Information for Meeting of Board of Planning and Community Development
Wednesday June 02, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

NOTE: Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Athol Board of Planning and Community Development will be conducted via remote participation. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the Town’s website, at www.athol-ma.gov.

For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch the meeting may do so in the following manner:
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Topic: BPCD Regular Meeting, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, @7:00pm 

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AGENDA –For June 2, 2021:

I.	Call to Order

II.	Approval of May 5, 2021 Meeting Minutes

III.	Approval Not Required (ANR) Plan:  
a.	Duplouy and Clarkson for property located at 188 and 210 North Orange Road (Map 14 Parcels 28 and 29) 

IV.	Request for Licensed Marijuana Establishment Special Permit Approval Decision Extension by Ceres Labs for an adult use marijuana independent testing lab, for property located off at 134 Chestnut Hill Avenue (Map 31 Parcel 20). Approval was granted on June 19, 2019, which is valid for two years unless extension requested by Applicant and granted by BPCD based on good cause determination.

V.	Discussion on potential for zoning bylaw amendments to allow marijuana cultivation and other related-uses in the Residential-C Zoning District

VI.	Update of process for the development of Downtown Zoning-related Zoning Bylaw Amendments 

VII.	Discussion on Split Lot Zoning in the Town of Athol, including potential related zoning bylaw amendments

VIII.	Discussion on potential re-zoning of Residential-C (RC) to Residential-B (RB) zoning in the Pleasant Street corridor from Main Street to Route 2

IX.	Discussion on development of specific Bed and Breakfast (B&B) Zoning requirements 

X.	Warrant Article Review and Vote to recommend or not to recommend the following articles for matters concerning the physical, economic, and environmental development of the Town for the June 14, 2021 Annual Town Meeting Warrant: Articles 27, 28, and 29

XI.	Opening day plan review of The Boston Garden Dispensary, 946 Main Street, per Condition #4 of Retail Marijuana Dispensary Special Permit issued on January 2, 2019.

XII.	Discussion of continuing to hold BPCD meetings via Zoom or to return to in-person meetings at the Town Hall

XIII.	Anticipated Upcoming Meetings: Topics for next regular committee meeting date (Wednesday, July 7, 2021) discussed: potential new permit applications public hearings and other topics planned for discussion.      

XIV.	Adjournment