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pr Page 2 7.14.75 Plan submitted with Application Form A75-20, showing a portion of the FORM A75-20 site set aside for subsidized housing on the St. Brigid's property at ST. BRIGIDS ' Worthen Rd., was reviewed. Referrence was made to Planning Board re- fusal to endorse a plan showing only the housing site, submitted with Application Form A75-14. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated July 1, 1975, by Miller & Nylander, submitted on July 8, 1975, by James G. Dolan, Esq. for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, showing Lots A-1 and A-2 on Massachusetts Avenue and Worthen Road, requires no approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed. Plan submitted with Application Form A75-21 by the Lexington Housing FORM A75-21 Authority, showing combinations of lots to obtain frontage for three WOOD ST. parcels at Wood St. was reviewed. Mr. Briggs explained need for re- L.H.A. cording of the lots in this form. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated July 1, 1975, by Miller & Nylander, submitted on July 14, 1975, by Temple E. Scanlon, for Lexington Housing Authority, showing Lots 1, 2, 3 at Wood Street, requires no approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed. Regarding Lexington Interfaith Corp. request for legal status for ' Garfield Street in order that its Lot #159A be considered a buildable lot, Mr. Briggs reported on site review of the street, classified as a "private way". He informed the Board of the irregular contours of the street, as well as sever differences in elevations. Discussion con- tinued as to possibility of alternate procedures for declaring the lot buildable. Town Counsel will be consulted. LEX. INTERF'TH GARFIELD ST. Memorandum 5Dm the Bd. of Selectmen requesting Planning Board recom- mendations on several citizen requests to purchase tax title lots was SALE OF TAX considered. The requests of Curtin and Rogers, each desiring to buy TITLE LOTS Lot 184, Reed St., were reviewed, and Mr. Briggs reported on his site review of the area. His recommendation was that since the area is quite crowded, the small lot could be better utilized as open space and that the lot be sold to Rogers (for expansion of his lot), rather than to Curtin, who would combine it with the other abutting lot 185 to form a buildable lot. Notices of B/A hearings to be held on July 24, 1975, were noted. The B/A NOTICES petition of Rowe to expand commercial operation was discussed briefly 7/24/75 following explanation by Mr. Briggs. The members expressed no objection ROWE CHEVROLET and instructed Mr. Briggs to prepare a letter for trnasmittal to the B/A so stating. Need for maintenance of an adequate, appropriately lit buffer zone between the Rowe establishment and surrounding land use will be mentioned and the area illustrated on a map to accompany the letter. John Davies, outgoing chairman of the Design Advisory Committee, reported that the Annual Design Advisory Group meeting will be held in the office D.A.G. MEETING