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JEAJJ Trash Regu- 1a t io ns Mr. Hutchinson informed the Board of complaints from citizens regarding the hardship imposed by the regulation which prohibits trash being set out before ore 5 : o o a.m. on the day of collection and recommended that Items #8 and 9 -b of the regulations on trash pick -up be amended to allow the setting out of trash containers no s000ner than 1 hour after sunset on the day preceding collection. He informed the Board tha , pending approval by the Selectmen, the Board of Health is prepard, after due notice to violators, to impose fines of 50 for violation of the trash pick -up regulations reported through the Police Departmen to the Board of Health. It was thought that use of proper containers should alleviate any prob- lems of overnight scattering of trash by animals* Upon. motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That the Rules and Regulations Governing the "Combined Curbside Collec- tion of Rubbish, Garbage and Ashes" be amended in Items #8 and 9 -b by deleting the sentence "Containers are not to be placed at curbside before 5:00 a.m, on the day of collection." in Item #8, and replacing it with: "Containers are to be placed at curbside no .earlier than 1 hour a f ter sunset the day prior to collections , when possible, residents are encour g - a ed to place containers out on the day of collection. "; and in Item 9 -b by deleting the first two sentences and replacing them with the above amended wording of Items. #8 Waiver o f The Planning Board was. in attendance for participation in discussion of Zone Zoning re Re- its request for a policy statement from the Selectmen regarding waiver of zoning view Fees review filing fees for municipal building projects. The Planning Board would not be opposed to the waiver of this fee for the Elgin Associates, as requested by the Selectmen, but would consider such waiver precedent setting with respect to all similar cases in the future. Mr. Hutchinson recommended that Board establish a policy of waiver on pub- - tic building conversion projects and in particular when a proposal is not approved b the Town Meeting. He felt that the fee should be paid if a develop -- PP y er's proposal is accepted by Town Meeting. Mrs. Battin felt that either all such filing fees should be waived, whether for winning or losing propoents in joint ventures with the Town, or that none should be waived. She was opposed to differentiation based on the outcome of the proposal. Mr. Busa was in agreement with the Town Manager T s recommendation and felt that fees should not be waived for a developer succesful in winning Town Meeting a royal. He felt the extra demands on time and extra costs involved in such a PP proposal to comply with Town requirements, justified the waiver of fee for pro- ponents of defeated proposals. Mr, Politi said he was not opposed to the waiving of the fee for Elgin Associates. With regard to the question of waiving in all instances, he would be unwilling to make a blanket commitment for waiver for winning and losing developers since, in some cases, their failure could be due to poor presenta- tion, bad faith on the part of the developer or other similar siutations . He felt that waivers should be granted on a case-by-case basis. Mrs. Battin was opposed to review on a case -by -case basis. She noted that the Planning Board has indicated its disfavor with the waiver of this fee with- out a clear P olicy on all developers who work with the Town on the conversion of municipal buildings. If the Selectmen decline to set a policy on the matter, the P Planning Board would set its own policy on waiver of. fees . Mr. Busa informed the Planning Board that the consensus of the Selectmen was not to set a policy on waiver of zoning review filing fees for proponents Iwo of joint municipal projects.. The Selectmen have requested waiver of the fee for the Elgin Associates proposal. If the Planning Board does not choose to do so, the Selectmen request that they be notified in writing of this decision.