2011 Town Report - Town of Ludlow

Town Treasurer for deposit and expended by the Conservation Commission in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00,only for expenses attributable to the Administration and Enforcement of the Wetlands Protection Act and LudlowConservation Commission Bylaws and maintenance of Conservation Land.ARTICLE 18: Voted that the Town establish a revolving fund for the Conservation Commission, pursuant toMassachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Sec 53E1/2, said fund to receive consultant fees collected by the LudlowConservation Commission per Chapter XV, Sec 6, of the Town of Ludlow Bylaws. Said fees to be submitted to theTown Treasurer for deposit and expended by the Conservation Commission in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00,only to pay independent consultants for services related to the specific project for which they were collected.ARTICLE 19: Voted that the Town transfer a sum, not to exceed $20,000 from Retained Earnings to Grounds &Maintenance Supplies, #666603-543022, only to be utilized in extreme emergency. Pass any vote or take any actionrelative thereto. DEFEATEDARTICLE 20: Voted that the Town transfer a sum of money, not to exceed $85,000 from the Golf CourseRetained Earnings to Grounds & Maintenance Supplies Account #666603-543022 to be used for the upgrades to theoverhead utility supply lines which are in need of replacement.ARTICLE 21: Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be added to the Fiscal Year 2012Recreation Department Budget, to fund the routine maintenance of the pump & filtration equipment at theThompson Memorial State Pool. POSTPONEDARTICLE 22: Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000 to be added to the Fiscal Year 2012Recreation Department budget, to fund the replacement of a vacuum at the Thompson Memorial State Pool.POSTPONEDARTICLE 23: Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, section VI, Special LandUse Regulations, section 6.4 Parking Requirements, by adding section 6.4.2 Parking Guidelines, East StreetRevitalization Overlay District and Non-Conforming Use Parking as printed in Article 23 of the May 9, 2011Annual Town Meeting Warrant.ARTICLE 24: Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Table 1 Ludlow Table ofPrincipal Uses, by adding Municipal Parking under Land Use Classification/Business Uses, to be allowed inResidence A-1, Residence A, Residence B, Business A, Business B, Agriculture, Agriculture Moderate DensityOverlay, Industrial A, and Industrial C with Site Plan Approval (SPA), and by the Administrative ReviewCommittee (ASPA) in the Mill Redevelopment district (MRD) and to amend Table 1 to reflect this change asprinted in Article 24 of the May 9, 2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant. If the Mill Redevelopment District bylawfails the MRD column will be eliminated from this table.ARTICLE 25: Voted that the Town vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Section III, GeneralUse Regulations, Section 3.0 General Regulations by adding to section 3.0.4 Fences, b. Jersey Barriers areprohibited from being used as fences to divide property lines in all zoning districts.ARTICLE 26: Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Section III. General UseRegulations, Sec 3.0 General Regulations, 3.0.5 Private Swimming Pools by deleting “Above-ground pools shallhave a removable ladder which shall be removed at all times when the swimming pool is not in use.” “And insertingit its place, “Above-ground pools shall have a ladder that must comply with all Massachusetts Building Codes.”ARTICLE 27: voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Section II. ZoningDistricts, 2.0 Classification of Districts by adding Mill Redevelopment District to “Type,” and “Full Name,” andadding MRD to “Short Name.”ARTICLE 28: Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Section 3.2.6 Industrial Aand C Districts and add “and Mill Redevelopment Districts, “ by deleting the current title and the first sentence.New title and first sentence to read, Section 3.2.6 Industrial A, Industrial C, and Mill Redevelopment districts “Themanufacture and production of the following industrial uses are prohibited in the Industrial A, Industrial C, and theMill Redevelopment Districts.”ARTICLE 29: Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Section IV. Dimensionaland Density Regulations by adding Section 4.4 Mill Redevelopment District (MRD) bylaw as printed in Article 29of the May 9, 2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.ARTICLE 30: Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Bylaws of the Town of Ludlow, Table 1 Ludlow Table ofPrincipal Uses by adding column MRD with designated permitted uses through site plan approval from theAdministrative Review Committee (ASPA) or otherwise as noted and written in the chart and add under Heading“Districts”: MRD Mill Redevelopment District and add a Land Use classification for Mixed Use, and add Site PlanApproval from the Administrative Review Committee (ASPA) under Permitted Uses and to amend Table 1 to reflectthese changes as printed in Article 30 of the May 9, 2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.45