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1 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 15, 1973 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Costello, Clarke, Graham, S. Brown, planning director Briggs and secretary Mrs -Snow present. Also in attendance were John Davies, DAC, Frank Sandy, CLC, Angela Frick, Conservation Comm. and Margo Gilson LWV. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of Jan. 2, 1973 were reviewed MINUTES 1/2/73 and approved as amended. The Board reviewed the plan submitted with Application Form A73-2 by FORM A73-2 Norman May�Esq., which is an exact duplicate of a plan submitted LOWELL ST. with Appl. Form A72-4 by Mr. May in February, 1972. Mr.May requests endorsement of the duplicate plan because of loss of the previously endorsed linen. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Oct. 7, 1970, by Miller & Nylander, submitted on Jan. 8, 1973, by Norman May, Esq. showing land of Fleming at #560 Lowell St., requires no approval under the sub- division Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. A schedule of public hearings on rezoning proposals, prepared by Mr. Briggs was reviewed. It was voted to approve the schedule as written and the secretary was instructed to proceed with publication of legal notices. Mr. Briggs reported on his conference with Jerry Martin, Asst.Town Engr. regarding the request of Mr. Wm. Maloney, as stated in the letter from Town Counsel dated Dec. 29, 1972, for reduction of the amount of bond required for Emerson and Bryant roads. Mr. Martin referred to the Engr. Dept. letter to the Planning Board, dated August 2, 1972, which listed work incomplete and recommended that the bond be in the amount of $15,744. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The Planning Board will recommend against reduction from $16,000 to $4,000 of the amount of bond required to ensure completion of work and road construction on the remaining sections of Emerson and Bryant roads in the Emerson Gardens subdivision, as advised by the Town Engineer. Town Counsel will be informed of this action. PUBLIC HEARINGf REZONING PROP. BOND.REDUCTION EMERSON GARDEN; At 8:00 P.M. Messrs Charles Cole and Arthur DeVincent met with the DEVINCENT Board by appointment to present a preliminary concept of a townhouse WALTHAM ST. RM development on Mr. DeVincent's Waltham St. land. Mr. Cole, Architect, displayed a map and indicated the tentative layout, proposed road, and owners abutting land. Mr. DeVincent expressed his wish to have his land rezoned to RM at a future Town Meeting. Topography, drainage features and land elevation were mentioned. Reference was made to the Planning Board policy concerning low and moderate income housing in multi -family developments. The above mentioned sketches were left for further review by the Board. Mr. Cole will supply more details on the proposal and re- quested comment on the physical plan.