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Home My Public Portal About20100106 - Zoning Advisory Committee - Meeting Minutes PRESEN Mavis O Elaine La 1. Ligh The Com Peirce sta at the pro light leve The Com there wou stated tha offered to more tha entrances The Com standard selecting like a sta The enfo that the f writing in Ms. O’Le owner ca removing agreed. The Com towers. I Committ was decid 2. Off- NT: Ken We ’Leary, Way azarus, Plann hting Bylaw mmittee revie ated that the operty line, t els would on mmittee discu uld be no gr at it would o o provide Ne an is contemp s is importan mmittee discu should be en g fixtures. H andard that se orcement sec first offense w nstead. The eary suggest annot create g the exempt mmittee discu It was decide tee discussed ded to exem Street Park ZO Wed Tow eismantel, Ch yne Pacheco ning Directo w ewed the dra Committee that would b nly be measu ussed grandf andfathering only apply to ewton’s ligh plated in Ho nt also, even ussed direct nforceable, b He asked if sp ets maximum tion of the b would incur Committee ted including light trespas tion for fixtu ussed the exe ed only to ex d whether ath mpt public fie king ONING ADV dnesday, Jan wn Hall, 18 M M hairman, San , Michael Pe or aft Lighting b should cons e high enoug ured if there fathering, no g unless the b o outdoor lig ht trespass or pkinton. He n though the light versus but also reas potlights are m light level bylaw was di r a verbal wa agreed. g language in ss beyond the ures installed emptions, in xempt lightin hletic field l eld lights. 1 VISORY CO nuary 6, 201 Main St., Ho MINUTES ndy Altamur eirce bylaw and d sider reasona gh to addres was a compl oting that the bylaw includ hting fixture rdinance as a e stated that light may sp ambient ligh sonable enou the only pro ls. iscussed. M arning, and th n the Regula e property b d before the ncluding ligh ng required ights should OMMITTEE 0 7:00 PM opkinton MA ra, John Cou discussed the able standard ss the egregio laint. Ms. A e bylaw wou des it. It wa es installed a an example, allowing lig pill onto the ht. Mr. Wei ugh to allow oblems. Ms. Mr. Weismant his should b ations sectio oundaries. M bylaw is ado hting on wire by federal a d be exempt f A utinho, Carol e proposed re ds such as m ous problem Altamura agr uld be a gene as noted that after its adop even though ght fixtures a street. ismantel stat people a lot . Altamura s tel stated the e changed so n that states Ms. DeVeuv opted, and th eless commu gencies on s from the reg l DeVeuve, egulations. M maximum lum ms. He noted reed. eral bylaw an the current d ption. Mr. P h it regulates at property ted that a t of options i stated she wo e draft indica o that it is in that a prope ve suggested he Committe unications such towers. gulations, an Mr. mens d that nd draft eirce s in ould ates n erty d ee The d it 2 The Committee reviewed the proposed changes to the Off-street parking bylaw as discussed at previous meetings. It was the consensus that the language establishing a special permit process for reducing parking requirements was acceptable as drafted. Ms. DeVeuve expressed concern about the reduction in the parking requirement for restaurants to 1 space per 4 seats, and questioned whether that would be sufficient. The Committee discussed the issue, and requested that Ms. Lazarus look at Carbone’s to see whether they comply with the current parking requirement, and to look at standards that incorporate employee parking either separately or within the ratio. 3. Floodplain Bylaw Ms. Lazarus noted that the State is conducting a review of the Town’s bylaw to determine what changes are needed to comply with the new FEMA maps and regulations. It was noted that at the least, the map reference will change. Mr. Weismantel asked Ms. Lazarus to also follow up with Steven Zieff, as he had made an observation relative to the bylaw and there was possibly something else that needed to be changed. 4. Administrative Business The Committee voted 5 in favor with two abstentions (DeVeuve, Pacheco) to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2009 meeting. Adjourned: 8:20 PM Elaine C. Lazarus, Director of Land Use, Planning & Permitting Approved: January 20, 2010