2013-02-11CITY OF BEVERLY
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
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Finch calls the meeting to order.
Design Review Board
February 11, 2013
Jane Brusca, Bill Finch, Ellen Flannery
Karen Bebergal, Colleen Bruce, Rachel Matthews
None
Leah Zambernardi
1. Sims — Westward Apple Orchards Limited Partnership — Walgrens — 48 Dodge Street,
Beverly, MA
Thomas Alexander and Jeff Rhuda are present and address the Board with a proposal for two
wall signs, a tenant panel for the existing freestanding pylon sign and a new monument sign.
Board members noted that the location of the freestanding pylon sign was not provided. The
approved site plan for the project stipulates that the freestanding sign shall be moved 4 -5 feet
away from the right of way to achieve the minimum required safe line of sight. Further, the
signs are subject to a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Members contemplated that the Zoning Board may not see the monument sign as necessary
given the 2 wall signs and the freestanding sign. Members recommended that the monument
sign be lowered to 8 -feet in height.
Flannery: Motion to approve the proposed sign package with the recommendation that the
monument sign be lowered from 10 -feet to 8 -feet, seconded by Mr. Finch. All in favor.
2. Site Plan — 130 Cabot Street, LLC c/o the Holloran Companies — 130 Cabot Street,
Beverly, MA
Thomas Alexander is present on behalf of the petitioner and describes changes that have been to
the site plan to accommodate comments received over the past several months. Changes include
reducing the size of some parking spaces in the parking lot to "compact car" size and the
addition of more spaces. Two of the new spaces would be piggy -back parking spaces to be
located under the building (at the first floor level). Also, the handicapped parking space that was
on Vestry Street would be moved to on -site parking lot. The Vestry Street parking space would
be made into a standard parking space and the width of it would be widened to increase
maneuverability into the space.
Members discussed the Vestry Street parking space, indicating it was preferable to have the
handicapped parking space in the on -site lot rather than on the street. They expressed concern
that the parking space on vestry Strret could be difficult to police as belonging to the apartment
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dwellers. Further, they commented that the piggy back spaces should be assigned to people who
share a unit so as not to inconvenience other tenants.
Members found there were no substantive changes to the plan from a design perspective,
therefore no additional comments were made.
4. New /Other Business
There is no new /other business before the Board this evening.
5. Adiourn
Meeting is adjourned at 7:15 p.m.