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Home My WebLink About1993-08-09 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes6„\ 1OWN OF READING COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 9, 1993 A meeti.ng of the Community Planning the Town of Reading was held in the the Town Hall, 13 Lowell Street. August 9, 1993. In attendance were Bail.:lie, Commission. Secretary; and present was Torn Planner Jonathan called to order at 7:35 PST. and Development Commission of Selectmen's Meeting Room of in Reading, Massachusetts on Richard Howard, Chair; Thomas glembers Jonathan Barnes. Also Edwards. The meeting was LANDFILL, SUBCOMMITTEE AND 'T'ASTE FORCE At this Point, the Commission met with members of the Landfill Task Force. As Chair of the Commission's Landfill Subcommittee, Mr. Baillie chaired this portion of the meeting; see attached notes APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES The minutes of the Commission's meeting of June 26, 1993 were ap- proved. PAY STATE ROAD SUBDIVISION LOT RELEASE Upon request of the applicant, and the recommendation of staff, the Commission voted 3:0 to approve a motion made by Mr. Raillie seconded by Mr, Barnes, to endorse, a Lot Release for Registry recording for the Ray- State Road Extension Subdivision. At this time, Mr. Goodrich arrived OTHER NATTERS The Commission then. reconvened and determined that a workshop for review of the Romart traffic shady and off-site mitigation would be put on the agenda for the August 23rd meeting, with a view to see if these would be appropriate for determining mitigation needs for Town development of the landfill site. The Commission also agreed that the Public Hearing on the proposed revisions to the Sign By--Law section of the Zoning By- Laws would be held on September 27th. ADJOURNMENT At 9:54 Ply a motion was made and seconded to adjourn and the Com- mission voted unanimously to do so. Respectfully Submitted: Approved: 5inerJ Date: Thomas Pai_llie, Secretary s Landfill Task Force Meeting August 9, 1993 The meeting was convened at 7:30 p.m. This is a joint meeting of the Task Force and the Community Planning and Development Commis- sion. Present were CPDC members, Richard Howard, Jonathan Barnes, William Goodrich, and Thomas Baillie; Selectmen George Hines and Eugene Nigro; Town Counsel Ron Kaczynski; local resi- dent Don Stroeble; Assessor Bob Nordstrand; Public Works Director Ted McIntire; Planning Director Jonathan Edwards; Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner; Gary Demopoulos, Chronicle; Ron Wood showed up at 8:50 p.m. The Task Force reviewed possible names for the site and a deci- sion will be made next meeting. Possibilities are Reading Place, Reading Technology Park, Reading Commerce Park, Reading Crossroads, 50 Walkers Brook Drive, Interchange Park, Exec Tech. With regard to securing the material from Homart, we are very close. Jonathan Edwards will call Bob Horne from Homart to secure this material by the next meeting. The CPDC discussed this issue at the last meeting. Specific items discussed were: 1. Whether the traffic study done previously would be adequate - CPDC will evaluate the traffic study when they have a full copy which will be made by Jonathan Edwards. 2. The question as to whether or not to markQ~the property as Conservation Commission Chairman. The Town may try to reactivate the previous wetland delineation, and do improvement work as soon as possible. The Conservation commission chairman will be copied on minutes. whole or in parts. 