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Lexington Planning Board Meeting Minutes February 7, 2024 Page 1 of 10 Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board Held on Wednesday February 7, 2024, Virtual Meeting at 6:00 pm Planning Board members present: Robert Peters, Chair; Michael Schanbacher, Vice-Chair; Melanie Thompson, Clerk; Robert Creech, Charles Hornig, and Michael Leon, associate member. Also present were: Abby McCabe, Planning Director; Meghan McNamara, Planner; Sheila Page, Assistant Planning Director; Julie Krakauer Moore, Zoning Administrator; Lorraine Welch, Senior Economic Development Coordinator; Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Kiruthika Ramakrishnan, Planning Coordinator. Robert Peters, Chair of the Planning Board, called to order the meeting of the Lexington Planning Board on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. For this meeting, the Planning Board is convening by video conference via Zoom. Lex Media is filming this meeting and will record it for future viewing here. Detailed information for remote participation by the public may be found on the Planning Office web page. Mr. Peters conducted a roll call to ensure all members of the Planning Board and members of staff present could hear and be heard. Mr. Peters provided a summary of instructions for members of the public in attendance. It was further noted that materials for this meeting are available on the Town's Novus Packet dashboard. Development Administration 331 Concord Ave. Cabot, Cabot & Forbes – Public meeting on a Preliminary Subdivision application to subdivide the lot into three lots on a small cul-de-sac The Planning Board discussed the application of Cabot, Cabot, & Forbes, Inc. for approval of a preliminary subdivision plan under §175-5.0 of the Planning Board’s Subdivision Regulations. The property is located at 331 Concord Ave. - Map 10, Lots: 31B, 31C, 31A & Map 9 Lot 11B in the RO (one-family) and VO (Village Overlay) Zoning Districts. The project proposes subdividing property into 3 lots on a cul-de-sac. The applicant was represented by project engineer Nick Dellacava from Allen & Major associates, Inc. Also present were Quinlan Locke from Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, LLC, and Lauren Jezienicki from One Circle. Mr. Dellacava shared the plans for the preliminary subdivision of 331 Concord Avenue and provided the location and site details. Mr. Dellacava also shared the existing conditions plan, the proposed layout, the grading and drainage plan, and the utility plan and went over the details. Ms. McCabe explained to the Board that this was a preliminary subdivision plan which is intended to give applicants guidance on what they should incorporate into their next definitive submission. She added that no building permits can be issued from a preliminary plan’s approval. Ms. McCabe added that Planning staff recommend approval of the preliminary subdivision plans and informed that there were 19 conditions listed in a draft decision staff prepared in the Novus packet which staff would be looking for in the definitive subdivision application.