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TOWN CLERK
SPECIAL PERMIT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES L E :ING`IrO
N MA
November 17, 2020
Call to Order: A public hearing of the SPRD was held remotely through Zoom. The meeting
convened at 8:04am
Members in Attendance: Jill Hai, Chair; Richard Canale; Scott Cooper; Joyce Murphy, Richard
Perry; Betsy Weiss; Wendy Manz;
Staff in Attendance: Carol Kowalski; Amanda Loomis
Others in Attendance: Ted Brovitz
AGENDA ITEM
Examples and discussion-prior Lexington project alternatives under potential bylaw revisions
DOCUMENT(S):
Excel Spreadsheet
SUMMARY:
Staff and committee members ran project alternatives under potential bylaw revisions. Ted
discussed their methods and how they came to their findings. Fairland Estates was used as an
example.
MEMBER COMMENTS:
The committee feels as though this scenario made it clear that adjustments needs to be made to
the density bonus schedule. The point of these scenarios was to show if they did or didn't work.
Discussions we had again regarding Gross Floor Area vs gross living Area. Providing numbers
on both GFA and GLA will be helpful moving forward to understand the difference. It was
discussed that the Gross Floor Area is important to residents because that it what they see when
looking at house. The gross living area doesn't affect a lot of people. It is understood that the
committee should be using GFA for consistency matters and changing the definition gets tricky
pretty quickly. The committee felt it was important to note that making units smaller doesn't
bring down the price and they will always be competing with the market. What the committee
can do is control production and incentives. Accessor Dwelling Units were discussed as a good
potential opportunity to create smaller units.
AGENDA ITEM
Discuss Revisions to bylaws proposals previously presented
DOCUMENT(S):
None
SUMMARY:
None
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None
AGENDA ITEM
Outreach planning and scheduling
DOCUMENT(S):
None
SUMMARY:
Suggestions were made about the committee becoming more comfortable and come to an
agreement on the four corners prior to bringing to the public. It might put the committee in an
awkward position if they don't all agree and aren't comfortable. On the flipside, it might be
good to get public input regarding some issues so the committee knows what direction to take
things. The first public outreach should be more of a listening mode rather than a selling mode.
The committee agrees to meet on Dec 8th
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None
ADJOURN (9:40AM)