HANSON PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
Held
APRIL 17, 2002 @ 8:00 P.M.
On
PROPOSED ZONING BYLAWS
For
MAY 6, 2002 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
Gordon Coyle, Member
Joan DiLillo, Member
Members Absent: David Harris, Vice Chairman
Others Present: Noreen O’Toole, Town Planner
Barbara Ferguson, Administrative Assistant
I. Call to Order: 8:20 p.m. - Town Hall
A. Chairman Philip Lindquist advised all present that the meeting was being tape recorded and filed.
B. Clerk Gerard LeBlanc read the following Public Hearing notice that was published in the Hanson Town Crier:
TOWN OF HANSON
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section V, that a Public Hearing will be held on April 17, 2002, at 8:00 p.m. in the Hanson Town Hall, 542 Liberty Street, Hanson, MA by the Hanson Planning Board to consider amending the following sections of the Hanson Zoning Bylaw:
ARTICLE:
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Hanson Zoning Bylaw, and delete Section VII.B.5, in its entirety, and insert the following: The Planning Board shall determine adequate access for that portion of a lot used as qualifying lot frontage and that frontage shall be the actual access for that lot for vehicles, water service and other normal uses of lot frontage.
Proposed by the Zoning Bylaw Committee
ARTICLE:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Hanson Zoning Bylaw, Section II, Definitions by inserting the following definition in alphabetical order or take any other action in relation thereto:
Adequate Access: See definition of: Street.
Proposed by the Zoning Bylaw Committee
The two zoning articles have been submitted for and are included in the warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on May 6, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hanson Middle School. At the Special Town Meeting, the Planning Board will, as required by law, make recommendations to the voters. The full text of the proposed amendments, a copy of the existing zoning bylaw, and a zoning map are available for public viewing during regular business hours at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Philip R. Lindquist, Chairman
Hanson Planning Board
March 28 & April 4, 2002
II. Presentation of Zoning Articles
Gordon Coyle, who is a member of both the Planning Board and Zoning Bylaw Committee, read the explanations for the articles as they will be printed on the Special Town Meeting warrant.
Explanation for the first article - the Zoning Bylaw Committee has proposed the above zoning article with this provision that clearly defines adequate access to a lot is required and is determined by the Planning Board.
Explanation for the second article - The above definition is relative to the zoning bylaw amendment proposed in the previous article.
III. Questions from Abutters
Clerk Gerard LeBlanc advised those present that the following abutters had been notified of the hearing on March 28, 2002 as required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 5:
Dept. of Housing & Community Development,
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Old Colony Planning Council
Planning Board of Hanover
Planning Board of Halifax
Planning Board of Pembroke
Planning Board of Rockland
Planning Board of Whitman
Planning Board of East Bridgewater
Donald Schmidt, Principal Land Use Planner, Department of Housing and Community Development
No representative of any of the above agencies notified was present to speak at the hearing nor were any communications received.
IV. Questions from public
There were no questions from the public.
V. Questions/Comments from Planning Board Members
Chairman Philip Lindquist asked how Section VII.B.5 currently reads and was told it reads “that portion of a lot used as qualifying lot frontage shall be the actual access for that lot for vehicles, water service and other normal uses of lot frontage.” Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said that the Bylaw Study Committee had advised the Zoning Bylaw Committee it would be seeking to delete Sections 6 through 9 of Article 2-17 of the General Bylaws at the October Special Town Meeting.
VII. Findings
Motion to Recommend both Zoning Bylaw amendments at the May 6, 2002 Special Town Meeting: Gordon Coyle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote 4-0
VIII. Adjournment - 8:42 p.m.
Motion to Close the Hearing: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 4-0
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