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TOWN OF READING
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MINUTES OF MARCH 27, 1995
A meeting of the Community Planning and Development Commission of
the Town of Reading was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of
the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street in Reading, Massachusetts on
March 27, 1995. In attendance were Thomas Baillie, Chair; Bryan
Irwin, Commission Secretary; and Members Nancy Shipes, Richard
Howard, and Jonathan Barnes. Also present were Town Planner
Jonathan Edwards and Town Engineer Joseph Delaney. The meeting
was called to order at 7:34 PM.
SITE PLAN WAIVER REQUEST--34 SALEM STREET
Mr. John Cann, owner of property at 34 Salem Street, together
with his attorney, O. Bradley Latham, and his development con-
sultant, William Jennings, presented a request for waiver from
Site Plan Review for this property, which he wants to rebuild
from the remains of a fire last August. Items discussed included
the Site Plan process, the actions needed by the Board of Appeals
to change the footprint and size of the proposed building from
that of the previous building, as well as parking, uses, signs,
drainage, and landscaping. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a
motion of Ms. Shipes, seconded by Mr. Irwin, to recommend to the
Zoning Board of Appeals the concept contained in plans dated
March 13 and 24, 1995 for purposes of special permit and variance
requests except that for a free-standing sign and that CPDC
reserves the right to determine acceptability of all details, in-
cluding but not limited to building square footage, through full
Site Plan Review to be held after the Zoning Board of Appeals ac-
tion.
PUBLIC HEARING--PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLANS:
CORY LANE EXTENSION
Mr. Baillie opened a Public Hearing to consider Preliminary Plans
for the proposed Cory Lane Extension subdivision. Ms. Shipes
left the quorum at this point. Mr. Paul Finnocchio, engineer for
the applicant, presented the plans. Messrs. Edwards and Delaney
presented staff comments. Concerns centered on the questionnable
existence of a utility easement from Sanborn Lane, possible inac-
curacy of plans as to existing utilities, access not provided to
possibly developable adjoining lands, and proposed slope of the
street. The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion of Mr.
Howard, seconded by Mr. Irwin, to close the public hearing. The
Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion of Mr. Howard, seconded
by Mr. Irwin, to disapprove these plans for reasons given in a
Notification to Town Clerk dated March 28, 1995.
OTHER BUSINESS AND ADJOURNMENT
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The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion of Mr. Howard,
seconded by Mr. Barnes, to reduce the bond funds held for the
Nugent Lane subdivision from $41,670 to $5500 based on a DPW--
Engineering estimate of March 27, 1995.
At 10:03 PM a motion was made and seconded to adjourn and the
Commission voted unanimously to do so.
Respectfully Submitted:
Signed:
Bryan Irwin, Secretary
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