Town of Lenox
Planning Board
November 15, 2016
Landuse Meeting Room
Members present: Chair Kameron Spaulding, KS; Tom Delasco, (TD); Kate McNulty-Vaughan, (KMV); Deborah Rimmler, (DR); Pam Kueber, (PK)
Staff present: Gwen Miller, Land Use Director/Town Planner, (GM); Peggy Ammendola, Land Use Clerk, (PA)
The meeting was called to order at 6:21 PM.
Documents Available for This Meeting
- Parking Bylaw Amendments to date
- October 25, 2016 minutes
- List of Planning Board priorities to revisit
- Other: Citizen has indicated desire to discuss how accessory buildings are regulated
Mr. Jim Biancolo presented information regarding how the Lenox Zoning Bylaw (ZBL) regulates Accessory Buildings. He notes they are regulated in the following sections:
He stated that in his reading of the ZBL, there is no mention relative to the permitting of an Accessory Building on a lot with sufficient area (i.e. conforming with the Zoning Bylaw dimensional requirements).
He concluded with suggesting the Planning Board develop a maximum requirement to dictate how many Accessory Buildings a property may contain.
- Parking: Continue work on draft bylaw for village center parking & loading requirements
TD noted that some of the changes made at the October 25th meeting had not been incorporated.
The Board reviewed the working draft, making additional changes to language and ordering to the parking bylaw section.
The Board discussed a number of items to pursue further:
• Parking space maximum standards to reduce the need for large amounts of pavement;
• Parking design standards;
• Shared parking and loading;
2. Correspondence
No correspondence was read.
3. Approval of Minutes-October 25, 2016: DR made a motion to approve the minutes as amended and PK seconded the motion. The Board voted to approve 5-0.
The following agenda items were not discussed and were tabled until the November 29th meeting.
- Definitions: review proposed language for “hotel” and “resort” definitions
- Debrief of Lenox Dale Walking Tour
- Notes: review and consolidate all notes and board input relative to issues to address in Lenox Dale
- Work Plan: begin to outline time line for completing Lenox Dale rezoning process
- Planning Board Priorities Going Forward: review handout and website list of 2015/2016 priorities and determine final list of projects to complete in time for Annual Town Meeting in May.
- Approval of Minutes (October 25) DR PK
Correspondence
- Open Session (for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance)
TD made a motion to adjourn at 8:25 PM. DR seconded the motion and the Board voted to agree 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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