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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-11-01 Community Planning and Development Commission MinutesTOWN OF READING COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 1, 1993 A meeting of the Community Planning and Development Commission of the Town of Reading; was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room o the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street in Reading, Massachusetts on November 1, 1993. In attendance were Richard Howard, C".ha it s Thomas Baill_ie, Commission. Secretary; and Member Nancy Shipes. Also present was '.town Planner Jonathan Edwards. The meeting was called to order at € : 31 PM. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES The minutes of the Commission's meeting of October 18, 1993 ac- cei_-tted. At this point, Members Jonathan. Barnes and William Goodrich joined the quorum, CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING--SIGN BY--LAWS Mr. Howard opened a continued public hearing to consider proposed amendments, Fall Town Meeting Warrant Article 16, to the Zoning By--Laws relative to Signs. The Commission, with input from in.- terested citizens and representatives from the Chamber of Com- merce and with Mr. Edwards "s relation of Town Counsel's recommen- dations, reviewed the October 5th draft of the proposed by-law revisions. Considerable discussion ensued about awnings, inter- nal illumination of signs, and political signs. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Ms. Stripes, seconded by Mr. Barnes, to continue the public hearing to 7:45 PM on November 8, 1993. PUBLIC HEARING--PROPOSED PRD--G ON BAY STATE ROAD Mr, Howard orened a ==public hear j n to consider the subject, matter of Article 14 can the Fall Town Meeting Warrant, a proposed zoning map revision to apply a Planned Residential_ Development--general (PRB--C) overlay zoning district to property at 64 Bay State Road. The property owner and proponent, Robert Keagan, presented his proposal, and Mr. Edwards compared the proposed PRD to possible development of this lance as a subdivision. Discussion centered on the comparative advantages of a PRD, and on awareness of T-)otenttal layout and maintenance issues to be addressed during full review of the detailed plans. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr. Barnes, , seconded by Mr. Bail.lie, to close the public hearing, and then voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr. Goodrich, seconded by Mr. Barnes, to recommend Ar- ticle 14 t.o the Subsequent or Special_ Tall 1993 Town Meeting. The --Commission also voted 5:0 to approve a motion, _ madee by Ms. Shipes, seconded by Mr. Barnes,, to reconfirm its recommendation ` of Article 15, voted October 18, 199 3 , and to reframe this recom- mendation as being made to the Subsequent or Special Fall 199: `T' own Meeting. 1 P UBL • IfC HEARING---BEAR HILL PRD ZONING AMENDMENTS ? ~"ot`~arcI ca ec~ to order a pt-?b hearing to consider the suB- Jec ° matter of Articles 12 and 13 of the Fall Town Mee-H n,- War— ra a zoning amend-fern. f f1Ytf * e^rs.{ ram ra I rto' MA Y -re~4 n C:f z r proTierty -to a Planned Residential Overiay District for access; , draina and to apply such an overlay distric 13 Lot 50, adjoining the Bear Hil Purchase and Sales Agreement for mum Towt? cf1r='cg_er, Peter Hecheiibleikner, half of +the pro ponaen s , the Board o ben, prospective purchaser, gave a Uommiss,ion voted 5:0 to aT=~Prcve seconded by :Ise Shipes, to close -the approve a motion made by Mr. Bay llie to recommend Article 12 to the Su Town Meeting, and voted 5:0 to appr Barnes, seconded by Ms. Sipes, t ` : etc`eG`i_?e or Special Fall 3 Town Development ( RD-S) Zoning oe, and open space purposes, v to Private property, Plat 1 property, now subject to a ti-family development. The Presented the proposal on be- Selectmen. Mr. Andrew Dol- iditiona.l information. The a motion made b Mr. Barnes, public hearing; voted 5:0 to seconded by Mr. Goodrich, asec}uent or Special Fall 1993 >ve a motion made by Mr. > recommend Article 13 to the Nee ti na. DECISION--ASHLEY WOODS II SUBDIVISION PLANS The Commission reviewed draft conditions of approval of the Definitive Plans for the Ashley Woods II subdivision. It then votes) 4:0:1 (Mr. Howard abstaining) to approve a motion -'€ade by Mr. Ba1llie seconded by Mr. Barnes, to approve said Plans sub- ,ect to conditions as reflected in a Notification to Town Clerk dated November 2, 1993 (attached). ?1I- tvAL-NOT-REQUIRED SUBDIVISION PLANS AND OTHER MATTERS The (;L_z_rim itisio voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Ms. Shipes, NcP1 seconded by Mr. Baillie, to endorse an Approval- >tRequired P1 Lan of Lan of Clara Si