HomeMy WebLinkAboutAppendix B-1 2018-04-23 ATM Warrant COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Town of Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I Thomas H Freeman Jr on March ]2 2018
notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to
meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Town Meeting
Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
Precinct 2 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street
Precinct 3 Reading Municipal Light Department, 230 Ash Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5 Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 6 Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7 Birch Meadow School, 27 Arthur B Lord Drive
Precinct 8 Wood End School, 85 Sunset Rock Lane
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to April 3, 2018, the date set for
Town Meeting in this Warrant.
I also caused a posting of this Warrant to be published on the Town of Reading website on
March 12 2018.
Const Ie Thomas H frKaKin Jr
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L ura%emmeP, Town Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To any 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 the Local Elections and Town
affairs, to meet in the following place designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely:
Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7 and 8
Reading Memorial High School Hawkes Field House Oakland Road
TUESDAY, the THIRD DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 2018
from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to act on the following Articles, viz:
ARTICLE 1 To elect by ballot the following Town Officers:
A Moderator for one year;
One member of the Board of Selectmen for three years;
Two members of the Board of Library Trustees for three years;
One member of the Board of Library Trustees for two years;
Two members of the Municipal Light Board for three years;
Two members of the School Committee for three years;
Seventy-Six Town Meeting Members shall be elected to represent each of the
following precincts:
Precinct 1 Eight members for three years;
One member for two years
One member for one year;
Precinct 2 Eight members for three years;
Two members for one year;
Precinct 3 Eight members for three years;
Three members for one year;
Precinct 4 Eight members for three years;
Precinct 5 Eight members for three years;
Two members for one year;
Precinct 6 Eight members for three years;
Three members for one year;
Precinct 7 Eight members for three years; and
Precinct 8 Eight members for three years
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and to vote on the following question:
Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to assess an additional $4.15 million in real estate
and personal property taxes for the purposes of the general operation of the Public
Schools for Classroom Teachers ($1,802,484); Teaching, Learning and Classroom
Support ($821,429); and Athletics ($31,056); for 5 Police Officers and 4
Firefighter/paramedics ($1,050,311); for General Government including Public Works,
Finance, Technology, Human/Elder Services and Inspections ($317,391); and for
increased hours and staffing for the Public Library ($127,329) for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2018?
Yes No
and to meet at the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, in said Reading on
MONDAY, the TWENTY-THIRD DAY of APRIL A.D., 2018
at seven-thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following Articles are to be
acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the
provisions of the Reading Home Rule Charter.
ARTICLE 2 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, School
Committee, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Bylaw Committee,
Town Manager, Town Accountant and any other Town Official, Board or Committee.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 3 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Boards or Committees
and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Boards or Committees, and to
see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or
otherwise, for the purpose of funding Town Officers and Boards or Committees to carry out the
instructions given to them, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY 2018-28 Capital
Improvements Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter and
as previously amended, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town's Operating Budget for
the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2017, as adopted under Article 16 of the Annual Town
Meeting of April 4, 2017 and amended under Article 4 of the Subsequent Town Meeting of
November 13, 2017; and to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer
from available funds, or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money to be added to the amounts
appropriated under said Article, as amended, for the operation of the Town and its government,
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, borrow or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money to pay bills remaining
unpaid from prior fiscal years for goods and services actually rendered to the Town, or take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell,
exchange, or dispose of, various items of Town tangible property, upon such terms and
conditions as they may determine; or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, borrow or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the purpose of funding
the irrevocable trust for "Other Post-Employment Benefits Liabilities" or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6.6.2 of the General Bylaw,
establishing the Inspection Revolving Fund as shown below, with additions being shown in bold
and deletions being struck through:
6.6.2 Inspection Revolving Fund
Funds held in the Inspection Revolving Fund shall be used for legal costs, oversight and
inspection, plan review, property appraisals and appeals, public services general
management, pedestrian safety improvements, records archiving, and other costs
related to building, plumbing, wiring, gas and other permits required for large
construction projects and shall be expended by the Town Manager. Receipts credited to
this fund shall include building, plumbing, wiring, and gas and other permit fees for the
Schoolhouse Commons, Reading Village, Postmark Square, 20-24 Gould Street,
467 Main Street, Oaktree, Addison-Wesley/Pearson and Johnson Woods
developments.
or take any other action with respect thereto.
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Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6.6.4 of the General Bylaw,
establishing the Library Materials Replacement Revolving Fund as shown below, with additions
being shown in bold and deletions being struck through:
Library Materials RepkawemeRt Fines and Fees Revolving Fund.
