HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - TM - 11/18/2002INDEX SPECIAL TOWN MEETING -- NOVEMBER 18, 2002
Article Descriptions
Unpaid bills. Adopted unanimously.
Departmental transfers. Adopted unanimously.
Citizens’ petition – Affordable Housing. Adopted unanimously.
Citizens’ petition – 40B Moratorium. Adopted.
Community Preservation Recommendation to repair gates at Beechwood Cemetery. Adopted unanimously.
Purchase Barnes Property. Adopted unanimously.
Barnes Property – Conservation Restriction. Adopted unanimously.
Zoning Bylaw amendment – Senior Multi-Family District. Adopted.
Police/Fire Station drawings & bid documents. Adopted.
Stabilization Fund. Adopted unanimously.
Forest Ave. sidewalk additional funding. Motion defeated.
Private Way repair account. Adopted.
Streetscape Improvements in downtown village area. Adopted.
Contract for Wastewater Plant. Adopted unanimously.
Expand senior tax exemptions. Adopted unanimously.
Improve James Brook Flood Control. Adopted unanimously.
Harbor Improvement proposed by Village Revitalization. Motion defeated.
Repairs to Sea Wall. Adopted unanimously.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING – NOVEMBER 18, 2002
At the Special Town Meeting held on Monday, November 18 2002 at the Cohasset High School Gymnasium the following articles were contained in the warrant and acted upon as follows.
Checkers sworn in by the Town Clerk, Marion L. Douglas at 6:30 p.m. were Carol St. Pierre, Janice Rosano, Nancy Barrett, Margaret Hernan and Debra Krupczak. Tellers were appointed and
sworn in by the Moderator, George L. Marlette III.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and a quorum of 100 was present at that time. The registered voters checked in on the voting list totaled for Precinct 1 – 338;
and Precinct 2 – 192 for a total of 530 voters.
Voted unanimously to dispense with the reading of the call of the Meeting and Return of Service having been examined by the Moderator and found to be in order.
Article 1:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to pay for unpaid bills from previous fiscal years.
VENDOR AMOUNT REQUESTED
Deutsch, Williams Brooks, DeRensis $37,782.00
TOTAL $37,782.00
Moved that Thirty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Two ($37,782.00) Dollars be raised by taxation and other general revenues of the Town, to be expended by the Town Manager, to pay
the following unpaid bills from previous fiscal years:
Deutsch, Williams Brooks, DeRensis $37,782.00
TOTAL $37,782.00
A 9/10 vote is required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 2:
To see what additional action the Town will vote to amend, modify, increase or decrease, or otherwise to balance the Fiscal Year 2003 Operating Budget as voted in Article 3 of the March
30, 2002 Annual Town Meeting and to see what additional sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from available funds or otherwise, for the payment of the salaries and compensation,
expenses, equipment and outlays, capital and otherwise, of the several Town Departments, for the current fiscal year.
Dept. Original Revised Increase/
No. Appropriation Account Appropriation Appropriation Decrease
Director of Finance/Town Accountant
Personal Services $ 80,400.00 $ 82,900.00 $ 2,500.00
Planning Board
Payroll & General Expenses $ 68,930.00 $ 83,930.00 $ 15,000.00
Legal Budget
General Expenses $ 150,000.00 $ 177,500.00 $ 27,500.00
Police Department
Personal Services $ 1,482,019.00 $ 1,552,019.00 $ 70,000.00
Cohasset Public Schools
General Expenses $ 10,743,555.00 $ 10,843,555.00 $ 100,000.00
South Shore VoTech School
Regional Assessment $ 60,000.00 $ 79,280.00 $ 19,280.00
Department of Public Works
General Expenses $ 535,380.00 $ 570,380.00 $ 35,000.00
Sewers
General Expenses $ 758,662.00 $ 646,606.00 ($112,056.00)
Benefits and Insurance
Health Insurance $ 1,476,160.00 $ 1,536,160.00 $ 60,000.00
Total $15,355,106.00 $ 15,572.330.00 $217,224.00
Moved that the Town vote to amend, modify, increase or decrease, or otherwise, to balance the Fiscal Year 2003 Operating Budget as voted in Article 3 of the March 30, 2002 Annual Town
Meeting, by decreasing the amount appropriated from taxation and other general revenues of the Town by One Hundred Twelve Thousand Fifty Six ($112,056.00) Dollars from Twenty Six Million
Seven Hundred Thirty One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Nine ($26,731,979.00) Dollars to Twenty Six Million Six Hundred Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Three ($26,619,923.00) Dollars
and to transfer the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Eighty ($329,280.00) Dollars from Surplus Revenue, for the additional payment of the salaries and compensation,
expenses, equipment and outlays, capital and otherwise, of the several town departments, for the current fiscal year as follows:
Dept. Original Revised Increase/
No. Appropriation Account Appropriation Appropriation Decrease
Director of Finance/Town Accountant
Personal Services $ 80,400.00 $ 82,900.00 $ 2,500.00
Planning Board
Payroll & General Expenses $ 68,930.00 $ 83,930.00 $ 15,000.00
Legal Budget
General Expenses $ 150,000.00 $ 177,500.00 $ 27,500.00
Police Department
Personal Services $ 1,482,019.00 $ 1,552,019.00 $ 70,000.00
Cohasset Public Schools
General Expenses $ 10,743,555.00 $ 10,843,555.00 $ 100,000.00
South Shore VoTech School
Regional Assessment $ 60,000.00 $ 79,280.00 $ 19,280.00
Department of Public Works
General Expenses $ 535,380.00 $ 570,380.00 $ 35,000.00
Sewers
General Expenses $ 758,662.00 $ 646,606.00 ($112,056.00)
Benefits and Insurance
Health Insurance $ 1,476,160.00 $ 1,536,160.00 $ 60,000.00
Total $15,355,106.00 $ 15,572.330.00 $217,224.00
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 3:
To see if the Town will vote to direct appropriate Town boards to create and implement an affordable housing plan that is consistent with the needs of the Town and will meet state affordable
housing obligations.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
Name Address Name Address
Michael Westcott 2 River Road Douglas Bryan 20 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Monique Smith 255 Pond Street Kathleen D. Anderson 25 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Justine Vanderlugt 344 King Street Lori Langenhagen 24 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Thomas Powers 25 Powers Lane Conrad Langenhagen 24 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Leslie Bryan 20 Sanctuary Pond Rd. Diane J. Dutton 26 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
MOVED: that the Cohasset Housing Authority, the Cohasset Growth and Development Committee, and the Cohasset Planning Board be hereby requested to work towards creating and implementing
a Town of Cohasset Affordable Housing Plan by January 1, 2003, that is consistent with the Town’s need and meets State affordable housing requirements, if any, applicable to the Town
of Cohasset.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 4:
To see if the Town will vote adopt a moratorium on Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40B development projects until the Town has adopted and implemented an affordable housing plan.