4. Pre-permitting the site (it was noted that Cambridge master 3. The The Town Manager development of a reviewed his master plan discussions vision with for the the site. planned the Kendall Square site. Discussion ensued with regard to "catalyst" uses. If appropriate catalyst uses are secured, that could reduce the site from 33 acres to approximately 25 acres. Will this be a problem? The consensus is that it would not. The market is probably in the area of five to six story buildings of 150,000 sq. ft. in size. When master planning the site, we should keep that potential in mind. However, in getting the permits for this site we should use the highest floor area ratio (FAR) possible. Jonathan Edwards will develop a list of the permits that are needed for the site, evaluate what permits we can secure now, and do a flow chart of what the "developer" will be required to do. He suggested that there be some informal discussion between CPDC and Conservation with regard to the master plan for the site. The Town Manager indicated that he had some discussion with central artery folks with regard to landfill cover material. We will try to narrow this option down before the next meeting. In addition, there appear to be changes in the landfill regulations for municipal landfills that could have the effect of not requir- ing the site to be "closed," but merely to have ground water monitored. As these regulations evolve they will be monitored`by the Town Manager and the Public Works Director. Don Stroeble gave us a list of potential commercial brokers, a copy of which is attached. Bob Nordstrand will refine his infor- mation. Stroeble also gave us a copy of a sample write up (a copy is attached) that might be sent to potential brokers. Nordstrand gave us a copy of a write up for the Metro West Busi- ness Park as a sample. He also gave as a copy of a sample of the demographic information that can be gotten. Attached is a copy of some of this information for Reading. The following action steps were outlined: 1. At the next meeting we will finalize the name. 2. By the next meeting we will have the Homart material ,in hand. 3. CPDC will review the issues explored above, and review the master planning of the site at an early date to be est- ablished. 4. Jonathan Edwards and Dick Howard will work on the interface with the Conservation Commission. 5. Jonathan Edwards will put together a list of permits and also a flowchart. 6. The Town Manager and the Public Works Director will review the landfill closure issues and monitor them. 7. The Town Manager will have discussions with Wakefield about our plans. 8. Jonathan Edwards and the Town Manager will put together an outline of what kind of information we might want to make available to developers in a packet. 9. The Town Manager will try to secure photos of the site with the cooperation of the Chronicle. The Chronicle has also expressed a willingness to work with us on graphics and other items needed to produce a flyer or brochure. next meeting will be August 31, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. y '\s*)?mitted, Peter I. Hech-enbleikner Town Manager cc: Chairman, Conservation commission OFRF .Q Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2683 630* coRQ0 41 JG L its.. 0~, r o *~j FAX: (617) 942-9070 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 61 942-9010 AGENDA COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Monday, August 9, 1993 7:30 PM Selectmen's Meeting Room Town Hall 16 Lowell Street 7:30 Call to Order 7:35 Discussion with Landfill Task Force A. Status of Homart information. B. Naming the Site C. Feedback from Last Meeting: D. Closure, Availability of day, Contact with Consultants E. List of Commercial Brokers F. Conservation Commission input G. Time Schedule for Development Plan H. Next Steps Approval of Previous Minutes: July 26, 1993 ANR Plans(If Any) O1d.Business New Business Attachment: Notes Landfill Task Force Meeting, July 