Funds held in the Library MateFiaepla(;emeRt Fines and Fees Revolving Fund shall be used
for the acquisition of library materials to replace lost and damaged materials, or for the
maintenance, upkeep and supplies for supplementary fee-based services. and Funds
shall be expended by the Library Director under the supervision of the Library Trustees.
Receipts credited to this fund shall include charges for lost and damaged library materials, and
fees from printing, faxing or similar supplementary fee-based services.
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will vote to establish the limit on the total amount that
may be expended from each revolving fund established by Article 9 of the Town of Reading
General Bylaw pursuant to Section 53E'/z of Chapter 44 of the Massachusetts General Laws for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will vote to approve an Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Allocation Plan pursuant to Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2001 entitled "AN ACT AUTHORIZING
THE TOWN OF READING TO ESTABLISH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND", or
take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Superintendent of Schools,
or a designee thereof, to enter into a contract or contracts for Digital Curriculum for a term in
excess of three years but not to exceed six years, including any extension or renewal thereof or
option under an existing contract, upon such terms and conditions determined by the
Superintendent or designee to be in the best interests of the Town; provided, however, that,
prior to executing a contract for a term in excess of three years, the Superintendent or designee
shall certify in writing to the School Committee that such longer term will enable the Town to
secure more favorable terms, considering price, expected useful life of the technology and any
other relevant factors, that would otherwise be available under a contract with a three-year term;
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and provided further that any such contract with a total value in excess of$25,000 shall require
the concurrence of the Town Manager; or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaw as follows:
A. By inserting, after Section 1.10.2, the following definition:
1.10.3 Executive Board
The Board of Selectmen established by Section 3.2 of the Reading Home Rule
Charter. The Executive Board shall have all of the powers and duties granted to
Boards of Selectmen by the Constitution and General Laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and such additional powers and duties as
may be provided by the Charter, by this bylaw, by the Zoning Bylaw or by Town
Meeting vote.
B. By renumbering subsequent provisions of Section 1.10 accordingly;
and
C. By striking the term "Board of Selectmen,"wherever it may currently appear in said
Bylaw, and inserting, in place thereof, the term "Executive Board;"
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 15 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6.0 Intensity Regulations of
the Zoning Bylaw as shown below, with additions being shown in bold and deletions being
struck through:
6.0 INTENSITY REGULATIONS
No use shall be established, nor building or structure erected in any district unless it conforms
to the dimensional regulations of the Zoning Bylaw. No existing lot, building or structure shall
be changed in size or shape so that the height, area, yard or coverage provisions herein
prescribed are exceeded.
6.1 General Requirements
6.1.1 Dimensional Requirements
Dimensional requirements for all uses and buildings shall be as set forth in Section
6.3, the "Table of Dimensional Controls." The letters "NA" in this table denote that
specific dimensional controls are not applicable to a particular use. Additional
requirements shall be as set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.3.
6.2 Supplementary Requirements
All buildings, structures and uses shall be subject to the following additional requirements:
6.2.1 Lot Shape
6.2.1.1 Minimum Lot Width Specified
Any newly created lot in a Residential District for which a minimum lot width is
specified shall satisfy the following requirements:
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a Each lot shall have, in addition to the required frontage, the required minimum
lot width at all points between the required frontage and the nearest point on
the front wall of any dwelling on such lot; and
b The angles formed by the intersection of the side lot lines and the right-of-way
providing the minimum frontage shall not be less than 45 degrees.
6.2.1.2 Minimum Lot Width Not Specified
Any newly created lot in any Zoning District for which a minimum lot width is not
specified shall satisfy the following requirement:
The angles formed by the intersection of the side lot lines and the right-of-way
providing the minimum frontage shall not be less than 45 degrees.
feet,6.2.2 hot Frontage
in a Single Family 20 PmstFiet, the reqUiFeEl ffflPtage shall be reduced to Fiet less then
eighty (89) �eet of the stFeet line is a EUFve haVing a FadidS 6f 19et mere than twe
hundFed (200) fee- nd the 'et has a wmdth of net less than ene hanelred twenty,
6.2.32 Yards
o. the Zoning Bylaw, the i%y ui_ed LV.. l :aFE1 fee any buildin other than
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the humidings en�arnily idwelliFig shall be ten (10) feet eF tHe aveFage of the aetual fr-ant setbacks of
`-' u'-1.1v rz" LTfI� y'hffr1-1Lv1.1 is grGRCCT:^7ZJ'f—the
purposes of SeetiB , if an adjaeent 14 ms vaecum—it shall-be—deemed -t6be
OCEUPied -by a building with a FeqU Fed front yard-.
