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Home My WebLink About2016-12-13-NCDTM-min TurningMillNCDStudyCommitteeMeetingMinutes December13,2016 EllenStoneRoom,CaryHall Meetingcommencedat7:00PM Attendees: TurningMillNCDSCMembers:DianePursley,BobCreech,RichardCanale,SallyZimmerman Absent:SallyCassells TurningMillNeighbors(Public):TinaMcBride Abbreviations:PB=PlanningBoard,HC=HistoricCommission,NCDSC=NCDStudyCommittee,RPC= ResidentialPolicyCommittee 1)11/29/2016minuteswereunanimouslyaccepted.Actionitem:DianePursleywillfilethe approvedminuteswiththeTownClerk. 2)DianePursleyvolunteeredtotakenotes 3.ReviewedOpenActionItems: a.ActionItem:RichardCanalewillconsultwiththetownclerktoseewhatoptionsare availableforanoptoutformtobeavailablebeforethefinalreport.Update:Richard talkedtotheTownClerkandtheTownisstillresearchinghowthecertificationprocess fortheoptoutformwillworkandwheretherecordswillliveifcitizenscometoTown Halltoreviewthem.OPEN. b.ActionItem:RichardCanalewillfindouthowtomakethispartofthepublicrecord. Update:TheTownisstillresearchingwherethePAPERphysicalfilewillliveinTownHall. However,DianedidconversewithKathySantos,whowillpostthedocumentationthe StudyCommitteeproducestothe{/͸ƭtownwebpage.OPEN c.ActionItem:RichardCanalewillworkwiththePlanningDepartmenttogetthemap updatedandthedatarequiredfortheStudyCommitteeanalysis,includingnon confirminglots,ownerofrecord,lastsaledate,totalassessment,lotsize(acres) frontage,existinggrossarea.Update:Richardbroughttheupdatedzoningmap,which hadЊЉЉ͸buffersandGCzonesmarked.ThePlanningOfficehasnotrunthedataquery requestedon11/22.RichardaskedDianetofollowupwithAaronHenry.OPEN d.ActionItem:SallyCassellswilllookatthepropertyrecordcards/permitcards(at CommunityDevelopmentoffice)anddetermine,asdata/picturespermit,whatchanges havetakenplacetopropertiesovertime.Update:SallyCassellswasnotpresentatthis meeting.Shewillworkonthisitemandreportbackatthe12/27meeting.OPEN e.ActionItem:DianePursleywillprintphotosofallofthehousesintheneighborhoodfor useatournextmeeting.Mostofthephotoshavealreadybeentaken.CLOSED. f.ActionItem:TinaMcBrideisputtingtogetheraneighborhoodnarrativebasedupona boxofhistoricaldocumentsandarticlesfrom19701986regardingpasteffortsto preservetheTurningMillneighborhoodcharacter.Thedocumentscamefroman originalownerwhostilllivesintheneighborhood.NoUpdate.OPEN g.ActionItem:SallyZimmermanwillresearchwhotheoriginalownerswereandwilldelve intooriginalarticlesfromthetimetheneighborhoodwasdesignedandbuilt.No Update.OPEN h.ActionItem:DianePursleyandBobCreechwillmeetwithTreeCommitteemember(s) andGinnaJohnsontoseehowbesttotacklethisitem.Update:BobandDianemetwith NancySofenoftheTreeCommittee.NancyadvisedustoreviewthePeacockFarmrules abouttreesaswellastheWellesleytreelaw,whichissaidtobethestrongestinthe state.Theotherideashethoughtweshouldconsidertomodelourrulesafterthetree bylaw:Forownersmaintainingtheirtrees,theNCDwouldactinanadvisoryrole,but whenalotisunderconstruction(additionorfulldemolition)theruleswouldbebinding andmorerestrictivetomaintainprivacy,screeningandneighborhoodcharacter. CLOSED i.Actionitem:RichardCanaleisgoingtoresearchoptionsforthefundingand/or reductionofthecostofthismailing.Update:RichardquestionedAaronIĻƓƩǤ͸ƭ$1600 mailingestimatesincethebylawdoesnotstatewewouldrequireareceipt,just certified,whichis$3perpiece,whichwouldtotalapproximately$500.Giventhissmaller cost,theneighborhoodshouldbeabletocoverthat.CLOSED 4.Discussionoftheoptoutperiod a.Optinisdefault b.Actionitem:RichardandSallywilldrafttheoptoutformfor12/27meeting.TheSCwill reviewandvotetoapproveatthatmeeting. c.Wearestilltryingtoexpandtheoptoutperiodforlongerthan30days. 5.PhotoReviewandAnalysis:Identifycommondesigncharacteristicsandlandscapefeatures a.TheSChadpicturesofeveryhouseonthefollowingstreets:TurningMillRd,DemarRd, DeweyRd,GouldRd,GrimesRd,JeffreyTerrace,Partridgesincethatisthedefined studyarea. b.Overallbindingcharacteristicfortheneighborhoodisthewoodednatureofthelots, yieldingprivacy,screening,coolingandnaturalsetting.Thegroupdiscusseda percentagetreecoverageforthelotsintheNCD. c.TheneighborhoodconsistsoftwosectionsdividedbytheGC/PowerLines.Whilethe woodednatureisabindingcharacteristic,therewilllikelybesomearchitectural characteristicsapplicabletoonesectionthatwillnotbeasapplicabletotheother section.TheneighborhoodhomescanbedividedintoTechbuilt,PeacockFarmand ͻIƚƌźķğǤIƚƒĻƭͼRaisedRanch.ThereareanumberofMCMindividuallyarchitected homesaswell,whichfitinwell. d.ThegroupstartedwiththeTechbuilthouses,largelyonDemarandTurningMillRd. i.Characteristicsidentified:Panel/bandedwindows,shingles(wideexposure,not staggered),lowpitchroof,exposedraftertail e.RaisedRanch,primarilylocatedonTurningMillandPartridge i.Characteristicsidentified:Exposedraftertail,verticalsiding,shallowpitchroof. Somehadonelongroofandsomeareasymmetrical.Therearealsothreechalet stylehomes(19&26TurningMilland27Partridge) f.PeacockFarm,primarilylocatedonDewey,Grimes,partofTurningMill i.Characteristicsidentified:Chimneywall,ALLverticalsiding(cedar),windows g.Overall,itwasstunninghowmucharchitecturalintegritystillexistswiththehomes. Therehavebeenadditionsbutthereareveryfewwhichmaskedorcompletelychanged theMCMarchitecturalstyle.Thisneighborhoodrepresentsthelargestconcentrationof midcenturymodernarchitecturaldesigninNewEngland. h.Actionitem:Bobwillcrossreferencehiscurrentspreadsheetdetailingthestyleofeach housewithourdiscussionsotheyareinsync.Andaddlotnumberstothespreadsheet. i.Actionitem:DianewilllookatheroriginalsurveytoverifytheͻIƚƌźķğǤIƚƒĻƭͼas builder.(RobertsofWayland?) 6.ReviewedProposedWorkplan a.Aggressiveworkplan,butwewillkeepmovingforward. 7.Trees/Vegetation/OtherpossibleRules a.Wecannotbemorestringentthancurrentzoninglaws,butcanbemorestringentthan othertownbylaws,likethetreebylaw b.Volumeofhouse/%ofexisting c.Groundcover d.Roofpitch e.Buildinasunsetclausewithathresholdfortimeframeforreconsideration Meetingadjournedat9:30PM.