19, 1993 cc: Agenda Only: Building INspector, Health Director. Fire Chief, Police Chief, Conservation Administrator, FinCom From: Town of Reading To: Commercial Brokers Re: 33 Acres on Route 128 - Walker Brook site The Town of Reading would like inform you of the availability of the the largest parcel of developable land with Route 128 frontage. Homart had the site under option for development of an approved 750,000 square foot "Reading Executive Office Park." Because of the deterioration of the real estate market, Homart allowed their option to expire. The Town of Reading is actively seeking proposals for use of all or a, portion of the site for multi-story commercial, office, biotech, research usage (non-retail). One of the benefits of the site is that Homart has already gone through the MEPA process and obtained decisions on traffic mitigation, conservation, etc.. Since municipal and state regulatory authorities are very familiar with the site, a protracted approval process is not anticipated. SITE: 33 Acres ACCESS: Exit 42, Route 128/95 2 miles from junction of Routes 128 and Route 93 ZONING: MAXIMUM FAR: SUBDIVISION: Reading will entertain subdividing the land for an acceptable user DESIRED USAGE: • Multi story • Non-retail • Sale to user • No option for speculative development ENGINEERING: Work commissioned by Homart, i.e., master plan, sub-soil investigations, traffic impact, engineering studies, MEPA filings, etc are available for review at the offices of the Reading Town Planner. BROKERAGE FEE: The Town of Reading will pay a fee to the procuring broker upon completion of sale. Enclosures: Homart Site Plan (8 1/2x11 or 11x17); Plot Plan and or Topographic Plan Sasaki Plan Summary of Haley & Aldrich study Photos of site and surrounding views - Aerial photo ;,o~/irroiz TO: Cooperating Brokers FROM: Paul Johnson DATE: April, 1993 RE: METRO WEST BUSINESS P LAND FOR SALE The Codman . Company is pleased to announce the availability of 26.5 acres of land for, sale within the Metro West Business Park. Previte slx ay( for a 190,000 square feet of R&D space in two buildings of 2 and 3 stories respectively, this site is situated in the Interstate 495 business corridor within minutes of the interchange of I-495, Route 9 and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Corporate neighbors include Data General, FDIC, Digital and New England Electric. LAND AREA: DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS: UTILITIES: PURCHASE PRICE: PRICE PER ACRE: 26.5 acres Zoned for 190,000 square feet of R&D space in two buildings of 2 and 3 stories All utilities stubbed to site $1,950,000 $73,585 For further information, or to schedule a tour, please call Paul Johnson at (617) 423-6500. r CB032238 Fora SALE- 26.5 ACRES of LAND ZONED FOR 190,000 SQUARE FEET/R&D METRO WEST BUSINESS PARK WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS tr 20,5 acres of land, previously approved for 19(j.-Jo square tcet of R&D space in two buildings of 2- and 3- stories respectively, is available f61 purchast, the Metro AX'est Business Park in Westborough, Massachusetts. Metro A\%est Business park is a planned husin, - center designed to provide Boston's growing ,Mctno \Vest region ssith highly accessible, flexible. and atti~i+.; file office. R&D, and service center space. Situated in the heart of the 1-495 businc- cotridor, ~ the available parcel of laud is within minutes rite interchange of I-495. Route 9 and the Massachusetts l unij,ikc. Corporate neighbors include Data General of Id I Icadyuarters), FDIC, Digital, and New Englajid Electric. A\ lziiin a one mile radius of the site is _a full range of services_ tncid intg casual w- and fine dining, retail centers. fitness facilities child care. 