Planning Board Minutes, 1994-03-14

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 14, 1994 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 Chairman Domnitz, with members Canale, Davison, Merrill, Planning Director Bowyer, and Assistant Planner Marino present Mr Grant arrived during Item 44 ******************* PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULE ******************* 46. Organizational Matters On behalf of the Board, Mr. Domnitz welcomed newly elected member Fred Merrill and expressed their pleasure at having him on the Board ************************ PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT *********************** 47 Recent Activity• a. Volume 1 Population, Socio-Economic Characteristics of Lexington: Mr. Bowyer reported that Volume 1 is nearly finished A draft copy will be distributed to the Board soon b Board of Appeals Mr Canale gave a brief report on some of the hearings held by the Board of Appeals on March 10. Mr. Domnitz said that he had talked with Frank Smith, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, about architectural issues. Mr Smith is very much in favor of consulting the Design Advisory Committee when these issues arise in applications for special permits and variances He asked that the Planning Board identify for him sections of the Zoning By-Law that reference architectural issues ***************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************ SUBDIVISION OF LAND 48 PUBLIC HEARING Dana Court, Carter Scott Chairman Domnitz opened the hearing at 7 45 p m Landscape Architect, Gary Larson, of Larson Associates, representing the applicants, presented the Planned Residential Development/Conven- tional Subdivision plans. Mr Larson noted that they had worked closely with Rick Waite of Meridian Engineering, and the Town Engineering and Planning Departments, and that the plan was largely the same plan presented at the preliminary plan stage, with the recommendations made by the Board in its decision on the preliminary plan incorporated into the plan. The plans show three lots on a 1 68 acre parcel, a 24' wide street in a 40' wide right-of-way ending with a hammerhead turnaround. Mr Larson identified the notable features of the proposed Planned Residential Development/Conventional Subdivision plan to be an improvement in the boundary of the abutting commercial use and the site, a restriction proposed by Mr Scott prohibiting building or construction on the rear portions of lots 2 and 3, and the replacement of the existing chain-link fence in the rear with a wood split rail fence Mr Larson noted that the lot identified as parcel A is not a separate buildable lot and that, as the plans indicate, will be added to the abutting land owned by Mr Scott Mr. Larson added that the Engineering Department was reviewing the detailed infiltrator design data.