Planning Board Minutes, 1994-08-11

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G PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 11, 1994 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room 111, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7.40 p.m. by Chairman Domnitz, with members Canale, Davison, Merrill, Planning Director Bowyer, and Assistant Planner Marino present. Mr. Grant was absent. *************************** PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT ************************** 163. Recent Activity. Mr Bowyer reported that in response to an article in the Minute-Man, the Building Commissioner has received calls supporting the can and bottle recycling business on Marrett Road. Residents in the neighborhood near the business had complained to him and he had taken enforcement action against the unsightly storage of returned recyclables and the presence of a truck trailer in the parking lot. ************ ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************* SUBDIVISION OF LAND 164. Prescott Lane. off Lowell Street, Preliminary Subdivision Plan, Informational Meetine: Mr. Domnitz opened the informational meeting at 7.45 p.m. Gary Larson of Larson Associates, Landscape Architect, Rick Waitt of Meridian Engineering, the engineer, and Pat and John Austin, the applicants were present. Mr. Larson presented plans showing a number of changes since the Board saw the sketch plan for this site. The number of dwelling units has been reduced to three, the houses are farther apart than on the sketch plan, and the road has been shortened from approximately 250 feet to 160 feet with a hammerhead turnaround. He described the public benefits as: 1) open space, 2) protection of the pond by donating land adjacent to town land, and, 3) a shorter street. In response to Mrs. Davison's question, Mr. Austin said the houses will probably have 2500 to 3000 square feet of living area. Mrs. Davison said she would like to see how a conventional subdivision, which requires 30,000 square feet per lot,would look. In response to a question from Mr. Merrill, Mr. Larson said that the open space connects to what will be additional Town owned land with a conservation easement. (A land swap with a resident that was proposed at the 1994 Town Meeting needs to be resubmitted and approved in order to complete the connection to Town owned land.) Mr. Canale asked how much of the open space is within the 100 foot flood level of Butterfield Pond and how far the proposed street is from the entrance to Locke Village. Mr. Waitt said that the Locke Village development entrance is 150 feet away from Prescott Lane and that he will calculate the amount of land within the 100 foot flood leve. The Board asked the staff to investigate options for the ownership of the infiltrator, and to determine whose responsibility it is to maintain it. Mr. Larson said that the developer would ask for a waiver from the sidewalk requirement. They wish to have the street accepted as a public way Mr. Bowyer suggested that street trees along Lowell Street be provided in addition to those required on Prescott Lane. Mr. Domnitz said that the Planning Board's letter approving the preliminary plan will be conditioned on the Conservation Commission's certificatipn of the wetlands delineation.