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PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 18, 1974 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman Dr. Clarke with members Costello, L. Brown, MacKenzie, S. Brown, L. Brown, planning director Briggs, and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendnace were John McWeeney, Conservation Comm., Frank Sandy, CLC, Richard Magnuson, DAC, and Steve Politi, Lex. Min -Man. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of October 29, 1974, were approved as written. Public hearing on the definitive plan for Bicentennial Farms subdivision BICENTENNIAL scheduled for November 18, 1974, at 8 p.m. was not held. Mr. Briggs ex- FARMS PUBLIC plained that since several abuttors had not been sent notice of the hear- HEARING ing, Town Counsel had advised postponement. It was decided to reschedule for December 9, 1974. Memo (copy) from Engr. Dept. to the Bd. of Selectmen, dated 6/13/74, rela-KENDALL RD. tive to petition by residents of Kendall Road the the street from SherburnACCEPTANCE Rd. to the Vine Brook be proposed for acceptance, was reviewed. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recommend to the Bd. of Selectmen that an Article be inserted in the Warrant for the 1975 A.T.M. for acceptance of the aforementioned section of Kendall Rd. The Board discussed the list of streets to be recommended for acceptance STREET as provided by Mr. Briggs. More details on specific locations to be pro- ACCEPTANCES ' posed will be forthcoming. Discussion continued as to Planning Bd. initiated Articles for the Warrant. Mr. Briggs was asked to investigate which Town regulations SWIMMING POOL should be amended to contain requirements for private swimming pools, REGULATIONS now not covered under new State Building Code. If appropriate, amend- ARTICLE ment to the Zoning By -Law will be proposed by the Planning Board. The Selectmen will be asked to sponsor an Article for extension of sewer up Wood St. to Woodpark Estates subdivision. Checklist for preparation of Certificates of Action on definitive subdivi-CERT. OF sion plans, was reviewed and several additions and suggestions for clarif-ACTION CHECK- ication made. LIST Overlay of Flood Prone areas (as defined by HUD) on map of proposed "W" FLOOD INSUR- areas in Lexington was shown by the planning director. Discussion is to ANCE be continued after preparation of a report on Flood Disaster Protection Insurance by Mr. Brown. Letter of invitation from L.W.V. to Planning Board members announcing a LAND USE Land Use Conference to be held on November 20, in Concord, was noted. CONFERENCE Dr. Clarke plans to attend. L.W.V. Letter from the Board of Selectmen, dated 10/24/74, requesting Planning CABLE TV Board review and comment on a report by the Lexington Advisory Committee ' on Cable TV and Cable Communications, was noted, and the enclosed report and questionnaire discussed briefly. Mr. MacKenzie agreed to draft a letter of response to the Selectmen for consideration of the Board in the near future.