ghr}tee on Grove Street, provided that spellings of the words "Sewage" and "Rased" are corrected, that Lowell Street shown, that the orientation of the abutting P &S Variety Stare building is checked, and that the note relative to Lot 5 is delete 1} , and the Commission so endorsed the -plan. The Cof€4mou; ion then vote voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr. Goodrich, seconded by Ms. Shipes, to execute Tri-Party Agreements and Lot Releases ry` _ for the Autumn Lade and Varney Circle Subdivi- sions, and the t.i{"?mt€1ission so executed these documents. itiOURNMENT At 11 : 04 PIS a motion was made and seconded to adjourn and the Commission voted unanimously to do so. Respec.tfu"JI-ly Submitted: g netE _ - Date : . T L_ {,j 7 Secretary 2 . C_ l v' IJ -S ~-Al J3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOWN OF READING MEMORANDUM TO: Catherine Quimby, Town Clerk FROM: Jonathan Edwards, Clerk to the Development Commission SUBJ: Decision--Definitive Subdivision Ashley Place Extension DATE: November 2, 1993 942-9012 Community Planning and Plans: Please be advised that at its meeting of November 1, 1993, the Community Planning and Development Commission voted to APPROVE Definitive Subdivision Plans: entitled "Ashley Place Extension", dated June 3, 1993 as revised through October 18, 1993, with the following conditions: A. General Conditions: 1. Within thirty days of the date of this decision the Ap- plicant shall submit, to the Department of Community Develop- ment. and to the Engineering Division, Department of F+_u?tic Works, satisfactory: a. Covenant Agreement, b. Conveyance of Easements and Utilities. C. Roadway Coordinates, d. Land Traverse, e. Hydraulic Calculations, f. Legal evidence of slope and landscaping easements on abutters' properties, if required. 2. The requirements of the Board of Health and of the Conser- vation Commission shall be met. 3. All necessary permits and approval: shall be obtained prior to construction and occupancy, including as appropriate but not necessarily limited to: Street Opening Permit, Street Tree Removal Permit, Sewer Extension Permit, Lot. Releases,, Curb-Cut, Permit, Building Permits, Proof of inspection and certification of Minimum Cellar Floor Elevations, Conserva- tion Orders of Condition for the subdivision and each relevant lot. 4. No construction of any dwelling or roadway or utility im- provement shall commence, nor shall any Lot. Release issue, prior to the receipt and acceptance by the Commission of satisfactory: a. Evidence that a blasting permit, if necessary, has been vUUCi111CU Ci11(_1 un&u all precauTlonary procedures reat,ired by appropriate laws and regulations, including but, not limited to provisions in 527 CMR: Board of Fire Preven- tion Regulations 13.11: Blasting, as obtained from the Yi.re Chief., have been adhered to, b. Evidence that applicant shall bind all assigns and agents, including contractors, subcontractors, and lot buyers and house buyers and their assigns or agents, including their contractors and subcontractors, to all aDiDlicable conditions specified herein. 5. Comments of Town Staff as contained in Town Planner memoranda of September 13, 1993, and in DPW--Engineering memoranda of September 13 and October 4 and 18, 1993 shall be addressed in full. 6. The Commis ;ion looks: favorably upon the provision of under- around utilities. 7. Construction activity shall not tame place in the subdivi- sion or in any building contained therein except, during the fol.lowin.a, hours: Mondays through Fridays inclusive: 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturdays: 9:00 AM to 5.:00 PM Sundays and "Legal. Holidays: none. 8. There shall be no underground fuel storage tanks located within this subdivision. 9. The applicant shall comply in full with any and all require- ments of local and State Law and regulation regarding any presence on the site of any hazardous or other environmen- tally dangerous materials, including full compliance with the requirements of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 21E. 10. The applicant shall .require of all lot purchasers that con- struction contractors shall maintain each lot, in a clean and 1=presentable condition satisfactory to the Building Inspec- tor, who shall require that. dumpst.ers be used and maintained sviffici.entl,y to meet this condition. 11. The alDlDlicant is put on notice that, the Commission expects that all grading shown shall be fully adhered to. 12. No waivers from the requirements of the Rules and Regula- tion;~. Governing the Subdivision of Land in Reading have been FAT' inted. 