2000-03-09CITY OF BEVERLy MASSACHUSETTS
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Parking and Traffic Commission
March 9, 2000
Third Floor Conference Room, City Hall
Chairman Tina Cassidy, Dennis Tarsook, Brace Palmer
Bob Mead
Pare McGrath
Tina Cassidy
Cassidy explains that this meeting has been called to review a proposed site plan for a new
baking/warehouse/distribution center at the rear of 480 Rantoul Street.
Serpa plans to build a 10,000 square foot structure w~th an associated enclosed loading area that
Attorney Mark Glovsky representing property owner .Dinart Serpa explains the project. He states that
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he used to prepare and distn'bute foodstuffs to 25 - 30 Dunkin Donuts establishments in the area.
project received a variance ~'om the Zoning Board of Appeals last month The
because the property lies in
two zoning districts ('~G" and "CC"), and a variance was needed in order to access the industrial
portion of the lot through the comn~rcial district.
Palrner notes that this building must he equipped with a sprinkler system because it is larger than 7,500
sq. ft. in size. Serpa acknowledges the requirement. Palmer also states that the MBTA is embarking
on a program to fence in all rail tracks, and asks if the applicant proposes to put any means of egress on
the back of the building. Serpa points out the doorways to the building and states that none of them
will he on the rear of the building. Members suggest that the applicant add additional security lighting
in the back of the building to potentially elirrdnate vandalis~
Serpa states that the baking activities will be done at night, and expects three or four 14' - 16' long
deliveries and on Dumpster service for this site.
Serpa also notes that large trucks wili enter the site once or twice a week to deliver goods and
materials. These trucks will he unloaded from the inside of the garage.
.Members review the site plan and note that all driveways are a minimum of 24' in width, and that there
ts an ample number of parking spaces on the site to meet the requirements of zoning. Glovsky notes
Mead asks if the applicant expects to encounter any problems with rodents or pests at this facility.
Serpa answers that the facility will he treated weekly, and that he anticipates no problem in that regard.
Parking and Traffic Commission minutes
M~ch 9, 2000 meeting
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Members suggest that some son of demarcation be added to the site plan separating ' evelopment
Next on the agenda/s a discussion with Don Preston, who has completed a survey of the municipally.
owned or leased public parking lots in the downtown.
plan that suggests/mprovements to Preston hands out copies of an improvement
each of the six lots. He has some financial information on parking
meter and viohtion receipts for fiscal year 1999, but has not received all the information from the
City's Firmnee D/rector at this point. He also provides some construction cost estimates wh/ch are
based on existing bid prices and discussions w/th personnel in the City' s Department of Public Services.
Members review the suggested iraprovemems for each lot v~ ' ' - . .
Preston suggests that according to the financial information be has been given, at least $100,000 should
be available every year for these improvements,
would be the beard . .. and suggests that the Parking and Traffic Commission
responsible for umplementing the improvement plan.
Members review the proposal for each lot. Preston suggests that the Commission request the
aPpropriation of a portion of the meter/violation receipts to hire an engineering firm to develop design
plans for each of the lots as well as cost estimates.
Following discussion on the issue, members agree to dra~ a letter to the City Council requesting such
an expenditure. Cassidy agrees to draft a letter for review by the commission and Preston by next
week, with the hope that a letter of request can be submitted to the Mayor and City Council later this
montk.
There being no other business, the meeting is adjourned at 12:15 p.rrk