2007-06-18
CITY OF BEVERLY MASSACHUSETTS
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OR COMMISSION:
Planning Board, Joint Public Hearing and
Special Meeting
SUBCOMMITTEE:
DATE:
LOCATION:
OTHERS PRESENT:
June 18, 2007
City Council Chambers, Beverly City Hall,
3rd Floor
Chairperson Richard Dinkin, Ellen Flannery,
David Mack, Stephanie Williams, Charles
Harris
John Thomson, Joanne Dunn, Don Walter,
Eve Geller-Duffy
Assistant Planning Director Leah
Zambernardi
Andrea Bray
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
RECORDER:
City Council President Guanci calls the meeting to order.
1. Joint Public Hearim!:: City Council Order #104 - Map Chan2e for 480-486
Rantoul Street
The City Clerk reads the legal public hearing notice.
Councilor Guanci invites Planning Board Chair Richard Dinkin to join the Council in
front of the room. Dinkin steps up.
Attorney Mark Glovsky who represents the applicant explains the application for
rezoning a portion of Map 20 Parcel 107 from IG to CC zoning. He states that the
property is at the site of the former Friendly's Restaurant. He adds that the owners of this
parcel and the adjacent parcel wish to construct 3 buildings, 2 for retail and 1 as a mixed-
use retail and office space.
Councilor Toubetaris asks if it is only the small strip ofland along the RR tracks which is
being rezoned.
Glovsky: Yes.
Mary Roderick of 14 Peabody Avenue asks if there is any plan for the development for
the site.
Glovsky states that there is a plan to construct 3 buildings on the property.
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Dinkin asks the last time this parcel was used industrially.
Glovsky states that it was used until the 80's by a sheet metal company and then it was a
mixed use property and a portion of the property was used for storage of vehicles.
Councilor Troubetaris asks if the other side of the tracks will be industrially zoned.
Glovsky states that the other side of the tracks will still be under IG zoning.
Councilor Flaherty asks if the owner has any plans for the building.
Mr. Serpa, the property owner, states that there has been a lot of interest in the building; a
real estate company would like to use one of the buildings, and one of the front buildings
might house a family restaurant, a bank, and a small drug store.
Glovsky states that there are no wetlands on the property.
Councilor Guanci closes the hearing.
Flannery: Motion to close the Planning Board portion of the public hearing,
seconded by Mack. All members and the Chair vote in favor. The motion passes 5-0.
Dinkin states that a special meeting of the Planning Board will take place immediately
after this in the adjacent conference room.
Dinkin calls the special meeting to order.
Harris states that he sees no issues with this application and he would like to vote on this
Issue.
Harris: Motion to send a recommendation to the City Council that the zoning
change be approved, seconded by Flannery. All members and the Chair vote in favor.
The motion passes 5-0.
Glovsky asks if he can submit the site plans to the Planning Department and Zambernardi
agrees to take the plans.
Mack: Motion to adjourn, seconded by Flannery. All members and the Chair
vote in favor. The motion passes 5-0.
The meeting is adjourned at 7:30 p.m.