'I lie nearby Marriott provides accommodations, diHm", and conference facilities. SITE PLAN .40 r ' a jar i . )F ~ ii1 L- - --l I * 26.5 acres of land excluding; 1.30 Flanders Road • Zoned Industrial - C Approved for 190,000 square feet of IUD space in two buildings of 2- and 3- stories All utilities stubbed to site • Sewer available • Shell oil casement across property that has been discontinued but not abandoned LAND SPECIFICATIONS Codman Company 211 Congress Street Boston, Ma 02110 Paul M. Johnson Gary Lemire Robert J. Johnson Craig A. Barker Caramia Capodanno Cushman & Wakefield Boston, Ma Jonathan Thomas Kevin Hanna Mark Roth Ned Leeming Paul Simard Jonathan Lowe Thomas Powers Lenny Owens Reardon CB Commercial Real Estate 1100 Winter Street Waltham, Ma 02154 Ann Wurzer Donald Carney Robert Gibson r Bruce Lee Gary May David Provost E. Bradley Richardson Kenneth Shaffer Kevin Sullivan John Sundborg Daniel E. Cordeau David Kelley Bruce Levine Christopher Winchenbaugh Fallon Hines & O'Connor One International Place Boston, Ma 02110 John Boyle III Joseph P. Fallon Richard A. Graham Brian T. Hines Robert B. Richards Sean M. Teague Jane M.-Lechner R.W. Holmes Realty Co. 1085 Worcester Rd. Natick, Ma 01760 Robert Holmes Hunneman Commercial Company 78-80 Lincoln Street Boston, Ma 02111 Scott Anderson Dennis Finnegan David Wright Brian Sullivan Mark Hall Bruce Schick Archie McIntyre Wayne Spiegel Mark Gottesman David Cavanagh Bradford Spencer Gregory G. Klemmer Catherine Minnerly Michael Giles The Leggat Company 27 State Street Boston, Ma 02109 Thomas E. Leggat Clifford T. Hurley ~ Bruce C. Grean Raffia sK-e-l ~ Leggat McCall/Grubb & Ellis One International Place Boston, Ma 02110 David Connolly Robert F. Fitzgerald Phillip Giunta Stephen A. James Jonathan Kay John T. Kerrigan John R. Linell George T. Nugent Lynch Murphy Walsh & Partners One Financial Center Boston, Ma 02111 Gregory Lucas Stephen D. Lynch Stephen J. Murphy Steven E. Clancy J. Duncan Gratton N, William Kimball James Nicoletti Samuel E. Oddo Michael F. Ripp Gregory R. Clancy David P. Corkery Andrew Majewski John Wilson Brian McKenzie Thomas A. Walsh Meredith & Grew, Inc. 160 Federal St Boston, Ma 02110 David Pergola James Elcock Joseph Flaherty Francis Durand John O'Hearn David Crane James McCaffrey Neelon Companies 300 Bear Hill Rd Waltham, Ma 02154 Scott Hughes Charles Detwilller Arthur Amadei Peter Shribman David Neelon Nordblom Company 31 Third Ave Burlington, Ma 01803 Richard Zarse James R. O'Neill Douglas Wynyard Palladins, Inc. 100 Corporate Place Peabody, Ma 01960 James Thomson Drew Nelson Bill Clark Peter Elliot & Co., Inc. 990 Washington Street Dedham, Ma 02026 Peter L. Brown Peter J. Sullivan Thomas Moore Bruce Addison Thomas Aitken Karen L. Carr Kevin P. Malloy Dennis R. Nolfi Glenn B. Rhuda Shepardson Group 329 Washington Street Woburn, Ma 01801 Richard B. Shepardson David Bradley Arlon I. Brown O'Neal Ingram Joseph Otolo Maurice diMarco Spaulding & Slye 1 International Place Boston, Ma 002110 Matthew P Dwyer John Harris Chris O'Connell Christopher Phillips Peter Richardson Tamie R. Thompson William Baiiley Roy Hirshland Curtis Oberg Lowell M.L. Peabody Ian Grant Whittier Partners 301 Edgewater Park Drive Wakefield, Ma 01880 Stuart V. Conant Sargent Goodchild Kenneth W. Hecht Deborah W. Heslop Peter T. McNally Peter G. Tilden 155 Federal Street Boston, Ma 02110 Curtis M Cole Nicholas P.S. Hodgson Developers: Guttierez - Kelly - Combined - RMVG - S&S - Flatley - Cummings - Saracen - Boston Properties - Forest City - Pru - Met Conroy/Heafitz - Finard - McNeil - Macomber Tambone Koll - Trammel Crow - Vazza - Tofias - - Callahan - - NDAI - Perini - DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS: 1990-93-98 URBAN DECISION SYSTEMS, INC. 07/21/93 CS (ST 25, CTY 17) 180 Reading town 1990 Census 1993 Est. 1998 Proj. POPULATION 22539 22666 22499 In Group Quarters 149 143 132 HOUSEHOLDS 7932 % 8190 % 8475 % 1 Person 1499 18.9 1625 19.8 1799 21.2 2 Person 2375 29.9 2423 29.6 2458 29.0 3-4 Person 3064 38.6 3216 39.3 3410 40.2 5+ Person 994 12.5 926 11.3 809 9.5 Avg Hshld Size 2 .82 2.75 2. 