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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-21 Planning Board Minutes120 corrections and reports that the book should be reprinted. The Board voted to wait on this matter until the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting closes to determine if there are any articles being considered that deal with Zoning By-law changes. Ms. Plansky will contact Mr. Roger:Louanis, Superintendent of Public Works, to arrange to have the Zoning Maps updated by their draftsman. The letter from the Town Forest Committee states that the present Zoning Map #27 has incorrectly drawn the SE boundary line of the Town Forest. Pat Trombly, Conservation Commission Administrator, helped determine the correct lines as indicated by the map enclosed with the Town Forest Committee's letter. Mr. Bud Dickey, the Tree Warden, will be consulted on this matter before the corrections to the Zoning Maps are made. Annual Report The Chairman requested that the Board consider the drafting of the Planning Board's Annual Report for submission to the Board of Selectmen before the Annual Town Meeting. Areas of concern and major issues brought before the Planning Board are to be included as well as a work program for 1980-81. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 P.M. Respectfully l~mitted, Minutes of the Meeting of Jan edi4n, 0. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sturm at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with J. Zorabedian, E. Childress and B. Mitchel present, Correspondence Mail was reviewed. Mr. Zorabedian discussed the possibility of filing an application for assistance with the South Main Street traffic problem from the MAPC as per their letter. This matter will be considered at a later date. A resident of South Street, Mr. Donald Neary, appeared before the Board and petitioned the Board to put an Article on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant which would require a heavily. planted buffer zone between abutting Residential and/or Busi- ness?industrial districts. The Board Chairman requested that Mr. Neary petition the Board in writing and they would take the matter under consideration corrections of the By-,law changes for the Town of Reading Zoning By-law Handbook. Ms. Childress and Mr. Sturm will make a report back to the Board at a later date on these changes. After final approval, the Board will have a new handbook printed. "Clean Air Study" - CTPS Mr. Charles.Kalauskas and Mr. Frank O'Callaghan will meet with the Board on Monday, January 21, 1980 at 8:00 P.M. in the Planning Board office. They hope to have a report on the traffic counts taken by the Reading Public. Works during the weeks of January 7 and 14, 1980. They will present a slide show with aerial photographs of the Depot area and some surrounding areas. Mr. O'Callaghan will have a further report on th the present "T" policies as they pertain to the Town of Reading. Ms. Plansky was instructed to issue an invitation to the. Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Works requesting their attendance at this meeting. i Salem Street Nursing Home As of January 4, 1980 the~Board of Appeals had not received a request for a variance from either the owner,.Mr. Dubitsky or the developer, Mr. Pizzoferrato,,,,as regards this property. Study Committee Ms. Plansky called and requested that Mr. Agnew raise the question of'the formation of the Study Committee to develop a Comprehensive Plan to develop the Dump Site with the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Agnew discussed this matter with Chairman Sullivan on January 3, 1980 and as yet he reports that the. Town has not received any response..from the recent notice in the Reading Chronicle. The Board of Selectmen suggests that the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen actively seek quali- fied candidates (bankers, developers, financiers, etc.) to serve on this committee. The Selectmen will make the same request of the Finance Committee to help form this committee. Ms. Plansky was requested to have the notice rerun in the Chronicle in a more prominent place. Interboard Communication Agenda notices from the, School Committee were received. Mr. Zorabedian requested a copy of the minutes of the meeting of December, 17, 1979 and a copy of the Citizens` Advisory Committee Transportation Report. The Board of Public Works will be discussing the sending of their agenda notices to the Planning Board at this week's meeting. The Board of Appeals regularly sends the Planning Board copies of their requests for variance and also their decisions, which is all they have as regards notices. The Board of Selectmen have not as yet sent agenda notices as per the Board's request. Meeting Schedule The next meeting of the Planning Boardwill be on Monday, January 14, 1980 at 7:30 P.M.; On Monday, January 21, 1980 at 7:30 P.M. with a scheduled meeting with CTPS represen- tatives at 8:00 P.M.; the Board will meet with the Finance Committee on Tuesday, January 29, 1980. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:35 P.M. Respectfully ubmitted, _ /"I ( I ohn\ Z9'rab(Ndian, Jr. Minutes of the Meeting of January-~, ,-1.9.8 At 7:30 P.M. the meeting was called to order by Chairman Sturm in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with J. Zorabedian, B. Mitchel and E. Childress present. Correspondence Mail was reviewed. A letter from R. Pizzoferrato was received by the,Board re: application for a Comprehensive Permit to build a Nursing home, on Salem Street property presently owned by Aaron Dubitsky, It was voted to have the discussion of the Salem Street Nursing Home proposalmoved up on the agenda., Chairman Sturm explained the process of granting a Comprehensive Permit to a non-profit organization. Discussion on this matter con- cluded and the Board continued consideration of the agenda items as listed. The Planning Board is in receipt of agenda notices from the School Committee, Board of Selectmen, Conservation Commission and Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works sent minutes of their past meeting also. Minutes The minutes of the meetings of December 12, 1979 and January 7, 1980 were accepted unanimously as corrected.