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PLANNING BOARD MEETING July 19, 1971 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Clarke, Costello, Lund, planning director Zaleski, planning intern Fennessey and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Mr. Frank Sandy, Mr. Thomas Curran and Mr. Leonard Notkin. Mr. Harvey Newgent met with the board by appointment at 7:30 to discuss a H. NEWGENT proposal involving the purchasing of 4 lots, including tax -title land on GARFIELD & Garfield and Earle streets which are a portion of the proposed school site EARLE STS. in the Meagherville area. The possibility of developing low-cost housing in the form of approximately 40 apartment units was mentioned. The chair- man requested that Mr. Newgent write a letter to the Planning Board outlin- ing any plans he may develop and that the Selectmen be asked for their views regarding the future of the entire Meagherville tract. Mr. Joseph Prestejohn, Atty. Sumner Darman and Mr. Robert Blech of the Mobil PRESTEJOHN Oil Corp. presented plans for a service station on Bedford St. near Hartwell MOBIL SERV. Ave. Mr. Darman, who spoke for Mr. Prestejohn, the owner of the 11 acre STATION tract which is in CH and CM district, said the plans included construction of a road behind the station as access to the undeveloped land and described provisions for drainage. The need for rezoning of the service station site, need for the 200' setback from Bedford St. now required, construction of a holding pond and possible other requirements for enlarged drainage facilities to accomodate the future development of the rear land were discussed at some ' length. As this was considered a preliminary discussion no decision was re- quired of the Planning Board at this time. It was suggested that a definite policy be developed by the Town regarding the back land of this parcel. The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Board on July 12, 1971, were MINUTES 7/12 approved as read. A plan submitted with Application Form A71-13 showing land on Follen Rd. FORM A71-13 was reviewed and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: That the plan entitled "A Subdivision of Land Court Case No.16684-11", dated May 17, 1971, showing lots on Follen Rd. conveying a small parcel in back in accordance with Board of Appeals variance does not require approval under the Subdivsion Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. A preliminary plan for construction on the Central Block was examined and CENTRAL reviewed by the members. Mr. LUnd and Mr. Notkin reported that they had BLOCK attended an informal preliminary meeting of the Historic District Comm. regarding these plans and both expressed disapproval of several aspects as shown in the drawings. It was agreed that the entrance and egress were in- adequate for traffic safety and that as defined in the Zoning By -Law for CB district, an additional 10 ft. yard would be required to the rear of the building. The members expressed concern about the appearance of the pro- posed building.because of its proximity to the Battle Green and felt that the proposed building would not harmonize with the character of this area. The matter of the underground and street level parking was also discussed.