Planning Board Minutes, 1993-07-08

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JULY 8, 1993 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 40 p.m. by Chairman Williams, with members Canale, Davison, Domnitz, Grant, and Assistant Planner Marino present. 99 Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of June 14, 1993. On the motion of Mr. Canale, seconded by Mrs Davison, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes, as amended The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of June 22, 1993 On the motion of Mrs Davison, seconded by Mr. Domnitz, it was voted unani- mously to approve the minutes, as amended. The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of June 28, 1993. On the motion of Mr. Canale, seconded by Mrs. Davison, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes, as written. ************************ PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT *********************** 100. Completion of Subdivisions a. General Procedures for Completion The developers of the Sunset Ridge and Orchard Crossing subdivisions were notified that work on the subdivisions is incomplete and that they must proceed to finish the subdivisions Mr. Marino explained that the procedures for subdivision completion the staff followed are outlined in Section 7.4.6 in the new Subdivision Regulations the Board recently reviewed. b. Sunset Ridge Mr. Williams asked if the conservation land abutting this subdivision is accessible and marked with a sign. Mr. Marino agreed to ask the Conservation Administrator if the work has been done. c Distribution of New Zoning Man Mr. Marino distributed the new zoning map, dated 1993. Mr Domnitz questioned a note on the Zoning Map that says "for informational purposes only". d 669 Massachusetts Avenue, Rollout of Plans The Board briefly reviewed plans, filed July 8, 1993, for a four lot subdivision off Massachusetts Avenue with one existing house, the Morell-Dana House. ***************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************ RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 101. Applications To Be Heard on August 12. 1993 Mr Williams gave an oral review of the following applications Corner lot abutting 108-110 Bow Street, Vanda and Frank Ponte, variances to relocate a lot line to create two equally sized lots. The Planning Board believes this is not a valid application because it proposes making a nonconforming lot more nonconforming, which is a violation of the Zoning By-Law. The applicants are requesting variances that the Board believes cannot be legally granted. The Board agreed 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.