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1 PLANI�TING BOARD HEARING February 251 1959 The Lexington Planning Board held a public hear- ing on Wednesday, February 25, 19591 at 7:45 p.m. in Estabrook Halls Cary Memorial Buildings relative to a petition signed by not less than 100 of Lexington's regis- tered voters requesting an amendment to the Lexington Zoning B7 -law so as to change from a single family resi- dential district to a garden apartment and hotel district about 11 acres of land situated on the southeasterly side of Maple Street and located between Munroe Brook and the Great Meadows land of the town of Arlington. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbotts Burnell and Soule, Planning Director Snow and Mrs. Bakers the Planning Board's secretary. Approximately 50 persons attended the hearing. The Chairman read the notice of the hearing as it had been sent to all those deemed to be affected and as it had been published in the February 51 1959 issue of the Lexington Minute -man. He then explained the pro- cedure in conducting t e hearing and called upon the proponents to discuss their proposal. Mr. Edward T. Martin, attorneys of 13 Sherburne Road, stated that he represented the proponents. He then introduced Messrs. Vincent Ippolito, Philip Longo and Paul Tocci, members of the corporation which planned to develop the proposed apartment district, and Mr. Charles H. Cole II, architect, of Lexing ton. Mr. Martin said it was his purpose to show the need for and the benefits Lexington would derive from such a project. He then said that Mr. Cole had prepared the preliminary plans for the project and called on him to discuss said plans. Mr. Cole described the project as one which would have buildings similar to the Gardencrest Apartments on Ly- man Street, Waltham, Pointing to preliminary plans on dis- play, he said that it was proposed to construct five dif- ferent types of buildings, fifteen in all, the buildings to be of Colonial design, and of red brick with white wooden trim. He noted that the preliminary plans called for 110 units, 8 one -bedroom apartments, 94 two-bedroom apartments, and 8 three-bedroom apartments, the tentative rents being 5110-115, $125-1302 and $145-150 per month, respectively. He also noted that the buildings would cover about 12 per- cent of the land and that 115 parking spaces for cars would be -provided on the site. He estimated the cost of the buildings would be about x.1,3002000 and would have an assessed value of $6501000. Mr. Martin then asked Mr. Grant B. Cole, realtor,