6.2.32.31In Residence Districts, yard requirements shall not apply to projecting eaves,
cornices, chimneys, steps, bow or bay windows, windowsills and belt courses that
do not increase the gross floor area of the building.
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dees net haVe fFOntage shall be twenty (20) feet feF any building etheF 41-ham a
6.2.3.4 SfTan JR(JH'Jr'l�"f'QT�Crr ,
6.2.34 Height
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6.2.34.13In the Industrial District, a hotel or motel may have a maximum height of eighty-
four (84) feet if the following conditions are satisfied:
a
N-Ro hotel or motel building may cast an unacceptable shadow, as
determined by CPDC based on shadow studies submitted by the
Applicant, on any building containing a dwelling unit in existence at the time
of the building permit application;
b Along a major street, the hotel or motel building shall be set back she
a minimum of {73-} fifty (50) feet OF of the bui g—, whiEheveF 05
greateF, and a landscaped or naturally vegetated buffer at least €fifty—(50)
twenty (20) feet wide shall be provided along the major street, except where
there are curb cuts.,
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6.2.54 Gross Floor Area
6.2.64.1 In Apartment 40 and Business A Districts, the gross floor area of a multi-family
dwelling shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the lot area.
6.2.64.2 In the Apartment 80 Districts, the gross floor area of a multi-family dwelling shall
not exceed the lot area.
6.2.65 Landscaped Area
6.2.65.1 In Apartment 40 and Business A Districts, not less than twenty-five percent (25%)
of the area of a lot containing a multi-family dwelling shall be a landscaped area.
6.2.65.2 In Apartment 80 Districts, not less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the area of a
lot containing a multi-family dwelling shall be a landscaped area.
6.2.76 Buildings Per Lot
6.2.76.1 In a" distFiE s ~t-her than the Apartment 80, a+q# Business C, Industrial and PUD-
I Districts, a lot may have more than one principal building. net R~ re `h
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6.2.76.2 Where two or more principal buildings are permitted on the same lot:
a T he . minimum distance
between the buildings shall be determined, at the discretion of the
Building Inspector, as follows:
1 The total distance between the proposed building(s) and any
proposed or existing building(s) on the lot is adequate to meet
Building Code and Fire Code requirements, accounting for fire-rating
and other fire prevention/suppression features; and
2 The Fire Department has sufficient access between the buildings.
b The area between the buildings shall be maintained and kept clear by
the property owner.
6.2.57 Upland Requirement
Any portion of a lot lying within a delineated wetlands resource area, as determined
by the Reading Conservation Commission, may be credited to the minimum lot area
requirements set forth in Section 6.3 e` the Zen;ng Byiawonly if the portion outside
such wetlands resource area is of at least the following size:
Zoning Minimum Area Outside of
District Wetlands Resource Area
Single Family 15 12,000 square feet
Single Family 20 12,000 square feet
Single Family 40 20,000 square feet
6.3 Table of Dimensional Controls
Use Minimum Minimum Minimum Required Required Required Maximum Maximum
Lot Width Area Frontage Front Side Yard Rear Yard Coverage Building
(Feet) (Square (Feet) Yard' (Feet) (Feet) °Io of Lot Height=
Feet Feet Feet
One or Two Family Dwelling
In S-15 District 60 15,000 100 20 1 15 20 25 35
In S-20 Districts 80 20,000 1203 20 15 20 25 35
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Use Minimum Minimum Minimum Required Required Required Maximum Maximum
Lot Width Area Frontage Front Side Yard Rear Yard Coverage Building
(Feet) (Square (Feet) Yard' (Feet) (Feet) %of Lot Height'
Feet Feet Feet
In S-40 Districts 80 40,000 200 20 15 20 25 35
In A-40 Districts 10000 80 20 1 15 20 25 40
In Bus-A Districts NA NA 154 104 204 25 45
Multi-Family Dwellirt
In A-40 Districts 40f 000 80 30 30 30 25 40
In A-80 Districts 80,000 NA 60 60 60 12.5 60
In Bus-A Districts 40.000 NA 15 30 30 25 40
In S-15 Districts 100,000+ 100 20 15 20 25 35
