Minutes Sept 16, 2003 PB

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TOWN OF CANTON
PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
WILLIAMS ESTATE
92 PLEASANT ST.
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003

Members present: David Merrigan, Chairman., Peter Pineo, Vice Chairman, Jeremy Comeau, Clerk, Dean
Miller and George Jenkins.

Suzanne Feigen, secretary.

CITIZENS SPEAK
No one wishes to speak.

7:00 P.M.

TOWN PLANNER UPDATE

Roger spoke about the Master Plan Housing Strategy and the draft he handed out tonight. He would like the
Board to look it over. The second part of the document was for an Amnesty Program. What it does is it
initiates the amnesty program for existing apartments that are not permitted. The second thing it does is it
handles Chp. 40-B housing by allowing accessory units in existing or proposed single dwellings. There may be
some legal issue here with tearing down an existing house and building a multi unit dwelling. He is also
working on the Brownsfield program. The Board asked for the list of Brownsfield sites. Roger will get that for
the Board. The Board would like to see 15% quota on the amnesty program. The 10% quota by the State on
affordable housing will bejust the minimum. We should aim higher. Mr. Houston responded to the amnesty
program by saying that he feels it should be handled Special Permit through the Zoning Board. Mr. Miller
concurs. Roger will notify Town Counsel on this proposed article.
A motion was made by Mr. Miller to ask Roger Nicholas rewrite the Housing Amnesty By-law
to have the Planning Board be the permitting authority and that the permit be a Special Permit
under the Zoning By-laws.
No second. Motion fails.

The Board would like to postpone any action on this until they study it further. Mr. Merrigan stated that we
will look at what Roger has given the Board, so that we can invite the public, the Housing Authority, the Zoning
Board, so that we can formulate a housing plan for the Master Plan and for the State. Mr. Merrigan would like
to have a final draft from Roger before a meeting is held.

Reported on Rte. 128 project and that the Governors Veto was overturned.

On the Economic Opportunity District on Rte. 138 , the M.P.S.C. came up with revitalizing it.

7: 15 P.M. SOUTHFIELD ESTATES SUBDIVISION-RANDOLPH STREET-DISCUSSION
ON THE TOT LOT AND STREET LIGHT APPROVAL

The Board took a look at the form used for approval of the street lights on this subdivision.
The Board approved the sending of the form to the Board of Selectmen for approval.
CONTINUED AFTER CORRESPONDENCE.

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