CITIZENS’ PETITION
Name Address Name Address
Michael Westcott 2 River Road Douglas Bryan 20 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Monique Smith 255 Pond Street Kathleen D. Anderson 25 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Justine Vanderlugt 344 King Street Lori Langenhagen 24 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Thomas Powers 25 Powers Lane Conrad Langenhagen 24 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
Leslie Bryan 20 Sanctuary Pond Rd. Diane J. Dutton 26 Sanctuary Pond Rd.
MOVED: that the Representatives of the Town in the Massachusetts General Court be hereby requested to submit special legislation on behalf of the Town seeking enactment of a special
law providing as follows, it being our intent that the General Court may vary the text hereof with the approval of the Cohasset Board of Selectmen to accomplish the intended public policy
goals hereof:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH IN THE TOWN OF COHASSET A THREE YEAR MORATORIUM ON NEW PROJECTS UNDER CHAPTER 40B OF THE GENERAL LAWS
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 40B of the General Laws or any other law to the contrary, the operation and application of Chapter 40B of the General Laws shall
be suspended within the Town of Cohasset for a period of three (3) years.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon passage as to any new application for a comprehensive permit under Chapter 40B of the General Laws filed with the Town of Cohasset on or after
the effective date hereof, but shall not apply to any application already acted upon or pending before the Town at that time, and shall expire three years after the effective date hereof.
Motion is adopted.
Article 5:
To see if the Town will vote to adopt and approve the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee for Fiscal Year 2003, and to see if the Town will vote to implement such
recommendations by appropriating a sum or sums of money from the Community Preservation Fund established pursuant to Chapter 44B of the General Laws, and by authorizing the Board of
Selectmen, with the approval of the Community Preservation Committee to acquire, by purchase, gift or eminent domain such real property interests in the same of the Town, or enforceable
by the Town, including real property interests in the form of permanent affordable housing restrictions and historical preservation restrictions that will meet the requirements of Chapter
184 of the General Laws, as may be necessary or proper to carry out the foregoing.
Moved that the following recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee for Fiscal Year 2003 be adopted and approved as follows:
Recommendation A:
Moved that Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars be transferred from the Community Preservation Fund, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the Cohasset Cemetery Department to repair
the iron gates at the entrances to the Beechwood Cemetery and to fund the construction and placement of a historically accurate sign for the Cemetery, and all other costs, both related
and incidental thereto.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 6:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain, a parcel of land located at the end of Heather Drive off Forest Avenue,
identified on the Assessors’ records as Map 13, Plot 1, totaling approximately 32.13 acres, more or less, known as the “Barnes Property”, and more specifically described in a deed recorded
in the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 3333, Page 445; said land to be used for conservation and passive outdoor recreation purposes under the provisions of Massachusetts General
Laws, Chapter 40, Section 8C, to be managed and controlled by the Conservation Commission and, further, to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow, pursuant
to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Town Manager, for this purpose, and, further, that the Conservation Commission shall file all necessary applications
for grants, and/or reimbursements from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the provisions of the Self Help Act (Massachusetts General Laws, c. 132A, Section 11), and execute any
and all contracts therefore.
Moved that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain, a parcel of land located at the end of Heather Drive off Forest Avenue, identified
on the Assessors’ records as Map 13, Plot 1, totaling approximately 32.13 acres, more or less, known as the “Barnes Property”, and more specifically described in a deed recorded in the
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 3333, Page 445; said land to be used for conservation and passive outdoor recreation purposes under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 40, Section 8C, to be managed and controlled by the Conservation Commission, and further, that the sum of One Million One Thousand ($1,001,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated,
to be expended by the Town Manager for this purpose, and, that to fund this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow One
Million One Thousand ($1,001,000.00) Dollars, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes
of the Town therefore, and, that, further, that the Conservation Commission shall file all necessary applications for grants, and/or reimbursements from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
under the provisions of the Self Help Act (Massachusetts General Laws, c. 132A, Section 11), and execute any and all contracts therefore.
A 2/3 vote is required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 7:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey a conservation restriction in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, Section 31 to the Cohasset
Conservation Trust in consideration of a sum or sums of money to be used to acquire land located at the end of Heather Drive off Forest Avenue, identified on the Assessors’ records as
Map 13, Plot 1, totaling approximately 32.13 acres, more or less, known as the “Barnes Property”, and more specifically described in a deed recorded in the Norfolk Registry of Deeds
in Book 3333, page 445, and to request the Town’s representatives in the General Court to introduce legislation seeking a special act to accomplish the foregoing, if necessary.
