Planning Board Minutes, 1991-10-28

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t PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF OCTOBER 28, 1991 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 35 p.m. by the Chairman, Mr. Williams, with members Domnitz, Grant, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Marino present. Mrs. Davison was absent. Mr. Grant arrived during Item 198. 197. Review of Minutes (occurred following Item 199 below) The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of October 8, 1991. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Grant, it was voted 3-0-1 (Mrs. Wood abstained since she had not attended the meeting) to approve the minutes, as amended. ********************* PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT ***************************** 198 Recent Activity' a. LexHAB Search for Scattered Lots: Mr. Bowyer reported that LexHAB has contacted the Town Manager's office asking that sites be identified on which LexHAB can continue its collaboration with the Minute-man Regional Vocational Technical School in the construction of affordable housing during the 1992-1993 school year. Minute-man School has asked that the design be changed from a single family home to a wood frame building on a small lot which could be a two-family or a congregate type of building The Planning Department, with the assistance of the Engi- neering Department, will review the data base of Town-owned lots to develop a list of isolated lots that could be used. Mr. Bowyer observed that this request poses a zoning dilemma for the Board of Selectmen. The lots available will be far smaller than the 125,000 square foot minimum required for an RD, Planned Residential District rezoning. However structures with more than one dwelling unit are not permitted in the single family zoning districts where the lots are located. Use of the local initiative "friendly" comprehensive permit procedure may be the best route available to accommodate this change in building type. The use of the comprehensive permit procedure is a matter the Board of Selectmen have yet to address *************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************** PLANS NOT REQUIRING APPROVAL UNDER THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW 199. Form A/91-11. Joseph Comee Road and Butterfield Road. The Board reviewed a plan showing a change in a side yard lot line, with both Lot 34A and Lot 35A continuing to have more than the required frontage and lot area for the zoning district. Mr. Domnitz commented that it should be the Board's responsibility to ensure that the owners of both lots are aware of the change in the lot line. The Board agreed to require that in the revised Subdivision Regulations all parties involved in the change of a lot line sign the applica- tion form.