1> . Tree Preservation- a. _.r)) of Work; After the cutting of vegetation and rough grading for sub- d i vi S i on roadways but prior to any cutting of vegetation and grading of any lot, the subdivision developer and a Tree J}eview Committee. consisting of reDresentat.ives of the Town of Reading delegated by CPDC, including a member of CPPC, tbe, Town Planner., and the Tree Warden, shall meet on the s.ubdivision site to review which existing site trees shall be saved for one or more lots. Before this meeting the develcoper shall have staked the -corners of all lots and the corners of all- proposed dwelling locations, and the developer have clearly marked with red flagging each tree or groin of t.ree~. the. developer propose; to save. At this meetln , the Tree Review Committee shall, approve or amend on site s,u,t'h marked trees and any others they shall deetrs appropriate to be saved, which shall- immediately be similarly marked by the developer. Should the developer ob- ject or take issue with any determination of the Tree Review Committee, the developer may appeal such determination to the full CPDC. Prior to the commencement of any lit grading, the developer shall erect around all such marked trees barriers consisting of at minimum 1"x 1" or similarly sturdy stock for shielding around the trunks of such trees; these barriers shall be lo- cated no closer than six (6) feet from the trunk of each such tree or one-half (1/2) the distance from the trunk to the drip line of each such tree, whichever is greater. Also prior to the commencement of any lot grading, the developer shall prepare a Record Plan showing the approximate loca- tion, size, and type of all such marked trees to be saved and submit such Plan to the Tree Warden for verification. Any modification to the Record Plan may be made with the agreement of the above parties. Tlie Town Planner shall not authorize the release of any lot within the subdivision for construction and the Building In- spec.tor shall not, issue a building permit for any lot within the subdivision until certification is received from the free Warden that these conditions have been fully and satis- factorily fulfilled. Large property areas, shown on the approved Definitive Sub- division Plans by Limit of Work lines, containing protected trees to be saved and separated from construction or land clearing areas, street rights-of-way, or utility rights-of- way or easements may be marked in lieu of the above by plac- ing stakes a minimum of three (3) feet high and not more than fifty (50) feet apart and tying highly visible ribbon, plastic tape, rope, or the like from stake to stake along the outside perimeters of such areas. b. Tree Replacement.: The developer shall provide replacement trees on each lot at the ratio of at least one such tree for each 2,000 s<:i uare- feet. of open area on such lot. Such open area shall be con- strued as the total area of the lot less the proposed imper- vious area on the lot, as set forth in the hydraulic calcula- tions submitted with the Definitive Subdivision Plan, and for each lot, shall be determined by the Tree Warden. Any trees left, in good growing condition, as judged by the Tree Warden, _ on the site may be counted toward this req-L iremezzt,. S elec.t.i.on of replacement, trees in this regard, their number, size, and species, shall be determined by CPDC upon the recommendation of the Tree Warden on the basis of an analysis of tree canopy mover, soil conditions, and other relevant, factors. shall immediately after such determination replace such tree in accordance with the guidelines set forth in paragraph "e" above: -less than 4" ealipre= one year -4" to less than 6" ealipre: two years -6" caliX,re or more: three years R:. Emergencies: When it is necessary to expedite the removal of damaged or destroyed trees in the interest of public health, safety, or general welfare following high winds, storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, freezes, fires, or other natural or man- made disasters., the Tree Warden may, after defining the geographic area of the emergency, suspend the requirements of these conditions for a period of up to thirty (30) days in the so defined area, provided that the Tree Warden report the emergency to CPDC at its next scheduled meeting. B. Other Conditions 1. A curb-Cut acceptable to the landowner shall be provided by the applicant to provide acce ss into the MCHale property. 2. Ashley Place Extension shall not be extended by any means to connect with Forest Street.. C. Other Con 1deration'= 1. The Commission hereby states that, its intention is that. Ash- ley Place Extension never be extended thr ough other properties,, so as to connect w ith Main Street.. cc: DPW--Engineering Tree Warden Eire Chief Police Chief Health. Den_artment Conservation Commission BLlildin.L~ lnsiDector Town Manager r-,