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1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING June 2, 1971 The meeting of the Planning Board was called to order in its office at 7:40 p.m. on June 2, 1971, by chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Clarke, Costello and Graham, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also attending were Mr. Roy Daley of the DAC and Mr. Frank Sandy. Dr. Joseph Chabot and Mr. Bill Daley, his attorney, met with the Planning DR. CHABOT Board at this time by appointment to present a plan for a 1 story, 30 ft. x 80 ft. veterinary hospital at 507 Waltham St., with 5 parking spaces on a parcel of land containing 7 separate lots and a Town right-of-way. Dr. Chabot would live in a dwelling which now exists on the property. The plan was left with the Board for their consideration of a recommendation to the Board of Appeals to be made before June 8, 1971. The members voted to recommend that a permit be granted to Dr. Chabot, but would include several stipulations. A letter will be drafted by Mr. Zaleski to this effect. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of May 24, 1971 were approved as MINUTES amended. No action was taken on the minutes of the meeting of May 17. 5/24 The Board discussed a draft of the report on the zoning amendment under ART. 6 Art. 6 of the Warrant for the June 14, 1971 Special Town Meeting. The Plan- ZONING ning Board recommends the rezoning to RM of the new 55 ft. Waltham St, access AMENDMENT to the 4.5 acres of land off Waltham St. which is to be used as housing for 6/14 T.M. the elderly. The Planning Board will initiate a request, at a future Town Meeting, the 20 ft. strip, as well as the surplus land in the 11 acre tract which is not used by the Housing Authority, be rezoned back to RS. A letter was read which had been drafted by Mr. Zaleski to Mr. Paul Nelson of ONEIDA CORP. the Oneida Corp., regarding the Drummer Boy subdivision and advising him the DRUMMER BOY findings of the Town Counsel concerning the need for access to this subdivi- sion in order to receive Planning Board approval of the Oneida Rd. lots. The letter was approved by unanimous vote and will be sent to Mr. Nelson. The Planning Board recommendation to the Board of Appeals regarding the Heritage Glass petition was discussed at this time. It was felt that the proposed expansion of the building would result in less space for parking and and increase in traffic problems on Marrett Rd. After a period of discus- sion, and upon motion duly made and seconded the Board VOTED: To recommend against the granting of the requested variances for the reason that further expansion is not desirable in this already congested commercial zone. Mr. Graham opposed, his view being that in cases where the inadequacy of the zone makes it difficult for the present occupants of the land to meet today's zoning requirements, the Planning Board should try to resolve the doubt in favor of the occupant of the land. The John Carroll petition to the Board of Appeals was reviewed next and the draft of a letter from the Planning Board urging denial of this petition was discussed. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: To recommend that this permit not be granted on the grounds that the use of the premises at 31 Allen St. as a storage and transfer point for junked cars would require a variance from paragraphs 25.89 and other pro- visions of the Zoning By -Law, and the required conditions for a variance do not exist in this instance. Also, the use sought by the petitioner would be highly detrimental to the residential neighborhood and the use of Allen St. by heavy trucks would be dangerous to schoolchildren in the HERITAGE GLASS & MIRROR JOHN CARROLL