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PLANNING BOARD BEARING
March 6, 1935
The Planning Board held a public hearing in the Selectments
Room of the Town Office Building, Wednesday, March 6, 1935, on
the petition of Mrs. Catherine Kelly. Messrs. Duffy, Robinson,
Ellis, Kimball and Greeley were present. The petition was to
amend the Zoning By -Law as follows: -
"By inserting after Section 3, C.1 Districts, Paragraph
30, a new paragraph which shall read as follows: -
30A. At the junction of East and Lowell Streets, in the
southeast corner of the intersection, extending 196 feet along
Lowell Street and 250 feet along East Street and of a depth of
100 feet throughout."
At 8:10 Mr. Duffy opened the hearing by reading the notice
which had been published in the local public paper and sent to
the various property owners in the district laid out by the
Planning Board. There were three people present, Mr. Kelly,
F. J. Spencer and Mr. Andrew Bierenbroodspot.
Mr. Greeley stated that due to a typographical error,
the article in the Town Warrant called for a depth of 200 feet
instead of 100 feet as was asked for in the petition and that
it would be necessary for the Planning Board to submit an amend-
ment making this correction, according to instructions from
the Town Counsel.
Mr. Kelly stated that it would be satisfactory to him
if this change was made and also added that the notice called
attention to the southeast corner and it was the southwest
corner that he wanted the change to affect. He remarked that
he wanted the property changed from residential to business
and although he has no definite plans at the present time is
looking ahead into the future. In regard to his work, Mr.
Kelly stated that things were uncertain.
Mr. Kimball asked Mr. Kelly if he had not acquired the
property within a few years knowing it was in a residential
zone, and Mr. Kelly replied that at the time he took over the
property he did not investigate to see how it was zoned, which
time was about one year ago.
Mr. Greeley advised Mr. Kelly that at the time he first
appeared before the Planning Board, about two months ago, it
was understood that it was his intention to have a stand there
for farm produce and he had been referred to the Board of
Appeals. He also told him that this was the time to present
arguments in favor of the change so that the Board could pre-
pare a report to present at the Town Meeting on the matter.
Mr. Kelly asked what objection the Planning Board could
have to the change and felt that as long as no one appeared to
oppose the petition they were in favor of it as they had so
stated by signing. He also said that he had not been before
the Board of Appeals.
Mr. Duffy stated that this was not the time for the
Planning Board to give its views on the matter but the time
for Mr. Kelly to give his reasons for wanting the change.
Mr. Kelly advised the Board that things were uncertain
where he is employed and he is paying $60.00 a year taxes on
the land and is getting nothing out of it.
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As there were no others who wished to speak regarding
the matter, llir. Duffy declared the hearing closed at 8:30 and
advised Mr. Kelly that the Board would take the matter under
consideration and report on it at the Town Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Roland B. Greeley (Signed)
Clerk
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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
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A Planning Board Meeting was hold in the Selectm9n's Room
of the Town Office Building on Wednesday, March 6, 1935s, at 8:30,
following the hearing on the petition of Mrs. Kelley. Messrs.
Duffy, Ellis, Kimball, Robinson, and Greeley were present.
After the hearing had been declared closed, and those who
had been heard had left, Mr. Kimball brought out that, in view
of the fact that there were already two business districts on
Lowell Street,one less than one-half mile to the north and the
other less than three-quarters of a mile to the south, he felt
that these two business areas would be ample for some time to
come. He further observed that any further extensions of bus-
iness zones in the Town would have only an adverse effect on
existing business interests. He, therefore, moved that the
Planning Board report to the Town Meeting that it was opposed
to the petition of Mrs. Kelley. The motion was passed
unanimously.
A report was prepared on this subject, which, after some
discussion, Mr. Greeley moved be presented to the Town. This
motion was passed unanimously.
Mr. Kimball stated that he had talked with the Town
Counsel in regard to the error in the wording of the proposed
amendment as it appeared in the Warrant, and that he had been
advised that the article should be amended from the floor of
the Town Meeting,
Mr. Greeley prepared and read a report which he suggested
should preceed the making of the correction amendment, and
this was unofficially approved by the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Roland B. Greeley (Signed)
Clerk
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