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<br /> <br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 2008 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Planning Office, Town Office Building was <br />called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Zurlo, Manz and Canale and planning <br />staff McCall-Taylor present. <br /> <br />******************************SPECIAL TOWN MEETING****************************** <br />The Board discussed the articles that would be before the Special Town Meeting and whether there were <br />any on which the Board wanted to make a recommendation. Ms. Manz reported that the Community <br />Preservation Committee was supporting the acquisition of land for conservation purposes. She said that <br />by law any land acquired as open space using funds from the Community Preservation Act would have to <br />be placed under a conservation restriction. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support <br />Articles 5 and 6 dealing with acquisition of conservation land using Community Preservation funds. The <br />Board also voted to support the budget transfer of $40,000 to the planning expenses budget to be used for <br />technical expertise in the study of the Hartwell Avenue area. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig gave an outline of the comments he would make under the Article 1 reports. He said he <br />th <br />would announce the December 10 meeting when the Hartwell proposals would be rolled out. <br /> <br />*****************************HARTWELL AVENUE AREA STUDY*********************** <br />The Board discussed dimensional control standards for the CM district based on the following table <br />offered for discussion purposes: <br /> Current Proposed Comment <br />Lot area (minimum) 130,689 s.f. 130,680 s.f. No change <br />Frontage (minimum) 200’ 200’ No change <br />Side & rear yard setback/ 30’ side, 50’ rear/ 25’, 25’/ Waiver by Special Permit <br />Landscaping (minimum) 0 0 <br />Residential district setback/ 100’ 50’ <br />landscaping (minimum) 50’ 50’ <br />FAR (maximum) 0.15 0.35 Waiver by Special Permit <br />Site coverage (maximum) 25% NR Discourages structured pkg. <br />Height 80’ by Special Permit; ratio is <br />Stories 3 NR (2x distance to centerline of <br />Feet 45’ 60’ street) to (height, including <br />Ratio NR 2.5 mechanicals) <br />Site Plan Review >10,000 s.f. GFA always Currently special permit as well <br /> <br />