Planning Board minutes 1989-07-31

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Minutes for the Meeting of July 31, 1989 3 The Board also agreed to make no comment on the following applications: 478 Marrett Road, Wayne & Susan Wood, SP, to add a second floor over the nonconforming portion of a dwelling, and 69 Oak Street, Mary Mitropoulos, variance, to enclose and extend a front porch, leaving insufficient front and side yard setbacks. DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNACCEPTED STREETS 191. CUS/89-3, Lot 109, John Essarian, Decision: The Board reviewed a letter, and a map outlining the work that will need to be done to meet the requirements of the Board's policy to bring the road up to adequate grade and construction. Ms. Nordby reported that the Engineering Department had approved the plan now before the Board. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted 3-0-1 (Mr. Williams abstained as he had not attended the meeting where the application for a determination had been presented) that: In the opinion of the Planning Board, Fair Oaks Drive, insofar as it provides frontage for Lot 211, as shown on Map 33, is not now of adequate construction. If the improvements identified on the "Plan of Improvements to Fair Oaks Drive - Lexington, MA," dated July 24, 1989, prepared James R. Keenan, Professional Land Surveyor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, are made, and are considered adequate upon inspection by the Town Engineer, then the part of Fair Oaks Drive for which the Planning Board requires improvements will be of adequate construction. The section of roadway which is improved shall be considered to be of adequate construction for a period of two years only from the time that the Town Engineer approves the improvements made. This opinion is limited to the construction of the street and should not be interpreted as implying that the lot under consideration meets other tests of the Zoning By-law to qualify it as a building lot. 192. Rollout of Plans Recently Submitted (prior to staff review): The Board reviewed the following plans: Wood Street, Gary Larson, Sketch Plan: Pheasant Brook, Robert Cataldo, Definitive Plan SUBDIVISION OF LAND 193. Concord Avenue, George Issaians, Sketch Plan: The Board continued its discussion of the plans made at the last meeting. Landscape Architect Gary Larson repeated his presentation of the plans (see minutes of July 10, 1989), including the proposed options for moving the roadway, and allowing a hammer- head type of a turnaround. Attorney Stephen Russian, representing the applicant, also urged the Board to consider the positive aspects of allowing the frontage shape to be modified and roadway moved, in order to get sufficient frontage for the back lot. He added this would reduce disturbance to the site by minimizing the amount of cut required for the road and the amount of clearing that would be required if the applicant were required to build a conventional two lot subdivision. He added that he felt that they had shown that it was possible to subdivide the property.