HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-02-24 Community Planning and Development Commission MinutesTOWN OF READING
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MINUTES FEBRUARY 24, 1992
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
February 24, 1992. in attendance were Nancy Shipes, Chair,
Jonathan Barnes, Commission Secretary; and Members William
Goodrich, Richard Howard, and Thomas Stohlman. Also present were
Town Planner Jonathan Edwards and Town Engineer William
Robertson. The meeting was called to order at. 7:31 PM.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
The minutes of the Commission's meeting of February 10, 1992 were
accexoted.
BATCHELDER ESTATES---SIGHT DISTANCE ISSUE
Mr. Stohlman reported that during a recent visit to the
Batchelder Estates subdivision he noticed that concerns raised at
recent meetings concerning a sight distance problem at the inter-
section of the subdivision roadway and Franklin Street were jus-
tifiable, He stated that this was a matter of the Prospective
location of the stone wall and not of its prospective height.
Concerns to be balance were the visual integrity of the wall, the
slope of the Hurfords` front yard., the health of the tree adjoin-
ing the present end of the wall, and the need, for traffic safety.
The consensus of the Commission was that the developer, the Hur-
fords, and the Town Engineer would resolve the matter in the
field to the mutual satisfaction of all, and that the developer
would be held responsible for the accomplishment of the agreed
work.. Mr. Tom Murray, representing the developer, and the Hur-
ford.s agreed.
PUBLIC HEARING: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION
At 6:01 PM Ms. Shipes called to order a Public Hearing to con-
sider proposed Articles 12 and 13 on the Warrant, for the 1992 An-
nual Town Meeting, dealing with respectively, proposed amendments
to the PUD Zoning By-Law text, and the extension of the PUD
Zoning Overlay District to that portion of the Industrial_ Dis-
trict lying between the railway tracks and the properties fron-
tingh on Ash Street. Mr. Barnes read the Public Hearing notice.
After some discussion amongst the Commission, the Commission
voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr. Stohlman, seconded by
Mr. Howard, to delete the proposed section 3 (wetlands exemption
from open space calculation) and to split section 4 so that the
definition would be includedas Section. 2.2.25. 1 of the general
zoning by-laws.
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After further discussion with the attending public, the Commis-
sion took the following actions:
1. The Commission voted 4:1:0 (Mr. Howard dissenting) to approve
a motion made by Mr. Goodrich, seconded by Mr. Stohlman, to
delete proposed changes to Section 4.0.4.6.2. (buffer/screening
standards) and to leave as is;
2. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr.
Howard, seconded by Mr. Goodrich, to recommend Article 13 (Zoning
Map amendment) to Town Meeting;
3. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a. motion made by Mr.
Stohlman, seconded by Mr. Howard, to reconsider the first motion
above (definition to Section 2.2.25.1.);
4. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr.
Stohlman, seconded by Mr. Howard, to move the definition of
residential street to Section 4.0.2.1., and
5. The Commission voted 5:0 to approve a motion made by Mr.
Howard, seconded by Mr. Barnes, to recommend Article 12 (PHD text
amendments) as modified through the above votes, to Town Meeting.
CARRIAGE ESTATES--PHASE I
Discussion was freewheeling concerning the developer's compliance
proposals with. Definitive Plan Approval Condition o
(responsibility to meet the Aquifer Protection Overlay District
restrictions) and with Condition 7b (notification to potential
lot purchasers as to the applicability of said Aquifer Protection
restrictions). Consensus emerged that the Commission will cause
a copy of the Definitive Plan to be sent to the Building Inspec-
tor with a request for an interpretation as to the compliance of
the entire subdivision with said Aquifer Protection restrictions.
After a conversation with Mr. C. Bradley Latham, representing the
developer, about the developer`s, proposal to comply with Condi-
tion 7b, the Commission endorsed the set of Definitive Plans.
MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
The Commission decided amongst itself that the following members
and staff would assume responsibility to make presentations of
the Master Plan to the following parties:
Conservation Commission:
Howard &
Sh.ipes
League of Women Voters:
Favaloro
& Edwards
Rotary Club:
Goodrich
& Edwards
Lions Club:
Barnes &
Shipes
Historical Commission:
S,t.ohlman
& Barnes
By-Law Committee:
Stohlman
& Howard
Finance Committee:
Goodrich
& Stohlman
Board of Health:
Howard. &
Shipes
School Board: _
Shipes &
Barnes__
Recreation Committee:
Goodrich
& Barnes
Town Staff:
all
Adjoining Towns:
to be determined later
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ADJOURNMENT
At 10:01 PM a motion was mace and seconded to adjourn and the
Commission voted unanimously to do so,
Respectfully Submitted:
+n Barn(- s , S retary
Approved: March. 2, 1992
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Date:
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