Moved to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey a conservation restriction in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, Section 31 to the Cohasset Conservation Trust
in consideration of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars to be used to acquire land located at the end of Heather Drive off Forest Avenue, identified on the Assessors’ records
as Map 13, Plot 1, totaling approximately 32.13 acres, more or less, known as the “Barnes Property”, and more specifically described in a deed recorded in the Norfolk Registry of Deeds
in Book 3333, Page 445, and to request the Town’s representatives in the General Court to introduce legislation seeking a special act to accomplish the foregoing, if necessary.
A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 8:
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw of the Town by adding a new Section 16 entitled “Senior Multi-Family Residence Overlay District”, as follows:
Section 16: Senior Multi-Family Residence Overlay District
The Senior Multi-family Residence Overlay District created herein shall be deemed to be an overlay district. The location and boundaries of the Senior Multi-family Residence Overlay
District are established and shown as the Residence B and Residence C Zoning Districts on a map entitled “Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, Zoning District Map, March 2002” prepared by
Amory Engineers, P.C. The requirements set forth below shall constitute an alternative means of development of land of appropriate area within the District, provided that a Special
Permit in accordance with this Section 16 is granted by the Planning Board. If such a Special Permit is not sought, is not granted or lapses, all requirements of the underlying district
shall apply to the land.
Definitions
“Senior Multi-family Residence Development” (SMRD) shall mean housing containing one (1) and (2) bedroom units and/or studio units for independent living for persons who have attained
the age of 55 years including associated dining facilities, common rooms, activity rooms, offices, accessory structures, and recreation facilities.
“Affordable to persons or families qualifying as low income” shall mean affordable to persons in the Cohasset area under the applicable guidelines of the Commonwealth’s Department of
Housing and Community Development earning less than 50% of the area median household income.
“Affordable to persons or families qualifying as moderate income” shall mean affordable to persons in the Cohasset area under the applicable guidelines of the Commonwealth’s Department
of Housing and Community Development earning more than 50% but less than 80% of the area median household income.
“Affordable to persons or families as median income” shall mean affordable to persons in the Cohasset area under the applicable guidelines of the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing
and Community Development earning more than 80% but less than 120% of the area median household income.
Purpose
The following are the purposes of this SMRD bylaw:
To provide alternative housing for a maturing population.
To promote the development of housing affordable to low, moderate and median income elderly persons.
To provide a type of housing which reduces residents burdens of property maintenance and which reduces demands on municipal services.
To promote flexibility in land use planning in order to improve site layouts, protection of natural features and environmental values and utilization of land in harmony with neighboring
properties.
To create an incentive for the creation of appropriate housing for independent living for persons who have attained the of 55 years and the creation of appropriate housing which is affordable
to persons or families qualifying as low, moderate or median income by allowing the development of housing of greater density than would otherwise be permitted in the underlying zoning
district.
Procedures
Each application for a SMRD shall be filed with the planning board with a copy filed forthwith with the town clerk, and shall be accompanied by eight copies of a preliminary plan of
the entire tract under consideration, prepared by a professional architect, engineer and landscape architect.
Said application and plan shall be prepared in accordance with requirements for a preliminary subdivision plan in the rules and regulations of the planning board, whether or not the
development constitutes a subdivision, and shall include proposed location, bulk, and height of all proposed buildings. In addition, the applicant shall provide the following information:
An analysis of the site, including wetlands, slopes, soil conditions, areas within the 100 year floodplain, trees over eight inches in diameter, and such natural features as the planning
board may request.
A summary of the environmental concerns related to the proposed plan.
Sufficient information, including soil evaluation and percolation test data, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Cohasset Board of Health and applicable Department of
Environmental Protection regulations, to make a determination that adequate provision is made for the disposal of septic waste or written confirmation from the Town of Cohasset Sewer
Commission detailing an agreement to accept the proposed wastewater flow.
A description of the neighborhood in which the tract lies, including utilities and other public facilities, and the impact of the proposed plan upon them.
Design characteristics shall be stated in the application and shall include, but not be limited to, building material, architectural design, streets, site and building landscaping.
Before acting upon the application, the board shall submit it with the plan to the following boards and departments, which may review it jointly or separately: the board of health, sewer
commission, water commission, conservation commission, design review board, police department, fire department and other boards and departments the planning board may deem appropriate.
Any such board of agency to which petitions are referred for review shall submit such recommendations as it deems appropriate to the planning board. Failure to make recommendations
within twenty days of receipt shall be deemed lack of opposition.
After opportunity for the review by other boards has been provided pursuant to Section 16.3.3, the applicant shall submit to the Planning Board in accordance with the requirements for
a definitive subdivision plan in the rules and regulations of the Planning Board, eight definitive plans and the other plans and materials stated above in Section 16.3.2 within ten days
of the expiration of the twenty day review period provided pursuant to Section 16.3.3
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing under this section, in conformity with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 40A, Sections 9 and 11.
A special permit issued under this Section 16 shall not be a substitute for compliance with the Subdivision Control Law, Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 41, Section 81K-81GG or the Planning
Board’s rules and regulations where such compliance is required pursuant to applicable law. The granting of a special permit pursuant to this Section 16 shall not constitute a waiver
of any requirement of the Subdivision Control Law or the Planning Board’s rules and regulations. However, in order to facilitate processing, the Planning Board may accept a combined
plan and application which shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 16, the Subdivision Control Law and the Planning Board’s rules and regulations, where applicable.
Uses
The following uses are permitted in a SMRD by grant of the special permit described in this Section 16: any combination of single family, two-family and multi-family residential structures.
