Minutes Monday, March 2, 2009
Regular Meeting
Planning Board Agenda for Monday, March 2, 2009
7:00 PM Public Hearings on Proposed Amendments to the Zoning By-Law
Article E/N Modifications to the Downtown Overlay District
Article G Regulations for Outdoor Lighting
Article H Modifications to Section IV-D, Flexible Residential Development
Article B Modify Section III-A 1.8.7 to permit accessory uses in attached garages
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Present: Planning Board Members, Chair, Sarah Corey, Judy Sneath, Clerk, Paul Healey, Susan
Murphy, and Gary Tondorf-Dick. Also present was Planner Katharine Lacy.
RE: Continuation of Public Hearings on Proposed Amendments to the Zoning By-Law
Advisory Committee Members Jerry Seelen and Richard Innis joined the Board for all of these discussions.
RE: Article E/N Modifications to the Downtown Overlay District
The Board was joined for this discussion by the members of the HDIC. Various revisions were made. The hearing was continued to March 9, 2009.
RE: Article G Regulations for Outdoor Lighting
Board members discussed the latest version of this article, which was originally introduced by Gary Tondorf-Dick. It was moved, seconded, and SO VOTED, to recommend that Town Meeting vote to approve the following amendment to the Zoning By-Law:
Will the Town amend the Zoning By-law of the Town of Hingham, adopted March 10, 1941, as heretofore amended, as follows:
Item 1. At Section I-I (4), Submittal Requirements,
A. add the following new item (i) and re-designate the current item (i) as item (j):
i. Site Lighting Plan showing the location, height, photometrics, orientation and specifications for all outdoor site lighting, including information on the intensity and range of illumination for each source of light proposed.
B. Remove, from item (e) the word “lighting”.
Item 2. Replace Section I-I (6) (a) in its entirety with the following”
“Protection of abutting properties against detrimental uses by provision for surface water drainage, fire hydrant locations, sound and site buffers and preservation of views, light and air, and protection of abutting properties from negative impacts from artificial outdoor site lighting.”
RE: Article H Modifications to Section IV-D, Flexible Residential Development
The Board briefly discussed this article, which was introduced by Gary Tondorf-Dick. It was moved, seconded, and SO VOTED, to recommend that Town Meeting vote to approve the following amendment to the Zoning By-Law:
Will the Town amend the By-law of the Town of Hingham, adopted March 10, 1941, as heretofore amended, as follows:
Item 1 Throughout the entire Section IV-D, replace the term “Town House” with the term “Two-Family Dwelling.”
Item 2 At Section IV-D, (2), Definitions, at the term “Low or Moderate Income Housing” replace the minimum specifications for Town House with the following minimum specifications for Two-Family Dwelling:
“Two-Family Dwelling
Gross Floor Area: 2,400 SF
# Bedrooms 4 (2 per dwelling unit)
Garage Spaces 2 (one per dwelling unit)”
Item3 At Section IV-D, (2) Definitions, at the term “Moderate Sized Housing”, replace the minimum specifications for Town House with the following minimum specifications for Two-Family Dwelling:
“Two-Family Dwelling
Gross Floor Area: 3,000 SF
# Bedrooms 6 (3 per dwelling unit)
Garage Spaces 4 (two per dwelling unit)”
Item 4 At Section IV-D, (3), Eligibility, replace item (a) in its entirety with the following:
“Sites containing a minimum of three (3) acres and a Conventional Yield of not less than three (3), provided, however, that no Additional Dwelling Units (as defined in Section IV-D,7) shall be permitted on sites containing less than five acres.
Item 5 At Section IV-D (10) add a new subsection (g):
“For Two-Family Dwellings, the exterior design of the structure shall maintain the appearance and character of a Single-Family Dwelling.”
RE: Article B Modify Section III-A 1.8.7 to permit accessory uses in attached garage
The Board briefly discussed this article. It was moved, seconded, and SO VOTED, to recommend that Town Meeting vote to approve the following amendment to the Zoning By-Law:
Will the Town amend the By-law of the Town of Hingham, adopted March 10, 1941, as heretofore amended, as follows:
Item 1 At Section III-H, change the title from “Non-Conforming Uses” to “Non-Conforming Uses and Structures.”
Item 2 At Section VI (Definitions)
A. Replace the entire definition for “Single-Family Detached House” with the following:
B.
“Single-Family Dwelling-a free-standing dwelling, excluding house trailers and mobile homes, intended and designed to be occupied as a single dwelling unit. For all purposes in the By-law, including the provisions set forth in Section III-H, Single Family Dwellings shall include attached garages, or other fully enclosed, attached structures, whether heated or unheated, connected to the primary structure.”
C. Replace the entire definition for “Two-Family House” with the following:
“Two-Family Dwelling-a dwelling intended and designed to be occupied as two separate dwelling units. For all purposes in the by-law, including the provisions set forth in Section III-H, Two-Family Dwellings shall include attached garages, or other fully enclosed, attached structures, whether heated or unheated, connected to the primary structure.”
Item 3 Throughout the Zoning By-Law, replace the following terms with the term “Single Family Dwelling”:
single-family detached dwelling
single family detached dwelling
single-family dwelling
single family dwelling
single-family residence
single-family residential
single-family residential building or structure
single-family residential use
single-residential use
single-unit dwelling
Item 4 Throughout the Zoning By-Law, replace the following terms with the terms “Two-Family Dwelling”:
two-family dwelling
two family dwelling
two-family residential dwelling
two-family residential building or structure
RE: Old/New Business
A decision was made to postpone the discussion of street acceptance hearings to March 9, 2009.
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Katy Lacy
Town Planner