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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 20, 2016 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room was called to order at 7:02 PM by Chair Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, with members Charles Hornig, Tim Dunn, Richard Canale, and Ginna Johnson present. The Board was assisted by Planning Office staff Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman. **** UPCOMING MEETINGS & ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE **** The Board of Selectmen (BOS) are negotiating an agreement with the Montessori School regarding access to land currently owned by the Belmont Country Club before deciding whether or not to invoke its right of first refusal. Brookhaven has requested to go to Town Meeting on May 9th when there will be a meeting at 6:00 PM prior to Town Meeting. The Board may be asked to meet with the Selectmen April 25, before Town Meeting. The next regular Planning Board meeting will be on May 4. ************* DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION ************* 435-439LSBHD: INCOLN TREET ALANCED OUSING EVELOPMENT Staff provided a draft decision based on conversations after the closing of the public hearing. Additional comments were received at the table that cannot be shared at the current time as the public hearing was closed. Board Comments: Comments were submitted by Mr. Hornig, which were discussed and can be found in the Planning Office documents distributed for this meeting. Special conditions should be explicit regarding Mill Street being restored. Mr. Henry said that the Conservation Office did not cover anything regarding Mill Street and the applicant will need to come back to Planning if Conservation does not approve the restoration of Mill Street. The existing stonewalls should be refurbished where needed. A special condition limiting the height to substantially conform to what the plan shows was discussed, as was a condition that no construction vehicles may park on Lincoln Street without staff permission. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the special permit for 435-439 Lincoln Street with the conditions discussed tonight.