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ZAC Gives Blessing to Hayward Street Zoning Change
December 19, 2007 — On Tuesday evening, the Zoning Advisory Committee voted in favor, with just one against, to give its nod for a proposed zoning change on Hayward Street to move forward to the Planning Board for further review. The proponents, William Tetlow on record, and self-described co-owner Ken Weber, would like to change the zoning from from Residence Lakefront to Rural Business in order to build a 19,500 square foot two-story commercial building adjacent to the South Street property where Maria's Caffe Italiano has moved, the former O'Toole's. "If you had a small convenience store there, people wouldn't have to go downtown," said ZAC member Ron Roux. Downey Street resident Christine MacConnell, speaking for the Lake Maspenock Association, said that the group was against the proposal. "This is incremental zoning, which indicates poor planning," said ZAC member Alex Brown. However, when EMC expanded to 52 South Street during the heyday, a building which has remained unoccupied for years, they bought adjacent and abutting properties, presumably for a buffer zone. Those parcels remain zoned as Residential, according to Chairman ken Weismantel. "It's creep," added Mr. Weismantel, alluding to the adjacent property already being zoned for business. The proponents need to bring an Article before the Planning Board for their approval, and then get a 2/3 vote at Town Meeting to implement the change. One couple at last week's ZAC meeting did not fare as well. READ MORE...
Gary and Cynthia Zerbini (Photo) brought a sketch before the committee
to build a 9,360 square foot medical Mr. Weismantel appeared to favor the concept of a [business] "corridor" entering Downtown from 135, but added that the idea of a corridor should be on West Main Street, leading to Downtown, a concept some other members of the Chamber of Commerce have been lobbying for, too. "You don't plop a doctor's office in the middle of a residential district," said ZAC member Sandy Altamura of the Wood Street neighborhood, where a day care, church and automotive garage live peacefully among the homes on the heavily traveled road. "I will fight this on Town Meeting floor," she added. Member RJ Dourney suggested that the couple go to the Town's website to learn how to bring their zoning change to Town Meeting themselves. In another matter Tuesday evening, the Committee discussed many issues surrounding the Boulder Capital Legacy Farms project, including part of the bylaw written by Planner Elaine Lazarus detailing the administration of the Master Plan and Special Permit processes. It gives the Planning Board the right to impose fees upon boulder for any consultants it may need to retain for the purposes of the OSMUD and Mater Plan process. The next ZAC meeting will be January, 2008.
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building at 60 Wood Street between the street and an existing
two-bedroom house.