Watertown Zoning Board
Wednesday September 25, 2024
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
DAVID15.05 FERRIS15.05 -15.05 ZONING15.05 BOARD15.05 MEMBER15.05 -15.05 Okay.15.05 Yep.15.62 We15.86 can,16.26 get17.38 started17.61 and18.41 then18.57 we'll,18.73 see19.77 how20.02 this20.1 plays20.34 out.20.57 So,20.73 good22.02 evening.22.18 Thank22.57 you22.73 for22.89 joining23.05 the23.45 zoning25.45 board25.77 hearing26.1 for26.57 today,29.64 September30.12 25th,31.16 2024.33.48 I'll35.16 be35.4 acting35.56 as35.8 chair.35.96 My36.12 name36.28 is36.44 David36.6 Ferris.36.84 I'll37.16 be37.32 acting37.4 as37.72 chair37.88 this38.12 evening38.28 in38.6 the38.68 absence38.84 of39.24 our39.4 chair,39.56 Melissa39.88 Santucci-Rozzi,40.36 who40.76 was41.16 here.41.4 I'm42.48 gonna42.65 introduce42.97 the43.45 other43.68 staff45.13 and45.52 members45.68 who46 are46.16 here46.33 this46.48 evening.46.88 And47.05 we47.05 have47.13 a47.28 fairly47.45 short47.84 agenda48.24 this48.65 evening,48.8 so49.13 it49.28 should49.36 be49.6 quite49.68 brief.50 But51.2 just51.45 to52.24 introduce53.52 those53.52 who53.77 are53.92 in54.09 attendance,54.24 we55.4 have,55.64 Sameena56.76 Pirani,57.96 administrative57.96 specialist58.68 for59.08 zoning59.32 and59.64 code.59.88 Tony61 Mancini,61.32 the61.88 zoning62.04 enforcement62.36 officer.62.92 Gideon63.88 Schreiber,64.36 director65.16 of65.48 planning65.64 and65.96 zoning.66.12 As66.76 I66.88 mentioned,67 my67.48 name67.56 is67.8 Dave67.96 Farris.68.12 I'll68.84 be69 acting69.16 as69.48 chair69.64 this69.96 evening.70.12 Let's72.69 see.73.01 Member,74.28 Girard,76.28 if76.36 you76.69 would,76.84 if78.13 you78.28 have78.44 the78.61 agenda80.44 available,81.01 if81.56 you81.65 would81.81 act82.05 as82.28 a82.61 chair82.77 this83.08 evening,83.25 are83.56 you83.72 able83.89 to84.2 do84.28 that?84.36
84.77 GREGORY84.77 GIRARD84.77 -84.77 ZONING84.77 BOARD84.77 MEMBER84.77 -84.77 Sure.84.77 I85.08 just85.17 need85.41 to85.65 find86.03 the86.43 agenda.86.59
87.95 FERRIS87.95 -87.95 Or87.95 either,92.43 so,92.67 again,92.67 to,92.91 continue93.55 with94.03 the94.19 introductions,94.35 we94.99 have95.15 Christopher96.19 Heep,96.59 who's96.91 a97.23 full97.31 member.97.55 We98.35 have98.59 Gregory99.64 Girard,100.03 an100.52 alternate100.67 member101.08 who101.39 will101.47 be101.64 acting101.8 as102.11 a102.19 full102.36 member102.52 this102.83 evening.103 We104.28 have,104.44 Samuel105.8 Odamah,106.19 who106.19 is106.36 also106.59 an106.92 alternate107.08 member107.31 who107.56 will107.72 be107.8 acting107.95 as108.19 a108.36 full108.44 member108.59 this108.83 evening109.31 so109.47 that109.47 there109.64 are109.8 four111.64 active112.59 members112.59 here113 this113.23 evening.113.4 Gideon,116.27 do117.07 you117.15 wanna,117.23 just117.95 identify118.19 the118.75 format120.11 for120.67 this120.91 evening's121.07 meeting?121.47
123.71 GIDEON123.71 SCHREIBER123.71 -123.71 CITY123.71 OF123.71 WATERTOWN123.71 -123.71 Yep.123.71 We124.83 don't125.07 have125.39 to125.71 go125.95 over126.11 too126.35 many126.51 details.126.83 This127.47 is127.63 a128.53 in128.53 person128.69 and129.09 remote129.25 meeting,129.56 and130.84 the131.56 people133.49 who133.81 are133.97 in134.13 the134.28 audience,134.44 there's134.84 not135.09 gonna135.25 be135.49 a135.56 public135.72 hearing136.04 because136.37 the136.76 nature137.56 of137.97 the138.04 meeting,139.81 a140.93 case141.09 is141.32 going141.49 to141.72 be141.88 continued.142.04 But142.7 if142.94 there143.5 was143.66 someone143.82 from144.06 the144.22 audience144.38 or144.86 a145.26 member145.34 who145.66 needed145.82 assistance,146.7 you147.1 could147.26 raise147.5 your147.66 hand147.82 through149.42 the149.66 Zoom149.82 mechanism151.18 here.151.74 So152.14 thank152.7 you.152.86