Such structures may include associated dining facilities, common rooms, activity rooms, offices, accessory structures and recreation facilities that provide, for the benefit of their
residents, services including, without limitation, meals served in a common dining room or delivered to rooms and apartments; housekeeping or laundry services; transportation services;
emergency response services; assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, toileting and walking; security; exercise programs; medication reminders; and social and recreational activities.
Minimum Dimensional Requirements
The total area of the tract, or set of contiguous parcels held in common ownership, to be developed shall not be less than ten acres in a Residence B or Residence C district.
The total number of dwelling units shall be limited to 10 units per acre. For purposes of total dwelling unit calculation, total area shall be exclusive of all wetland resource areas
and floodplains.
Every building shall be limited to thirty-five (35) feet in height.
Design standards
The housing shall provide for an effective and unified treatment of the development possibilities on the project site making appropriate provision for the preservation of natural features
and amenities of the site and the surrounding areas.
The housing shall be planned and developed to harmonize with any existing or proposed development in the area surrounding the project site.
All buildings in the layout and design shall be an integral part of the development and have convenient access to and from adjacent uses and roadways.
Walking and bicycle paths shall be provided within the site and as a means of connection to adjacent conservation lands and neighboring streets and sidewalks, when possible.
Individual buildings shall be related but not identical to each other in design, mass, material, placement, and connection to provide a visually and physically integrated development.
Rigidity in design shall be avoided by variation in building locations, landscaping structural coverage, building materials, floor area and cost.
Treatment of the sides and rears of all buildings within the development shall be comparable in amenities and appearance to the treatment given the street frontage of these same buildings.
All buildings shall be arranged so as to preserve visual and audible privacy between adjacent buildings.
No dwelling unit in any building shall be designed, constructed or altered to have more than two bedrooms. For the purposes of this provision, each room in excess of four rooms, exclusive
of bathrooms, closets, or other small service rooms of less than forty-eight square feet, shall be considered a bedroom.
Landscape Design Standards
A maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the tract, or set of contiguous parcels held in common ownership, to be developed as a SMRD may be covered with impervious
surface.
Whenever appropriate, existing trees and vegetation shall be preserved and integrated into the landscape design plan.
Whenever possible, the existing terrain shall be presented and earth moving shall be kept to a minimum.
Suitable indigenous shrubs and other plant material may be used for screening.
A 50 foot wide perimeter buffer between a SMRD and abutting properties is required around the entire SMRD perimeter. Access roads and pedestrian paths may cross the buffer at the discretion
of the Planning Board. The perimeter buffer may be utilized as natural courses for disposal of storm drainage on the site. The Planning Board may reduce the width of the buffer to
no less than 30 feet at appropriate locations, taking into account the character of open space use of abutting properties or the existence or requirement of buffer thereon. The perimeter
buffer shall remain in a natural state to preserve the visual character of the parcel being developed.
Parking and Circulation Design Standards
There shall be an adequate safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways and off-street parking.
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each two bedroom unit and one parking space shall be provided for each one bedroom unit. Additional required parking, in proximity to any clubhouse
or other facility serving residents in common, including guest and employee parking, shall be as determined by the Planning Board.
Parking facilities shall be designed with careful regard to the arrangement, topography, landscaping, ease of access and shall be developed as an integral part of the overall design.
Affordability and Density Bonus Component
At least 25% of the dwelling units shall be affordable to persons who meet or qualify under this bylaw’s definition of low or moderate income housing for a period not less than thirty
(30) years.
A density bonus of 2 units per acre shall be granted when at least 25% of the dwelling units, in addition to affordable units as per Section16.9.1 herein, are affordable to persons who
meet or qualify under this bylaw’s definition of median income housing for a period not less than thirty (30) years.
Affordable units in a SMRD must qualify as low or moderate income housing units eligible to be included in the calculation of such units by the Department of Housing and Community Development
(“the D.H.C.D.”) when determining the percentage of the Town of Cohasset’s total housing units which are low or moderate income housing units. To assure such qualification, affordable
units in a SMRD shall meet the requirements of the D.H.C.D. for qualification as low or moderate income housing units, including without limitation the definition of low or moderate
income housing stated in 760 C.M.R. 30.02 and the requirements for calculation of the statutory minimum stated in 760 C.M.R. 31.04 as the same are currently in effect and as the same
may be amended.
Further Requirements
No lot shown on a plan for which a permit is granted under this section may be further subdivided, and a notation to this effect shall be shown upon the plan.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Inspector until he has certified to the Planning Board that the premises have been built in accordance with the plan approved
hereunder.
The total number of multi-family dwelling units of any kind erect in Cohasset shall not exceed 20% of the dwelling units in Town. Such percentage shall be computed without reference
to accessory apartments constructed pursuant to Section 15 herein and shall be determined by the Town of Cohasset Assessor.
The Planning Board shall approve the form or forms of ownership and management controls and/or restrictions which limit the occupancy of units in a SMRD to residents who have attained
the age of fifty-five years and, where appropriate, to persons or families qualifying as low, moderate or median income, which controls and/or restrictions may be altered from time to
time during the useful life of the development so long as the age-restricted and/or income limitation is not altered and so long as no temporary or permanent overnight occupancy for
a period in excess of fourteen days by any person who has not attained the age of 55 years, related or not, is permitted. The spouse of a qualified resident who has attained the age
of 55 years may be exempted from the age-restriction limitation hereby imposed.