In S-20 Districts 100,000+ 120 20 15 20 25 35
In 5-40 Districts 100,000+ 200 20 15 j 20 1 25 1 35
In A-40 Districts 101000+ 80 20 15 20 25 40
In A-80 Districts 100,000+ NA 20 NA NA NA 60
Hotel or Motel
In Bus-A Districts NA NA 504 104 204 60 45
In Bus-13 Districts NA NA NA NA 20 85 45
In Bus-C NA NA 104 104 104 60 55-5
Districts
In Ind Districts NA NA 506&0 206 206 602-5 60A7
Other Permitted Principal Use
In 5-15 Districts 15,000 100 20 15 20 25 35
In 5-20 Districts 20,000 120 20 15 20 25 35
In 5-40 Districts 40,000 200 20 15 20 25 35
In A-40 Districts 10,000 80 20 NA NA NA 40
In A-80 Districts 80,000 NA 20 NA NA NA 60
In Bus-A Districts NA NA 154 104 204 60 45
In Bus-B Districts NA NA NA NA 20 85 45
In Bus-C NA NA 104 104 104 60 55A&5
Districts
In Ind Districts NA NA 206 a 838 I 206 206 60 60
Exempt Uses – School and Church
In S-15 Districts 15,000 100 15 30 30 25 35
In S-20 Districts 20,000 120 15 30 30 25 35
In S-40 Districts 40 000 200 15 30 30 25 35
In A-40 Districts 10,000 80 NA 30 30 NA 40
In A-80 Districts 80 000 NA NA 30 30 NA 60
In BUS-A NA NA 104 304 304 60 45
Districts
In BUS- B NA NA NA 30 30 85 45
Districts
In BUS-C NA NA 104 304 304 60 55
Districts
In Ind Districts NA NA 206$38 20639 20638 60 60
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use Minimum Minimum Minimum Required Required Required ' Maximum Maximum
Lot Width Area Frontage Front Side Yard Rear Yard Coverage Building
(Feet) (Square (Feet) Yard' (Feet) (Feet) % of Lot Heightz
Feet Feet Feet
1. In of Residence Districts, irrespective of the requirements set forth in Seefien 6.3 eF the Zenimq By4ewthis Table,
the required front yard for any building other than a multi-family dwelling shall be ten (10) feet or the average of
the actual front setbacks of the buildings on the adjacent lots on either side,whichever is greater. For the purposes
of 64this requirement, if an adjacent lot is vacant, it shall be deemed to be occupied by a building with a
required front yard as specified in this Table.
2. Maximum height regrk+atiertslimits shall not apply to appurtenances such as: chimneys, elevators, poles, spires,
tanks,towers or similar structures not intended to be used for human occupancy.
3. In a Single Family 20 Districts,the required frontage shall be reduced to not less than eighty (80)feet if the street
line is a curve having a radius of not more than two hundred (200) feet, and the lot has a width of not less than one
hundred twenty (120)feet, measured at along the rear of the required front yard.
4. In Business A and C Districts,the required yard measured from on a street which is not designated as the front lot
line on which the buildinji deeg riot have frontage shall be twenty(20)feet for any building other than a multi-family
dwelling.
** S. Fifty-five (55) feet, except ninety-five (95)feet if the structure is located within four hundred (400) feet of the property line
adjacent to Route 128, as the property line exists on May 1, 2000, including ramps, and south of Jacob Way and excluding areas
within two hundred (200) feet of the residential zoning district to the west, all as more specifically shown on a plan entitled: "Plan
Showing Height Limitation and Setback Areas, Business C District in Reading, Mass.," dated March 27, 2000, Scale 1" = 60', by
Hayes Engineering, Inc., on file with the Reading Town Clerk.
6.Where an Industrial District lot directly adjoins another Industrial District lot,the applicable Required Side Yard or
Required Rear Yard where the adjacency occurs can be reduced or eliminated, at the discretion of the Building
Inspector, if the following conditions are met:
a. The total distance between the proposed building(s) and existing building(s) on adjacent lots is adequate to
meet Building Code and Fire Code requirements, accounting for fire-rating and other fire
prevention/suppression features; and
b. The Fire Department has sufficient access between the proposed building(s) and existing building(s) on
adjacent lots.
The area(s) between any proposed building(s) and the lot line(s) shall be maintained and kept clear by the property
owner.
7. Except as provided in Section 6.2.3.1.
S. In an Industrial District, the Rrequired Front Yyarde shall be five (5) feet for canopies over any drive-through
facility.
