Planning Board minutes for Thursday March 10, 2016
The meeting opened at 7:07 p.m.
Members present: Pat Salomon, Larry Klein, Roger Tryon, Stephen Enoch, co-chair, and Maggie Leonard, co-chair.
Public present: Kay Purcell.
The board read the minutes from 2-11-16 and approved them as written.
The board discussed filling the vacant seat on the board. Leonard agreed to contact prospective members. Pat mentioned doing a Master Plan. Leonard replied that former board members had ruled out creating a master plan as unfeasible and too costly. Leonard also stated that Pat is correct and that the state requests that the Planning Board create a master plan. Several towns around Monterey, namely Sheffield and Great Barrington, (perhaps others as well) have created master plans.
The board discussed the SDU zoning bylaw proposal with regard to site plan review. It was unanimous that the zoning bylaw is intended to create a simple, by-right process for the construction of a small and proximate secondary dwelling unit, and that requiring a site plan review for each project was not the intention. The board agreed to work on a proposal for a change to section 9.5.1 Site Plan Review.
The board reviewed the collateral changes to zoning bylaws that would be required if the SDU bylaw is approved. Leonard will email the Building Commissioner to get a clear definition of multi-family dwelling. The board also reviewed the proposed language changes for section 7.3.4 Lot Area and Frontage. We discussed the current zoning bylaw that requires 5 acres of land for a multi-family dwelling.
The board opened the mail: there was a Common Ground newsletter from BRPC; a brochure for workshops from CPTC; and a notice that the special permit for a hotel on Bridge St. in Great Barrington was approved.
The meeting adjourned at 8:47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Maggie Leonard
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