The Planning Board shall adopt, and from time to time amend, rules and regulations consistent with provisions of this Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 40A of the General Laws, and other applicable
provisions of the General Laws, and shall file a copy of said rules and regulations with Town Clerk. Such rules and regulations shall, subject to provisions of Section 16 of this Bylaw,
prescribe as minimum the size, form, contents, style and number of plans and specifications, the town Boards or Departments from which the Planning Board shall request written reports
and the procedure for submission and approval of a Special Permit under the provisions of this section. The Planning Board shall also specify the fees to be paid in connection with
application for a Special permit for a SMRD, bonding requirements to satisfy conditions of approval, and owner/occupancy reporting requirements to satisfy conditions of approval, and
owner/occupancy reporting requirements to satisfy compliance with the age and affordability restrictions. Other specifications as deemed necessary by the Planning Board shall be included
in the rules and regulations. Failure to adopt such rules and regulations shall not affect the validity of this Section 16.
A SMRD shall constitute housing intended for persons of age fifty-five or over within the meaning of Massachusetts General Laws, ch. 151B, Section 4 USC, Section 3601 et seq. and in
accordance therewith one hundred percent (100%) of the dwelling units in a SMRD shall be owned and occupied by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older per dwelling unit
and such development shall be operated and maintained in all other respects in compliance with the requirements of such statutes and regulations promulgate pursuant thereto, and the
same are currently in effect and as the same may be amended.
Moved to amend the Zoning Bylaw of the Town by adding a new Section 16 entitled “Senior Multi-Family Residence Overlay District”, as follows:
Section 16: Senior Multi-Family Residence Overlay District
The Senior Multi-family Residence Overlay District created herein shall be deemed to be an overlay district. The location and boundaries of the Senior Multi-family Residence Overlay
District are established and shown as the Residence B and Residence C Zoning Districts on a map entitled “Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, Zoning District Map, March 2002” prepared by
Amory Engineers, P.C. The requirements set forth below shall constitute an alternative means of development of land of appropriate area within the District, provided that a Special
Permit in accordance with this Section 16 is granted by the Planning Board. If such a Special Permit is not sought, is not granted or lapses, all requirements of the underlying district
shall apply to the land.
16.1 Definitions
16.1.1 “Senior Multi-family Residence Development” (SMRD) shall mean housing containing one (1) and (2) bedroom units and/or studio units for independent living for persons who have
attained the age of 55 years including associated dining facilities, common rooms, activity rooms, offices, accessory structures, and recreation facilities.
Affordable to persons or families qualifying as low income” shall mean affordable to persons in the Cohasset area under the applicable guidelines of the Commonwealth’s Department of
Housing and Community Development earning less than 50% of the area median household income.
“Affordable to persons or families qualifying as moderate income” shall mean affordable to persons in the Cohasset area under the applicable guidelines of the Commonwealth’s Department
of Housing and Community Development earning more than 50% but less than 80% of the area median household income.
“Affordable to persons or families as median income” shall mean affordable to persons in the Cohasset area under the applicable guidelines of the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing
and Community Development earning more than 80% but less than 120% of the area median household income.
Purpose
The following are the purposes of this SMRD bylaw:
To provide alternative housing for a maturing population.
To promote the development of housing affordable to low, moderate and median income elderly persons.
To provide a type of housing which reduces residents burdens of property maintenance and which reduces demands on municipal services.
To promote flexibility in land use planning in order to improve site layouts, protection of natural features and environmental values and utilization of land in harmony with neighboring
properties.
To create an incentive for the creation of appropriate housing for independent living for persons who have attained the of 55 years and the creation of appropriate housing which is affordable
to persons or families qualifying as low, moderate or median income by allowing the development of housing of greater density than would otherwise be permitted in the underlying zoning
district.
Procedures
Each application for a SMRD shall be filed with the planning board with a copy filed forthwith with the town clerk, and shall be accompanied by eight copies of a preliminary plan of
the entire tract under consideration, prepared by a professional architect, engineer and landscape architect.
Said application and plan shall be prepared in accordance with requirements for a preliminary subdivision plan in the rules and regulations of the planning board, whether or not the
development constitutes a subdivision, and shall include proposed location, bulk, and height of all proposed buildings. In addition, the applicant shall provide the following information:
An analysis of the site, including wetlands, slopes, soil conditions, areas within the 100 year floodplain, trees over eight inches in diameter, and such natural features as the planning
board may request.
A summary of the environmental concerns related to the proposed plan.
Sufficient information, including soil evaluation and percolation test data, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Cohasset Board of Health and applicable Department of
Environmental Protection regulations, to make a determination that adequate provision is made for the disposal of septic waste or written confirmation from the Town of Cohasset Sewer
Commission detailing an agreement to accept the proposed wastewater flow.
A description of the neighborhood in which the tract lies, including utilities and other public facilities, and the impact of the proposed plan upon them.
Design characteristics shall be stated in the application and shall include, but not be limited to, building material, architectural design, streets, site and building landscaping.
Before acting upon the application, the board shall submit it with the plan to the following boards and departments, which may review it jointly or separately: the board of health, sewer
commission, water commission, conservation commission, design review board, police department, fire department and other boards and departments the planning board may deem appropriate.
Any such board of agency to which petitions are referred for review shall submit such recommendations as it deems appropriate to the planning board. Failure to make recommendations
within twenty days of receipt shall be deemed lack of opposition.
After opportunity for the review by other boards has been provided pursuant to Section 16.3.3, the applicant shall submit to the Planning Board in accordance with the requirements for
a definitive subdivision plan in the rules and regulations of the Planning Board, eight definitive plans and the other plans and materials stated above in Section 16.3.2 within ten days
of the expiration of the twenty day review period provided pursuant to Section 16.3.3
The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing under this section, in conformity with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 40A, Sections 9 and 11.
A special permit issued under this Section 16 shall not be a substitute for compliance with the Subdivision Control Law, Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 41, Section 81K-81GG or the Planning
Board’s rules and regulations where such compliance is required pursuant to applicable law. The granting of a special permit pursuant to this Section 16 shall not constitute a waiver
of any requirement of the Subdivision Control Law or the Planning Board’s rules and regulations. However, in order to facilitate processing, the Planning Board may accept a combined
plan and application which shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 16, the Subdivision Control Law and the Planning Board’s rules and regulations, where applicable.