153.18 FERRIS153.18 -153.18 Great.153.18 Okay.153.82 Thanks154.3 so154.54 much,154.7 Gideon.154.94 So,156.34 as157.31 I157.54 mentioned157.63 quite158.03 a158.15 brief158.26 agenda,158.5 we've158.91 got159.63 two,160.43 in160.43 regards160.75 to161.15 administrative161.22 business,162.91 two163.63 meeting163.63 minutes163.63 to164.43 vote164.59 on164.83 for165.06 the165.22 approval.165.39 And166.43 then166.5 we166.75 have166.99 one167.22 continued167.78 case168.67 that169.31 we'll169.47 be169.71 discussing169.87 just170.43 briefly.170.59 So,171.66 getting173.82 my174.14 first174.78 question175.5 is176.06 for176.3 the176.54 July176.94 minutes.178.22 From178.54 my178.54 account,178.86 the180.3 members181.66 who182.14 attended182.62 that183.42 July184.03 meeting184.28 were,185 me,186.03 member187 Dale,187.47 member187.88 Odamah,188.35 and188.75 member189 Girard.189.31 But190.28 since190.51 member190.83 Dale191.31 is191.96 not192.28 in192.68 attendance192.91 this193.31 evening,193.56 I'm193.96 assuming194.19 we194.68 cannot194.83 vote195.31 on195.63 approving195.88 those196.35 minutes.196.51
199.33 CHRISTOPHER199.33 HEEP199.33 -199.33 ZONING199.33 BOARD199.33 MEMBER199.33 -199.33 We199.33 can199.49 still199.73 vote199.89 to200.13 vote.200.21 We200.37 can200.53 still200.69 vote,201.49 I201.97 believe.202.21 Gideon,203.25 sorry.203.65 Correct203.89 me204.05 if204.29 you204.37 think204.45 I'm204.61 wrong.204.77
205.25 SCHREIBER205.25 -205.25 No.205.25 You205.73 can206.05 vote206.21 on206.45 it.206.61 Sometimes207.33 out207.89 of208.05 courtesy,208.13 you've208.69 chosen208.93 not209.25 to209.65 but210.61 at210.61 this210.77 point211.01 it's212.13 been213 quite213.17 a213.49 while.213.89 So214.69 having214.69 them214.93 voted216.44 on216.84 and217.09 if217.25 there's217.41 a217.72 correction,217.81 we218.21 can218.37 resolve218.76 it219.17 later.219.25
220.13 FERRIS220.13 -220.13 Okay.220.13 Great.220.53 So221.41 if221.72 people222.05 have222.44 had222.61 the223.25 chance224.68 to225.4 read225.56 the225.72 minutes225.88 for226.28 July227 24,227.4 2024,228.04 if228.76 someone229.48 would229.96 make230.12 a230.28 motion,230.36 please.230.68
232.52 HEEP232.52 -232.52 Mr.232.52 chair,232.76 I233 move233.08 that233.32 the233.48 board233.56 approve233.88 the234.44 minutes234.6 from234.92 July235.16 24,235.4 2024.235.96
237.63 FERRIS237.63 -237.63 Great.237.63 Thank237.86 you.238.03 So,238.58 there's238.82 been239.06 a239.22 motion239.31 made239.71 to240.03 approve240.26 the240.66 minutes.240.75 Is241.06 there241.14 a241.22 second?241.31
242.19 GIRARD242.19 -242.19 I242.19 seconded242.34 Greg242.82 Girard.243.06
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263.86 FERRIS263.86 -263.86 Great.263.86 The264.1 next264.26 set264.9 of265.06 meeting265.22 minutes265.54 is265.86 for266.02 August266.68 28,267.07 2024.267.63 If269.56 people269.96 have270.28 had270.44 the270.6 chance270.68 to271 read271.15 those,271.31 if271.63 there's271.8 a272.44 motion272.6 to272.92 approve.273.24
274.36 HEEP274.36 -274.36 Mr.274.6 Chair,274.92 I274.92 move275.07 that275.24 we275.48 vote276.68 to276.92 approve277.07 the277.56 minutes277.71 of277.96 August,278.19 2024.279.4
280.74 FERRIS280.74 -280.74 Great.280.74 Thank280.98 you.281.22 So281.46 there's281.62 been281.86 a282.26 motion282.42 made282.82 to282.98 approve283.14 the283.38 minutes283.54 of283.78 August283.94 28,284.26 2024.284.74 Is285.3 there285.38 a285.62 second,285.7 please?285.94
288.98 SAMUEL288.98 ODAMAH288.98 -288.98 ZONING288.98 BOARD288.98 MEMBER288.98 -288.98 Second.288.98
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310.73 FERRIS310.73 -310.73 And310.73 then310.97 the311.29 last311.77 order312.09 of312.33 business312.41 is312.81 really312.97 just313.21 the314.09 request314.25 for314.73 continuation315.69 of316.65 the316.89 6319.37 and321.23 12321.23 Church321.23 Hill321.23 Street321.23 application,321.23 which321.79 is322.11 continuing323.38 on,323.79 I324.03 believe,324.11 at324.43 this324.59 point,325.63 with326.11 the326.11 planning326.19 board.326.59 Gideon,327.55 I'm327.87 not328.03 sure328.11 if328.35 there's328.43 any328.67 other328.82 explanation329.23 that's330.11 required330.43 for331.23 us331.47 to331.71 be331.79 able331.94 to332.19 make332.43 a332.59 motion332.67 on333.06 this.333.23
335.2 SCHREIBER335.2 -335.2 Nope.335.2 It336.64 sounds336.8 like337.04 you337.2 made337.36 it337.6 clear337.76 that338.08 it338.64 they339.04 have339.28 requested339.52 to340.48 continue340.8 both341.28 cases341.92
342.96 FERRIS342.96 -342.96 Yes.342.96 For343.36 both343.68 6343.92 and344.24 12.344.32
344.88 SCHREIBER344.88 -344.88 Together.344.88
346.5 FERRIS346.5 -346.5 Yep.346.5 Thank346.74 you.347.45 Great.347.62 So,348.01 if348.57 someone349.06 would,349.54 make350.01 a350.25 motion350.33 then,350.65 please,350.89 on351.21 the351.38 continuation351.45 of352.18 both352.65 6354.25 and354.74 12354.74 Church354.74 Hill354.74 Street.354.74
355.54 HEEP355.54 -355.54 Mr.355.54 Chair,355.77 I356.1 move356.25 that356.57 the356.81 Zoning357.06 Board357.38 of357.62 Appeals357.69 continue358.1 the358.5 cases358.65 for358.97 6359.29 and359.94 12359.94 Church359.94 Street360.25 at360.74 the360.82 request361.06 of361.38 the361.54 applicant361.7 until362.18 the362.66 Zoning362.82 Board363.22 of363.38 Appeals'363.46 October363.86 23,364.34 2024364.9 meeting.365.46
366.34 FERRIS366.34 -366.34 Thank366.34 you,366.58 Member366.82 Heep.367.14 Is367.54 there367.78 a367.94 second368.1 for368.34 that368.58 motion?368.74
371.7 ODAMAH371.7 -371.7 Second.371.7
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385.82 FERRIS385.82 -385.82 So,385.82 that386.7 case387.5 will387.82 be387.99 continued388.46 till389.11 next389.35 month.389.58 And,390.73 Gideon,392.57 I392.81 don't393.05 know393.21 if393.37 there's393.53 any394.41 other394.73 items396.01 to396.65 be396.89 discussed?397.13
398.97 SCHREIBER398.97 -398.97 There's399.13 no399.45 other399.61 items399.85 on400.17 the400.33 agenda.400.49 I400.89 did401.05 just401.29 wanna401.45 give401.69 you401.85 an402.01 informational.403.53 Just404.01 let404.01 you404.25 know404.41 that404.65 the404.97 first405.75 reading406.06 of406.7 the406.94 zoning407.19 amendments407.5 for408.14 the408.31 Watertown408.46 Square409.02 area409.5 plan409.82 were410.94 submitted411.26 to411.66 the411.75 city411.9 council.412.14 So412.54 those412.79 are412.94 now413.1 posted413.99 and415.02 available.415.26 And415.9 the417.5 meeting417.66 dates418.7 were,419.35 the419.99 hearing420.83 date421.23 was421.47 announced421.71 for422.03 when422.35 that422.59 hearing422.75 would423.15 start423.39 for423.63 the423.79 zoning423.95 amendments.424.35
425.63 FERRIS425.63 -425.63 Great.425.63
426.27 SCHREIBER426.27 -426.27 That's426.27 online426.51 if426.91 you427.07 are427.23 interested.427.47
428.51 FERRIS428.51 -428.51 Okay.428.51 Great.428.91 Thanks429.15 very429.47 much.429.71 So430.99 then431.15 I431.27 think431.39 that431.63 concludes431.87 the432.27 meeting.432.43 If432.67 there's433.07 a433.31 motion433.39 to433.71 adjourn,433.87 please?434.27
435.13 HEEP435.13 -435.13 Mr.435.13 Chair,435.29 I435.44 move435.53 that435.76 we435.93 adjourn436.09 the436.4 meeting.436.56
437.61 FERRIS437.61 -437.61 Great.437.61 Thank437.85 you.438.09 Is438.4 there438.65 a438.81 second,438.88 please?439.21
440 GIRARD440 -440 I440 second.440.25
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