HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-07-15Monday - July 1~,
Special MeetinI &
Hearing
The PLANNING BOARD held a special meeting on Monday evening, July 15, 1968 at
7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building meeting room, The following members were
present and voting: WS_lliam Chepulis, Jr., Chairman; Robert J. Burke, V. Chairman;
William B. Duffy, Jr., Secretary; James M. Barman and George B. Farley.
'There were 24 people present for the hearing.
HEARING: Zoning By-Law Amendment - A.B.C. Co,~ttee
Mr. Duffy read the legal notice upon a proposal to amend Section 4 of the
Zoning By-Law, so as to permit the use of property in a residence zoning district
for dormitories and related facilities for non-resident students attending North
Andover Public Schools under any non-profit educational program.
Mr. Ted Peters, sponsor of the article, aleng with the A.B.C. Committee, appeared
before the Board and explained that the Committee hadtpurchased the house on Elm
· Street not knowing that it could not be used as a dormitory. They had started to
renovate and were unable to continue upon advice of Town Counsel. They are now
asking for an amendment to the ZBL in order to carry out the "A.B.C;· program.
He further explained that this is an ideal piece of property for this pUrPose.
The national A.B4C. organization has w~y rigid restrictions. The renovations will
affect only the interior of the property.
A discussion was held as to the wording of the article and its not specifying a
specific location.
Mr. Peters requested a favorable recommendation from the Planning Board. A Special
Town Meeting will be held on July 22, 1968 to act upon this article.
Several people present asked questions. Mrs. Page, Elm St.; Mr. Dixon, 10 Heath
Circle; Mrs. Constantineau, Winter St.; Leonard Crouch, 299 Main St.; Mrs. Dill
65 Elm St.; Daniel Thoren, 1 Elm St.; Mrs. Mahoney; Atty. George Stella, 41 Mifflin Dr.
Father Nason, St. Michaetls Church; Rev. Neal Fischer, First Methodist Church
Mrs. Andrews, 9 Beacon HLll Blvd.; Rev. Herbert Schema, Trdmitariau Congregational
Church; Ethan Hoag, Johnson St. Several were in favor and several were opposed.
Mr. Farley made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Ba~an seconded
the motion and the vote was unanimous.
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CMVDPC:
Mr. John Monteiro spoke to the Board about having Richard Young, Director of the
Central Merrimack Valley District Planning Commission appear before the Board with
suggestions for a master plan for the town at some i~uture meeting.
CAFFRAY SUBDIVISION:
A letter was received from Mr. Caffray requesting withdrawal of his subdivision.
A letter was also read from the Board of Health.
Mr. Barman made 'a motion to accept the withdrawal of the petitioner and return his
plans since no f~rther action is necessary by the Plaguing Board, Mr. Duffy seconded
the motion and the vote was unanimous.
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July 15, 1968 - cont.
S~IELDS SUBDIVISION:
A subdivision bond and bank book in the amount of $2400 was received from Joh~
Shields and had been approved by Town Counsel as to form. Letters were read from
the Highway Dept.
Mr. Bannan made a motion to accept the bank book. Mr. Burke seconded the motion and
the vote was unanimous.
SUTTON HILL CO. SUBDIVISION:
A letter was received from Atty. Roland H. Sherman for release. Hpon checking
the files it was found that no covenant had ever been filed by the developer.
Mr. Duffy made a motion that letters be sent to the Board of Public Works and Board
of Health for their reports and to Atty. Sherman requesting the filing and recording
of a covenant. Mr. Baunan seconded the motion and the vote was unaDtmoUs.
VOTE ON HE~RING HELD FOR A.B.C. COMMITTEE:
The Board discussed the hearing held earlier in the evening and the wording of
the article. Mr. Bannan thinks it is a poorly drawn article.
Mr. Dully made a motion to recommend to Town Meeting to approve theproposal as it
stands.
Mr. Bannan m~de a motion to recommend the article be disapproved and refer it to aa
Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Farley seconded the motion.
Further discussion was held. Mr. Dully thinks this is similar to the Police Station
situation and that there is an urgency.
The vote was as follows: Mr. Barman, Mr. Farley and Mr. Burke voted to disapprove the
article. Mr. Duffy and Mr. Chepulis voted to approve it.
The Board recommended disapproval by a vote of 3-2 for the following reasons:
1. Action sho~ld be taken at a Regular Town Meeting.
2. The Article is loosely worded.
3. No evidence was presented by the proponents of the Article to show that this
amendment would benefit the health, safety, welfare and future growth of the Town.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
WC Chairman
AD Clerk