Uses
The following uses are permitted in a SMRD by grant of the special permit described in this Section 16: any combination of single family, two-family and multi-family residential structures.
Such structures may include associated dining facilities, common rooms, activity rooms, offices, accessory structures and recreation facilities that provide, for the benefit of their
residents, services including, without limitation, meals served in a common dining room or delivered to rooms and apartments; housekeeping or laundry services; transportation services;
emergency response services; assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, toileting and walking; security; exercise programs; medication reminders; and social and recreational activities.
Minimum Dimensional Requirements
The total area of the tract, or set of contiguous parcels held in common ownership, to be developed shall not be less than ten acres in a Residence B or Residence C district.
The total number of dwelling units shall be limited to 10 units per acre. For purposes of total dwelling unit calculation, total area shall be exclusive of all wetland resource areas
and floodplains.
Every building shall be limited to thirty-five (35) feet in height.
Design standards
The housing shall provide for an effective and unified treatment of the development possibilities on the project site making appropriate provision for the preservation of natural features
and amenities of the site and the surrounding areas.
The housing shall be planned and developed to harmonize with any existing or proposed development in the area surrounding the project site.
All buildings in the layout and design shall be an integral part of the development and have convenient access to and from adjacent uses and roadways.
Walking and bicycle paths shall be provided within the site and as a means of connection to adjacent conservation lands and neighboring streets and sidewalks, when possible.
Individual buildings shall be related but not identical to each other in design, mass, material, placement, and connection to provide a visually and physically integrated development.
Rigidity in design shall be avoided by variation in building locations, landscaping structural coverage, building materials, floor area and cost.
Treatment of the sides and rears of all buildings within the development shall be comparable in amenities and appearance to the treatment given the street frontage of these same buildings.
All buildings shall be arranged so as to preserve visual and audible privacy between adjacent buildings.
No dwelling unit in any building shall be designed, constructed or altered to have more than two bedrooms. For the purposes of this provision, each room in excess of four rooms, exclusive
of bathrooms, closets, or other small service rooms of less than forty-eight square feet, shall be considered a bedroom.
Landscape Design Standards
A maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the tract, or set of contiguous parcels held in common ownership, to be developed as a SMRD may be covered with impervious
surface.
Whenever appropriate, existing trees and vegetation shall be preserved and integrated into the landscape design plan.
Whenever possible, the existing terrain shall be presented and earth moving shall be kept to a minimum.
Suitable indigenous shrubs and other plant material may be used for screening.
A 50 foot wide perimeter buffer between a SMRD and abutting properties is required around the entire SMRD perimeter. Access roads and pedestrian paths may cross the buffer at the discretion
of the Planning Board. The perimeter buffer may be utilized as natural courses for disposal of storm drainage on the site. The Planning Board may reduce the width of the buffer to
no less than 30 feet at appropriate locations, taking into account the character of open space use of abutting properties or the existence or requirement of buffer thereon. The perimeter
buffer shall remain in a natural state to preserve the visual character of the parcel being developed.
Parking and Circulation Design Standards
There shall be an adequate safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian circulation facilities, roadways, driveways and off-street parking.
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each two bedroom unit and one parking space shall be provided for each one bedroom unit. Additional required parking, in proximity to any clubhouse
or other facility serving residents in common, including guest and employee parking, shall be as determined by the Planning Board.
Parking facilities shall be designed with careful regard to the arrangement, topography, landscaping, ease of access and shall be developed as an integral part of the overall design.
Affordability and Density Bonus Component
At least 25% of the dwelling units shall be affordable to persons who meet or qualify under this bylaw’s definition of low or moderate income housing for a period not less than thirty
(30) years.
A density bonus of 2 units per acre shall be granted when at least 25% of the dwelling units, in addition to affordable units as per Section16.9.1 herein, are affordable to persons who
meet or qualify under this bylaw’s definition of median income housing for a period not less than thirty (30) years.
Affordable units in a SMRD must qualify as low or moderate income housing units eligible to be included in the calculation of such units by the Department of Housing and Community Development
(“the D.H.C.D.”) when determining the percentage of the Town of Cohasset’s total housing units which are low or moderate income housing units. To assure such qualification, affordable
units in a SMRD shall meet the requirements of the D.H.C.D. for qualification as low or moderate income housing units, including without limitation the definition of low or moderate
income housing stated in 760 C.M.R. 30.02 and the requirements for calculation of the statutory minimum stated in 760 C.M.R. 31.04 as the same are currently in effect and as the same
may be amended.
Further Requirements
No lot shown on a plan for which a permit is granted under this section may be further subdivided, and a notation to this effect shall be shown upon the plan.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Inspector until he has certified to the Planning Board that the premises have been built in accordance with the plan approved
hereunder.
The total number of multi-family dwelling units of any kind erect in Cohasset shall not exceed 20% of the dwelling units in Town. Such percentage shall be computed without reference
to accessory apartments constructed pursuant to Section 15 herein and shall be determined by the Town of Cohasset Assessor.
The Planning Board shall approve the form or forms of ownership and management controls and/or restrictions which limit the occupancy of units in a SMRD to residents who have attained
the age of fifty-five years and, where appropriate, to persons or families qualifying as low, moderate or median income, which controls and/or restrictions may be altered from time to
time during the useful life of the development so long as the age-restricted and/or income limitation is not altered and so long as no temporary or permanent overnight occupancy for
a period in excess of fourteen days by any person who has not attained the age of 55 years, related or not, is permitted. The spouse of a qualified resident who has attained the age
of 55 years may be exempted from the age-restriction limitation hereby imposed.
