Planning Board minutes 1989-01-30

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 30, 1989 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7: 32 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members Klauminzer, Sorensen, Williams, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Nordby and Secretary Peters present. Mrs. Wood was absent. ***************************** REPORTS ************************************ 26. Planning Director a. Eaton Road, Kevin Duffy, rollout of revised plan: Mr. Bowyer noted the Board had denied a previous submission for subdivision approval that would have divided the site into 3 lots, and that the applicant is now proposing a two lot subdivision. There are a group of large trees at the end of the proposed right-of-way that will have to be removed if the Board requires the road to be constructed according to its Development Regulations. The applicant has requested these regulations be waived in order to save the trees. The Board agreed to take the request under consideration. They also agreed that he could begin work on the defini- tive plan submission. ********************* ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ********* PLANS NOT REQUIRING APPROVAL UNDER THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW 27. Form A/89-1, Wachusetts Drive, Sullivan: The Board reviewed a plan dividing a parcel of land between Marrett Road and Wachusetts Drive into two lots; lot A having legal frontage of 100 feet on Marrett Road, and lot B fronting off an "unaccepted street" segment of Wachusetts Drive as determined under the Planning Board's "POLICY ON CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR UNACCEPTED STREETS RELATIVE TO BUILDING LOTS". Last year the same applicant filed an approval not required plan for dividing this parcel into three lots. The Board declined to endorse that plan because they determined Wachusetts Drive was not a street of adequate grade and construction sufficient to provide adequate access and community facilities for the two new lots. (See the file on Form A/88-3 with a letter to the applicant dated March 8, 1988). The Board agreed to postpone a decision until the next meeting so that they may visit the site. DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNACCEPTED STREETS 28. Essex Street, Robert O'Keefe: Mr. Bowyer reported that Mr. O'Keefe has applied for a building permit to build on the last lot on the northeast side of Essex Street, and the Board has been asked to determine if the road is of adequate grade and construction to provide legal frontage for the lot. The engineering department has expressed some concerns about the condition of the sub-surface base of the road. The Board agreed they would walk the site before making any determination.