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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-04-20 Community Planning and Development Commission MinutesTOWN OF READING 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867-2683 Phone: 781-942-9012 Fax: 781-942-9071 , Email: akrieg@d.reading.ma.us COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CPDC MINUTES Meeting Dated.• Apri120, 2000 Members Present. Jonathan Barnes, Chairman (JB), Neil Sullivan, Secretary (NS); Richard Schubert (RS) Also Present. Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager (PIH), Russell Dean, Assistant Town Manager (RJD); Anne Krieg, Town Planner (AK) The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM PUBLIC HEARING: Zoning Text Amendments for the Planned Unit Development District Overlay (Landfill Development) NSmoved to dispense the reading of the legal advertisement. Motion seconded by RS. All in favor. PIH introduced the history and current status of the landfill capping and re- development project. RJD compared the two projects using a business/ financial analysis. There was discussion on the per pupil analysis. Precinct 8 Town Meeting member Bill Brown discussed the possibility of recycling water. Rob Petrocino discussed what events occur if hazardous wastes are found on-site. He also questioned the number of school children from the project. Gail Wood of Precinct 2 Town Meeting discussed further the number of school children and the water usage of both projects. Precinct 2 Town Meeting member John Wood requested for recreation uses to be C:\My Documents\CPDC\Agenda-Minutes\4.20.00 minutes2.doc Last printed 11/21/0010:48 AM Created by Anne Krieg Created on 09/21/00 3:39 PM TOWN OF READING COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MmutesforMeetingdated . Apri120, 2000 AK presented the proposed language for zoning amendments for both projects. Jack Russell of the By-Law Committee questioned the height allowances. RSmoved to close the publichearing. Motion seconded by NS. All rn favor. There was discussion on non-segregation of the articles for the warrant. On-site provision of affordable units was added to residential uses in the Planned Unit Development. R5moved to forward a favorable recommendation to Town Meeting for Article 4. Seconded by,NS. All m favor. RSmoved to forward a favorable recommendation to Town Meetingfor Article 5 Seconded by NS. All in fa vor. PUBLIC HEARING: ZoningMap and Text Amendments for the Business CZoning District (Addison-Wesley/Pearson Development) AK presented the zoning amendments. Precinct 1 Town Meeting member John Russo questioned the density of the project. RSmoved to close thepublichearing, seconded by NS. Allinfavor• RSmoved to forward a favorable recommendation to Town Meetingfor the noted articles. Motion seconded byNS. All in favor. Motion to adjourn at 10.•OOPM, made byRH, seconded by RS All in favor. These minutes were prepared by Anne .Krieg, Town Planner, and submitted to the CPDC on September 21, 2000. Minutes were approved by the CPDC on September 25, 2000. Signed as witnessed for approval: Anne Krieg, Town Date Page 2 of 2