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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JULY 1, 2015 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was called to order 7:01 p.m. by Chair Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, with members Tim Dunn, Charles Hornig, Richard Canale, Ginna Johnson, and planning staff Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. *********************************STAFF REPORTS***************************** General updates, staff reports:  Staff received information from Mr. Cataldo regarding the Lowell Street installation of the required sidewalk. There was a problem with grading and the driveway aprons. Board Members should send comments to staff regarding this matter.  The BOS at their goal setting meeting wanted more coordination between the two Boards and recommended meeting more often together.  Mr. Henry went to the APA Conference and the materials will be posted on line.  The Board should consider having formalized monthly administration meetings during the day in the planning office. ***********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION********************** CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING 17 Colony Road, definitive subdivision plan: Ms. Concoran-Ronchetti called to order the continued public hearing at 7:11 p.m. Pat Nelson, attorney, Mike Kosmo, engineer, and the daughter of applicants Katie Anderson were in attendance. There were five people in the audience. Ms. Nelson reviewed the updated plan and Mr. Kosmos clarified that the clear zone would be anywhere from two to six feet wide. Board Comment: In the special conditions add a clear zone running along the travelled way must be maintained. The clear zone must be a minimum width of four feet except where existing features such walls, steps, and other items which could obstruct this width, then the minimum width would be no less than two feet. The areas must be planted with Pennsylvania Sedge. Ms. Nelson was concerned about what kind of maintenance that would be imposed on the applicant. Maintenance would be to prevent soil erosion and removing woody plants and other