HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-06-07 PLA ddNG BO:iRr MEETING
June 7, 1957
A special meeting of the Planning Board was held REGIONAL
in the Town Engineer' s Room, Town Office Building, on SHOPPING
June 7, 1057 at 7 30 p.m Present were Chairman Grindle, CENTER
Members Burn ell , Jaquith and Soule , Planning Director Snow
and Town Counsel Stevens
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the pro-
posed amendments to the Zoning By-law to provide for
regional shopping center districts and a change in land use
and to determine what action the Planning Board would take
in regard to the amendments. Each Board member expressed
his opinion on various aspects of the amendments. It was
the unanimous opinion of the members present that the amend-
ments as proposed presented three major problems (1) the
potential size of the proposed shopping center over what
was understood to be the original proposal, ( 2) the large
volume of traffic to and from the center on Spring Street
between Shade Street and Route 2 and the effect 01 the c enter
traffic on other streets in the town, and (3 ) the proposal to
allow non-proiessional business buildings as Permitted uses
subject to permission from the Board of Appeals . At the con-
clusion of its discussion upon motion duly made and seconded
it was unanimously
VOTED that the Board not recommend to a Town Meet-
ing the adoption of the amendments to the
Zoning By-law as proposed in the notice for
the public hearing held on June 6, 1957 .
At 9 15 p m the Board met with the Selectmen who
were informed 01 the foregoing decision of the Board . The
members of the Planning Board discussed with the Selectmen
their individual opinions regarding the proposed amend-
ments It was decided that the Planning Board should pre-
pare a written statement setting forth its decision on the
amendments that Mr. Stevens would convey said decision to
Mr. Brown , Attorney for Filene' s, and request him to notify
the Town as to whether r'ilene' s desired to have the proposed
amendments presented at a town meeting this spring.
The meeting adjourned at 10 30 p.m.
AJr.. Burnell, Jr.
Clerk