The Planning Board shall adopt, and from time to time amend, rules and regulations consistent with provisions of this Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 40A of the General Laws, and other applicable
provisions of the General Laws, and shall file a copy of said rules and regulations with Town Clerk. Such rules and regulations shall, subject to provisions of Section 16 of this Bylaw,
prescribe as minimum the size, form, contents, style and number of plans and specifications, the town Boards or Departments from which the Planning Board shall request written reports
and the procedure for submission and approval of a Special Permit under the provisions of this section. The Planning Board shall also specify the fees to be paid in connection with
application for a special permit for a SMRD, bonding requirements to satisfy conditions of approval, and owner/occupancy reporting requirements to satisfy conditions of approval, and
owner/occupancy reporting requirements to satisfy compliance with the age and affordability restrictions. Other specifications as deemed necessary by the Planning Board shall be included
in the rules and regulations. Failure to adopt such rules and regulations shall not affect the validity of this Section 16.
A SMRD shall constitute housing intended for persons of age fifty-five or over within the meaning of Massachusetts General Laws, ch. 151B, Section 4 USC, Section 3601 et seq. and in
accordance therewith one hundred percent (100%) of the dwelling units in a SMRD shall be owned and occupied by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older per dwelling unit
and such development shall be operated and maintained in all other respects in compliance with the requirements of such statutes and regulations promulgate pursuant thereto, and the
same are currently in effect and as the same may be amended.
A 2/3 vote required. Motion adopted by the required 2/3’s.
Article 9:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining architects, engineers or other professional services to develop construction drawings and bid documents to renovate, reconstruct, and make
extraordinary changes to the Police/Fire Station located on Elm Street, and to return to the 2003 Annual Town Meeting, or other subsequent Town Meeting, for the actual construction funds.
Moved that Sixty Thousand ($60,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining architects, engineers or other professional services
to develop construction drawings and bid documents to renovate, reconstruct, and make extraordinary repairs to the Police/Fire Station located on Elm Street, and to return to the 2003
Annual Town Meeting, or other subsequent Town Meeting, for the actual construction funds, and, that to fund this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
is hereby authorized to borrow Sixty Thousand ($60,000.00) Dollars, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority,
and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore.
A 2/3 vote is required. Motion adopted by the required 2/3’s.
Article 10:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, and/or transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money to add to the Stabilization Fund in accordance with Massachusetts
General Laws c. 40 Section 5B, as amended.
Moved that One Million Six Hundred Thousand ($1,600,000.00) Dollars be transferred from the proceeds of the sale of the Rail Road Right-of-Way to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority, and, that the further sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand ($350,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, for a total sum of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand
($1,950,000.00), be added to the Stabilization Fund in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws c. 40, Section 5B, as amended.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 11:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to supplement the amount originally voted under Article 20 of the November 5, 2001 Special Town Meeting, for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk on Forest Avenue, and
all related costs, both incidental and related thereto, including drainage.
Moved that Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated, to be expended by the Town Manager, to supplement the amount originally voted under Article 20 of
the November 5, 2002 Special Town Meeting, for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk on Forest Avenue, and all related costs, both incidental and related thereto, including drainage,
and, that to fund this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000.00) Dollars, pursuant
to Chapter 44, Section 7 of Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issued bonds or notes of the Town therefore.
A 2/3 vote required. Motion failed by required 2/3’s.
Article 12:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to add to the Private Way Repair Capital Account, as originally voted in Article 15 of the October 26, 1998, Special Town Meeting, to make temporary repairs to private
ways in Town to the extent permitted by c. 41, s. 6n of the General Laws of the Commonwealth.
Moved that Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, to add to the Private Way Repair Capital Account, as originally
voted in Article 15 of the October 26, 1998, Special Town Meeting, to make temporary repairs to private ways in Town to the extent permitted by c. 40, s. 6N of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth.
Motion adopted.
Article 13:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, to pay for additional infrastructure and streetscape improvements to the Downtown Village Area in conjunction with funds provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through
its Public Works Economic Development Grant Program, provided, however, that no money shall be appropriated or borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular
or special election to exempt this appropriation or the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued for this project from the limitations of proposition two and one half, so called.
Moved that Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated, to be expended by the Town Manager, to pay for additional infrastructure and streetscape improvements
to the Downtown Village Area in conjunction with funds provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through its Public Works Economic Development Grant Program, and, that to fund this
appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00) Dollars, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section
7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore; provided, however, that no money shall be appropriated
or borrowed under this vote unless the Town shall have voted at a regular or special election to exempt the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued for this project from the limitations
of proposition two and one half, so called.
A 2/3 vote is required. Hand count taken. Yes 162; No 78. Motion adopted by the required 2/3’s.
Article 14:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Manager, in consultation with the Board of Sewer Commissioners, to enter into a contract for the operation and maintenance of the Town’s
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wastewater Collection System for an initial term of five years, with up to two additional extension terms of three years each, such extension terms to
be at the sole option of the Town.
