Planning Board Minutes 1992-08-17

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 1992 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:36 p.m. by Chairman Williams, with members Davison, Domnitz, Wood, Assistant Planner Marino and Secretary Tap present. Mr. Grant arrived during Item 118. 118. Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of July 15, 1992. On the motion of Mrs Wood, seconded by Mrs Davison, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes, as amended. The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of July 29, 1992. On the motion of Mrs. Davison, seconded by Mr. Grant, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes, as written Mrs Wood abstained as she was not present at that meeting. ***************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************ SUBDIVISION OF LAND 119. Wright Street Extension Mr. Williams asked for comments on the draft Certificate of Action prepared by Mr. Marino. Mr. Domnitz asked if a street sign was necessary in this case where an existing road is being extended. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mrs Davison, it was voted unanimously to waive the street sign requirement The Board also agreed that the name of the subdivision street serving Lot 7A shall be Wright Street. The existing dwelling on lot 7B shall retain a James Street address. In response to Mr. Domnitz' concerns about the slope of the road, Mr. Williams asked Mr Marino to raise these concerns with the Town Engineer and to make any changes necessary to the Certificate of Action for the meeting on August 26 120. Lowell Street Site Subdivision Sketch Plan Mr. Marino presented a draft of a letter to Mr Kelley and Mr. Perry, developers of a 5.1 acre parcel of land on Lowell Street which abuts the Burlington line The Board agreed to modifications to the draft letter and on the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr Grant, the Board voted unanimously to approve the sketch plan, dated June 19, 1992, for further development at either the preliminary or definitive plan stage, and to make the following comments and recommendations - The cluster scheme permits more design flexibility and allows the dwellings to be clustered more closely together. This arrangement allows a greater buffer from the nearby commercial establishments. - A pedestrian path to the shopping area to the north should be established to serve the residents of the subdivision. The path should be marked and accessible to the public from the subdivision street. - The applicant should consider use of additional plant materials and additional landforms to help screen the development from noise and views.