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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-19-PB-min PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF OCTOBER 19 2020 Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board Held on October 19, 2020, Virtual Meeting per Governor Baker's Order at 6:00 pm Present: Robert Creech, Chair; Robert Peters, Vice-Chair; Richard Canale; and Charles Hornig. Also present was Amanda Loomis, Planning Director. Robert Creech, Chair, read the agenda into the record, introduced members of the Planning Board and Planning Department Staff, and called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm on Monday, October 19, 2020. Mr. Creech read the following statement relative to the recent outbreak of COVID-19. Good evening. Consistent with Governor Baker's Executive Order of March 12, 2020, suspending specific provisions of MGL. c. 30A, §18 due to the current State of Emergency in the Commonwealth due to the outbreak of COVID-19, this meeting of the Lexington Planning Board is being conducted remotely. In-person attendance is not permitted at this time. Every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access proceedings in real time via technological means. In the event access cannot be provided, an audio or video recording of this meeting will be available for review on the Town of Lexington website or through LexMedia as soon as possible after the meeting. For this meeting, the Lexington Planning Board is convening by video conference via Zoom. Specific information for remote participation by the public can be found on the Planning Office’s web page. Please note that this meeting is being recorded. At this time, I will provide a brief review of the meeting proceedings. 1. For each public hearing, the Planning Board will request a presentation from the Applicant or petitioner, followed by an opportunity for the Planning Board to ask questions or provide comments. Then the floor will be open for public comments. 2. All comments during public participation need to be limited to 2 minutes or less and must be respectful. 3. When the time comes for public participation, if you are dialing in, you may use *6 to mute or unmute yourself and *9 to raise or lower your hand. 4. If at any time during the meeting you have a question, please use the Q&A feature, and staff will respond. 1. Town Meeting a. Preparation for Town Meeting, consideration of proposed amendments to zoning articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 i. Article 10 Discussion Bob Creech, Chair, opened the floor for discussion regarding the 2020-2 Special Town Meeting. Mr. Creech referenced the proposed amendments to Article 10, Short Term Rentals. Mr. Creech shared his screen that presented the proposed citizen amendments to Article 10. Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of October 19, 2020 Charles Hornig questioned if Town Counsel or the Zoning Administrator has reviewed the proposed amendments to Article 10. Richard Canale stated that he wanted to hear from the Zoning Administrator. Mr. Canale noted that he would follow the recommendations of the Zoning Administrator. Robert Peters agreed with the other statements made by the members of the Planning Board. There was a discussion by the Planning Board about a potential amendment to Article 13. It was noted that the Planning Board members, not Town Meeting Members, have seen additional proposed amendments by a member of Town Meeting. ii. Article 13 Discussion Charles Hornig provided a brief review of a proposed amendment to Article 13, made by David Kaufman. Bob Creech, Chair, proposed to make an amendment relative to the citizen amendments to Article 13. Mr. Hornig stated that the Planning Board needs to understand the amendment better before the Planning Board could take action. 2. Board Administration a. Board Member Updates  Richard Canale stated that a while back, MassDOT wanted to look at Mass 2A, and they wanted to look at potential safety improvements. Mr. Canale referenced an upcoming meeting that he would share the information once provided.  Charles Hornig stated that last Thursday was the first outreach meeting for the Hartwell Rezoning Initiative. The Planning Board briefly discussed the upcoming meeting, which would focus on stormwater, wetlands, and floodplain impacts. Adjournment Richard Canale moved that the Planning Board adjourn the meeting of October 19, 2020. Robert Peters seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 4-0-0 (Roll Call: Richard Canale – yes; Robert Peters – yes; Charles Hornig – yes; Bob Creech – yes) MOTION PASSED Meeting adjourned at 6:27 pm Ginna Johnson, Clerk of the Planning Board Minutes for the Meeting of October 13, 2020 Page 3