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Home My WebLink About1983-09-28 Planning Board MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of September 28, 1983. Chairman Messina called the meeting to order at 7:45 P..M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with Board members M. Rich, C. Arthur and B..Mitchel present. Also present were FinCom representative, Bob Messenger, LWV repre- sentative, Barbara Hewitt, and a reporter from the Reading Chronicle. Mrs. Adams of the Historical Commission attended briefly. Ms. Adams was given a copy of the "Scenic Roads Regulations on request. Town Meeting Warrant Articles Town Counsel spoke with' the Chairman and advised regarding the Articles proposed for the Special Town Meeting Warrant: 1) - Instructional motion at Annual. Town Meeting on action of Bill Brown.-to present. article,fs) to rezone the. Community Centerli:s not armandate. . n_,,polling of ;Board members by telephone, on, September 26th;, it was the. unanimous vote (3-0) --not.-to. place.;-this article on:,the warrant; 2) - "$cenio Roads_'Eegula.t ons".Wneed not Abe _adopt:ed0~by Town .Meeting. Planning Board has the right to adopt the regulations they deem necess.a.ry. On polling the Board Members by -telephone,.on-, September 26eth it was :the unani- mous-vote.-(3-0):: note-to-.place this article on the Warrant; 3) - Bate change on the Section 3e.2. for _the.-:Zoning,Maps is a housekeeping::arti_c..le.' -and' 1snot nec.essery.,,, Wording-, as amended" =in" that= _ssecfion -could cover,:°the new :maps. On polling:. by telephone -:on-Septemberr, 2,6 th-i ;i t was;_jthe,unani- mots vote'lof-.the:::Boord not:::to place the- artdcle_von the, Warrant: ' Ms Rich xeported ~ that,-- this.; article teas as. bn,the-_-warrant, however. Scenic Roads Board discussed their action as pertains to the adoption of the rules and regulations for "Scenic Roads". - Planning Board has sole authority to write and adopt the rules and regulations they deem necessary; - Since Conservation Commission and Historical Commission must abide by those regulations adopted,` informal con- currence from each Board should be obtained; The Board has listened to the Board of Public Works con= cerns as a courtesy and will continue to hear their suggestions on the same basis; Citizen groups can sponsor warrant articles for specific roads (without the Planning Board, Conservation Commission or Historical Commission approval), but Town Meeting cannot act without one Board's recommendation. Work Program Chai,rman Messina will give a progress report to Town Meeting on 9/28/83 Page 2 Cluster Zoning. As regards "Space will invite Mr. Brown and the Space representative) to a Planning Board exchange and discussion of warrant same. Accessory Apartments Studies", the Planning Board e Study Committee (or a d meeting for an informal articles dealing with the The Administrative Assistant was asked to check with the Building Inspector's office on the status of the Accessory apartment applications, how.many have applied, etc. The new handbook of the Town's. Zoning By-laws will have the accessory apartment law included in the text. InterBoard Meeting on John Street land Mr. Mitchel reported on the Interboard meeting with BPW, IDC, Selectmen and other interested Boards on the proposed sale of land.at BPW-site on John Street. Chairman Wood stated that there have been 2 separate proposals: one to sell the entire parcel of land now occupied by BPW garage and the incinerator; another to sell a portion of the land abutting the incinerator site ..and the Incinerator .itself_. _ _Two companies .1TABC (and ARDC) are bidding for these parcels. The bids go from $800K to $1..6 million- BPW asked the Land. Bank Committee to investi- gate other Town.-owned, sites for possibly moving the` BP,.W :crarage. Requirements were :that -the ~ai-te have :a ,m nimum ~ Af ' 10 nacres .sand .be accessible'ta trucks and equipment.used by BPW. Land Bank ,proposed` 2 sites; the largest ,-of .which =r.;was -the ' Nike .°,s ite This site would have a maximum of 8..6 acres, (even taking some of the Police Department annex land)-,, was close to a school and church and required access of -heavy .equipment,-over residential streets. Special Town Meeting Warrant will have 2 separate articles dealing with the sale of this land. Board will wait publica- tion of the Warrant before further discussion of this matter. Spence Farm The Building Inspector granted a permit to Spence Farm to build their 30' x 30' "roadside stand". BPW.reviewed and accepted the access/egress roadcuts with special attention to the traffic flow and hazards in the area. Busy Bee Florist Ms. Rich inquired about the Selectmen's instructions to Town Counsel to come to terms with attorney for Busy Bee Florist to allow the florist shope to continue operation. Chairman stated that Selectmen can drop suit against "Busy Bee" and the Board of Appeals decision allowing operation to run with ownership would then prevail. Meeting Schedule The next meeting of the Board will be on Tuesday, October 4th at 7:30 PM. The Board meetings will now be held on Tuesday because of schedule conflict with Chairman for. Wednesdays. Board will meet on Monday and/or Thursday during Town Meeting. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it,-was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:50 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Barry J. Mitchel Clerk