Moved that the Town Manager, in consultation with the Board of Sewer Commissioners, be authorized to enter into a contract for the operation and maintenance of the Town’s Wastewater
Treatment Plant and Wastewater Collection System for an initial term of five years, with up to two additional extension terms of three years each, such extension terms to be at the sole
option of the Town.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 15:
To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the Massachusetts General Court to submit special legislation on behalf of the town seeking enactment of a special law
providing as follows, it being our intent that the General Court may vary the text hereof with the approval of the Cohasset Board of Selectmen to accomplish the intended public policy
goals hereof:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE EXPANDED SENIOR TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE TOWN OF COHASSET
Section 1. Notwithstanding chapter 59, section 5, clause forty first A of the general laws, the Town of Cohasset may, by vote of town meeting prior to the start of any fiscal year of
the town after the effective date of this Act as specified in section 3 hereof, adopt for such fiscal year a higher maximum qualifying gross receipts amount for purposes of qualifying
seniors for the exemption contained in said chapter 59, section 5, clause forty first A, provided however such maximum gross qualifying receipts amount shall not exceed fifty thousand
dollars in the first fiscal year to which this Act applies as set forth in section three hereof. An amount equal to fifty thousand dollars plus the cumulative increase in the consumer
price index as issued by the United States Department of Labor, Boston Metropolitan Area, All Urban Consumers, calculated using calendar year 2004 as the base year, may be adopted by
the town in accordance with this section, for the town’s fiscal year 2006 beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 and similarly in subsequent fiscal years.
Section 2. Notwithstanding chapter 59, section 5, clause forty one A of the general laws, the rate of interest to be charged persons with unpaid taxes by reason of the use of the provisions
of chapter 59, section 5, clause forty one A shall be a variable interest rate set once a year annually, not later than August 1 of each year, by majority vote of the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Cohasset, provided however, such rate shall not be lower than the average prime rate charged by the three leading banks doing business in the Boston metropolitan area
nor higher than the eight percent (8%) rate set forth in chapter 59, section 5, clause forty one A.
Section 3. Section 1 of this act shall take effect upon passage and shall apply first on July 1 of the fiscal year of the Town of Cohasset first occurring after the effective date of
this Act; section 2 of this Act shall take effect upon passage as to interest calculations from the effective date going forward until the taxes are paid in accordance with chapter 59,
section 5, clause forty one A, but interest accumulated as to any taxpayer applicable to the period of time prior to the effective date of this Act shall not be reduced or altered in
any way by section 2 of this Act.
Moved to request the Town’s representatives in the Massachusetts General Court to submit special legislation on behalf of the town seeking enactment of a special law providing as follows,
it being the Town’s intent that the General Court may vary the text hereof with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to accomplish the intended public policy goals hereof:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE EXPANDED SENIOR TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE TOWN OF COHASSET
Section 1. Notwithstanding chapter 59, section 5, clause forty first A of the general laws, the Town of Cohasset may, by vote of town meeting prior to the start of any fiscal year of
the town after the effective date of this Act as specified in section 3 hereof, adopt for such fiscal year a higher maximum qualifying gross receipts amount for purposes of qualifying
seniors for the exemption contained in said chapter 59, section 5, clause forty first A, provided however such maximum gross qualifying receipts amount shall not exceed fifty thousand
dollars in the first fiscal year to which this Act applies as set forth in section three hereof. An amount equal to fifty thousand dollars plus the cumulative increase in the consumer
price index as issued by the United States Department of Labor, Boston Metropolitan Area, All Urban Consumers, calculated using calendar year 2004 as the base year, may be adopted by
the town in accordance with this section, for the town’s fiscal year 2006 beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 and similarly in subsequent fiscal years.
Section 2. Notwithstanding chapter 59, section 5, clause forty one A of the general laws, the rate of interest to be charged persons with unpaid taxes by reason of the use of the provisions
of chapter 59, section 5, clause forty one A shall be a variable interest rate set once a year annually, not later than August 1 of each year, by majority vote of the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Cohasset, provided however, such rate shall not be lower than the average prime rate charged by the three leading banks doing business in the Boston metropolitan area
nor higher than the eight percent (8%) rate set forth in chapter 59, section 5, clause forty one A.
Section 3. Section 1 of this act shall take effect upon passage and shall apply first on July 1 of the fiscal year of the Town of Cohasset first occurring after the effective date of
this Act; section 2 of this Act shall take effect upon passage as to interest calculations from the effective date going forward until the taxes are paid in accordance with chapter 59,
section 5, clause forty one A, but interest accumulated as to any taxpayer applicable to the period of time prior to the effective date of this Act shall not be reduced or altered in
any way by section 2 of this Act.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 16:
To see if the Town will vote to further improve the Jacob’s Meadow/James Brook drainage and flood control mechanisms, and to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or
borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the Town Manager, to carry out the foregoing, including acceptance of any state or federal grants
applicable.
Moved that One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars be hereby appropriated, to be expended by the Town Manager, to further improve the Jacob’s Meadow/James Brook drainage and
flood control mechanisms, including acceptance of any state or federal grants applicable, and, that to fund this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
is hereby authorized to borrow One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or any other enabling
authority, and to issued bonds or notes of the Town therefore.
A 2/3 vote is required. Motion adopted unanimously.
Article 17:
To see if the Town will vote to approve a concept for safety improvements to the sidewalk, railings and seawall along Cohasset Harbor as proposed by the Cohasset Revitalization Corporation,
more or less as shown on plans on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
Moved that the concept for safety improvements to the sidewalk, railings and seawall along Cohasset Harbor as proposed by the Cohasset Revitalization Corporation as shown on plans on
file in the Office of the Town Clerk be hereby approved.
Motion is defeated.
Article 18:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum or sums of money, to be expended by the
Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining engineers or other professional services to investigate the condition, propose necessary repairs and prepare any necessary engineering drawings
to the seawall around Cohasset Harbor, and all related costs.
Moved that Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue, to be expended by the Town Manager, for the purpose of retaining engineers or other professional
services to investigate the condition, propose necessary repairs and prepare any necessary engineering drawings for reconstruction and extraordinary repairs to the seawall around Cohasset
Harbor.
Motion adopted unanimously.
It was moved and seconded that this Special Town Meeting be dissolved at 11:40 p.m. Motion adopted unanimously.
A True Record, ATTEST:
Marion L. Douglas, Town Clerk
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