Planning Board Minutes 1990-02-12

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 12, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Klauminzer, Uhrig, Williams, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Plan- ner Nordby and Secretary Peters present. Mr. Sorensen arrived during Item 26. 25. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of January 22, 1990. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes, as written. ****************************** REPORTS ********************************* 26. Planning Director a. Update on Staff Work: Mr. Bowyer reported his work on Capital Budget preparation should be completed by the end of next week. He also reported Assistant Planner Nordby and Planning Aide Kotval are preparing an inventory and evaluation of all publicly owned sites, for their suit- ability for affordable housing. A draft report should be ready for the Housing Options Committee around the first of March. b. Tracer Lane Litigation Mr. Bowyer reported he had given testimony for two days in the Land Court in the suit against the Planning Board by Tracer Lane II Realty Trust. In response to questions from Board mem- bers he summarized what he considered to be what the plaintiff's suit was about 1) an appeal of the denial of the Tracer Lane subdivision by the Planning Board, and 2) a charge that the Town's zoning classifica- tion of the 19 acres of the parcel in the RO One-Family Dwelling District, was "improper and irrational". ******** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************* RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 27. PUBLIC HEARING: Repetitive Petition. 4 Jackson Court. Donna and John Harrison. Mrs. Wood opened the hearing at 7 45 p.m. by reading the legal notice. She noted that the Board need only hear what "specific and material changes" were made in this petition from the original petition that was denied by the Board of Appeals on September 14, 1989. Mr. Harrison presented slides showing that the exterior bulk of the addition has been reduced by 30% and the square footage of the addition has been re- duced by 30%; the encroachment into the side yard setback has been reduced from 6.4 feet to 2.8 feet; and the front yard setback will now be 27.3' instead of 23.8' . Mrs. Wood declared the hearing closed at 7:57 p.m. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 5-0 to consent to the decision of the Board of Appeals that there has been suf- ficient specific and material changes from the original petition, that was