City Council - Ordinance Committee

Planning Board & City Council Ordinance Joint Public Hearing Meeting Minutes: March 29, 2022 Call to Order: 6:01pm by Jesse Belcher Timme A motion was made by Councilor Rothschild and seconded by Councilor Peake; it was unanimously voted to re-open the public hearing continued from March 8, 2022. Online via Zoom Planning Board Members Present: Jesse Belcher Timme (Chair), Harry Schuman, Daniel Hartman, James Zarvis and Ken Iavecchia Ordinance Committee Members Present: Salem Derby (Chair), Tom Peake, Lindsey Rothschild City Planning Office: Jeff Bagg, City Planner Also in Attendance: Eli Bloch, Trent Levakis, Donald Torrey, Deborah August and Danielle Marineau, Bee Ritums, Council Brad Riley, Councilor Homar Gomez Public Speak Time: No members of the public present to speak. Continuing Business: Call to Order Public Speak NOTE: This is a Joint Hearing of the Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Subcommittee Public Hearings (Continued from December 14, 2021 and January 25, 2022) 6:00 p.m.- To amend existing Zoning Ordinance Table 5-1, Section 7.4 Smart Growth Overlay District including parking and design standards, and Section 8.6 Planned Unit for Residential Development for Affordable Housing by Plan Approval (PA) rather than Special Permit (SPB) in the R-5, R-10, R-15, and to allow it by Plan Approval (PA) in the DB, HB, NB, and MI districts, and, to amend the official Zoning Map by extending the Downtown Mixed Use Smart Growth Overlay over 4 Park Street (parcel 52-82), and to create a new Highway Business Mixed Use Smart Growth Overlay over 21 parcels (128-113, 128-114, 128-112, 128-111, 128-110, 128-107.1, 128-109, 128-108, 128-107, 128-105, 128-96, 128-95, 128-94, 128-93.1, 128-92, 128-91, 128-90, 128-89, 128-45, 128-44, 128-43) ● Jeff Bagg, City Planner:  ○ Still have not received application back from DHCD but did get redline version ○ DHCD has confirmed that the area is eligible. ○ Eligible for 250,000 incentive payment if approved ○ We should expect to receive back an eligibility letter or a conditional letter of eligibility noting an area of concern as regards to infrastructure. A conditional letter would require us to submit a 5 year plan. ○ A conditional letter would require involving MASSDOT because the district includes Route 10 ○ Next steps - a public hearing in City Council. Then if, City Council adopts zoning ordinance, Easthampton would receive the incentive payment OR need to create and adopt a then it would be receive payment or adopt 5 year plan ○ Discussion of DHCD Redlined Application 12/30/21 (Document is on Planning Board website) ○ The Planning Board has discretion on how to use incentive and bonus payments. A motion was made by James Zarvis and seconded by Daniel Hartman; it was unanimously voted to recommend to the full City Council To amend existing Zoning Ordinance Table 5-1, Section 7.4 Smart Growth Overlay District including parking and design standards, and Section 8.6 Planned Unit for Residential Development for Affordable Housing by Plan Approval (PA) rather than Special Permit (SPB) in the R-5, R-10, R-15, and to allow it by Plan Approval (PA) in the DB, HB, NB, and MI districts, and, to amend the official Zoning Map by extending the Downtown Mixed Use Smart Growth Overlay over 4 Park Street (parcel 52-82), and to create a new Highway Business Mixed Use Smart Growth Overlay over 21 parcels (128-113, 128-114, 128-112, 128-111, 128-110, 128-107.1, 128-109, 128-108, 128-107, 128-105, 128-96, 128-95, 128-94, 128-93.1, 128-92, 128-91, 128-90, 128-89, 128-45, 128-44, 128-43) A motion was made by Councilor Peake and seconded by Councilor Rothschild; it was unanimously voted to recommend to the full City Council To amend existing Zoning Ordinance Table 5-1, Section 7.4 Smart Growth Overlay District including parking and design standards, and Section 8.6 Planned Unit for Residential Development for Affordable Housing by Plan Approval (PA) rather than Special Permit (SPB) in the R-5, R-10, R-15, and to allow it by Plan Approval (PA) in the DB, HB, NB, and MI districts, and, to amend the official Zoning Map by extending the Downtown Mixed Use Smart Growth Overlay over 4 Park Street (parcel 52-82), and to create a new Highway Business Mixed Use Smart Growth Overlay over 21 parcels (128-113, 128-114, 128-112, 128-111, 128-110, 128-107.1, 128-109, 128-108, 128-107, 128-105, 128-96, 128-95, 128-94, 128-93.1, 128-92, 128-91, 128-90, 128-89, 128-45, 128-44, 128-43) Public Hearing to be set for City Council Meeting, May 4th A motion was made by James Zarvis and seconded by Daniel Hartman; it was unanimously voted to adjourn. A motion was made by Councilor Peake and seconded by Councilor Rothschild; it was unanimously voted to adjourn. Respectfully Submitted, Councilor Lindsey Rothschild Clerk to the Ordinance Committee