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Zoning Board of Appeals 1013 OCT 23 A *i t$
Date: 2013 -08 -01 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Damase Caouette, Chair
John Jarema
Kathleen Hackett
David Traniello
John Miles
Members - Not Present:
Robert Redfern
Others Present:
Location: Board of Selectmen Room
Glen Redmond, Commissioner of Bulldings
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Maureen Knight
Topics of Discussion:
Major/Minor Modification — 30 New Crossing Road (ZBA Case R 07 -08)
The Applicants want new signs because Hallmark Health is opening an Urgent Care Center at the
building on the far right and they want the sign above that entrance to say Urgent Care Center so patients
will know to go directly to that entrance and not the medical center. They also want to extend the
monument sign and make it higher and add Urgent Care Center to it.
The Building Inspector said he had no problems with the request and he thought they could just make a
modification to the existing permit.
The Board members asked a few questions that the Applicants answered and there was some discussion
about the size of the existing signs and the size of the proposed signs. The changes were non - substantial.
The Applicants reviewed how the clinic would operate and what type of services it would provide to the
community. It will use the latest technology for diagnosis via images sent to the emergency room for
review by the doctors there.
Mr. Jarema pointed out that the two floors of doctors are not even using any signage at all on the building.
The Hallmark Medical Center is separate from the Urgent Care Center even though Hallmark Health
owns them both. It is one company with two separate service areas.
Mr. Traniello said the two floors of doctors are not part of Hallmark Health and should be considered
separate entities.
Hallmark Health hopes to open the Urgent Care Center in late September.
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The Building Inspector said due to the size of the building they could have one huge giant sign when in
reality they are looking for small ones.
The Chairman said if it is deemed a major modification Hallmark Health needs to apply for a Variance to
keep it clean. If it is deemed a minor modification they can just apply for a sign permit.
On a motion by John Miles, seconded by John Jarema, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to grant the
Applicant a minor modification in order to apply for a building permit for the new signage.
The vote was 4 -1 -0 (Hackett, Miles, Caouette, and Jim ma in favor, Traniello opposed).
Adjournment
On a motion by Kathleen Hackett, seconded by John Miles, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to
adjourn the meeting.
The vote was 5 -0 -0 (Caouette, Miles, Jarema, Hackett, Traniello).
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