July 9, 2002, 5:30 PM

Planning Board Members Present: Anne Howard, Len Bowen, and Barnet Adler

LCP Implementation Committee Members Present: Anne Howard, Ginny Binder and Ted Malone

Excused Absences, Planning Board: Ellen Battaglini and Howard Burchman were excused absences.

Also Attending: Martha Hevenor, Cape Cod Commission, Warren Alexander, Building Commissioner and Mark LaTour, Assistant Town Manager

Meeting

The meeting was called to order by Anne Howard at 5:55 PM.

Martha Hevenor spoke, using the following notes, regarding changes in Zoning By-Laws. There was a general discussion regarding each item by members of both the Planning Board and the LCPIC.

Phase II. Revision Work

· Continue work on Zoning By-Law revisions.

· Subdivision regulations

I. Zoning By-Law Revisions

· Remaining issues/areas of concern based on discussions with LPCIC and PB in the fall

· Condo Conversion Rate: Impacts on affordable housing supply and on natural resources.

· Growth Management By-Law: How can it be more effective in controlling growth while

increasing incentive for development of affordable housing. (Note County LCP Imple-

mentation grant.)

· Home Occupation: Revise/refine existing home occupation regulations.

· Definitions: Revisit artist’s workspace and home occupation. (Committee had raised

questions about allowing kitchen and bath in artist’s workspace; some concerns about

illegal extension into commercial accommodation); definition for kiosk.

· Sign Regulations: Move form Zoning By-Law to General By-Law and add amortization

schedule.

· Harbor Front Regulations: Make consistent with Harbor Plan and Chapter 91.

· High Elevation District: How close to top of dunes can development go? Review excava-

tion of lots as trigger fro SPR.

· Floodplain By-Law: Funds may be available through Project Impact.

· Dimensional Regulations: Concern about GC zone and community character.

· Special Permit Section: Redundancy with site plan review. Planning Board to review

special permit if six or more units.

· Use Regulations revisions.

· Action items fro LCP associated with zoning revision:

· Commercial Site Plan Review: Community character concerns; lower square foot

threshold for review.

· Overlay District: Create working waterfront district.

· Clear cutting and site disturbance by-law to protect wildlife corridors and critical plant

and animal habitat.

· Create affordable manufacturing and artist workspace.

· Develop Zoning By-Law to control condominium conversion.

II. Subdivision Control Revisions

· What are problems? What needs to be changed?

· General Considerations: Are street widths appropriate and consistent with community character?

Should there be planting/vegetation specifications?

Ginny Binder suggested going through the easy items first (and combining them, if possible) and then have meetings on more substantial items where more time would be necessary.

Martha Hevenor will draft up a proposal on how to go about discussions and create a timeline using suggestions made by the Planning Board and LCPIC to make sure nothing is left out.

Anne Howard suggested that the next combined meeting should be on August 21^st at 5:30 and it was agreed upon by all members.

A motion to adjourn the Joint Meeting was made by Len Bowen and seconded by Ginny Binder. It was approved unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted

Joel Glasser

Approved by: ________________________________________ on _______________________

Anne Howard, Chair, Planning Board Date