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Home My WebLink About2017-01-16 BOS Packet - ReleasedJOINT SELECTMEN AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building 7:00 PM AGENDA TOWN MANAGER REPORTS Introduction of Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION Continue Discussion -Options for Updating/Expanding Zoning -Hartwell North and CM Districts 7:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 2. Discussion: 2018 Annual and Special Town Meeting Zoning/Land Use Warrant 8:00 p.m. Articles (45 min.) ADJOURN Anticipated Adjournment 8:45 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Selectmen is scheduled for Monday, January 22, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. Budget Summit #4 is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street. Hearing Assistance Device.v Available on Reque.vt �� All agenda time and the order of items are approximate and subject to change. Recorded by LexMedia AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Continue Discussion -Options for Updating/Expanding Zoning -Hartwell North and CM Districts PRESENTER: Board of Selectmen and Planning Board Discussion SUMMARY: ITEM NUMBER: 1.1 The two Boards will continue their discussion from the December 18 joint meeting regarding zoning initiatives to encourage additional economic development, specifically for the Hartwell -north commercial district. The Hartwell -north Working Group met recently to discuss the following: . Planning Board (and Working Group) member Charles Hornig's suggested zoning changes and whether these changes should be integrated into the Hartwell -north zoning study; . The consultant's presentation/discussion from the December 18 joint meeting that suggested that the Town strongly consider zoning that permits mixed -uses (including housing) for Hartwell -north in order to encourage developers to also propose amenity type uses; . The need for the Working Group to consider incentives that may be available under Chapter 40R and 40S statutes and the Governor's proposed Housing Choice Initiative. . Whether the public outreach necessary for this economic development initiative can be accomplished in time to propose a zoning change for the Spring 2018 Town Meeting or whether a Fall 2018 Town Meeting is more practical. SUGGESTED MOTION: NA FOLLOW-UP: Working Group will continue to move this project forward. DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 1/16/2018 ATTACHMENTS: Description D ll,ropo s.d 11 D Q'iropos.d 2 D Q'iropos.d 3 D Q'iropos.d 4 7:05 p.m. Type By k.tw/Roguk.aiou Bylrwhy/ k.tw/Roguk.aiou Bylrwhy/ k.tw/Roguk.aiou Bylrwhy/ k.tw/Roguk.aiou ARTICLE ED -A AMEND ZONING BYLAW CM DISTRICT STANDARDS To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw to permit additional development by altering the dimensional and other standards for the CM District and by altering the special front yard setback along Bedford Street, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of Charles Hornig and 9 or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: The changes proposed under this article would relax dimensional standards to permit additional development in the CM District, located largely along Hartwell Avenue, and the portion of the CRO District along Bedford Street. 19 01 ACkT [CM11011 That the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Lexington be amended as follows, where sti-� '� text is to be removed and underlined text is to be added. A. Amend Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls, by changing the contents of the CM column as follows: Table 2 B. Amend Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls, footnote `h' as follows: h. Along the southwesterly side of Bedford Street between the Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) and Hartwell Avenue there shall be a front yard of �3- 50 feet mo rod from the base line of Bedford Street a sh,,.r,r the GemmeaweaM of MassaehuseAs la�,et4 4699, date june 3, 1959, and shown as atpiiliaf�, base line "F en the State 2017-12-20 CM Minimum lot area 3 AC(f Minimum lot frontage in feet 200(f Minimum front yard in feet (a), (b), (h) �5 NR Minimum side yard in feet 15(f) Minimum rear yard in feet LS 15(f) Minimum side and rear yard adjacent to, or front yard across 4W 15(f) the street from a residential district in feet Maximum nonresidential floor area ratio (FAR) 0.35(f) NR Maximum site coverage NR Public and institutional buildings, maximum height: NR In stories: 65(f) In feet: Other buildings, maximum height: In stories: NR In feet: 65(f) B. Amend Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls, footnote `h' as follows: h. Along the southwesterly side of Bedford Street between the Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) and Hartwell Avenue there shall be a front yard of �3- 50 feet mo rod from the base line of Bedford Street a sh,,.r,r the GemmeaweaM of MassaehuseAs la�,et4 4699, date june 3, 1959, and shown as atpiiliaf�, base line "F en the State 2017-12-20 ARTICLE ED -B AMEND ZONING MAP EXPAND CM DISTRICT — BEDFORD STREET To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Lexington to rezone lots used for commercial or institutional purposes along Bedford Street near Hartwell Avenue into the CM and TMO districts, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of Charles Hornig and 9 or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: This article would expand the CM District by: 1. Rezoning lots along the south-west side of Bedford Street near Hartwell Avenue from CRO (research/office) to CM (manufacturing); 2. Rezoning the property at 475 Bedford Street from RO (residential) to CM (manufacturing) and TMO-1 (transportation management overlay); and 3. Rezoning the property at 459 Bedford Street from GC (government/civic) to CM (manufacturing) and TMO-1 (transportation management overlay). PROPOSED MOTION: To amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Lexington to rezone lots 1C, 40A, 41F, 41G, 55A, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60A, 61, 62A, 63A, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70A, and 85A on assessor's map 84 into the CM District and to add lots 1C and 85A on assessor's map 84 to the TMO-1 District. 2017-12-20 ARTICLE ED -F AMEND ZONING BYLAW TRANSITION STANDARDS To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw to treat yards and transition areas along streets consistently within each district, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. DESCRIPTION: The changes proposed under this article would allow consistent streetscapes by requiring the same front yard and transition area independent of the zoning district of lots across a street. PROPOSED MOTION: That the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Lexington be amended as follows, where stm ek ti,atigi, text is to be removed and underlined text is to be added. A. Amend Table 2, Dimensional Standards, to replace "Minimum side and rear yard adjacent to, or front yard across the street from a residential district in feet" with "Minimum side and rear yard adjacent to; r f aat yard as the street f am a residential district in feet". B. Amend § 135-5.3.4 as follows: 5.3.4 Transition Areas. Where a lot abuts a different zoning district ^r is aeras a street f of a dig- roar -_ening ,ais a landscaped transition and screening area shall be provided and shall be located adjacent to the lot line as set forth in the table in § 5.3.5, consistent with the following: 1. In the case of a nonresidential use in a residential district, a landscaped transition and screening area shall be provided, except that while the transition area shall be the width specified in the table in § 5.3.5, it shall be installed only along those segments of lot lines necessary to screen the nonresidential use from buildings located on abutting lots. The transition area may be provided within the minimum yard required for a building. 2. Where a lot is divided into two zoning districts for which a transition area would be required by § 5.3.5, the transition area shall be along the zoning district line, except that the SPGA may grant a special permit for the transition area to be in a different location if it meets the objectives of this section. if-, at any point along its street line, a line drawn per-peadietilar- to the street line inter-seets at any point with the street line of the !at aer-ass the street. Wher-e any pai4 of the street line of a !at in -a length ef the street line. if a eer-ner- let is aer-ess the street f+em a r-esidential tise er- distr-iet en enly ene side ef the let, then ser-eeni A enly en the side tha+ f6ees the r-esidential tise r d•striet C. Amend the table in § 135-5.3.5 by removing the "Street Line" column. 2017-12-20 ARTICLE ED -G AMEND ZONING MAP EXPAND CM DISTRICT — FORBES ROAD To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Lexington to rezone lots along Forbes Road into the CM District, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. DESCRIPTION: This article would expand the CM District by rezoning three lots along Forbes Road from CRO (research/office) to CM (manufacturing). PROPOSED MOTION: To amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Lexington to rezone lots 9C, 9D, and 23 on assessor's map 43 into the CM District. 