1973-10-29 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

PLANNING BOARD MEETING October 29, 1973 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by the chairman Dr. Clarke with members L. Brown, S. Brown, Graham, planning director Briggs and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Gary Marshall, DAC, Gary Larson, Conservation Comm. Mary Sepucha, LWV, Frank Sandy, CLC, and Cheryl Waixel, Lexington Min. -Man. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of October 9, 1973, were approved as written. MINUTES 10/9 The minutes of Planning Board meeting of October 15, 1973, were 10/15/73 approved as corrected. Draft by Mr. Briggs of a letter concerning the Mass. R&W petition to MASS R&W F & the B/A for finding & determination (hearing 10/30) was reviewed and was approved as presented. Dr. Clarke read his draft of a letter to the Appeals Board recommend- OSTROFF B/A ing denial of the Ostroff petition (hearing 10/30). It was voted that the letter be approved as written. Request of Oneida Corp. for extension to April 30, 1974, of time within DRUMMER BOY which the Planning Board must act on the definitive plan for Drummer EXTENSION Boy subdivision, was noted. Formation of a Planning Board policy res- tricting repeated extensions was discussed. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To extend to November 27, 1974, inclusive, the time within which the Planning Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Drummer Boy, Lexington, Mass.", dated August 18, 19690 by Joseph W. Moore Co., Inc. The Town Clerk will be notified of this action and Mr. Briggs was in- structed to inform the developer of possible Planning Board disapproval of the subdivision. Dr. Clarke informed the Board of a letter, dated Sept. 18, received BELFRY from Donald Thomas, President of the Belfry Hill Neighborhood Assoc., ASSOC. in which the Planning Board was requested to support the association HANCOCK in its effort to preserve Hancock School and the general character of the neighborhood. Dr. Clarke's draft in response was read and was approved as written. HILL SCHOOL At 8 p.m., Ralph Cataldo met with the Board by appointment to explain CATALDO B/A a proposed Form A plan, based on a B/A variance obtained by Malcolm MASS.AVE., Keljikian concerning land owned by Mr. Cataldo at Mass. Ave. and Bow BOW STREET St. Need for addition of a notation and identification of the parcel FORM A73-31 was discussed. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The plan submitted with Appl. Form A73-31, by Ralph D. Cataldo on October 29, 1973, entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass., dated ' October 1973, by John J. Sullivan, showing Parcel X. at Mass Ave. and Bow St. requires no approval under Subdivision Control Law. The vote was conditional upon addition to the plan of a notation "Parcel X is not a building lot in accordance with current Town of Lexington By -Laws", and upon identification on the plan of Parcel X.