Planning Board Minutes 1990-03-26

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 26, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 04 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Domnitz, Uhrig, Williams, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Nordby and Secretary Peters present. Mrs. Klauminzer arrived at the beginning of Item 69. **************************** REPORTS *********************************** 68. Planning Director Mr. Bowyer reported that he has prepared a Planning Board report on Article 22 - Street Acceptance for the Board's review, to clarify the Town's street acceptance procedure for new Town Meeting members. *************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ********** RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 69. Additional Hearings Scheduled for Anril 12 1990 Mrs. Uhrig gave an oral review of the following applications scheduled to be heard by the Board of Appeals. Zoning Officer Marino joined the discussion 108-110 Bow Street, Vanda Ponte, appeal of the decision of the Zoning Officer: In response to questions from Board members, Mr. Marino reported that in his opinion, the lots in question had been combined by principal use, and conspicuous accessory use, because existing green- houses and a concrete structure straddle lot lines. He added the applicant wished to build one home on the nonconforming lot. Mr. Bowyer noted that in 1983 the Building Department, the Board of Appeals and the Planning Board participated in the drafting, by Town Counsel, of "Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Building Permits to Build on Substandard or `Grandfathered' Lots". That collaboration was intended to insure a uniform interpretation of the combination of lots cases among the Town boards and departments involved. The Board agreed that the Zoning Officer had correctly followed the "Guidelines", that this interpretation should be sustained, and that this information should be brought to the attention to the Board of Appeals. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 5-0 to recommend that the Board of Appeals uphold the ruling of the Zoning Officer. 399 Lowell Street, Ilias Fanis, House of Pizza, renew SP, for fast food and take out service. The Board agreed with the Zoning Officer that, in this case, it did not seem practicable to require that the provisions of Section 10 of the Zoning By-Law be met. On the motion of Mrs. Uhrig, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 5-0 to recommend the special permit be renewed with the same conditions that were contained in the most recently granted special permit.