2017-12-20 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Discussion: 2018 Annual and Special Town Meeting Zoning/Land Use Warrant Articles (45 min.) PRESENTER: Board Discussion SUMMARY: ITEM NUMBER: 1.2 General discussion regarding zoning/land use related Warrant Articles contemplated for Annual Town Meeting. SUGGESTED MOTION: NA FOLLOW-UP: NA DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 1/16/2018 8:00 P.M. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type D DraflWamnitArtick>,, RackupMatorinl DRAFT WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FY 19 Article 1 Election of Deputy Moderator and Reports of Town Boards, Officers, and Committees Article 2 Appointments to Cary Lecture Series Financial Articles Article 3 Appropriate FY2019 Operating Budget Article 4 Appropriate FY2019 Enterprise Funds Budgets Article 5 Appropriate for Senior Service Program Article 6 Appropriate for Advice and Analysis -Getting to Net Zero Article 7 Appropriate for Diversity Task Force Article 8 Authorize Departmental Revolving Fund Budgets Article 9 Appropriate for Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget and CPA Projects a. Conservation Land Acquisition- TBD b. Community Center Sidewalk- TBD c. Archives & Records Management/Records Conservation & Preservation - $20,000 d. 9 Oakland Street- Renovation and Adaptive Re -Use - $200,000 e. Public Grounds Irrigation Improvements - $40,000 f Playground Replacement Program- Bowman School - $302,000 g. Athletic Facility Lighting - $975,000 h. Center Track and Field Reconstruction - $2,829,000 i. Old Reservoir Bathhouse Renovation - $75,000 J . Lowell Street/Farmview Affordable Housing Supplemental Funds - TBD k. CPA Debt Service - TBD 1. Administrative Budget - $150,000 Article 10 Ap ro riate for Westview Cemetery Building Construction Article 11 Appropriate for Lexington Children's Place Construction Article 12 Appropriate for 45 Bedford Street, Fire Station Replacement Article 13 Appropriate for Lexington Police Station Design Article 14 Appropriate for Recreational Capital Projects and Equipment Article 15 Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment Article 16 Appropriate for Water System Improvements Article 17 Appropriate for Wastewater System Improvements Article 18 Appropriate for School Capital and Equipment Article 19 Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects and Equipment Article 20 Appropriate to Reimburse Resident for Sewer Backup Citizen Article Article 21 Appropriate for Visitors Center Citizen Article Article 22 Ap ro riate to Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund Article 23 Ap ro riate Bonds and Notes Premiums Article 24 Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations Article 25 Establish and Appropriate to and From Specialized Stabilization Funds Article 26 Appropriate to Stabilization Fund Article 27 Appropriate from Debt Service Stabilization Fund Article 28 Appropriate for Prior Years' Unpaid Bills 1/11/2018 6:17 PM Article 29 Amend FY2018 Operating, Ente rise, and CPA Budgets Article 30 Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements -Carolyn General Articles Article 31 Amend General Bylaw Regarding Financial Committees Citizen Article Article 32 Amend Town Bylaw Ban Plastic Bas Citizen Article Article 33 Amend General Bylaw Make Lexington a "Welcoming, Inclusive, Safe Community" Citizen Article Article 34 Resolution to Request Warrant Articles to be Accompanied by Financial Projections Citizen Article Article 35 Amend General Bylaw: Medical and Recreational Marijuana Establishments Citizen Article Article 1 36 Accept MGL Chapter 59, clause 5c 1/2 ZONING/LAND USE ARTICLES Article 37 Re -Zoning Bylaw -331 Concord Ave for AL/Senior Res Facility (Property Owner Article 38 Amend Zoning Bylaw-Marrett/Spring CN and CS District Citizen Article Article 39 Amend Chapter 78 of General Bylaws: Create Neighborhood Conservation District: Pierce -Lockwood Article 40 Amend Chapter 78 of General Bylaws: Create Neighborhood Conservation District: Turning Mill Article 41 Amend Wright Farm Parcel Split Article 42 Amend Zoning Bylaw/Special Permit Residential Developments (Citizen Article Article 43 Amend Zoning Bylaw, Chapter -135 Medical Marijuana Cultivation Centers, Medical Marijuana Processing Centers, Medical Marijuana Distribution Centers, and/or Recreational Marijuana Establishments Citizen Article Article 1 44 Amend General Bylaw -Demolition Dela Article 45 Accept MGL Chapter 40C Article 46 Amend Chapter 447 of the Acts of 1957 Establish a Historic District Commission 1/11/2018 6:17 PM