6.4 Special Cases
6.4.1 Transitional Areas
The following additional requirements shall apply to buildings in Business A; or
Business B and ^d stFit-' Districts located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a
Residence District;, and to buildings in a Business C District located within one
hundred (100) feet of a Residence District; and to buildings in Industrial
Districts whose lots share a lot line with a Residence District:
6.4.1.1 Table of Additional Dimensional Controls for Transitional Areas
District Distance From Residence Required Yards
District
Front Feet Side Feet Rear Feet
Business A and B A Shariin9 a lot line with 5 10 NA
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Within 150 feet 5 NA NA
Business C Within 100 feet 5 NA NA
Industrial Sharing a lot line with NA -G 50 -GG/ S0
W mthmn i 5G eet NA 4-GG 4-GG
6.4.1.2 !
the FeqHiFed side aftl Fear yaFd shall be fifty (50) feet WheFe
6.4.1.32 In an Industrial District, as part of all new construction of any building, parking lot,
structure, or any extension or addition to a preexisting building, parking lot or
structure on a lot that is-Iecated shares a lot line with or is across a street
from a Mth9Fi E)Re hwi9dr:eEl fifty (159) feet ef� Residence District, a buffer strip
with a minimum depth and visual screen is required and may include any
combination of the following at the discretion of the CPDC: landscaping,
fencing, or other structures. to bE_! established subject to the felle
would—bdff, st—' shall h� a twelve r s 2]_feet .dept and ntea
iivi -au,�- .�. uii urL, a Lrrcivc -�zs.
} iA the vfrip7 usox w(6) feet
high
fence
which
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-"2) feet fFOFfl the abutting Reside rcr�a
lAbbifitHal lot line and centain an-eVeFgFeen hedge an the liqdustrial side of the
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Se-�visual EFeEig and attain R3T7� ef O'7`"'I'CUsC
seven (�') �eet within five yeaFs ef planting,
6.4.1.3 In an Industrial District, as part of all new construction of any building or
any extension or addition to a preexisting building, on a lot that shares a
lot line with a Residence District, any building wall facing a Residence
District shall be stepped back such that the maximum building envelope is
bounded by a line projected from the property line at a 3 to 5 ratio.
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6.4.1.4 In the Business C District, all new construction of any building, parking lot,
structure, or any extension or addition to a preexisting building, parking lot or
structure shall be subject to the following requirements:
a No building shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of a Residence
District.
b There shall be a landscaped buffer strip of a minimum width of twenty-five (25)
along the full abutting length of a Residence District. Said buffer shall be a
densely planted staggered double row of a seventy/thirty (70/30) mixture of
evergreen/deciduous trees. Plant material shall be such that a minimum of
seven (7) feet in height is reached within the first five (5) years of planting.
Plant material shall be maintained in a healthy condition or replaced to attain
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previously noted height. Buffer edge shall be planted a minimum of two (2) feet
off of the property line abutting residential property.
c No parking area shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the Residence
District, and no parking area or building shall be allowed in Restricted Area "A"
as shown on the plan entitled: "Plan Showing Height Limitation and Setback
Areas, Business C District in Reading, Mass.", dated March 27, 2000, Scale 1" _
60', by Hayes Engineering, Inc., on file with the Reading Town Clerk."
d Maximum Allowable Development - Senior Housing and Townhouses. The plan
entitled: "Business C Planning Subdistricts", dated October 2, 2007, on file with
the Building Inspector and the Town Clerk, and incorporated herein by
reference, establishes four (4) Planning Subdistricts within the Business C
District. The boundaries of a Planning Subdistrict may be modified by the CPDC
based upon Site Plan Review applications submitted by the landowner or its
agents for proposed developments within the Business C District. Within such
Planning Subdistricts, the following restrictions shall be applicable:
1 Townhouses shall be permitted only within Planning Subdistrict A and shall
be limited to no more than sixteen (16) dwelling units.
2 Age-restricted dwellings, assisted living facilities and nursing homes shall be
permitted only in Planning Subdistricts B and D; provided, however that (a)
no more than one hundred sixty (160) units shall be permitted in any
Planning Subdistrict, (b) no more than three hundred ten (310) units shall
be permitted within the entire Business C District, and (c) no more than two
(2) Planning Subdistricts may contain age-restricted dwellings, assisted
living facilities or nursing home units.
