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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF APRIL 25, 2007 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in Estabrook Hall at Cary Hall, and called to <br />order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Manz with members Hornig, Canale, Zurlo and planning staff McCall- <br />Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Galaitsis arrived at 6:15 p.m. <br /> <br />************************* ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT***************** <br />SUBDIVISION OF LAND <br />Pine Meadow Farm- Tree Relocations: Ms. McCall-Taylor had received a phone call from Mr. Gelormini <br />requesting permission to place street trees, now shown in the right of way, on the other side of the <br />sidewalk on private property. The Board said they would allow it as a minor revision of the special permit <br />provided the applicant submits a formal request for this minor change and agrees to give the tree warden <br />jurisdiction over the trees so the trees will be given the same protection as street trees. <br /> <br />Mr. Galaitsis joined the meeting. <br /> <br /> 147 Shade Street- Preliminary Decision: The engineering report has now been received. The Board had <br />been prepared to approve the preliminary plan contingent upon the report but that report had unexpectedly <br />raised issues. The issues are that the proposed sewer design is unacceptable, the water connections for <br />existing dwellings are not shown, calculations are needed to show the proposed water service is able to <br />support needs of the dwellings and fire suppression systems, and access easements for water and sewer <br />system maintenance are needed. <br /> <br />Mr. Fred Russell said these changes are minor in nature and requested the approval of the preliminary <br />plan, saying that the changes would be included in the definitive plan. Mr. Hornig said that approving <br />preliminary plans without the corrections could be misinterpreted to mean that the plans are fine as <br />presented, and run the risk of not being corrected at all. Ms. McCall-Taylor said there have been similar <br />problems in the past, and not approving the preliminary plans until the corrections are made will help to <br />prevent future mistakes. Mr. Canale made a motion to disapprove preliminary plans due to sewer <br />inadequacies, or to require revised plans be submitted for review. Ms. Manz suggested the plans be <br />revised showing the corrections. Mr. Zurlo said the Board could approve the resubmission once it <br />addresses engineering’s comments. Mr. Canale agreed and withdrew his motion. The applicant was <br />asked to return with corrected plans <br /> <br />