HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-05 Planning Board MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 5, 1985
Chairman Rich called the meeting to order in the first floor
meeting rood, 6 Lowell Street (old Library building) with Board
members D. Devine, S. Trainor; J. Woof" and M. S'_ezak present.
Also present was reporter Nina Gaeta from the Reading Chronicle.
Correspondence
Mail was reviewed.
Finances
Upon a motion dummy made and seconded,, the Board unanimously voted
to sign the )ills payable for the period ending dune J, 985.
Work Proaram
The Board received a report from the Administrative Assistant on
the work to crate by Minot, DeBlois, & Maddison on the John. Street
study. A discussion on the 3PWgarage needs/space/location
ensued.
Chairman Rich reported on the availability of free 2-week
technical assistance from MAPC for Site Plan Review and Design
Review Criteria. Upon a motion duly made and sec~orided , the Board
unanimously voted to send a lette=r of request to MAPC for
technical assistance on this behalf. The letter will be
forwarded to the Selectmen for their approval and support of this
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request.
Mr. Slezak - Site Plan Revlew Copies of additional site plan
approval/design review criteria were obtained from other towns
and he,, is reviewing them. The ;haft ply-law as previously
prepared by the Planning Boars will be reviewed also. Mr. Sleza.k
will present his suggestions and recommendations on wording an .
procedures at a later meeting.
MrA Wood - Reuse. Rezoning; .Tz'E'v1ev+l of the material currently
available is being performed. uestion using "Special Permit'"
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process for the reuse of large, older_ Y~uildings was discussed.
Mr. Woof, suggested looking at each individual site and assessing
the most compatible zoning for the surrounding area. Question of
establishing small "zoning" districts with this pr_ocesse.l°`was
raised. Mr. Wood will investigate the matter further and present
his report at a subsequent meeting. It was noted that this
by--law should be ready for Fail Town Meeting.
"r. Devine - Cluster/Single Family Mr. Devine gave an overview
of what has transpired since the fall regarding cluster zoning.
With the adoption of Townhouse clustering, the town must reassess
which way it wants to grow. A master plan must be done to
determine all the component pieces. Mr. Devine will review the
material prepared to date on single family clustering and report
back to the hoard at a. later date.
Ms. Trainor - Downtown Revitalization/Development: Ms. Trainor
outlined her work program. A compilation of downtown businesses
,dill be done and owners, businesses,. merchants and others in the
area will be asked to participate in a downtown proararn. A
standardization for aesthetics should be developed. Files,
req-)orts and surveys were given to 11'4s, Trainor for her analysis.
i3v Fall, an assessment shall 1 madle setting priorities and
esta bl_ishinq Goals. An effort will be made to gather support
`rom other town boards a.ncd local iiierchants/buS Lnessmen for this
program. The staff was asked to review Lexington, fief:rose, etc.
for their programs and means of implementation.
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Chairrni.an Rich - ffirmative Action/Fair Housing fxs
reported that as yet she has not been able to meet with the Fair
Housing Committee as the volunteer Interim Fair Housing Director.
She has attended a regional meeting on the matter and will keep
the board informed of progress with/in surrounding towns a Data
from the Selectmen's office regarding housing reguirel-nents will
be forthcoming. The regional fair housing committee hopes to
publ.is1h a brochure showing the --location of the fair housing units
in the region of North Reading, Stoneham, Wake-11-7iela, and Reading.
Currently, Reading has 56 subsidized housing units within town,
with other famil.ies being placed outside the confines of the
community because of the lack-- of available housing
Citizen?articiation
No citizens presu='nt
Regional V titer Study Grout:
Mr e Wood reported on the meeting called by Representative
Beckwith regarding the protection of the towns of Reading, North
Reading and Wilmington's water supplies. 'T'here were 5 boards
represented from each of the 3 towns. They !-loge to establish
some protections on a regional basis The main purpose of the
first meeting was to establish communication without animosit`z'
among the 3 communities/15 boards.
Some highlights of meeting;.
vviimi-ngton is working on a new wastewater treatment ;plant
{ (Forth Reading lost 1/3 of their water supply due to
contamina.tion4
F.c ,ding is developing an aquifer protection by-law for the
town's water supply areas.
Next meeting is June 26, 1986 in Reading Lit-irary. Subsequent
meetings will be on the last Wednesday of the month
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Board received a copy of the first section of the EIR on the
Spaulding and S.lye development in Borth Reading adjacent to
Reading's wellfields.
John Street Role Hearin
Chairman Rich reported that tiieleCtTtE;YI called t3Pd`v ChairTtar Parker
regarding the negotiatioins for the sale of incinerator/garage on
John Street. They are still awaiting letter from IPC. Chairman.
Barker stated that they probably would not be able to get to the
ratter until 11 PM on June lv or earlier in the evening of June
17th. Selectman Landers instructed RPW to get to the business in
clue time.
Chairman Rich released the copy of the
: PW regarding the pole removal on John
Municipal Light Department. IDC could
MD letter regarding underground utili
Planning Boar's letter to
Street to both the IC and
also receive a copy of the
ties, dater May 20, 1985.
The sale of the General Fire property is tieing held up because
PEQE had not sent letter out as of June 1, 1985.
Meeetina Schedule
Planning Board meetings
June 12, 1985 @ 7;30 PM - Mee
June 19, 1985 - tentative
June 26, 1985 - meet with PGA
Regional grater study meeting.
There being no further business
unanimously voter to adjourn at
t with DM, Pare McKinney
for aquifer by-law; Nor:. Wood at
before the Board, it was
9:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
John D. Wood, Clerk