Town of Lenox
Planning Board
June 22, 2010
Land Use Meeting Room
Members present: Chair Joseph A. Kellogg, JK; Ken Fowler, KF; Steve Sample, SS; Kate McNulty-Vaughan, KMV; and Gary Schiff, GS
Staff present: Mary Albertson, Town Planner, MA and Peggy Ammendola, Land Use Clerk, PA.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm.
Approval Not Required Plans: Dennis Carpenter was present with a Form A for property he owns on Patterson Road. It was noted that this plan was first approved by the Board in July, 2009 and again in December, 2009, since Mr. Carpenter indicated that he would not record the plan at the Registry of Deeds until he sold the new lot. The Registry requires the form to be signed within six months of the recording. GS made a motion to approve the Form A. KF seconded the motion and the Board voted 5-0 to approve.
Route 7/20 Corridor Study: MA provided an update of work being performed by the Study Committee. Two weeks earlier, David Daskal of the BRPC and MA met with Deanna Ruffer, Director of Community Development for the City of Pittsfield, about the possibility of having a uniform overlay district for Lenox and Pittsfield. It was noted that our zoning is more restrictive than Pittsfield on most everything. A date has not yet been set for the next Study Committee meeting, but tentatively will be in late July, with a public participation meeting in August and two Planning Board meetings in September. MA said the Study Committee is looking for incentives to encourage cooperation between the two communities with the idea that there be interconnections through the shopping centers in Lenox and
Pittsfield along the stretch of Route 7/20 from New Lenox Road to Dan Fox Drive.
Continued Discussion - Potential Zoning Amendments: MA distributed copies of the Belmont and Andover general bylaws which relate to outdoor dining. After reviewing, the Board asked that MA use these models to draft something for them to review.
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Minutes: SS made a motion to approve the minutes of June 8, 2010. KF seconded the motion and the Board voted 5-0 to approve.
Old Business: Hearing notices and decisions from abutting communities were read.
New Business: It was noted that an All Boards Meeting was scheduled for June 23, 2010 at 5:30 pm.
MA provided Board members with a draft of a proposed Affirmative Maintenance bylaw prepared by the Historical Commission which would require property owners to invest in their historic buildings such that they not fall into disrepair and require demolition. Discussion ensued. JK asked MA to look at what other towns have such a bylaw and how they enforce it.
KF made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 pm. GS seconded the motion and the Board voted 5-0 to approve.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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