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<br />Lexington Planning Board Meeting Minutes <br />October 25, 2023 <br /> Page 1 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board <br />Held on Wednesday October 25, 2023, Virtual Meeting at 6:00 pm <br /> <br />Planning Board members present: Robert Peters, Chair; Michael Schanbacher, Vice-Chair; Melanie <br />Thompson, Clerk; Robert Creech, Charles Hornig, and Michael Leon, Associate Member. <br /> <br />Also present were: Abby McCabe, Planning Director; Sheila Page, Assistant Planning Director; Molly <br />Belanger, Planner and Kiruthika Ramakrishnan, Planning Coordinator. <br />Robert Peters, Chair of the Planning Board, called to order the meeting of the Lexington Planning Board <br />on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. For this meeting, the Planning Board is convening by video <br />conference via Zoom. LexMedia is filming this meeting and will record it for future viewing here. Detailed <br />information for remote participation by the public may be found on the Planning Office web page. <br />Mr. Peters conducted a roll call to ensure all members of the Planning Board and members of staff present <br />could hear and be heard. <br />Mr. Peters provided a summary of instructions for members of the public in attendance. It was further <br />noted that materials for this meeting are available on the Town's Novus Packet dashboard. <br />Development Administration <br />Beech Tree Lane Subdivision, 1, 2, 3 & 6 Beech Tree Lane (Off Pelham Rd.) – RFP Family Trust <br />request to release 4 lots from covenant and accept new performance guarantee <br />Mr. Peters informed the Board that the item for Beech Tree Lane Subdivision, 1, 2, 3 & 6 Beech Tree Lane <br />(Off Pelham Rd) regarding RFP Family Trust’s request to release 4 lots from covenant and to accept new <br />performance guarantee, will be moved to a future date. Ms. McCabe informed the Board that the <br />applicant was in the process of determining the security amount to be proposed for their subdivision and <br />is not ready to go forward this evening. Staff will work with the applicant of an upcoming meeting. <br />Town Meeting <br />Public Hearing: Article 12 Amend Zoning Bylaw Planned Development District CD-15 for 2013- <br />2027 Massachusetts Avenue Inn at Hastings Park <br />Mr. Peters opened the Public Hearing on Article 12 for the Special Town Meeting to amend the zoning <br />bylaw for Planned Development District CD 15 for 2013-2027 Massachusetts Avenue, the Inn at Hastings <br />Park. The proposal is to amend the schedule of dimensional controls to increase the maximum allowable <br />seating capacity from 54 to 128 for the restaurant and amend the associated required off-street parking