FINCOM 20200318 Minutes

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Meeting of the Canton Finance Committee Minutes Voted on: 4-4-19 
Meeting Minutes Vote: 7-0-1 
Monday, March 18, 2019 
Finance Committee Members Present: 
Rob Barker, Dan Cole, Cynthia Holcombe, Emilio Mauro, Tim McKenna, Barbara Saint Andre and Wai Wong. 
Finance Committee Members Absent: Christos Arsondiadis and Cindy Thomas. 
Guests Present: 
Bob Panico, Vice Chair, Planning Board 
Laura Smead, Town Planner 
Ellen Jones, Finance Committee Secretary 
Jim Murgia, Finance Director 
Opening: A meeting of the Canton Finance Committee was called to order by Chairman Barker at 7:05 pm. on 
Monday, March 18, 2019, in the Salah Meeting Room of Town Hall. 
A. Approval of Agenda 
Chairman Barker welcomed Bob Panico, Vice Chair of the Planning Board, and Laura Smead, Town Planner. 
Chairman Barker reviewed the items on the agenda. 
Announcements 
There were no announcements. 
C. New Business 
Discussion with Bob Panico Vice Chair of the Planning Board, and Laura Smead, Town Planner, regarding the 
2019 Annual Town Meeting Zoning Articles (see meeting documents) 
Ms. Smead stated that the zoning articles fall into three categories: 
1) Short-term Rental Articles (Articles 29 and 30). The Planning Board is proposing to define convalescent 
homes as "long-term care facilities" in the medical zoning articles. 
2) Medical Use Zoning Articles (Articles 33 to 39). Zoning regulations need updating to match current 
definitions and classifications of medical uses. Community services such as addictive treatment facilities 
need to have a place in the zoning by-laws. The Town needs to be careful not to have any discriminatory 
zoning ordinances but also address resident's concerns that do not want certain types of services in their 
neighborhoods. 
3) Other Zoning Articles (Articles 40 to 42). Article 40 proposes to change underlying Business zoning parcels 
to single residence zones. These parcels are near the proposed inpatient detox facility proposed for 225 
Turnpike Street. Article 41 proposes the regulation of accessory building size to be small in proportion to 
the principal building. This will prevent residential accessory buildings from being disproportionately 
large. Article 42 will change the period of time in which a special permit lapses from not more than two 
years to not more than three years. 
Ms. Smead provided the following information regarding the articles: 
• The need for the Town's zoning by-laws to be updated was precipitated by the 225 Turnpike Street 
inpatient medical detox facility that had been proposed last year. 
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