Planning Board minutes 1989-09-27

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 27, 1989 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:12 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Klauminzer, Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer, Zoning Officer Marino and Planning Aide Kotval present. Mrs. Uhrig and Mr. Williams were absent. 235. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of September 11, 1989. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 3-0 to approve the minutes, as amended. The Board reviewed the minutes for the executive session of September 11, 1989. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 3-0 to approve the minutes, as written. 236. Planning Director a. Start of Capital Budget Process: Mr. Bowyer reported that prepa- ration of the capital budget will begin with some due dates in early November, and that he will be heavily involved in that work. b. Enforcement Action. Turnburry Hill: On Monday it was learned that construction had begun on a second house at the site in violation of the condition of the subdivision special permit and the stop work order that stopped any further construction until the road binder course was down. Zoning Officer Marino went out to the site yesterday and put a stop work order on the house. This morning he went back to check and found work continuing on the building, so he issued a citation which carries a $50.00 fine. The paving process putting down the binder course has begun and will be completed in the next day or so, so they can proceed with further construction of buildings. ************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 237. 170 Wood Street. Joan Vilasi. Decision on Preliminary Plan: Mr. Bowyer reported that, as agreed to by the Board at its last meeting, members who were unable to attend tonight's meeting would phone in their comments on the application. Mr. Williams commented by phone that he preferred a cluster plan to a conventional plan. He thought that there should be no more than four dwelling units on that site, given the extreme slopes. He also questioned whether the usable open space per dwelling unit requirement had been met. Mrs. Uhrig expressed similar concerns by phone. She was also concerned about building in the steep areas and wanted to reinforce the position that the question of the illegal units must be dealt with as part of this process. She also preferred that they proceed with a cluster plan, since she did not see how a satisfactory conventional plan could be done.