Planning Board Minutes 1990-04-30

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 30, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:08 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 end of Item 110. 107. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of April 10, 1990. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Domnitz, it was voted 3-0-1 (Mrs. Uhrig abstained as she was not present at the meeting) to approve the minutes, as written. ************************ REPORTS ************************************** 108. Planning Director a. Schedule of Planning Board Meetings Mr. Bowyer suggested, and the Board agreed that meetings be scheduled for May 14 and 21, 1990. He reported the joint Planning Board - Board of Selectmen meeting to fill the Planning Board vacancy has been scheduled for May 21. b. Training Program for New Planning Board Members: Mr. Bowyer reported he will be putting together a training program for the information of new members in the next month or so. ******** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ******* RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 109. Hearings Scheduled for Mav 24. 1990 Mr. Williams gave an oral review of the following applications: 20 Dewey Road, variance, to add a detached 2-car carport with a front yard setback of 19 feet to the corner of the carport instead of the required 30 feet. Mrs. Wood noted that it would seem that there would be little more destruction either to land or to vegetation if the carport were set back the required 30 feet, since it is not proposed to be attached to the house, and that it is not essential for every house to have a carport. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr. Domnitz, it was voted 4-0 to recommend the variance be denied since none of the statutory criteria for granting a variance, relating to soil conditions, shape or topography, has been demonstrated. 10 Muzzev Street, Amalia G. Samoylenko, appeal of the decision of the Zoning Officer denying a building permit to renovate second floor space at the Lexington Mews, because of failure to satisfy off-street parking requirements of Section 11.1 2 of the Lexington Zoning By-Law The Board noted that procedurally, this issue was resolved 4 years ago, and the conditions remain unchanged. On the motion of Mr. Williams,