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Home My Public Portal AboutPlanning Board -- 2015-08-26 Agenda MEETING_NOTICE TOWN OF BRE'WSTER PLANNING BOARD Regular Meeting Location: 2198 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Time: 6:30 p.m. Recording or Taping Notification "As required by the Open Meeting Law, we are informing you that the Town will be videotaping this public meeting. In addition, if anyone else intends to record this meeting he or she is required to inform the Chair." REVISED AGENDA 6:30 p.m. Planning Discussion • #2015-17 Approval Not Required: Jack and Linda Darbyshire (represented by John O'Reilly), 164 Cranview Road, Map 20, Lot 15 (formerly Map 51, Lot 15) seeks an endorsement to create two lots from an existing lot. • Continued Deliberation: Site Plan Review Special Permit: #2015-01 – Applicant: Gloriae Dei Artes Foundation, Inc. Owner: William S. Kanaga and Christopher W. Kanaga, Trustees, Representative: Andrew L. Singer, Esq., for property located at 36 Southern Eagle Cartway, Assessor's Map 138, Lot 43 (formerly Map 30, Lot 18) in the RM and VB Zoning Districts. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing: Zoning By-law Amendments for Special Town Meeting Proposed Annual Town Meeting Articles: The Public Hearing will be held for consideration of the following Zoning By-law amendment to be submitted as 6 Articles on the Town of Brewster's Special Town Meeting Warrant. The proposed Zoning By-law amendments are as follows: ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/Definition: Affordable Accessory Single-Family Dwelling Unit ARTICLE NO. 1: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 179 of the Brewster Town Code, Zoning, Article I, Section 179-2, Definitions, deleting the °S" in "AASDU" so that it reads: AFFORDABLE ACCESSORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT (AADU) — Affordable housing, either attached or detached, as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling. It shall have a maximum of two bedrooms and a maximum of 900 square feet of area. [Added 11-5-2007 FYTM,Art. 201 or to take any other action relative thereto. Summary This is a housekeeping item that changes nothing about the intent or meaning of the definition. Affordable Accessory Single-Family Dwelling Units are referred to by the acronym "AADW 12 times in the zoning by-law and by the acronym "AASDU" once, in this definition. The acronym in the definition is being changed to match the other occurrences in the zoning by-law. This meeting will be held in a wheelchair accessible room, If you require other accommodations or assistance,please notify the party conducting this meeting in advance of the meeting date. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTIEstablishment of Districts ARTICLE NO. 2: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 179 of the Brewster Town Code, Zoning, Article II, Section 179-3, Establishment of Districts, by deleting paragraph D, which includes the following text: D. The Corridor Overlay Protection District is a town-wide overlay protection district which is superimposed over all existing zoning districts. [Added 5-9-1994 ATM, Art. 25] or to take any other action relative thereto. Summary This is a housekeeping item that changes nothing about the intent or working of the by-law. In 2011, the Corridor Overlay Protection District was deleted from the zoning by-law and replaced with Site Plan Review. Since the Corridor Overlay Protection District no longer exists, and Site Plan Review is not an overlay district, this paragraph is being deleted. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/Signs ARTICLE NO. 3: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 179 of the Brewster Town Code, Zoning, Article V, Section 179-21 (first mention), Enforcement; abandoned signs; appeals, by renumbering the section to 179-20.7, so that it reads: § 179-20.7. Enforcement; abandoned signs; appeals. or to take any other action relative thereto. Summary This is a housekeeping item that changes nothing about the intent or working of the by-law. It was discovered that there are two sections in the by-law labeled 179-21. This will change the numbering so that only one section has the number 179-21. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/Special permits ARTICLE NO. 4: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 179 of the Brewster Town Code, Zoning, Article X, Section 179-51, Special permits A. (5) Findings, by deleting the second occurrence of the word "Development" and replacing it with the word "Site," so that it reads: (d) For developments subject to Chapter 83, Site Plan Review, it is recommended that applicants incorporate development standards specified under Chapter 83, as well as applicable development standards specified in this Zoning Bylaw (Chapter 179), to better coordinate permitting under both bylaws. or to take any other action relative thereto. Summary This is a housekeeping item that changes nothing about the intent or working of the by-law. This section still refers to Development Plan Review, even though it was removed from the by-law in 2011 and replaced with Site Plan Review. This change corrects the reference. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/Site Plan Review This meeting will be held in a wheelchair accessible room. If you require other accommodations or assistance,please notify the party conducting this meeting in advance of the meeting date. ARTICLE NO. 5: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 179 of the Brewster Town Code, Zoning, Article XII, Section 179-67B, Severability, by deleting "67-B° from the numbering and renumbering the section 179-68, so that it reads: § 179-68. Severability. or to take any other action relative thereto. Summary This is a housekeeping item that changes nothing about the intent or working of the by-law. This section was numbered incorrectly when the by-law was changed. This change corrects the error in numbering. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/Natural Resource Protection Design ARTICLE NO. 6: To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 179 of the Brewster Town Code, Zoning, Article XIII, Section 179-51.1, Permanent Preservation of Open Space Land, A., Ownership of Open Space Land, (1) (b) by deleting the numbers "4.6.2" and replacing them with 179-75.1 B" so that it reads: (b) Conveyed to a nonprofit organization, the principal purpose of which is the conservation or preservation of open space, with a conservation restriction as specified in 179-75.1B below. Such organization shall be acceptable to the Board as a bona fide conservation organization; or or to take any other action relative thereto. Summary This is a housekeeping item that changes nothing about the intent or working of the by-law. The reference to another section in the by-law was numbered incorrectly when the by-law was passed. This change corrects the error. • Zoning Reform Bill —Vote on signing letter of support • Stormwater Bylaw and Regulations — schedule next work session • Local Comprehensive Plan -- discuss draft outline • Approve Minutes from 7/22115 • Approve Minutes from 7129{15 Stormwater Bylaw and Regulations Work Session Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate Next Planning Board Meeting Date: 919195 Name (print): Ana Bradv Date &Time Received Date Posted/Revised: Auctust 21, 2015 Town Clerk's Office *Anv documents related to agenda items are available for review in the Planning Office or the Town Clerk's Office.Text& maps of bylaw amendments are also available on the town web site: www.brewster-ma.gov, "Please note if weather or another circumstance forces cancellation of this meeting, it will be held on the following Wednesday, same location, same time. This meeting will be held in a wheelchair accessible room. ]fyou require other accommodations or assistance,please notify the party conducting this meeting in advance of the meeting date.