HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-11-01 Planning Board MinutesMinutes of the-Meeting-of November 1, 1983.
Chairman Messina called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. in the
Community..Center. Auditorium with B. Mztch.el and _ Rich."Pre sent. In
attendance was a crew from Continental Cablevision and a reporter
from the Reading. Chronicle. There were approximately 20 citizens
present for attendance at the.public hearing.
At 7:32 .P-.M.,-`.the Chairman 'opened the public hearing on Article
34 (date change of Zoning-Maps) on the 1983 Subsequent Town
Meeting Warrant.
At 9 P.M., the.Board reconvened in their office to discuss other
agenda items.
-Repetitive - -Petition
Present, at this portion of the meeting were 0. "Bradley Latham, Esq.,
attorney_ for Stoneham Savings.-Bank, :former Board of Appeals ,:Chair-
-man,.John ,Anderson,-.Ms-,_= Virginia Adams--of- Historical Commission and
a reporter from--the---Chr6ni icle:
The- Board __~_rev ewed--:the-.letter-from Town: Counsel -.x-egarding_ the
Planning Board's-:rights.and responsibilities-under the process
-Df-"Repetitive Petition". The-Board may dear the case before
it -is==tbro-ught -before .:the-- Boar-d of -Appeals -to-::see7_1f ---there-were
substantive.-changes from :one -petition -to -the ..next:-:. Also, there-
is a zi ght _for due` -process =by the-petitioners even.if there__ is
a- Court-case -pending . A -copy-of the `"Ranney Vs. Board of Appeals
of Nantucket_ aas::forwarded. Included. i-n-~this_.decision-eras the
s to tem i~lhe her =the -,PlainsL-.-or~he zsurx-ound ng-L:-co i-t ons -have
changed--suf-fici ently-. to-justify ,a -reapplication -during the mora-
tor-iwh---period : is =principally .-for-.the '_:Iocai board to _-determine .
.The .:boar-d.-may..:.give weight-to-~differen?ces-which -:in an :absolute
sense- are.. relatively `minor,."
For - Intormatl-onai -purposes, the Board reviewed the 13oara . or.
Appeals N vision, the minutes--from the Board of Appeals hearings,
and thee ummons and complaint filed on behalf 'of Stoneham Savings
Bank -The -vote must=be'_=a unanimous vote by the `Board of : Appeals
in order to be granted. relief. The decision in question was
2-1 spii.-t. The--gin nority'=-opinion was-=-reviewed :.and discussed.
It appears from questioning of the attorney, that the current
status :3..s- still -that----there -is no -other access to be gained from
either Haverhill street or Rustic Lane except the one that.would'
cross-the-Overlay District of the proponents' land. The possibility
of bridging was'also discussed.
The Board then set the ground rules for 'the meeting tomorrow evehing.
The""-Board=will-try to determine if-there have been 'substantial
and material" changes An the revised plan. The Chairman will then
limit discussion to that area-only--.and will not discuss or allow
to..be discussed'the merits of the casein any_other_regard. The
presence of all 5 members of the ;Board is most• preferred: -.A polling
at 4 P.M. will be taken and if there is not - a -full :Board sitting,
then the meeting-will be opened and postponed to a time and-date
certain.
Chairman requested that the old plans and layouts be obtained
from the Board-of Appeals-so that a comparative analysis can
be made.
The legal question is: What is different? This is what will
be-heard in discussion.
There being no further business before the Board, it was-unani-
mously voted to adjourn at 10:15 P.M.
Respectfully--submitted,
READING .PLANNING BOARD
Barry J. Mitchel,.Clerk