Planning Board minutes 09-25-1995

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1995 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7.43 p.m. by Chairman Davison, with members Canale, Davies, Grant, Merrill, Planning Director Bowyer, and Assistant Planner Marino present. *************************** PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT ************************** 144 Recent Activity a. Projected Schedule of Staff Activities: Mr. Bowyer described projects that he and Mr. Marino are currently involved in or obligated to do in the coming weeks. 1 Drafting two memoranda of understanding for the Met. State Hospital Task Force: 1) one between the three communities and the State Division of Capital Planning and Operations, and 2) among the three communities. The reuse of the Met. State site is a multi-stage process. 2. Updating the RD,CD guidelines. 3 Mr. Marino has been asked by the Town Manager to act as technical staff to Lexington's HATS representatives as they review the Hanscom Field GEIR. Mr. Marino also was assigned as staff to the Selectmen's Business Committee's subcommittee on new technology and to the LexHAB Ad-hoc Review Committee. Mr. Bowyer will work with the LexHAB Ad Hoc group. 4 Mr. Marino's has numerous involvements in the Town's computer systems. 5 Ms. Tap is working on setting up a large table of multi-family developments, including some nursing homes. 6. Volume 2 of the Socio-Economic Characteristics of Lexington series. 7 Preparation of the 1997 Fiscal Year Capital Budget and Capital Improvements Program. 8. Job Descriptions for a new Wage and Job Classification Study. 9 Development applications. 10 APA and Conference. b. Met State Hosnital Legislation: Mr. Bowyer reported that State Senator Lucile Hicks will be at the Selectmen's Meeting on October 2 to report on the status of the Metropolitan State Hospital Land Reuse Legislation. The Board of Selectmen has invited the Planning Board to the meeting. *************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS **************** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 145 51 Lowell Street. Definitive Cluster Subdivision Plan. Mark Moore Homes: Frank Carney, representing Mark Moore Homes,the applicant,was present.The Board discussed the road configuration. Some of the members thought there is too much pavement. Some members expressed concern that the definitive plan was so finalized reducing opportunity for discussion and public involvement. That may be because the preliminary plan stage was skipped as the applicant went directly from the sketch plan to the definitive plan. Xuyong Huang, 25 Summer Street, was present to speak out against the development. He is a close abutter to the project. Mr. Huang expressed his disappointment that he had little time to react to this proposal, saying he would have preferred a conventional subdivision as it would have provided more space between his house and the development.