Planning Board Minutes, 1991-02-11

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 1991 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 32 p m by the Chairman, Mrs Wood, with members, Domnitz, Grant, Williams, Planning Director Bowyer, Acting Assistant Planner Marino and Secretary Peters present. Mrs. Klauminzer was absent. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION In response to a request from Karsten Sorensen, 1 Vinebrook Road, the Board heard his position on a hearing scheduled to come before the Board of Appeals on February 28, 1991 concerning a vacant lot between #1 and #9 Vinebrook Road. Mr. Sorensen is appealing the Building Commissioner's decision that the vacant lot is a buildable lot He presented reasons why he thought the Planning Board should reconsider its recommenda- tion, made to the Board of Appeals last week, that the decision of the Building Commissioner should be upheld. Mr. Domnitz did not sit with the Board on this item, and abstained from any action taken tonight. Mr. Sorensen stated that in his letter to Mrs Wood, dated February 7, 1991, he presented new information that the Board should now discuss and should then reconsider its recommendation made to the Board of Appeals last week. Mrs Wood's response to his letter noted that the Board did not generally hear directly from applicants on petitions to the Board of Appeals, and because Mr. Sorensen was dissatisfied with the Board's recommendation was not a reason for the issue to be reopened with the Planning Board. The Board discussed the information contained in Mr Sorensen's letter and agreed that the focus of Mr. Sorensen's presentation should be with the Board of Appeals Mr Williams noted that he did not think the Board has a policy that it would not hear directly from persons with applications coming before the Board of Appeals, on which the Planning Board will be making recommenda- tions to the Board of Appeals Mrs Wood asked if any of the Board members sitting tonight wished to move reconsideration of last week's recommendation on this application. No member did, and its recommendation made at last week's meeting stands ************************** REPORTS *************************************** 33 Planning Director a. Child Care Centers Mr. Bowyer reported he read in the APA Bulletin Board that there has been a significant amendment to the State Zoning Act dealing with child care facilities. He has just received a copy of the legislation from Town Counsel this evening, and will make it avail- able to the Board as soon as possible *********************** ARTICLES FOR THE 1991 TOWN MEETING ******************* 34 PUBLIC HEARING. Article 29. Technical Corrections As required by Chapter 40A, the Planning Board conducted a public hearing on the Technical Corrections amendment, as of 1-15-91, to the Zoning By-Law. Mrs. Wood opened the hearing at 7 48 p.m. by reading the legal notice and outlining the order the Board follows for conducting public hearings. Approximately 17 residents