HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-12-14Tuesday - December 1~, 1971
Special Meeting
The PLANNI~I~ BOARD held a special meeting on Tuesday evening, December l~th
at 7:30 P.M. in the Fire Station meeting room; with the following members present
and voting: Charles W. Trombly, Jr., Chairman; Donald N. Keirstead, Vice Ch.
and John J. Monteiro. John Brown and Tom Perrcne were present. This is a com-
bined Planning Board, John Brown and P.AC. meeting. P.A.C. members present were:
Ostherr, Osgood, Schena, Murgo, Burke, Jay Willis, Tom Leavitt, Foster, John
Willis, Henry Green, George Farr, George Barker, Fred Crabb, Lou Kmiect Phil
Arsenault, Fink and several other people.
Mr. Keirstead explained that the Planning Boardmet on Monday, Dec. 13th, for
a work session to discuss several changes and recommendations to the proposed
zoning.
They discussed changes to be made on areas shown as public land on the recomended
zoning map.
Foster said that the regulation should be changed so that on corner lots, frontage
is determined on one side only.
Discussed special business and uses expressly prohibited. Mr. Brown said that in
special business he has attempted to provide for existing business so that they
will not be non-conforming. They have~ decide on whether to allow the phrasing
of uses being expressly prohibited.
They discussed the uses ~llowed as shown on the table submitted by John Brown.
Special Business District should ~cluAe all present business.
They discussed whether f,,ll descriptions of areas are necessary to be included
within the by-law. They could be referred to and kept on filet probably in the
Town Clerk's office. This matter should be clarified leg~l!.y as to whether a
description is necessary.
Mr. Brown thinks it could be adopted at Town Meetingby what is shown on a map.
Metes and bounds may not be necessary. This will have to be determined legally.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion to present this problem to Town Counsel as to
whether we can adopt a zoning district by only showing it on an official zoning
map that would become adopted without~written description of the parcel; if
proper notice is given in the form of publication of the map. Mr. Monteiro
seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Mr. Keirstead said he would contact Morse & ~artin, surveyors, to see what would
be involved in writing up desc~,~kptions of parcels involved.
Mr. Keirstead made a motion that Section 8, having to do with swimming po~ls,
should be referred to Town Counsel. to see if this can be changed to make it
retroactive, if not, can the Selectmen present a by-law that would make it so
or is there some other way we can require fences around existing swimming pools.
Mr. }~onteiro seconded the motion and the vote was unsn/mous. Also ask him how
to clarify depth of s~imm~ng pools.
December 14, 1971- cont.
They discussed and made changes in Section 4. They discussed Section 5 - Earth
Re~ovsJ..
The next P.A.C. meeting will be on Dec. 29th.
They discussed the re-zonings to come up at town meeting; Just how much should be
included; changes in zoning lines, etc.
Mr. Keirstead posed several questions: Do we want to re-zone most of what's along
Rte. l l~:~ Do we want to get existing apartments back?. Extension of country
residential? Village-2? Downtown area?
It was suggested to run the Industrial I line away from the existing houses on
Johnson Street. Discussed the area around Sullivan Street. ~hat happens if certain
areas don't get re-zoned? What designation ~ they have?
It was suggested to leave industrial uses as they are this year; chs.~e to village
residential where it doesn't affect existing industry.
Don't go for the areas where there are major problems, for the present. Kent Movers
area should be Industrial I.
Concentrate on re-zonings of Rtes. l14& 125 now and next year take care of the other
areas.
Discussed how much they should go for. Some felt they should go for the whole thing.
Mr. Brown felt that there should be several articles so that at least some of it
would pass town meeting.
They finally decided to try to include everytking but in parcels to be voted upon
separately.
The meeting adjourned at ll:iSP.M.
(Charles W. Trombly, Jr.)
Ch~wman
Clerk