HomeMy WebLinkAbout1935-04-03 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
April 3, 1935
A meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Con-
ference Room of the Town Office Building on Wednesday, April
3, 1935, at 8:10 F . 1: . Messrs. Duffy, Ellis, Kimball, Robinson
and Sellars, and Greeley were present .
An acknowledgement of the Planning Board's letter to
the Board of Selectmen, in regard to a parking census, was
read.
Mr. Kimball suggested that we have some blank forms
for petitions for changes in zoning area mimeographed or
printed. The Clerk was instructed to get in touch with Miss
Maguire in regard to this matter.
Mr. Duffy read a communication from Mr. Elwyn G. Preston
which stated that the writer was wholly in favor of the straight
relocation of Watertown Street ; that the reconstruction of
the present location would be a great mistake because of its
dangerous curves and intersection; that the writer would be Water-
one of 100 citizens to pay $100.00 each to meet the difference town
in cost between the straight and the curbed layouts. Mr. Street
Duffy was instructed to acknowledge Mr. Preston 's letter, in-
forming Mr. Preston of the Board 's opinion and stand on the
question.
The Board expressed the desire to have Mr. Duffy do
what he thought best in an attempt to convince the state and
county engineers of the necessity for a straight layout, but
the Board felt that whatever was done should be done only
after having contacted the Board of Selectmen.
A letter from Jr.Fdustance was read, in regard to apart-
ment zones, and the proposed amendment for a limited apartment
zone , drawn up by the Board, but not voted on, in May, 1933,
was also read .
Mr. Greeley described the essential features of the
proposal made in 1933 by Messrs . > . R. Greeley and E. G.
Kraetzer, Jr. he stated that he did not know whether Kr.
Custance was considering the same proposition.
hr. Duffy said that he doubted if the Board wish wish
to recommend to the Town the establishment of a general Apartment
apartment zone . He also stated that there might, however, be
some legitimate demand for some form of limited apartments Zone
as a buffer between C-1 and R-1 or 2 zones . He questioned
whether there was actually an appreciable difference in cost
i between apartments of high standard and small, single houses,
built on a wholesale scale .
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Er. Duffy moved, and it was passed, that :-
"If and when the Board is informed that there is a
proposed apartment development for which the acquisition
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of land and the financing of the project are reason-
ably assured , the Board will then be glad to prepare
and, if it deems it advisable , present to the Town,
an amendment to the Zoning By-Law permitting limited
apartments in the area involved."
The (,ler'_, was instructed to send a copy of the above
motion, as well as a copy of the proposed amendment drawn up
in 1933, to Lr. Cu tante . He was instructed to inform Mr.
0ustance that the proposed amendment represented the least
restrictive provisions which the Board had been willing to
consider two years ago, for an area similar to the property
in the rear of the Larshall block.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P . M.
Respectfully submitted,
(s) Roland B. Greeley
Clerk
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