HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-02-02 Planning Board MinutesChairman Mitchel called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. with
Board members M. Rich, J. Shaw, A. Burne and K. Messina present.
Accessory Apartments
The Board reviewed input from the League of Women Voters. Under
Section e), the LWV questioned the phrase "shall not adversely
affect". After discussion on this question, the Board decided to
retain the existing language by a vote of 3-1.
Under the rocess, the Board felt that the new owners should not
be made to reapply for the Special Permit. On a question from
the Building Inspector, the Board decided to change the language
"had an executed use and occupancy certificate.and was occupied
prior to August 1, 1982." to "was legally occupied prior to
August 1, 1982." by a vote of 5-0.
-The Board
also voted the fallowing changes by a vote of 5-0:
Par. d) -
insert "square" between the words "the" and "gross";
d) -
change "square footage" to "floor area";
b,)) -
insert word "net" between "400" and "750" and the
words "square feet" after each of,those numbers;
c) -
change "not to exceed" to "exceeding";
c) -
change "unrelated persons" to "persons unrelated to
the owners" and "said temporary absence" to "any
temporary absence";
c) -
delete "owner or" I
b) -
insert word "basement" between."garage and shed", and
also move "(as of August 1., 195z)'.' between "one
family dwellin " and "and sbwll contain"
) -
to insert the followring~
"in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 9."
The Board
will check to see if these can be called "limited
special permits".
The Board
also moved to change the definition by striking the pro-
posed defi
nition and in place thereof insert the following:
"Accessory
Apartment - A self-contained.housing unit consisting of
one or more rooms.with separate kitchen and
bathroom facilities incorporated within an
existing building that was originally designed
as a single family residence."
All of the corrections will be ehecked by Town Counsel for his approval.
MAPC
The Board unanimously voted to recommend that.MS. Rich be appointed
to serve a-s the MAPC representative for. the Town of Reading and such
request will be forwarded to the Selectmen for their approval.
There being no further business before the Board, it was unanimously
voted to adjourn at 10:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Kenneth G. Messina, Clerk