2017-Annual Town Report - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

certain types of uses,the members may file individual Article 14 recommendations regarding a project with the Building Commissioner, who shall compile the Committee To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning members'recommendation,provide it to the applicant Bylaw by amending Section 174-15 by replacing the and,if he deems it appropriate,to the relevant Special phrase "six (6) months" with the phrase "twelve (12) Permit granting authority, and he shall file it with the months" and by amending Subsection 174-24.C.8.by Town Clerk. replacing the phrase "within two (2) years" with the phrase"within three(3)years",or take any other action And, further,to substitute the term "Design and Plan relating thereto. Review Committee"for"Design Review Committee" and"Plan Review Committee"as they presently appear Submitted by Planning Board in the Zoning Bylaw Table of Contents; §174- 24.B.2&3; §174-24.C.4&5; §174-24.J; §174-25.D(6); Explanation: This article would amend the Zoning §174-25.H(12); §174-25.1.4; §174-31,f.n.14; §174- Bylaw in response to the enactment by the legislature 45.1.1-1; §174-45.1.J.3; §174-46.G; G.1,2,2(h); G.3, of Sections 29 and 30 of Chapter 219 of the Acts of G.3( e ); G.8, G.8(a, d, e, f&h); §174-46.H.3; §174- 2016,St. 2016,Ch.219,which amended Ch.40A, §6 47.C.1; and §174-51.A., or take any other action to double the time within which a permittee can relating thereto. commence construction or operations under a Building or Special Permit from six (6) to twelve (12) months Submitted by Board of Selectmen without fear of a zoning change that might otherwise nullify the project, and amended Ch. 40A, §9 Explanation: This article will eliminate the present governing Special Permits by lengthening the time Design Review Committee and Plan Review from two (2) years to three (3) years to commence Committee and combine the functions of those two construction or substantial use without lapse of the Committees into a single Design and Plan Review Special permit or having to seek an extension from the Committee.The objective of this Bylaw amendment is Special Permit granting authority. to streamline the project/application review process for both applicants and Town regulatory Boards, avoid The Board of Selectmen recommends Town redundancy in preliminary application/plan review Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. functions,and minimize the potential for vacancies and quorum issues on voluntary Town committees. The Finance Committee recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. The Board of Selectmen recommends Town Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. After a public hearing held on October 4,2017,the Planning Board voted 5-0 to recommend approval The Finance Committee recommends Town of Article 14 as printed in the warrant. Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. After a public hearing held on October 4,2017 the Planning Board made no recommendation on Motion: I move the Town vote to approve Article 14 Article 13,as it was to be indefinitely postponed. as printed in the Warrant with the exception of the phrase"or take any other action relating thereto." Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman. Motion passes by 2/3rds vote at 8:14 PM. Motion: I move to indefinitely postpose Article 13. Article 15 Motion to indefinitely postpone Article 13 passes at 8:13 PM. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by amending the Section 174-25 Table of Use Regulations Subsection 174-25.A.(9)by amending the text to read as follows: The storage of one (1) travel 79