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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
<br /> MEETING OF APRIL 24, 1995
<br /> The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to
<br /> order at 7:04 p.m. by Chairman Davison, with members Canale, Davies, Grant, Merrill, Planning Director
<br /> Bowyer, and Assistant Planner Marino present. Mr. Davies and Mr. Merrill arrived during Item 74
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<br /> PLANS NOT REOUIRING APPROVAL UNDER THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW
<br /> 73 Form A/95-2. Vine and Woburn Street: Elaine Tong, representing Building Solutions, Scott Green, was
<br /> present and asked the Board to consider his application for an Approval Not Required plan for property on
<br /> Woburn and Vine Street, filed with the Planning Department on April 12, 1995 The Board reviewed the
<br /> plan and on the motion of Mr. Grant, seconded by Mr. Canale, voted unanimously, 3-0:
<br /> to endorse the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.",dated March 30, 1995, prepared by
<br /> David Zanca of Lancewood Engineering, Inc., Acton, MA, certified by David Zanca, Registered Land
<br /> Surveyor, with Form A/95-2, submitted by Scott C. Green, applicant, acting for William C. Savage and
<br /> Kathleen Jean Quinlan, owners, as it does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law
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<br /> 74. Recent Activity
<br /> a. APA National Conference in Toronto: Mr. Bowyer reported on his recent attendance at the American
<br /> Planning Association National Conference in Toronto, Canada, April 8-12. He described some basic
<br /> differences between American and Canadian private property rights and zoning issues he observed
<br /> while there.
<br /> b. MAPD Retreat: Mr. Bowyer also reported on the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors
<br /> Conference in Plymouth, MA on April 23 and 24. He briefly described the two main sessions. One had
<br /> to do with problems of design review The other was the annual zoning clinic in which Don Schmidt,
<br /> (EOCD) highlighted infrequently cited, but important, laws other than zoning that affect planning
<br /> boards.
<br /> Mr. Bowyer presented a program at the Conference on Innovative Zoning Techniques. It dealt with
<br /> RD/CD Rezoning, part of the Lexington Zoning Bylaw, a procedure in which a specific site and
<br /> development plan tailored for that site alone is brought before Town Meeting for approval. Numerous
<br /> recent inquiries relating to projects requiring a rezoning indicate that the now obsolete Policy on RD,
<br /> CD Petitions needs to be thoroughly overhauled and adopted as Section 6 of the Development
<br /> Regulations. It will provide an explanation for a process that developers will not encounter in other
<br /> towns. '
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<br /> 75 Rules/Procedures for Article 25, Frontaee Reduction for Small Subdivisions: The Board reviewed a
<br /> draft, dated April 20, 1995, of proposed procedures for implementing the zoning amendment adopted by the
<br /> 1995 Town Meeting in Article 25 that allows a reduction in the frontage requirements in small subdivisions
<br /> in return for public benefits, such as open space, infrastructure improvements, or cash donation. Much of
<br /> the discussion centered on how to determine the value of the land given over by the developer. On the
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