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PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' April 26, 1965 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, April 26, 1965 in its office, Town Office Building. The meeting was called to order at 7:50 by Chair- man Bryson, with Members Campbell, Fowle, Greeley and Riffin, and Secretary Macomber present. It being the annual Lexington Student Government Day the following five Lexington High School students represent- STUDENT GOV- ing the Planning Board were also present: Janice Basile, EM*MT DAY Carl Berliner, Linda Dodd,Lyndon Wilkes, and April Works. The minutes of meetings of March 29 and April 12, MINUTES 1965 were approved. Mr. Fowle reported on a committee meeting held to study "cluster zoning-" He stated that in this type of CLUSTER zoning the same amount of houses would be built in a given ZONING area but that each house could be built on a smaller lot than usually called for and the accumulated amount of land used for community purposes or just open space. In other words, the overall density of building would be the same but the distribution would be different. This might be imprac- tical where portions of land would be unsuitable for build- ing, and it is proposed to find out how'many and where such areas are in town. The committee is to study the matter further and a report will be given the Planning Board. At 8:00 p.m. Mr. Jules Sussman, Chairman of the Con- servation Commission, met with the Board in connection with VINE BROOK the Oak Park development. A 100 ft. easement along Vine CONSERVATION Brook abuts one side of this proposed subdivision and the Commission feels that additional land on both sides would be very desirable. It is not as pretty as many brooks, but in many places nature has taken hold and there are maples and birchs which are very beautiful as well as supporting wild life. It makes a pleasant walk from the Burnham Farms area down to the Center, and could be readily improved. Although the Commission does not feel that they want to push it at this time they do wish to bring it to the attention of the Planning Board so they may look into the matter. Mr. Suss- man left at 8:50 p.m. Action on Oak Park Circle subdivision was deferred OAK PARK until next week in order that the above matter might be CIRCLE further considered. Plans submitted with the following Form A applica- tions were reviewed by the Board: