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Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on August 4, 2000 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 Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5 Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Arthur W. Coolidge, Middle School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to September 11,
2000, the date set for the Special Town Meeting in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Reading
Chronicle in the issue of August 9, 2000.
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Daniel W. Halloran, Constable
A t L copy. Attest:.
ryl Y. Johnson,
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
(Seal)
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 elections and
Town affairs, to meet at the Reading Memorial High School Auditorium, 62 Oakland
Road, on Monday, September 11, 2000 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 1 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town
Accountant, Treasurer-Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town
Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement
Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees,
Community Planning & Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Board
or Special Committee.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 2 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special
Committees and determine what instructions shall be given to Town Officers and Special
Committees, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from
available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of funding Town Officers
and Special Committees to carry out the instructions given to them, or take any other
action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY2001 -FY201 0 Capital
Improvements Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule
Charter, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning By-
Laws relating to Planned Unit Developments as follows, or take any other action with
respect thereto:
a) Amend Section 4.9.3.1.1.x. by deleting the phrases "a Request for
Determination" and "a Determination of Applicability" and substituting therefor
respectively the phrases "an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation"
and "an Order of Resource Area Delineation", so that Section 4.9.3.1.1.x. shall
read as follows:
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"a. The Developer shall submit an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area
Delineation to the Reading Conservation Commission according to
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40 and Reading General
Bylaws, Section 5.7, and obtain an Order of Resource Area Delineation
relative to the proposed site including an official delineation of any wetlands
contained on the site, such delineation to be accurately depicted on
development plans subsequently submitted for the site."
b) Amend Section 4.9.3.1.1.b. by deleting the phrase "Determination of
Applicability" in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the phrase
"Order of Resource Area Delineation", so that the first sentence of Section
4.9.3.1.1.b. shall read as follows:
"b. Subsequent to such Order of Resource Area Delineation, the Developer shall
request in writing that a joint meeting of the CPDC and the Conservation
Commission be held with the Developer to review the Developer's proposed
development."
C) Amend Section 4.9.4.2. Permitted Uses: as follows:
1. Delete the phrase "Full-Service" in subsection d., so that subsection d.
shall read:
"c. Hotel;"
2. Delete subsection d. in its entirety and substitute therefor the following:
"d. Restaurants (with no drive-thru service), places of assembly, and
recreational uses;"
3. Insert new subsections e., f., and g. as follows:
"e. Retail;
f. Financial institutions;
g. Consumer services, ancillary to a permitted primary use pursuant to this
Section 4.9.4.2;"
4. Re-alphabetize current subsections e., f., and g. to subsections h., i., and j.
d) Amend Section 4.9.5.2. Transportation. Site Circulation and Parking_ as follows:
1. Amend Section 4.9.5.2.4. relating to parking requirements by adding the
following as subsections d., e., f., and g.:
"d. For places of assembly, one parking space per four seats;
e: For restaurants, one parking space for every four persons of the rated
seating capacity of the facility, plus one parking space for every employee on
the largest shift;
f. For retail uses, one parking space per three hundred square feet of gross
sales floor area;
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g. For financial institutions, one parking space for each one hundred square feet
of floor area devoted to general banking services for public uses, including
area for automatic teller machines, plus one parking space for each two
hundred and fifty square feet devoted to office use, plus stacking lanes for six
cars at each drive-thru, plus one bypass lane for the drive-thru area."
2. Add the following as Section 4.9.5.2.5.:
"Shared parking may be approved by the CPDC as part of the PUD decision
subject to the following criteria:
a. Shared parking areas must be shown on a plan, be definable, be
separated by topography from other shared parking areas, and be in close
proximity to the uses they serve;
b. Parking needs between the uses sharing parking areas shall be shown by
the applicant to be different in terms of the times of the peak needs with
little overlap of such peak needs;
c. The number of parking spaces for a shared parking area shall be at least
the required number for the larger of the needs;
d. An executed lease or other form of agreement between or referencing the
parties sharing parking must be filed with the CPDC and the Town Clerk
prior to issuance of a building permit for the uses sharing the parking, such
agreement shall be approved as to form, only, by Town Counsel;
e. If uses, or parties in interest noted in subsection d. above, change for the
areas delineated on the PUD plan, then a modification subject to the
requirements of Section 4.9.3.14. shall be filed and decided upon by the
CPDC prior to the issuance of building permits for the proposed areas."
3. Renumber existing Section 4.9.5.2.5. as Section 4.9.5.2.6.
e) Amend Section 4.9.5.6. Signage: by deleting the existing text and substituting
therefor the following as Sections 4.9.5.6.1., 4.9.5.6.2., 4.9.5.6.3. and 4.9.5.6.4.
"4.9.5.6.1. CPDC will review all allowed signage pursuant to the
requirements of Section 4.9.5.6.4. and the following general criteria:
a. Signage shall minimally meet the purpose of facilitating public and private
convenience and necessity; providing direction and facilitate proper traffic
flow; alleviating congestion on public streets; providing sufficient access to
private lands and businesses; minimizing curb cuts to public streets; or
encouraging utilization of fewer (or a single) curb cuts by more than one user.
b. Sign scale is appropriate in relation to development scale, viewer distance
and travel speed, and sign sizes on nearby structures.
c. Sign materials, colors, lettering style and forms are compatible with building
design and use.
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d. Sign content does not overcrowd the background.
e. Sign legibility is not impaired by excessive complexity, multiple lettering styles
or colors or other distracting elements.
f. In cases where access to a public street is pursuant to Massachusetts State
Curb Cut, the Massachusetts Highway Department shall be consulted.
4.9.5.6.2. CPDC will review all allowed signage pursuant to the
requirements of Section 4.9.5.6.4. and shall use the following additional criteria to
determine (unless otherwise provided for in this Section 4.9.5.6.) the number,
sizes/dimensions, and locations of all signs on the lot:
a. The relationship between the size of a building fagade(s) with the size of the
sign for that building;
b. The relationship between the number of tenants with the size of the sign;
c. The relationship between the size of a sign and the distance between the
structure;
d. The relationship of the location of entrance points to the lot from existing
roadways, the parking areas, and the internal circulation design to the
location and size of signs;
e. The relationship of the topography of the lot and existing vegetation on or off
the lot as it relates to the siting and visibility of a sign from the adjacent
roadways;
f. The relationship of the topography of the lot to the siting and visibility of a
sign from adjacent residential uses;
g. Site distance calculations and motor vehicle traffic and speeds;
h. The utility of the sign as it relates specifically to the purposes stated in
Section 4.9.5.6.1.a. above.
4.9.5.6.3. Overall Signage Requirements:
a. Signage shall be so designed, located, and sized to meet the minimal
requirement of clear direction to the site and through the site.
b. No sign, portion of a sign, or structural support for such sign should
extend above the lowest point of the roofline of a building the sign serves
in identifying, unless otherwise approved by the CPDC.
c. Any lighting of a sign shall be constant (non-blinking), stationary and
installed in a manner that will prevent light from falling on any street or
adjacent property. Lighting shall be directed solely at the sign, or be
internal to the sign. All internally illuminated signs shall have an opaque
background or signboard such that illumination shows through only the
lettering and/or graphics.
d. No sign shall be illuminated between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
except signs for businesses open during those hours.
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e. Signs shall not be designed, colored, or placed to create a hazardous
condition for motor vehicle traffic.
f. No animated, moving, or flashing signs shall be permitted on the building
or in the building so as to be seen from the outside, on the lot or the
adjacent lot. Traditional holiday decorations and lights, when in season,
are allowed.
g. Temporary real estate signs advertising rental, lease, or sale of the
property, or part thereof, shall be allowed for each use for up to ninety
(90) days by application to the Building Inspector. Such signs shall be set
back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the streetline, shall be unlighted and
shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area. Renewals of temporary
real estate signs shall be allowed by application to the Building Inspector.
One such real estate sign per lot, not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet
in area and twelve (12) feet in height shall be allowed, upon application to
the Building Inspector, for a period not to exceed the date of the end of
the PUD decision appeal period to the date of occupancy of the first
phase of the approved PUD development.
h. No window signs or any other signage that is visible from the outside is
allowed.
Repair and Maintenance - The Building Inspector is authorized to order
the repair or removal of any sign and its supporting structure that, in the
judgment of the Building Inspector, is dangerous, or in disrepair, or which
is erected or maintained contrary to this By-Law. Such repair or removal
shall be the responsibility of the building owner, and must be completed
within thirty (30) days of notification by the Building Inspector. Appeals
from the Building Inspector's order shall be to the Zoning Board of
Appeals.
Within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the closing of a business, all
wording on any sign referencing that business must be painted over or
obliterated by the applicant for the PUD special permit and/or the building
owner.
k. Signs prohibited in Section 6.2.2.4.a., b., and d., are prohibited in a PUD.
1. Sign exempted in Section 6.2.2.5.a., f., and j., are exempted in a PUD.
4.9.5.6.4. Allowed Signs in the PUD:
a. Freestanding identification ground signs.
(1) Identification signs may be placed as a ground sign between the
street and the building.
(2) If the lot faces on two (2) or more streets/highway, and/or if the lot
has more than one entrance from a right of way, one (1) sign
i serving each street/highway shall be allowed, and one (1) sign per
entrance shall be allowed, up to a maximum of three (3) free-
standing signs per lot.
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b. Directional signs, building markers.
Such signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area, shall not be
more than four (4) feet high if placed on the ground, and shall not extend
above the roofline, if upon a wall. No advertisement is allowed on this
type of signage.
C. One wall sign per building or tenant is allowed.
For tenants or buildings facing more than one street/highway, one
additional sign for that tenant is allowed facing such street/highway.
In no instance shall more than four (4) signs on a building be allowed.
d. For each building within a PUD district, signs located at the entry door of
specific tenants in a multi-tenant building.
e. Signs allowed in Section 6.2.3.2 i., k., and I. are allowed in a PUD.
f) Amend Section 6.2.3. Signs by Zoning District: by adding the following as
Section 6.2.3.3.:
"6.2.3.3. Signs in a PUD:
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.2. to the contrary, signs are allowed
or permitted in a PUD only in accordance with Section 4.9.5.6. of these By-
Laws."
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 2.2.25. Place of
Assembly: of the Reading Zoning By-Laws by adding between "theater," and
"bowling alley" the word "cinema," so that Section 2.2.25. shall read as follows,
or take any other action with respect thereto:
"2.2.25. Place of Assembly: A theater, cinema, bowling alley or other
similar enclosed place."
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5.10 of the General
Bylaws by adding the following sentence to Section 5.10.2:
"This Bylaw shall not prevent a cinema from concluding the showing of a movie
that has commenced prior to 12:01 a.m.",
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 7 . To see if the Town will vote to amend the Motion made under
Article 10 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of April 14, 1997, as amended by
Motion made under Article 24 of the Warrant for the Annual. Town Meeting of April 12,
1999, which as amended authorized the conveyance or lease of the Reading landfill and
provided that such authorization would expire unless the conveyance has taken place or
a lease has been entered into by June 30, 2001 unless further extended by Town
Meeting, by deleting the date "June 30, 2001" and substituting therefor the date "June
30, 2002", or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
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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
September 11, 2000, 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 1" day of August, 2000.
*J.eo , Chairman
4orge nes, Vice Chairman
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Camille W. Anthony, Secretary
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M thew Cummings
Sally M. Hoyt
SELECTMEN OF READING
Daniel W.'Halloran, Constable
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School . September 11, 2000
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:39 p.m., there being a
quorum present.
The Invocation was given by The Reverend Thomas Conway of St. Athanasius Catholic Church,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Cheryl A. Johnson, when on motion by
George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant except
for the Officer's Return, which was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1 - On motion by George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was moved to table the subject
matter of Article 1.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was moved to table the subject
matter of Article 2.
ARTICLE 3 - On motion by George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was moved to indefinitely postpone
the subject matter of Article 3.
ARTICLE 4 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, Precinct 5, it was voted to amend the
Reading Zoning By-Laws relating to Planned Unit Developments as follows:
a) Amend Section 4.9.3.1.1.a. by deleting the phrases "a Request for Determination" and "a
Determination of Applicability" and substituting therefor respectively the phrases "an
Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation" and "an Order of Resource Area
Delineation", so that Section 4.9.3.1. La. shall read as follows:
"a. The Developer shall submit an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area
Delineation to the Reading Conservation Commission according to
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40 and Reading
General Bylaws, Section 5.7, and obtain an Order of Resource Area
Delineation relative to the proposed site including an official
delineation of any wetlands contained on the site, such delineation
to be accurately depicted on development plans subsequently
submitted for the site."
b) Amend Section 4.9.3.1.1.b. by deleting the phrase "Determination of Applicability" in
the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the phrase "Order of Resource Area
Delineation", so that the first sentence of Section 4.9.3.1. Lb. shall read as follows:
"b. Subsequent to such Order of Resource Area Delineation, the
Developer shall request in writing that a joint meeting of the
CPDC and the Conservation Commission be held with the
Developer to review the Developer's proposed development."
C) Amend Section 4.9.4.2. Permitted Uses: as follows:
1. Delete the phrase "Full-Service" in subsection c., so that subsection c. shall read:
"c. Hotel;"
2. Delete subsection d. in its entirety and substitute therefor the
following:
"d. Restaurant (with no drive-thru service), place of assembly,
and recreational use; "
3. Insert new subsections e., f., and g. as follows:
"e. Retail;
f. Financial institution;
g. Consumer service, ancillary to a permitted primary use
pursuant to this Section 4.9.4.2; "
4. Re-alphabetize current subsections e., f., and g. to subsections h.,
i., and j.
d) Amend Section 4.9.5.2. Transportation, Site Circulation and Parking: as
follows:
1. Amend Section 4.9.5.2.4. relating to parking requirements by adding
the following as subsections d., e., f., and g.:
"d. For places of assembly, one parking space per four seats;
e. For restaurants, one parking space for every four persons
of the rated seating capacity of the facility, plus one parking
space for every employee on the largest shift;
f. For retail uses, one parking space per three hundred square
feet of gross sales floor area;
g. For financial institutions, one parking space for each one
hundred square feet of floor area devoted to general
banking services for public uses, including area for
automatic teller machines, plus one parking space for
each two hundred and fifty square feet devoted to office
use, plus stacking lanes for six cars at each drive-thru,
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plus one bypass lane for the drive-thru area."
2. Insert the following new Section as Section 4.9.5.2.5.:
"4.9.5.2.5. Shared parking may be approved by the CPDC as part
of the PUD decision subject to the following criteria:
a. Shared parking areas must be shown on a plan, be
definable, be separated by topography from other shared
parking areas, and be in close proximity to the uses they
serve;
b. Parking needs between the uses sharing parking areas
shall be shown by the applicant to be different in terms
of the times of the peak needs with little overlap of such
peak needs;
C. The number of parking spaces for a shared parking area
shall be at least the required number for the larger of the
needs;
d. An executed lease or other form of agreement between
or referencing the parties sharing parking must be filed
with the CPDC and the Town Clerk prior to issuance of
a building permit for the uses sharing the parking, such
agreement shall be approved as to form, only, by Town
Counsel;
e. If uses, or parties in interest noted in subsection d.
above, change for the areas delineated on the PUD plan,
then a modification subject to the requirements of
Section 4.9.3.14. shall be filed and decided upon by the
CPDC prior to the issuance of building permits for the
proposed areas."
3. Renumber existing Section 4.9.5.2.5. as Section 4.9.5.2.6.
e) Amend Section 4.9.5.6. Signage: by deleting the existing text and substituting therefor
the following as Sections 4.9.5.6.1., 4.9.5.6.2., 4.9.5.6.3. and 4.9.5.6.4.
"4.9.5.6.1. CPDC will review all allowed signage pursuant to the requirements of
Section 4.9.5.6.4. and the following general criteria:
a. Signage shall minimally meet the purpose of facilitating public
and private convenience and necessity; providing direction
and facilitate proper traffic flow; alleviating congestion on
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public streets; providing sufficient access to private lands
and businesses; minimizing curb cuts to public streets;
or encouraging utilization of fewer (or a single) curb cuts by
more than one user.
b. Sign scale is appropriate in relation to development scale,
viewer distance and travel speed, and sign sizes on nearby
structures.
C. Sign materials, colors, lettering style and forms are compatible
with building design and use.
d. Sign content does not overcrowd the background.
e. Sign legibility is not impaired by excessive complexity,
multiple lettering styles or colors or other distracting
elements.
f. In cases where access to a public street is pursuant to
Massachusetts State Curb Cut, the Massachusetts Highway
Department shall be consulted.
4.9.5.6.2. CPDC will review all allowed signage pursuant to the requirements of
Section 4.9.5.6.4. and shall use the following additional criteria to determine (unless
otherwise provided for in this Section 4.9.5.6.) the number, sizes/dimensions, and
locations of all signs on the lot:
a. The relationship between the size of a building fagade(s) with
the size of the sign for that building;
b. The relationship between the number of tenants with the size
of the sign;
C. The relationship between the size of a sign and the distance
between the structure;
d. The relationship of the location of entrance points to the lot
from existing roadways, the parking areas, and the internal
circulation design to the location and size of signs;
e. The relationship of the topography of the lot and existing
vegetation on or off the lot as it relates to the siting and
visibility of a sign from the adjacent roadways;
f. The relationship of the topography of the lot to the siting and
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visibility of a sign from adjacent residential uses;
g. Site distance calculations and motor vehicle traffic and speeds;
h. The utility of the sign as it relates specifically to the purposes
stated in Section 4.9.5.6.1.a. above.
4.9.5.6.3. Overall Sig_nag_e Requirements:
a. Signage shall be so designed, located, and sized to meet the
minimal requirement of clear direction to the site and through
the site.
b. No sign, portion of a sign, or structural support for such sign
should extend above the lowest point of the main roofline
of a building the sign serves in identifying, unless otherwise
approved by the CPDC.
C. Any lighting of a sign shall be constant (non-blinking), stationary
and installed in a manner that will prevent light from falling on
any street or adjacent property. Lighting shall be directed solely
at the sign, or be internal to the sign. All internally illuminated
signs shall have an opaque background or signboard such
that illumination shows through only the lettering and/or graphics.
d. No sign shall be illuminated between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
except signs for businesses open during those hours.
C. Signs shall not be designed, colored, or placed to create a hazardous
condition for motor vehicle traffic,
f. No animated, moving, or flashing signs shall be permitted on the
building or in the building so as to be seen from the outside, on
the lot or the adjacent lot. Traditional holiday decorations and
lights, when in season, are allowed.
g. Temporary real estate signs advertising rental, lease, or sale of
the property, or part thereof, shall be allowed for each use for
up to ninety (90) days by application to the Building Inspector.
Such signs shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from
the street line, shall be unlighted and shall not exceed sixteen
(16) square feet in area. Renewals of temporary real estate signs
shall be allowed by application to the Building Inspector.
