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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF April 11, 2007 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in Room G-1, Town Office Building, and called to order at 6:25 p.m. by Chairman Manz with members Zurlo, Canale and planning staff McCall- Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Hornig and Mr. Galaitsis were absent. *********************** APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS******************** 18 Rockville Avenue: Ms. McCall- Taylor said the Planning Board should consider commenting on the petition before the Board of Appeals regarding 18 Rockville Avenue. The applicant Mr. Tom Costello was present to answer any questions of the Board. Mr. Costello is appealing the Zoning Enforcement Officer’s Decision, dated February 21, 2007. He stated that his lot is registered with the Land Court and therefore not subject to approval by the Planning Board. Mr. Costello claims the Planning Board should have put a covenant on the lot when they endorsed the ANR in 1976, but never did, so he feels that the Planning Board lost their opportunity to have any say over any construction on this piece of land. He is now challenging what he characterizes as the Zoning Administrator’s decision to “decline to rule.” Mr. Canale said his understanding is that the Planning Board has the responsibility to determine adequacy of construction and layout of a road. Ms. Manz agreed with Mr. Canale and suggested to Mr. Costello that he go through the normal protocol. She asked why he assumed the Planning Board would not approve his plans regarding the construction of this road. Mr. Costello stated he planned to follow the Town Engineer’s Standards and have them supervise and approve it; however, he believed that the normal standard for existing town roads was different from the standards under the subdivision bylaw. Ms. McCall-Taylor wondered how the Planning Board would know if the road is being constructed adequately without plans being submitted first. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3-0 to ask the Zoning Board of Appeals to uphold the Zoning Administrator’s decision. ********************************* ZONING INITIATIVES****************************** Cluster Bylaw Revision: Ms. McCall-Taylor discussed utilizing an advisory committee to work with the consultant to help review and revise the cluster bylaw. The advisory committee should be formed by late April to early May. It