3 Within any Planning Subdistrict, an increase of one hundred sixty thousand
(160,000) square feet in the total authorized gross floor area of all office or
other allowed principal uses shall be permitted; provided, however, that the
amount of such increase shall be reduced by one thousand (1000) square
feet for each age-restricted dwelling, assisted living or nursing home unit
constructed within the Planning Subdistrict.
e For purposes of determining compliance with the foregoing requirements and
the height limitations set forth in Table 6.3, all yards and buffer areas shall be
measured from the boundary line between the Business C District and the
adjoining S-20 District and the S-15 District.
6.5 Landscape Standards
6.5.1 Appropriate landscaping and design shall be incorporated into new nonresidential
development and redevelopment projects within nonresidential districts and into new
multi-family dwelling projects. Landscape design plans shall be prepared by a
registered landscape architect; provided, however, that the CPDC may accept a plan
prepared by one other than a landscape architect if it believes the plan meets the
landscaping standards of this Section and is in concert with the intent thereof.
Wherever possible, naturally occurring vegetation shall be incorporated into the
landscape plan, which shall show the limits of work, existing tree lines, and all
proposed landscape features and improvements including screening, planting areas,
size and type of stock for shrubs and trees, and proposed erosion control measures.
6.5.2 Side yards required by the Intensity Regulations set forth in Section 6.0 of the
Zoning Bylaw shall be landscaped. Such side yards shall be planted with a
combination of grass, shrubs of appropriate height and shade trees. If there is not
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an adequate amount of side yard area to landscape, a fence may be allowed as an
alternative; provided, however, that chain link fencing shall not be permitted. No
parking area or driveway shall be allowed within such side yard.
6.5.3 Exposed storage areas, machinery, garbage dumpsters, service areas, truck loading
areas, utility buildings, and structures shall be screened from the view of abutting
properties and streets using plantings, fences, and other appropriate methods.
6.5.4 A landscaping maintenance plan shall be prepared and submitted as part of the
landscape design plan. All landscaped areas shall be properly maintained. Any tree or
shrub that dies shall be replaced within one (1) growing season. Replacement trees
or shrubs shall be of similar type and size to what was approved as part of the
original approval.
6.5.5 Trees are to be planted where necessary, as determined by the CPDC. Trees shall be
well-rooted nursery-grown stock, free of injury, harmful insects, and diseases. They
shall be well-branched, and the branching structure shall be sound. Trees shall be
planted only after April 15 and before September 30. The Tree Warden
the e.._„t Division shall approve any planting outside of those dates.
6.5.6 No more than 50 percent (50%) of the trees, approved to be planted, shall be of any
one species and no less than 25 percent (25%) of the total trees planted shall be of
any one species. Trees shall be chosen from a list provided by the Tree Warden
unless an alternative is specifically approved by the
CPDC.
6.5.7 Trees along a public way shall be spaced at intervals of fifty (50) feet; provided,
however, that no trees shall be planted within fifty (50) feet of an intersection or
future intersection. Trees on one (1) side of a street may be set either opposite or
diagonally to trees on the opposite side. Trees shall be planted two and a half (21/2 )
feet behind the sidewalk or six (6) feet behind the gutter line and always within the
right-of-way. The location of all the proposed trees must be reviewed by the D;;eeter
Tree Warden on site and approved prior to installation.
6.5.8 The minimum acceptable size of tree to be planted along a public way shall be three
(3) inch trunk caliper at four (4) feet above the grade. At the time of delivery, the
Direeter of the Tree Warden must approve the proposed trees.
Evergreen trees shall be at least eight (8) feet tall at the time of planting.
6.5.9 Specifications for planting operations and for support stakes, guy wire and cable,
ground anchors, hose, and strapping material shall be as specified in the American
Standard Specifications for Nursery Stock published by the American Association of
Nurserymen.
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Community Planning and Development Commission
ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, borrow or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for highway projects in
accordance with Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
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ARTICLE 17 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, borrow or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the operation of the
Town and its government for Fiscal Year 2019 - beginning July 1, 2018, or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to Section 2-6 of the Reading Home
Rule Charter, to declare the seats of certain Town Meeting Members to be vacant and remove
certain described persons from their position as Town Meeting Members for failure to take the
oath of office within 30 days following the notice of election or for failure to attend one-half or
more of the Town Meeting sessions during the previous year, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
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and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least one (1)
public place in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to April 3, 2018,
or providing in a manner such as electronic submission, holding for pickup or mailing, an
attested copy of said Warrant to each Town Meeting Member.
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 27 th day of February 2018.
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John r na,'Qhair
ZBdr. man, Vice Chair
Daniel Ensminger, Secretaly
Andrew Friedmann
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