One such real estate sign per lot, not to exceed thirty-two (32)
square feet in area and twelve (12) feet in height shall be
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allowed, upon application to the Building Inspector, for a period
not to exceed the date of the end of the PUD decision appeal
period to the date of occupancy of the first phase of the
approved PUD development.
h. No window signs or any other interior signage that is visible
from the outside is allowed.
i. Repair and Maintenance - The Building Inspector is authorized
to order the repair or removal of any sign and its supporting
structure that, in the judgment of the Building Inspector, is
dangerous, or in disrepair, or which is erected or maintained
contrary to this By-Law. Such repair or removal shall be the
responsibility of the building owner, and must be completed
within thirty (30) days of notification by the Building Inspector.
Appeals from the Building Inspector's order shall be to the
Zoning Board of Appeals.
j. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the closing of a
business, all wording on any sign referencing that business
must be painted over or obliterated by the applicant for the
PUD special permit and/or the building owner.
k. Signs prohibited in Sections 6.2.2.4.a., b., and d., are prohibited
in a PUD.
1. Signs exempted in Sections 6.2.2.5.a., f., and j., are exempted in
a PUD.
4.9.5.6.4. Allowed Sims in the PUD:
a. Freestanding identification ground signs.
(1) Identification signs may be placed as a ground sign
between the street and the building.
(2) If the lot faces on two (2) or more streets/highway,
and/or if the lot has more than one entrance from a
right of way, one (1) sign serving each street/highway
shall be allowed, and one (1) sign per entrance shall
be allowed, up to a maximum of three (3) free-standing
signs per lot.
b. Directional signs, building markers.
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Such signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area, shall not
be more than four (4) feet high if placed on the ground, and shall
not extend above the roofline, if upon a wall. No advertisement
is allowed on this type of signage.
c. One wall sign per building or tenant is allowed.
For tenants or buildings facing more than one street/highway,
one additional sign for that tenant is allowed facing such
street/highway.
In no instance shall more than four (4) signs on a building be
allowed.
d. For each building within a PUD district, signs located at the
entry door of specific tenants in a multi-tenant building.
e. Signs allowed in Sections 6.2.3.2 i., k., and 1. are allowed in a
PUD.
f) Amend Section 6.2.3. Signs by Zoning District: by adding the following as Section
6.2.3.3.:
"6.2.3.3. Signs in a PUD:
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.2. to the contrary, signs are allowed or
permitted in a PUD only in accordance with Section 4.9.5.6. of these By-Laws."
2/3 vote required
127 voted in the affirmative
- 0 - voted in the negative
ARTICLE 5 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to amend Section 2.2.25. Place of Assembly: of the Reading Zoning By-Laws by adding
between "theater," and "bowling alley" the word "cinema," so that Section 2.2.25. shall read as
follows:
"2.2.25. Place of Assembly: A theater, cinema, bowling alley
or other similar enclosed place."
2/3 vote required
Unanimous vote
Declared by Moderator
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ARTICLE 6 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to amend Section 5.10 of the General Bylaws by adding the following sentence to Section
5.10.2. "This Bylaw shall not prevent a cinema from concluding the showing of a movie that has
commenced prior to 12:01 a.m.", so that Section 5.10.2 reads in its entirety as follows:
"This Bylaw shall not apply to the retail, commercial operation of facilities operated by
innholders and/or common victualers and/or taverns where a license has been duly issued
for the operation of the same which otherwise restricts or describes the hours of operation
of such facilities. This Bylaw shall not prevent a cinema from concluding the showing of
a movie that has commenced prior to 12:01 a.m."
Unanimous vote declared by Moderator
ARTICLE 7 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to amend the Motion made under Article 10 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting
of April 14, 1997, as amended by Motion made under Article 24 of the Warrant for the Annual
Town Meeting of April 12, 1999, which as amended authorized the conveyance or lease of the
Reading landfill and provided that such authorization would expire unless the conveyance has
taken place or a lease has been entered into by June 30, 2001 unless further extended by Town
Meeting, by deleting the date "June 30, 2001" and substituting therefor the date "June 30, 2002".
On motion by George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was voted that this Special Town Meeting stand
adjourned sine die.
Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
132 Town Meeting Members were present.
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Special Town Meeting
September 11, 2000