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Minutes, October 28, 1985 Page 2 **************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS **************** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 236. Hampton and Graystone Subdivisions: Mr. Bowyer reported the stone walls that were being built in the Hampton subdivision were not being built to Town specifications as required by the Board. He also reported that the proposed sidewalk for that subdivision had been paved with the binder course without inspection and without any notification to the engineering department. Mr. Bowyer has recommended to the Inspection Department that they not issue any building permits until the wall construction has been done to Town specifications and core samples are taken in the sidewalk to acertain whether it has been prop- erly constructed. Mrs. Smith noted that the walls abut the sidewalk within the Town's right-of-way and the Board has legitimate reasons to insist the walls be constructed to Town specifications. Mr. Fields said that he had notified the developer by letter of the structural deficiencies of the walls and that the sidewalks had been laid without any of the required inspections by the Town. Mrs. Smith felt inspection procedures was partly a staff problem and suggested they sit down with the developer and perhaps the Town Manager and talk this problem out. She felt that when the Town had standards and procedures establish- ed for the good of the Town that must be followed. The Board supported proper inspection inspection and it was agreed to send a letter to the developer urging more cooperation. Mr. Bowyer reported that a Form A had been filed on Lot 1 in the Graystone subdi- vision. This lot had been recorded as part of the approved subdivision. Al- though it has frontage on an approved street (not part of the subdivision), and theoretically could be considered a lot not requiring subdivision approval, it has been approved as part of the subdivision. The Board thought that if Boyd - Smith's intent was to remove the lot from the subdivision, that would have to be done by amendment to the approved subdivision plan. Mr. Sorensen was opposed to signing the Form A until Town Counsel said the Board had to sign. The staff will explain to the developer that the Form A will not get the developer a building permit for that lot if that was the purpose for the Form A applicatiom. ******************* ARTICLES FOR 1986 TOWN MEETING **************************** 237. Middlesex Mall, off Lowell Street, Northland, Inc., CD Rezoning: Ms. Elizabeth Frank, Property Manager for Northland explained their proposal for the rezoning of 4.59 acres off Lowell Street from residential to CD to construct a one-story commercial building of approximately 20,000 sq. ft. The building would be be leased for retail uses similar to the Middlesex Mall, which Northland purchased in 1980. She said the proposal would bring a good neighborhood mall to that area and increase tax revenue to the Town. She explained the nature and location of the land relates it more to the adjoin- ing mall, than to the residential area across Lowell Street. She added that a traffic study had been done two years ago. Parking is in excess of the require- ments of the Zoning By -Law.