Planning Board Minutes 1990-03-05

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 5, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 38 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Klauminzer, Sorensen, Uhrig, Williams, Robert Domnitz, Member Elect, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Nordby and Secretary Peters present. ***************************** REPORTS ********************************** 47 Planning Director a. Capital Budget Mr. Bowyer reported his portion of the work is completed, and he will begin work on Planning Board reports for the zoning articles next week. b. Affordable Housing Options Committee Meeting Mr. Bowyer reported the staff will have a preliminary report on affordable housing sites ready for the Committee's meeting this Thursday evening. c Middlesex County Land Report: Mr. Bowyer reported the Selectmen will discuss the report, previously distributed to the Board, and be looking for comments from various Town boards and committees at 7 45 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room next Monday evening. d. Valley Road. In response to a question from Mr. Williams, Mr. Bowyer reported he will prepare a draft letter, outlining the Board's Ill position, reached after it received Town Counsel's recommendations. ************* ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ******** RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 48. Hearing Scheduled for March 8 1990 Gulf Oil 324 Marrett Road. Mrs. Klauminzer reported that the request for a determination by the Board of Appeals that the sign change was a minor revision, substituted a new internal- ly illuminated sign for an existing internally illuminated sign, not for an externally illuminated sign, as the Board had thought. The Board agreed this was a minor revision. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr Sorensen, it was voted unanimously to rescind the vote, taken at the February 25 meeting, and to make no comment on this case. SUBDIVISION OF LAND 49. Rollout of Plan Recently Submitted. The Board reviewed, prior to staff review, a preliminary plan, showing a two lot subdivision at 246 Concord Avenue by George Issaians. *************** ARTICLES FOR THE 1990 TOWN MEETING *************** 50. Article 40 - Bed and Breakfast The Board discussed the letters received following the February 21 meeting with Bed and Breakfast operators at Mr. William's home, and the public hearing held on the article February 26, 1990.