Planning Board Minutes 1990-04-11

Browse Search

PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 11, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:05 P.M. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Domnitz, Klauminzer, Uhrig, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Nordby present. Mr. Williams was absent. 92. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of April 4, 1990. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes, as amended. ****************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ******** RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 93. Hearings Scheduled for Anril 26. 1990 Mrs. Uhrig gave an oral review of the following applications to be heard by the Board of Appeals. 476 Bedford Street, Howard Smith, to modify a variance by removing the condition that use of the premises as a veterinarian's office may continue only so long as it is owned by the veterinarian. Mrs. Uhrig noted the owner wished to take in a partner and to pass the use on to his heirs, as a veterinary practice with a non-owner veterinarian carrying on the practice. She also noted that the use is not permitted in the CRO District where it is located. The Board agreed that, from a land use perspective, it did not object to the operation of a veterinary practice at this location, but that this variance, probably a use variance, is no longer allowed as it is now a noncomplying use and not entitled to be considered as a pre-existing nonconforming use. On the motion of Mrs. Uhrig, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 4-0 to have no objection to this continued use if a legal way can be found to permit the conditions requested. 341 Marrett Road, John M. Sullivan, variance to allow a 10.1 foot setback of 4.9 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Mrs. Uhrig reported the owners wish to subdivide the property. Mr. Bowyer noted that they had previously tried to divide it by the Form A method, but could not get legal frontage on Wachusett Drive. They now wish to create a subdivision and build a subdivision road, from Marrett Road, to create frontage for the divided lots. However there is not 30 feet, between the main house and guest house, to allow the required 15 foot setback on both sides of the lot line, so that any lot line separating the two buildings, would leave a portion of the property nonconforming and require a variance to subdivide the property. The applicant wishes to obtain the variance before filing for a subdivision.