Committee on Legislative Matters
and the Northampton City Council
Members:
Councilor William H. Dwight, Chair
Councilor Gina-Louise Sciarra, Vice Chair
Councilor Rachel Maiore
Councilor John Thorpe
MEETING AGENDA
Date: February 10, 2020
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: City Council Chambers
212 Main St., Northampton, Massachusetts
1.
2.
Public Comment
3.
Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting
A.
Minutes of January 13, 2020 Organizational Meeting
4.
Public hearings on proposed zoning changes
Public hearing notices published on January 27, 2020 and February 3, 2020 per M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5.
A.
5:00P.M.
19.173 An Ordinance to Allow Change from One Conforming Use to Another without a Finding
History:
- Referred to Planning Board (PB) and Legislative Matters (LM) - 11/21/2019
- Positively recommended with amendments, PB - 01/09/2020
- Referred to Planning Board (PB) and Legislative Matters (LM) - 11/21/2019
- Positively recommended with amendments, PB - 01/09/2020
B.
5:15P.M.
19.125 An Ordinance Related to Wireless Antennas on Street Poles
History:
- Referred to Legislative Matters (LM) and Planning Board (PB) - 9/5/2019
- Public Hearing Held/Positive Recommendation, PB - 9/26/2019
- Public Hearing Held/Positive Recommendation with the stipulation that amended language be provided by the Office of Planning and Sustainability (OPS) to address concerns about placement of equipment on the pole - 10/7/2019
- Amended by City Council to strike word 5G from phrase "for the purpose of providing 5G wireless telecommunications."
- Referred back to Legislative Matters for further discussion - 10/17/2019
- Continued to 12/9/2019, LM - 11/12/2019
Process note:
Proposed amendments were submitted by OPS to address concerns about the mounting height of antennas on the poles and the projection of equipment beyond the curb, but these amendments have not yet been accepted.
- Referred to Legislative Matters (LM) and Planning Board (PB) - 9/5/2019
- Public Hearing Held/Positive Recommendation, PB - 9/26/2019
- Public Hearing Held/Positive Recommendation with the stipulation that amended language be provided by the Office of Planning and Sustainability (OPS) to address concerns about placement of equipment on the pole - 10/7/2019
- Amended by City Council to strike word 5G from phrase "for the purpose of providing 5G wireless telecommunications."
- Referred back to Legislative Matters for further discussion - 10/17/2019
- Continued to 12/9/2019, LM - 11/12/2019
Process note:
Proposed amendments were submitted by OPS to address concerns about the mounting height of antennas on the poles and the projection of equipment beyond the curb, but these amendments have not yet been accepted.
5.
Items Referred to Committee
A.
20.012 An Ordinance Relative to Demolition Review for Historically-Significant Buildings - referred by City Council 1/16/2020
B.
20.014 An Ordinance Relative to Parking on Bridge Street - City Council referral pending 2/6/2020
6.
New Business
A.
Schedule Public Hearing for Charter Review Committee Recommendations
Process note: referral from City Council anticipated 2/6/2020
7.