddisson, who will make a presentation to the Planning
Board on September 18 and will be requested to make a second presenta-
tion before the Finance Committee on September 19.
If necessary, the Chairman will talk with the FinCOm chairman
if fee money is required for this second (September 19) meeting.
CRITERION ROAD
The Chairman reported the latest events of Criterion Road.
The developer has not performed the required work and, thus, the
BPW has requested release of the funds held in escrow so that the BPW
might finish the required work. As the Chair has been previously
authorized to release the escrow, this procedure has already been set
in motion.
PERSONNEL
Martha Carriers is scheduled to start work for the Planning Board
on September 23, 1985.
COMMUNITY CENTER
Each Board member received the latest revision of the draft Bylaw
from Attorney Latham.
As the Board in session has gone through the proposed Bylaw in
detail with the developer (J. Rivers) and his attorney (O.B. Latham),
it was the concensus of the Board that each member review the latest
draft and independently return the comments to Latham, who will pre-
pare the final draft.
Minutes of September 11, 1985
Page 2
TRANSITRON
Mr. Wood asked the other Board members if they (the Planning Board)
would be willing to lead, or be a principal part of, an appeal to the
decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant access through resi-
dentially zoned land to industrial land.
He qualified this proposal, stating that the Planning Board should
not initiate such an appeal, but do so only by response to a citizen's
petition, with a minimum of 100 signatures.
The response was that the Board was heavily engaged in other mat-
ters, that it should not be the primary responsibility of the Board
to make this appeal, and that there was an active citizen's group
already involved. If necessary, however, the Board would be support-
ive of a citizen's (group) action in such an appeal.
Note that this discussion involved only "the sense of the Board ";
no motion was made and no vote was taken.
ZONING BYLAW CHANGE
Mrs. Quimby asked if the Board would again place, on the Town
Meeting Warrant, an Article to amend the Zoning Bylaws by removing
or deleting the "for use" reason for variances to the Zoning Bylaws.
In the brief discussion it was brought up that "for use" was not
a standard in Bylaw and that it could be considered that this was being
overused at the present time and seems to be utilized for zoning changes
rather than variances.
Thus, because the suggestion has merit and will be further
researched and discussed, and the deadline for warrant articles is
close, the following motion was made:
Motion: J. Wood Second: S. Trainor
That the Planning Board place an Article on the November 1985
Town Meeting to amend the Zoning Bylaws, Section 7.4.2.2. by
deleting the words "including for use ". VOTE: 4 -0 -0.
Meeting adjourned at 9:03 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
John D. Wood, Clerk