Minutes
LYNNFIELD PLANNING BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 16, 2017
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday October 16, 2017 in Room 112 at Lynnfield Middle School prior to town meeting. Co-Chairman Heather Sievers called the meeting to order at 6:10 PM and at 6:35pm John Faria moved and Charlie Wills seconded to recess the meeting to October 25, 2017 in the Maney Meeting Room at Town Hall. Present: John Faria, Charlie Wills, Heather Sievers, Michael Sheehan, Brian Charville.
- Warrant Article 7: To re-codify the Zoning Bylaw by taking the following steps;
1.Delete,in their entirety, the following provisions of the existing Zoning By-law, sections 1-15, but NOT the Zoning Map;
2.Substitute all the provisions in the document entitled “Re-codified Zoning Bylaw” as recommended by the Planning Board. Motion by John Faria, seconded by Heather Sievers the Board unanimously voted to recommend Article 7 to town meeting.
- Warrant Article 8: To amend the re-codified Zoning Bylaw by amending the section entitled “Commencement of Construction or Operation” by changing the words “SIX MONTHS” TO “TWELVE MONTHS”. John Faria asked that the Board make no recommendation on this article, since it was to be indefinitely postponed during town meeting.
- Warrant Article 9: To amend the re-codified Zoning Bylaw by amending the section regarding the “Lapse” of “Special Permits” by changing the words “TWENTY FOUR MONTHS” to “THIRTY SIX MONTHS”. John Faria asked that the Board make no recommendation on this article, since it was to be indefinitely postponed during town meeting.
- Article 14: To amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows:
Insert/removed text to restore text as approved by Town Meeting, October 20, 2014 as Article 14 with same being approved by A/G.
Whereas the Zoning Bylaw may undergo extensive changes during Town Meeting the proposed reestablishment of text is to be included in the final Zoning Bylaw upon the close of Town Meeting unless specifically amended during that meeting. Due to expected changes, section numbers have been omitted however the subject text shall be as quoted under the SITING OF RADIO TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES in the following subsection:
PWSF Preference Installation Types
The following list of PWSF Installation Types is presented in order of preference hence forming a hierarchy structure.
8.7.5.3.1 First Preference Type (highest)
PWSF located on existing conforming structures, as permitted in the underlying districts. Panels, antennae and associated equipment may be approved as accessory uses. The intent of the First Preference Type is to allow such facilities to be located in or on structures appropriately screened and/or camouflaged pursuant to this Section 8.7
When possible the facility shall by mounted inside an existing structure, modification of a structure may be permitted.
For example, but not limited to, a church steeple which is 20 feet in height then rises 50 feet as a thin spiral tube (antenna), would not be considered an acceptable permitted structure, it is an attempt to skirt around the Section.
Submitted by PETITION. John Faria asked that the Board make no recommendation, since this article will be indefinitely postponed during town meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Heather Sievers, Co-Chairman, Planning Board