Local Comprehensive Plan

Implementation Committee

March 13, 2001

Caucus Hall

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Present:  Anne Howard, Mindy Baransky, Ted Malone, and Rex Peterson

Absent: Sally Brophy

 

1.     Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles

 

The Committee reviewed the Annual Town Meeting Articles for relevance to and consistency with the Local Comprehensive Plan.  The following is a summary of that review:

Article

 

Description

Consistent

LCP Section

Comments

8

Section 1260 - transfer to Licensing Board

Yes

Land Use, Action 3 (pg. 20)

Econ.Development, Action 14 (pg. 82)

This change should streamline the permit process for business owners

12

Section 7102 - Delete Building Scale

No

Land Use, Goal 3 (pg. 5)

Historic Preservation, Goal 2, A (pg. 64)

The by-law serves a useful function to maintain community character

13

Section 7012 – update Building Scale

Yes

Land Use, Goal 3 (pg. 5)

Historic Preservation, Goal 2, A (pg. 64)

Data supplied by the Assessor should eliminate inconsistencies and streamline process

14

Section 7012 – waiver from Building Scale

Yes

Land Use, Goal 3 (pg. 5)

Historic Preservation, Goal 2, A (pg. 64)

Applying criteria regarding detriment  and benefit to community and LCP goals

15

Section 7012 – waiver from Building Scale

?

Land Use, Goal 3 (pg. 5)

Historic Preservation, Goal 2, A (pg. 64)

Defer to PB, suggest deed restriction regarding future develp., review for By-law  rewrite

17

Article VIII, Section C – Growth Management

?

Land Use, Goal 1 (pg. 5)

Does this eliminate incentive for higher % of affordable le?  Issue every 6 months?

18

Article VIII, Section E – Growth Management

Yes

Land Use, Goal 1, (pg. 5)

Land Use, Action 1 (pg. 20)

Moves hearing date to follow accumulation of use figures by Water Dept.

Article

 

Description

Consistent

LCP Section

Comments

19

LCP Implementation funds

Yes

Land Use, Action 3 (pg. 20)

Insert PB and LCPIC following “CCC assistance to the Town…”, rewrite must follow Chpt. 40A process with public hearing, Town Meeting vote

30

Article 12 – Wetlands By-law

Yes

Various goals and actions in the Wetlands and Natural Resources Section

Defer to ConsComm, noted that By-law does not contain regulations at this point

31

30 Creek Road for Affordable Housing

Yes

Affordable Housing, Goal 3, Policy G (pg. 85)

 

35

Land Bank funds for property maintenance

Yes

Open Space, Goal 2 (pg. 58)

3% annually allowed to be used for property maintenance

36

Land Bank funds for Affordable Housing

Yes

Affordable Housing, Goal 3 (pg. 85)

10% annually for affordable housing (special legislation for Provincetown)

37

Land Bank borrowing payment

Yes

Open Space, Goal 1 (pg. 58), Action 1 and 2 (pg. 61)

 

40

Pavement Texturing

?

 

Support the concept , question the $12,000 price

41

Undergrounding utility wires study

Yes

Historic Preservation, Goal 2, Policy I (pg. 64), Action 7 (pg. 71)

Question the $38,000 price tag

42

Transfer Station Swap Shop

?

Community Facilities, Goal 1 (pg. 109)

Could reduce solid waste stream.  Question the $52, 900 price.

 

2.     Meeting Schedule

 

The next meeting will be March 27, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. to review the articles for Special Town Meeting.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Rex Peterson