Planning Board minutes 1989-08-14

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Minutes for the Meeting of August 14, 1989 2 SUBDIVISION OF LAND 201. Rollout of Plans Recently Submitted (prior to staff review) a. Preliminary Plan, Pond Court, Lowell Street : The Board reviewed the plan which was submitted August 8. 202. Pheasant Brook II Determination Application is Incomplete: The Board reviewed a letter, dated August 10, 1989, from the Planning Director to Robert Cataldo informing him that the submittal for the definitive subdivision plan and the special permit with site plan review is incomplete and is not accepted for processing. Ms. Nordby reported she has talked with Mr. Cataldo about the deficiencies in the submission of the definitive plan filed, that was returned for incomplete- ness, and that she will meet with BSC - Bedford, as soon as possible to go over what needs to be done to before the plan is refiled. Mr. Sorensen noted that a comment had recently been made to the Board that it appears the permit granting process may be one reason for increases in the cost of housing in Lexington, and that steps should be taken to try to correct this, if true. He added that the Board itself had hoped, in the June 26 meeting that a resubmission by Pheasant Brook II would not require another three months to process, and that he could see now that it probably will take that long. In response, the Board noted the submission was incomplete, and that this is really the fault of the people who prepared the submission, rather than the Town's guidelines in the Development Regulations and Zoning By-Law. The Board reviewed a draft motion that determined the application was incom- plete, and reaffirmed the action of its designee, the Planning Director, in notifying that the applicant that the submission was incomplete, since the 14 days allowed for preliminary review of the submission for completeness would have elapsed before the Planning Board's next meeting. On the motion of Mrs. Uhrig, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 3-0-1 (Mr. Williams abstained): That under the provisions of paragraph 5.4.4 b 4, of the Development Regulations and paragraph 3.5.1.2 of the Zoning By-Law, the Planning Board determines that the application for approval of a definitive subdivision plan and for a special permit with site plan review for the Pheasant Brook II subdivision is incomplete, is not considered to have been filed and is not accepted for processing for the reasons set forth in the Planning Director's letter to the applicant dated August 10, 1989; and the Planning Board reaffirms the action of its designee, the Planning Director, in notifying the applicant that the application is incomplete. 203. Ridge Estates II, East Emerson Road, Update: Ms. Nordby reported that last Thursday, all road and landscaping work required to finish the road to Town standards, has been completed to the satisfaction of almost all of the residents, the developer, Mr. Freeman, and the Town planning and engineering departments. Mr. Bowyer commented that this result has been achieved by the remarkable work and patience of Ms. Nordby and George Samaha of the Engineer- ing Department who have put in untold hours, including nights and weekends,