2008-01-30-PB-min - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 30, 2008 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, and called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Canale, Galaitsis and Manz and planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Zurlo was absent. ************************ARTICLES FOR 2008 TOWN MEETING************************** PUBLIC HEARINGS Countryside Plaza, 303 Woburn Street Rezone from RO to CRS: At 7:30 p.m., Mr. Hornig opened the public hearing on the petition of property owners Vazken Melkisetian, Jack H. Bejakian and Samuel Bejakian to rezone two properties 303 Woburn Street and 400 Lowell Street (Countryside Plaza) from the RO zone to CRS zone. Attorney John Farrington and Eliza Weeks from Larson Associates presented the information on the proposed rezoning. The first property, 303 Woburn Street, is a 13,590 square foot lot with a 1,100 square foot ranch, which immediately abuts the Countryside Plaza. The second property 400 Lowell Street (Countryside Plaza) is in two zoning districts CRS and RO. The rezoning would result in Countryside Plaza being entirely in the CRS zone as well as the 303 Woburn Street property. The rezoning will also allow the addition of approximately 2,600 square feet of additional retail space with adequate parking on the site. Board Questions and Comments: Mr. Canale asked is it two or three parcels? Mr. Farrington said two parcels, but one is in two zones. Mr. Canale asked what are the uses of the RO zoned portions? Mr. Farrington said it was used exclusively as commercial parking. Mr. Canale asked if it could be divided as two separate questions at Town Meeting? Mr. Farrington said he filed the warrant article with two separate legal descriptions and he could amend it at Town Meeting, but then it would not meet the objective. Mr. Canale asked what would the rezoning allow? Mr. Farrington said that it would allow for 2,600 square feet additional retail space along with the increased FAR and adequate parking. Ms. Weeks said there 58 spaces on site and 11 more parking spaces would be added. Mr. Canale asked if the applicants had met with the neighborhood to discuss the impacts? Mr. Farrington said not yet. Ms. Manz asked Mr. Farrington to discuss the current traffic patterns and any possible changes. Mr. Farrington said if this gets rezoned he would go to the Zoning Board of Appeals and address those issues then.