Planning Board minutes 1989-06-19

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JUNE 19, 1989 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:31 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members Sorensen, Williams, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Nordby and Secretary Peters present. Mrs. Klauminzer arrived during Item 164. 163. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of April 24, 1989. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted 3-0-1 (Mr. Williams abstained as he did not attend the meeting) to approve the minutes, as written. ************************** REPORTS ***************************************** 164. Planning Director a. Revisions to the Rules of Chapter 774: Mr. Bowyer reported that last Thursday he joined the first of what will probably be three or four working groups who will work on revising the Administrative Rules to carry out Chapter 774. He noted that the recommendation of the Special Legislative Commission was that changes be made in the administrative rules, not in the statute itself. One group will work on revisions to recognize the validity of local initiatives and ways to credit efforts made by cities and towns to increase affordable housing, by no longer accepting as "subsidized" housing, only that housing created under state and federal subsidy programs. Another group will work on writing a uniform set of submission requirements to be used across the state, and to provide more assistance for local boards of appeals. The working group which Mr. Bowyer attended last Thursday, will attempt to provide more opportunities for communities to defer or attempt to recast proposals from developers that are sometimes referred to as "hostile" applications, by providing criteria for evaluating these applications. The group will keep in mind that some communities have been very slow to provide affordable housing, and any revisions should not encourage these communities to continue to stall. b. Northgate Group, Comprehensive Permit, Waltham Street: Robert Engler, representing the Northgate Group, has asked to meet with the Board as soon as convenient to discuss their proposal for a "Katandin Woods" type development off Waltham Street near the Waltham boundary. The Board agree to schedule a meeting with the group for July 10, 1989. ***************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************ SUBDIVISION OF LAND 165. Ridge Estates III, Jonas Stone Circle final release of surety: On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer it was voted 5-0: That whereas, Francis X. Fields, Town Engineer, has indicated in a memorandum, dated May 16, 1989, that the "as-built" of the Ridge Estates III plans have been approved, which means that all required community