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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMM'S SION
MINUTES OF JANUARY 13, 1997
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 January 13, 1997. In attendance were Susan DeMatteo, Chair; Michael
Flammia, Commission Secretary, and Members Bryan Irwin and Richard Howard. Also present
were Town Planner Jonathan Edwards and Town Engineer Joseph Delaney. The meeting was
called to order at 7:37PM.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
The minutes of the Commission's meeting of December 9, 1996 were accepted.
BETHESDA LANE - amended Lot Release to reference updated Covenant Agreement
The Commission voted 3:0:1 to approve a motion by Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr.-Howard, to
release Lots 2,3,4,5 as shown on the plan dated August 17, 1995. (Mr. Flammia abstained)
PLAN OF LAND - The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion by Mr. Irwin, seconded by
Mr. Flammia, to endorse the plan at Vine Street (Arbor Way) dated 12/3/96 revised 1/8/97.
PLAN OF LAND - The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion by Mr. Howard, seconded by
- Mr. Irwin, to endorse the plan at 108 Oak Street dated 8/13/96.
SITE PLAN WAIVER REQUEST - 90 Main Street
Bill MacKinnon and Tony Tambone presented plans for converting from a real-estate office to a
paint store and painting contractor's office. The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion by
Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Flammia, to grant a waiver from Site Plan Review because the
change of use is within the same use category as the previous use, with the condition that a
directional sign be placed indicating customer parking to the rear. Such sign is to be in
conformity with the Sign By-Laws.
PUBLIC HEARING - Subdivision Regulations
CPDC reviewed the 12/12/96 Final Draft paragraph by paragraph, along with Town Counsel Ted
Cohen, Nancy Eaton of the Conservation Commission, and George Theophanis of the By-Law
Committee up through Section 6.1.
The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Flammia, to
continue the Public Hearing to 8:OOPM on 2/3/97.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Commission voted 4:0 to approve a motion by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Flammia, to
amend the Commission's 1997 Meeting schedule to change 2/10/97 meeting to 2/3/97.
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ADJOURNMENT
At 10:46PM a motion was made and seconded to adjourn and the Commission voted unanimously
to do so.
Respectfully Submitted
Signed.-//
Michael Flammia, Secretary
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