Information for Meeting of Board of Planning and Community Development
Wednesday January 06, 2021 7:00 PM EST

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: • via Zoom, which is available both online and over telephone: 

Topic: BPCD Regular Meeting, Wednesday, January, 6th @7:00pm 

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AGENDA: January 6, 2020

I.	Call to Order

II.	Approval of December 2, 2020 Meeting Minutes

III.	Public Hearing: 7:10pm Major Site Plan Review application for NewVue Affordable Housing Corporation , for property located at 184 Riverbend Street (Parcel 031-219) and 129 Allen Street (Parcel 031-229) (Continued from December 2, 2020)

IV.	7:40 Pre-Application Conference request from PS Renewables per Section 3.24.4.3 of the Athol Solar Zoning Bylaw (as approved at the Oct. 19, 2020 Annual Town Meeting) for a proposed ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installation at property owned located at 1354 Chestnut Hill Avenue (Map 7 Parcel 8) by Ronald J. and Leslie D. Gatautis

V.  Request for Major Site Plan Review Approval Decision Extension by Clean Focus Renewables for a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installation, for property located off of Thrower Road and White Pond Road (Map 51 Parcel 30).  Approval was granted on January 23, 2019, which is valid for two years unless extension requested by Applicant and granted by BPCD based on good cause determination.  	

VI. Anticipated Upcoming Meetings: Topics for next regular committee meeting date (Wednesday, February 3, 2021) discussed: potential new permit applications public hearings and other topics planned for discussion.   

VII.	Adjournment