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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-12-11 Planning Board MinutesMUNICIPAL onjF4pf READING BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS lxcova TOWN OF READING PLANNING BOARD December 11, 1981 Board of Appeals Community Center 52 Sanborn Street Reading, MA 01867 Re: Board of Appeals Case No. 1981-33, Application of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston and Reading Gymnastics Academy for a Special Permit or Variance for property located at 172-186 Woburn Street for use as a gymnastics academy Dear Board Members: At the Planning Board's December 9, 1981 meeting, the above-named subject matter was discussed. Attorney for the applicants, 0. Bradley Latham and Ms. Leslie McGonagle, co-owner of the Reading Gymnastics Academy were_pres.ent. At that time the,-enclosed.;.con- dition_s. w-ere cdi euz ed. Thy s -Board -felt that there,were additional problem areas that must be addressed and the applicants have agreed to the following listed conditions (see enclosed letter): 1) - maximum area of identifying sign shall be one foot by two feet (1 ft. x 2 ft.) ; 2) - maximum number of students for regular classes shall not exceed 40 students; 3) - for any regional meet and/or demonstration, there shall be a police officer on duty to regulate traffic; 4) - the variance or special permit granted shall have renew- able five (5) year reviews to insure compliance with all imposed conditions; and 5) - Reading Gymnastics Academy's equipment, facilities and activities shall comply with the standards as outlined in the United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF) and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) standards or any successor to those organizations. Board of Appeals December 11, 1981 Page Two The Board discussed in detail the additional requirements for the granting of either a Special Permit or a Variance. Under Section 10, Chapter 4OA, MGL, time limitations may be imposed for either a Special Permit or a Variance and therefore this Board feels that either one could be granted in this case. .The Board unanimously voted to recommend that the Board of Appeals take favorable action on the granting of either a Special Permit or a Variance on the above--named application. Very truly yours, harry J chel chairman bjm/p Enclosures (2) cc Latham & Latham 643 main Street Reading, MA 01867 CONDITIONS TO BE IMPOSED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AS TO A VARIANCE CONCERNING THE WOBURN STREET (LOWER) SCHOOL 1. Traffic: (a) The Applicants shall coordinate'as to parking so that at no time shall the use of the facility for gymnastic purposes cause on-street parking to be generated. (b) For safety reasons, the principal access door to the gymnasium shall be the rear (southerly) door to the building. This requi rement' is imposed to discourage individuals from stopping on Woburn Street to.a]low individuals to alight from the motor vehicle and run into the Woburn Street side door of the building. (c) There shat] be prompt and adequate snow removal from the parking area so that there will be adequate off-street parking for use of the premises as a gymnastic academy and so that anyone exiting from the parking area will have adeabate visibility of traffic on Woburn Street. (d) There shall be designated one-way traffic to the parking area and to Woburn Street. The western driveway shall be designated as the entranceway and the eastern driveway shall be designated as the exitway. Those areas shall be clearly marked as being one way and the traffic flow shall be marked by painting an arrow on the asphalt. (e) There shall be a stop sign installed at the end of the exitway at the intersection with Woburn Street. (f) For regional gymnastic meets, there shall be a police officer on duty to regulate traffic. 11. Restrictions as to the Use of the Area Leased: (a) The area leased (gymnasium and surrounding area). shat l be utilized only for the purpose of providing physical education to youth (between the .ages of 5 and 21) through gymnastic exercise, including conditioning and improving physical and mental coordination. All courses and activities would be those sanctioned by and customarily used by the United States Gymnastic Federation and the standards of the U.S. and International Olympic Committees for gymnastics. (b) At no time shall the area be used fora health spa, massage parlor, weight lifting facility, or other similar use. -2- (c) The leased area shall be used for classes only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 P.A. There shall be no regular classes scheduled on Sundays. (d) The premises shall, in all regards, conform to the requirements of Massachusetts Statutes and all rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Town of Reading, including but not limited to fire safety regulations and the State Building Code. (e) There shall be one exterior sign of one foot by two feet, which shall identify the occupant of the gymnasium. (f) The maximum number of students attending gymnastic classes in the building at any one time shalt be forty. (g) The equipment, facilities and activity in the premises shall conform to the standards of the United States Gymnastic Federation, or the applicable standards of any successor to that Federation. III. Quinquennial Review: The variance granted shall be reviewed by the Board of Appeals every five years to determine continuing compliance with the conditions of approval. If the conditions are determined to have been violated, the variance shall not be extended. If the conditions are not violated, the variance shall be extended for successive five year periods. IV. Breach of Conditions: A material breach of any of the conditions of this variance shall be grounds for the termination of the variance.