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Town of Lenox
Planning Board
February 14, 2017
Landuse Meeting Room
Members present: Acting Chair Tom Delasco, (TD); Deborah Rimmler, (DR); Kate McNulty-Vaughan, (KMV)
Members absent with notification: Kameron Spaulding, (KS); Pam Kueber, (PK)
Staff present: Gwen Miller, Land Use Director/Town Planner, (GM); Peggy Ammendola, Land Use Clerk, (PA)
Documents presented for this meeting:
- Recommended Housekeeping Bylaw Additions, Modifications and Deletions
- Questions to Clarify with Planning Board
- Parking Bylaw Proposed Revisions as of February 3.
Form A:
Willow Creek Road, for the town solar project-Map 14 Parcel1-Peter Nikitas of Foresight Land Services presented the Form A for 2 parcels owned by Carol and Jacklyn Peters. KMV made a motion to endorse the Form A as presented. DR seconded the motion and the Board voted to approve 3-0. Zoning Bylaw Amendments, Subcommittee Updates
- Housekeeping Changes: removing regulations from definitions, removing foot notes from Table of Dimensional Requirements; replacing in appropriate sections-Jim Biancola was present to review with the Board the changes that he had made and gave explanations for those changes. He did note that the document was incorrectly dated 1/9/2017 but in fact he had updated just last week. The group discussed the different options regarding next steps:
- Bring the removal of regulations and installment of said regulations into the body of the Zoning Bylaw to Town Meeting
- Continue to work on the language and some of the policy questions regarding the various sections
- The group would continue this discussion when every Planning Board member is present.
- Parking Bylaw amendments –DR gave a brief overview of the work that she and PK have done regarding parking for the benefit of KMV who had not been at the last meeting. She indicated they had reworked nearly the entire Bylaw, and included all of the uses contemplated in the Zoning Bylaw into the table of parking requirements.
- Lenox Dale zoning recommendations –TD advised the Board that he and GM had a conference call with Consultant Judi Barrett in which they discussed zoning issues, boundaries, and district lines. Ms. Barrett will be reviewing the zoning maps and proposing zoning boundary changes to conform with the on the ground uses in the neighborhood.
Approval of Minutes-
January 10, 2017-DR made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. KMV seconded the motion and the Board voted to approve 3-0.
January 24, 2017-Tabled as there was not a quorum. (KS, PK, TD and DR can vote on these minutes.)
Correspondence-A review of the correspondence was tabled until the next meeting. GM noted that West Stockbridge had mailed notice of their proposed village center overlay zoning, which may be of interest to the Planning Board going forward.
Action Items:
The sub-committees with continue to work on these items:
- Housekeeping Changes: removing regulations from definitions, removing foot notes from Table of Dimensional Requirements; replacing in appropriate sections-
- Parking Bylaw amendments
- Lenox Dale zoning recommendations
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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