64 FAMILIES 6122 - 6203 6229 0 0 0 0 0 0 RACE: White 22186 98.4 22275 98.3 22017 97.9 Black 55 0.2 65 0.3 78 0.3 Asian/PI 238 1.1 265 1.2 352 1.6 American Ind 23 0.1 23 0.1 21 0.1 Other 37 0.2 38 0.2 31 0.1 HISPANIC ORIGIN 156 0.7 181 0.8 212 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 AGE: 0 - 5 1801 8.0 1671 7.4 1579 7.0 6 - 13 2257 10.0 2208 9.7 2054 9.1 14 - 17 1113 4.9 1105 4.9 1009 4.5 18 - 20 877 3.9 668 2.9 564 2.5 21 - 24 1267 .5.6 11.14 4.9 982 4.4 25 - 34 3499 15.5 3373 14.9 2922 13.0 35 - 44 3862 17.1 3865 17.1 4056 18.0 45 - 54 2689 11.9 2865 12.6 3272 14.5 55 - 64 2289 10.2 2361 10.4 2455 10.9 65 - 74 1631 7.2 1781 7.9 1734 7.7 75 - 84 933 4.1 1116 4.9 1236 5.5 85 + 321 1.4 539 2.4 636 2.8 Median Age 36.2 38.1 40 .3 MALES 10886 % 10782 % 10572 % 0 - 20 3069 28.2 2856 26.5 2596 24.6 21 - 44 4280 39.3 4074 37.8 3838 36.3 45 - 64 2392 22.0 2520 23.4 2745 26.0 65 - 84 1065 9.8 1200 11.1 1241 11.7 85 + 82 0.8 133 1.2 152 1.4 FEMALES 11652 % 11883 % 11927 % 0 - 20 2980 25.6 2797 23.5 2611 21.9 21 - 44 4348 37.3 4277 36.0 4122 34.6 45 - 64 2586 22.2 2707 22.8 2981 25.0 65 - 84 1500. _12.9 1696 14.3 1728 14.5 85 + 239 2.1 406 3.4 484 4.1 Owner-Occupied Hshlds _ 6453 6648 6841 '`enter-Occupied Hshlds 1479 1542 1634 Source: 1990 Census, April 1, 1993 Est., 1998 Proj. 467365 (DTP) Urban Decision Systems/PO Box 25953/Los Angeles, CA 90025/( 800) 633 -9568 INCOME: 1990-93-98 6 CS (ST 25, CTY 17) POPULATION In Group Quarters URBAN DECISION SYSTEMS, INC. 07/21/93 180 Reading town PER CAPITA INCOME AGGREGATE INCOME ($Mil) 1993 Est. 22666 143 1998 Proj. 22499 132 $ 21127 $ 23971 $ 30084 476.2 543.3 676.9 HOUSEHOLDS 7932 % 8190 % 8475 % By Income Less than $ 5,000 11.9 1.5 98 1.2 60 0.7 $ 5,000 - $ 9,999 335 4.2 324 4.0 266 3.1 $ 10,000 - $ 14,999 292 3.7 246 3.0 159 1.9 $ 15,000 - $ 19,999 356 4.5 289 3.5 190 2.2 $ 20,000 - $ 24,999 360 4.5 333 4.1 264 3.1 $ 25,000 - $ 29,999 435 5.5 391 4.8 316 3.7 $ 30,000 - $ 34,999 405 5.1 405 4.9 378 4.5 $35,000 - $ 39,999 396 5.0 408 5.0 397 4.7 $ 40,000 - $ 49,999 983 12.4 1084 13.2 1229 14.5 $ 50,000 - $ 59,999 843 10.6 930 11.4 1050 12.4 $ 60,000 - $ 74,999 1119 14.1 1177 14.4 1261 14.9 $ 75,000 - $ 99,999 1335 16.8 1455 17.8 1666 19.7 $100,000 - $124,99.9 579 7.3 633 7.7 739 8.7 $125,000 - $149,999 191 2.4 198 2.4 229 2.7 $150,000 + 184 2.3 216 2.6 271 3.2 Median Household Income $ 53054 $ 55537 $ 59314 Average Household Income $ 59977 $ 66269 $ 79794 FAMILIES 6122 % 6203 % 6229 % By Income Less than $ 5,000 31 0.5 16 0.3 11 0.2 $ 5,000 - $ 9,999 78 1.3 54 0.9 30 0.5 $ 10,000 - $ 14,999 142 2.3 101 1.6 52 0.8 $ 15,000 - $ 19,999 161 2.6 108 1.7 55 0.9 $ 20,000 - $ 24,999 213 3.5 149 2.4 78 1.3 $ 25,000 - $ 29,999 307 5.0 238 3.8 131 2.1 $ 30,000 - $ 34,999 260 4.3 232 3.7 161 2.6 $ 35,000 - $ 39,999 309 5.1 300 4.8 244 3.9 $ 40,000 - $ 49,999 762 12.4 852 13.7 918 14.7 $ 50,000 - $ 59,999 737 12.0 80,1 12.9 862 13.8 $ 60,000 - $ 74,999 1011 16.5 1053 17.0 1076 17.3 $ 75,000 - $ 99,999 1232 20.1 1336 21.5 1490 23.9 $100,000 - $124,999 544 8.9 577 9.3 657 10.6 $125,000 - $149,999 174 2.8 192 3.1 222 3.6 $150,000 + 161 2.6 194 3.1 243 3.9 Median Fami ly Income $ 60911 $ 63567 $ 67997 Average Family Income $ 68120 $ 74889 $ 91178 Source: 1990 Census, April 1, 1993 Est., 1998 Proj. 467365 (INP) Urban Decision Systems/PO Box 25953/Los Angeles, CA 90025/(800) 633-9568 1990 Census 22539 149