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PLANNING BOARD
J. Henry Duffy
* C. Edward Glynn
Edgar F. Scheibe
Edward W. Kimball
Sheldon A. Robinson
Roland B. Greeley
# Lester F. Ellis
* Resigned
# Appointed
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
January 5, 1934
A meeting of the Planning Board was held at the Town Office
Building on Friday evening, January 5, 1934, the following members
being present :- Messrs. Duffy, Glynn, Kimball, and Robinson.
The minutes of the preceding meeting of December 15, 1933,
were read and approved.
Regret was expressed at the absence of Mr. Milne, whose
business affiliations require him to be in New York constantly,
an arrangement which unfortunately appears to be permanent.
Mr . Kimball presented a letter from Mr. Wrightington,
Town Counsel, with reference to various amendments to the Zoning
By-Law, but particularly with respect to Articles 16 and 17. A
new Article 17 was proposed, reading as follows: -
" Section 17. AMENDMINTS. Amendments to this By-Law
may be proposed by the Planning Board, by vote of the Meeting,
or by a petition signed by owners of 50% in valuation of the
property designated or accepted by the Planning Board as affected
by the proposed amendment; except that no proposed amendment
which has been rejected by vote of the Town Meeting shall be pro-
posed again within one year of such rejection. The Planning
Board shall hold a public hearing for consideration of each amend-
' mnt so proposed, notice of which shall be published in a news- Proposed
paper published in the Town and mailed to such interested parties
as the Board shall designate, fourteen days at least before the
date fixed for such hearing. No amendment shall be voted upon
by the Town until after the Planning Board has submitted a final
report thereon with recommendations to the Town Meeting." Amendments
After discussion, it was duly VOTED: To adopt the proposed
new Section 17 as an amendment to the Zoning By-Law, subject to
the revision of the word "rejected" ; this word, in the opinion
of the Board, not conveying the exact sense desired.
A new Section 16, drawn up by Mr. Wrightington, was also
read and discussed; but its adoption was postponed pending a con-
ference with Mr. Maddison of the Board of Appeals, and further
conference with Mr. T/rightington.
It was then VOTED To invite Mr. Maddison, Chairman of the
Board of Appeals , and Mr. Longbottom, Building Inspector, to meet
with the Planning Board at its next meeting, for the purpose of
conferring relative to any difficulties they may have encountered
in their administration of the Zoning By-Law.
The Clerk read a letter from Mr. O 'Connell informing the
Board that he intends to present another petition for changing D. J.
from an R-1 to a C-1 district of the triangular plot of land at O 'Connell
the intersection of Woburn Street and Fletcher Avenue ; also a
letter from Mrs. Anstiss Hunt stating objections to the proposed
change of the land from t4inthrop Road to Wallis Court, on Mass.
Avenue , from a C-1 to an R-1 Zone .
January 5, 1934 } eeting -2-
In order to complete the Board 's records with reference
to the attitude of all property owners in the above area, the
Clerk was requested to write to Lr. E. J. Thivierge and obtain
a statement of his views in the matter.
The Clerk was also instructed to write to Mr. Cosgrove,
Town Engineer, asking him to meet with the Board on February 2 pleasant
and bring plans of the proposed Pleasant Street reconstruction; Street
a project that the Board considers highly important at this time .
After a discussion of various matters which will be de-
manding the attention of the Board in the immediate future, the
meeting was adjourned at eleven o'clock, until January 12.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk