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Minutes, June 3, 1985 page 2 recommend against granting the variance. 101 Spring Street, John Geany: Variance, Front Yard Setback: There was discus- sion as to whether a variance is needed for a second story addition which does not further violate the setback requirement. Mr Bowyer reported Building Commis- sioner DiMatteo said it was a close call but his interpretation was that the addition increased the degree of non -conformity with respect to building mass. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen seconded by Mrs. Flemings, it was voted 4-0 to recommend in favor of granting a special permit under Section 6.3 of the Zoning By -Law to permit the enlargement of the non -conforming structure and, if it is determined that a variance is required, the Board is not opposed to granting a variance. 146. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On the motion of Mr. Cripps seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes of March 11 and March 18 as written. SUBDIVISION OF 147. Lincoln Hills, establishment of surety: The Board was in receipt of a memorandum from Town Engineer Francis Fields dated May 28, 1985 estimating that the cost of completing the required improvements was $11,429. The Board noted there was not an allowance for contigencies included in the estimate. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted 4-0 to set the ' amount of surety for the Lincoln Hills Subdivision at $12,000. The Chairman declared a brief recess at 8:15 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 8:22 p.m. Mrs. Uhrig joined the meeting at this point. 148. Graystone, off Pleasant Street, design alternatives: William Smith, Joel Roos of Boyd -Smith, Landscape Architect Rick Lamb and Attorney Michael Malm were present to discuss alternatives for dealing with several site development issues. The Board worked from a letter dated May 22 to Boyd -Smith that cited 6 develop- ment issues. Mr. Lamb showed a plan with different cross-sections for the road, the turn- around, and the sidewalk. It was agreed that either retaining walls or slopes could be located within the right-of-way of the subdivision street, so as to preserve more of the natural landscape, provided there was a level area of at least 5 feet adjacent to the paved section of the road, and provided any cons- truction was low maintenance and the maintenance was performed by property owners and not the Town. It was agreed the sidewalk should extend from the subdivision street to the Goldman property. There was discussion about obtaining a permit from the State DPW for work within the State-owned part of the Pleasant Street right-of-way adjacent to the Route 2 on-ramp. This includes drainage, sanitary sewer,a sidewalk and a small clearing on the corner of Pleasant Street and Worthen Road East as a safe place for school children to wait for the school bus. It was agreed the staff would have further discussion with the Town Engineer about the direction of the sewer and drainage lines to connect to existing Town lines.