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11 r 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 1, 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 and Graham, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Frank Sandy, CLC, Tom Holzbog, DAC, Tom Curran, Lexington Minute Man, Mr. Donald E. Watson and Atty. Norman Richards. The draft of a letter to Mr. Emilio Spagnuola, developer of Ingleside and Carnegie P1. subdivisions was read and considered by the Board and the SPAGNUOLA amendments made as a result of comments by Board members noted. Mr. INGLESIDE, Costello requested that the letter to Mr. Spagnuola be reviewed by the CARNEGIE PL. Town Counsel prior to being sent to Mr. Spagnuola. It was voted that the letter be sent as amended. A copy of Dr. Clarke's memorandum on Street Design Standards and Mr. ST. DESIGN Zaleski's comments on it were given to Mr. Holzbog. Discussion of this STANDARDS matter will be held on or before Nov. 15, after review of the memoranda by the DAC. A plan submitted by Mr. Donald E. Watson with the application Form A71-24, showing lots 18, 19, 20 and Parcel A on Sunnyknoll Terr. was reviewed by FORM A71-24 the Board. Mr. Richards presented Mr. Watson's proposal to combine lots SUNNYKNOLL TERR 18 and 19 and lot 20 and Parcel A into lots. Upon a motion duly made andWATSON seconded it was VOTED: The plan entitled "Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Oct. 27, 1971, by Joseph W. Moore Co., Inc. requires no approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. Regarding the acceptance by the Town of Sunnyknoll Terr., it was suggested that Mr. Watson write to the Selectmen regarding its qualifications for acceptance as a street at this time, so as to have an Article in the March Warrant. The Planning Board will also write to the Selectmen en- couraging action on this matter. The question of whether the Planning Board should, as a matter of policy,PL. BD. POLICY favor any multiple dwelling developments without some subsidized feature RE. MULTIPLE was discussed. Lexington's need for a wider range of types of housing DWELLING W. was considered and a definition of what constitutes high density was dis-SUBSIDIZATION cussed. After considerable discussion the majority of the Board reaffirmed its previous policy, adopted on Sept. 14, 1970, and published in the Lexington Minute -Man and the Meagherville Area Study, of not supporting any multi -family dwelling development which does not contain a substantial per- centage of dwellings for people of low and moderate income. It was agreed to appraise Mr. Wayne Barber of the Board's position in advance of his scheduled meeting with the Board on November 8. A letter from the Town Engineer with recommendations regarding Birch Hill Estates subdivision and the request of William E. Maloney, through his BIRCH HILL attorney, Mr. Donald Katz, for reduction of bond was considered by the ESTATES BOND REDUCTION