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r SPECIAL MEETING - April 11, 1973 CAMPANELLI, INC. (hearing continued from April 3, 1973) ' April 11, 1973 Present: Chairman Nickerson, G. Wadsworth, G. Sheldon, R. Cataldo and L. Clarke. A notice had been posted on the Town Clerk's bulletin board stating that the Board would discuss further the request of Campanelli, Inc. A special meeting was held on April 11, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. to extend the discussion in regard to Campanelli, Inca request for a site plan review for a special permit under Section 13 of the Lexington zoning by-law and for a finding and determination on a proposed facility for Tyco Laboratories, Inc. at 4 Hartwell Place, in accordance with plans submitted; that the pro- posed construction will constitute a suitable development, and will not re- sult in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. Land presently owned by Hartwell Realty is under purchase and sale agreement with Campanelli. An effort had been made by the chairman to have the petition withdrawn at the hearing of April 3 because a letter dated that day from the Planning Board stated that a new drainage plan had been presented to it last Friday, March 30, to revise the original unsatisfactory one. Neither the Planning Board nor the Engineering Department had time to review it adequately. The Planning Board letter stated that it "cannot recommend at this time that either plan be granted approval by your board". The chairman pointed out that the Planning Board had thirty days from the original submission of drawings on March 8th in which to make final recommendations and that there were still four days left. He therefore, recommended that the peti- tion be withdrawn for future resubmission. The petitioner felt that the loss of time involved would be ruinous to him as Tyco Laboratories must vacate its three leased buildings in Waltham by September 30th, a deadline which had already been extended from July 31st. At the April 3 meeting Bertram L. Wilcox of Campanelli, Inc. introduced Robert Raymond, Site Engineer, of Bradford Saivetz & Associates, Inc.; Richard Rock of Edgar H. Wood & Associates, Inc., the Architects; and Edward M. Colbert, Division General Manager of Tyco Instrument Division. They col- lectively rehearsed the fact of their tremendous time problem and requested that no decision be made on their petition until the legal thirty days had expired and hopefully the Planning Board and Engineering Department could report favorably. Mr. Rock presented a rendering of the building which his firm had prepared. The Board of Appeals voted to hold a special meeting on April 11 to extend the discussion and to hear reports from the Planning Board, Engineering Department and Conservation Commission. Purpose of the meeting would be to hopefully render a favorable decision without overriding reports from the above Board, Department and Commission. The Chairman warned that the petitioner would have to handle the matter with the Conservation Commis- sion to satisfy Hatch Act provisions and its impositions. The Board of Appeals will handle notices to the Planning Board and the Engineering Department that their studies must be completed and the results available by April 11 and hope- fully by April 7th, the thirty day limit for report. Nobody spoke in favor nor in opposition at this April 3rd meeting. Letters were received from the Plan- ning Board and advice from the Engineering Department indicating lack of time for sufficient study; a letter from the Conservation Commission was received, and a letter from the Board of Health making recommendations regarding sanitary sewage disposal, public water supplies, and air pollution and that flood con- trol be approved by the Conservation Commission.