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PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 15, 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, Graham and Lund, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were F. Sandy, CLC, L. Campbell, LWV, Tom Curran, Lexington Minute Man and Wayne Barber and secretary, Creative Environments, Inc Mr. Donald Irwin, Bldg. Inspector, met with the Board by invitation to ARTICLE - BLDG discuss the preliminary draft of an Article for an amendment to the BY-LAW AMENDMENT Building By -Law regarding requirement of elevation figures on all ELEVATION plot plans submitted for building permits, to aid in wetland control. The function of the Board of Health regarding elevation and drainage requirements, the possibility of amending either the Subdivision Control Law or the Planning Board "Rules and Regulations" to include this re- quirement and general discussion on need in Lexington for this legislation followed. Mr. Irwin was asked to submit any further comments on the matter to the Board. Mr. Irwin was generally opposed for technical reasons. Messrs. William and Stephen Hamilton met with the Board by appointment HAMILTON -HIGH at 8:25 to present a preliminary proposal for a high-rise apartment RISE APT. building on Concord Ave. The location, size, density, plans for sewer system, proportion of open space planned was shown on maps and explained to those present. The abuttors, effect of additional traffic on Concord Ave., fire protection, water supply and drainage plans were referred to. Mr. Hamilton will prepare more formal plans for presentation if the Planning Board indicates that they are willing to consider this type of project. After a brief discussion of zoning change and amendment to the Zoning By -Law necessary for construction of such a building, Mr. Hamilton left the meeting at 8:45. The Board will discuss the matter further after study of the preliminary plan. The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of November 13, 1971, were MINUTES, 11/13/7. approved as amended. A draft of a letter to the Chairman of the Capital Expenditures Committee CAP. EXP./ regarding recreational facilities was read and discussed. The letter will RECREATION be sent after revisions suggested by the members are made. LETTER The Board reviewed a plan which was submitted with Application Form A71- Form A71-11 11 on .lune 14, 1971, showing land of Ballou, Lots A,B and C, of which BALLOU Lot B is to be acquired by the Town for conservation. Upon a motion duly CONSERVATION made and seconded it was VOTED: LAND A phrase, as suggested by the Town Counsel, "providing Lot B is so acquired", be added to the endorsement on the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated May 17, 1971, by Miller & Nylander which was endorsed by the Planning Board on June 14, 1971, as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The Conservation Commission met with the Planning Board by invitation EXECUTIVE SESS. at 9:15 p.m. Among those present were Conservation Comm members Frick,LAND ACQ./CONS.