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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
<br />February 8, 1971
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<br />At 7:00 p.m. Board members Clarke, Graham and Mrs. Brown, Planning Director
<br />LEXINGTON
<br />Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Cole attended the Lexington Housing Authority's
<br />HOUSING
<br />meeting at Police Headquarters to see the "study model" of the Vine Brook
<br />AUTHORITY
<br />Road - Waltham Street housing for the Elderly site plans. Selectman Kenney,
<br />MEETING
<br />Conservation Commission Chairman Stanley Brown and Mrs. Frick, the Town
<br />Manager and Building Inspector were also present. Joseph Rooney, in the
<br />absence of Temple Scanlon, LRA chairman, opened the meeting and introduced
<br />George Adler, who gave the following information: Plan 667-2 approved for
<br />$850,000 at 2.72% interest, 5.3 acres for site, 10 1/2 a. total, with
<br />wooded area retained and trees left to form a natural screen for abutters.
<br />There will be 48 apartment units, 2 stories high, Johnson-Hotvedt 8 Assoc.
<br />Inc. architects. The cost and the wood frame one -hour -rating fire wall
<br />construction are of concern to the LHA. The buildings will have safeguards,
<br />employing the "buddy system", which is a signal to the adjacent apt. neigh-
<br />bor of trouble,,and an alarm system hook-up with the fire station. There
<br />were questions, followed by discussion, about the 45 ft. wide access strip
<br />proposed across the Hasting's property, which has not been negotiated.
<br />F. Worrell and E. Clarke represented the Planning Board at the Selectmen's
<br />WORTHEN
<br />public road hearing on the Worthen Rd. extension from Marrett to Sherburne
<br />ROAD
<br />Rd. at 7:15 p.m. in the Bird Room.
<br />HEARING
<br />At 7:40 p.m. Mr. Worrell, in the absence of the chairman, called the Plan-
<br />PUBLIC
<br />ning Board public hearing to order in Cary Hall and read the notice on the
<br />HEARING,
<br />citizen's petition to rezone from RS one -family dwelling to CG -general
<br />REZONING
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<br />business land on Waltham St. and Vine Brook Rd., Art. 73 of the Town Meet-
<br />TO CG,
<br />ing Warrant. 38 people were in attendance. A. P. Tropeano, co-owner of
<br />TROPEANO,
<br />one of the lots proposed for rezoning, showed a map transparancy of the
<br />VINE BROOK
<br />area and explained that he had acquired his parcel in 1958, had discussed
<br />& WALTHAM
<br />plans with the Planning Board in 1961 and is now following the recommenda-
<br />tions of the 1963 Summary Report Phase I and the 1966 "Plan for Lexington
<br />Center". He proposes to build, as soon as possible, a colonial style
<br />office building with 7000 sq. ft. of rental space, total size 19,760 sq.
<br />ft. with parking underneath, using the same driveway on #114 Waltham St.,
<br />sav{-ng the tree, if possible, and tying into the existing underground drain
<br />system. Questions brought out answers describing present use and size of
<br />most of the lots in the area and the following information: Several lots
<br />have Board of Appeals variances or non -conforming uses. A rezoning would
<br />result in a contiguous general business zone down Waltham St., would avoid
<br />spot zoning and extend to, but not include the professional building at
<br />114 Waltham St. A variance might be easier to obtain but wasn't a good
<br />conveyance to get a mortgage, according to Mr. Tropeano. CG requires one
<br />parking space for every 150 sq. ft. of building space. In Lexington land
<br />is usually assessed according to use not zoning. Land can be rezoned with-
<br />out the owner's approval. The existing residence and rooming house can con-
<br />tinue if the land is rezoned to CG and any use permitted under the CG zone
<br />will be allowed. Though this area is not in a historic district the proposed
<br />Tropeano building would conform to HDC regulations. Those asking questions
<br />were Margaret Rawls, Pct. 4, Melvin and Gloria Holland, Pct. 2, Paul Riffin,
<br />Pct. 4, Frank Sandy, Pct. 5, Judith Gary, Pct. 4, Lillian Nielson, Pct. 4
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<br />(16 Vine Brook Rd.), Miles Uhrig, Pct. 4 (15 Vine Brook Rd.), William Scouler,
<br />Pct. 5.
<br />Mr. Tropeano believes office space is needed. Mr. Sandy remarked that there
<br />is unused space between the "Green" and Emery Park which would imply that
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