HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-03-22 Community Planning and Development Commission MinutesTOWN OF READING
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MINUTES OF MARCH 227 1993
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 fall, 16 Lowell Street, in Reading, Massachusetts can
March 22, 1993. In attendance were Jonathan Barnes, Chair;
Richard Howard, Commission Secretary; and Members Nancy Shi pes ,
William Goodrich, and Thomas Stohlman. Also present was Town.
Planner Jonathan. Edwards. The meeting was, called to order at,
7:33 Phi,
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
The minutes of the Commission's meeting
cepted.
PAY STATE ROAD. SUBDIVISION PLANS
On recommendation of the Town Engineer,
the record definitive plans for the Bay
of March 8, 1993 were ac-
the Commission endorsed
State Road Subdivision.
PUBLIC HEARING: ANNUAL 1993 TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 10
Mr. Barnes called to order a public hearing to consider what
recommendation to make to Town Meeting concerning Warrant, Article
10, amendment of the Zoning Map to place a PRD--G Overlay District
on property at 33 Main Street, Mr. Edwards made an introduction
by comparing the development potentials of the property as a PRD
and as, a conventional subdivision. Several neighbors in atten-
dance expressed concerns about, adequate access, safety of a.but--
ting properties, privacy and screening, types of potential resi-
dents, congestion, adequacy of ;elan review, adequacy of mi tiga-
tion, points of traffic accessl, The Commission voted 5:0 to ap--
pr{.-eve a motion of Mr. Howard, seconded by r. Shipes ; to close
the Public: Hearing and then voted 3:0 to approve a motion of Mr.
Stoh_lman, seconded by Ms. Sh.ipe7, to recommend this Article to
Town Meeting.
PUBLIC HEARING: DEFINITIVE SUBDIVISION PLANS--AUTUMN LANE
Mr. Barnes called to order a Public Hearing to consider Defini-
tive Plans, for the proposed Autumn Lane Subdivision. Mr. 0.
Bradley Latham; attorney for the applicant, gave an overview of
the issues resulting from the Preliminary Plan review and of
modifications from that plan, most significantly including addi-
tional property to the west of the original site, resulting in
three additional proposed new lots; then he introduced Mr. Bill
Bergeron, engineer for the applicant, who presented the plans in
detail. Mr. Edwards presented comments from himself and from the
standing water ?glow and pressure inadequacies in the mains in
Wakefield Street, underground and surface water drainage, use of
a possibly privately owned drainage ditch for runoff, and the
status of a. recreational easement on one of the proposed lots.
Mr. Goodrich called for better subsurface water testing and
clarification of the recreational easement and the inclusion of
an existing tennis court on one of the new lots; he also ques-
tioned the proposed infiltration structures in or near the
proposed street right-of--way and maintenance responsibilities
therefor. Mr, Stohlman stated that underground water drainage
and seepage issues should be investigated and addressed and that
adequate plans should be developed or the preservation of as
much tree cover as possible.
The Commission t:hen voted 5:0 to approve a motion of Mr. Howard,
seconded by Mr. Goodrich, to continue the Public. Hearing to 9:30
PM on April 5 1993.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:33 P a motion was made and seconded to adjourn and the
Commission voted unanimously to do so.
Respectfully Submitted: Approved: April r
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Signed: wed" ~ Date: s `°R ` hard Howard, Secretary 2