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PLANNING BOARD MEETING I January 15, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 15, 1968. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mrs. Riffin at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Greeley, Lund and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of Planning Board meeting of January 8, 1968 MINUTES were approved. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted to extend to February 13, 1968 inclusive the time within CAROL LA. which it must act on the definitive subdivision plan of Carol EXTENSION Lane (Centre Estates), dated August 28, 1967 as requested by the applicant. Mrs. Rawls and Messrs. H. Chapin, Cohen and Mitchell 701 STUDY - of Capital Expenditures Committee met with the Board to CAPITAL EXPEND - discuss the progress of the 701 study. Metcalf & Eddy memo- ITURES COMM. randum No. 13 (Long Range Financial Study) was discussed at some length. It was a joint decision of the two groups to request additional explanatory information from Metcalf and Eddy. Messrs. Giroux, Matheson, Brown, DeFelice and Atty. Blair Perry met with the Board to continue discussion of the APARTMENTS IN Central Block. Proposed articles permitting apartments in CENTRAL BLOCK C 2 districts, rezoning to a special A 2 district and hotels with cooking facilities in 40% of guest units were read and analyzed. It was agreed that the owners of the Central Block would come back prior to 12:00 noon on January 19, 1968. ' The Rowe petition for variance to permit the exten- BD. OF APPEALS sion of the existing A & P building having insufficient ROWE CHEVROLET side yard was discussed and it was decided to comment that the Board is generally opposed to any increase in the Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted to extend to February 13, 1968 inclusive the time within BATTLE GREEN which the Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan OFFICE PARK of Battle Green Office Park, dated Nov. 2, 1967, said exten- EXTENSION sion having been requested by the applicants. Mr. John J. McSweeney, Town Engineer, met with the Board to discuss the proposed turnaround on Denver St. near DENVER ST. ' Bellflower St. Mr. McSweeney recommended extending Denver TURNAROUND St. to Bellflower St. The Board inquired into various legal and engineering aspects of the alternate layouts. It was voted to request the owners to submit evidence of legal ability or rights to extend Denver St. to Bellflower St. Mrs. Rawls and Messrs. H. Chapin, Cohen and Mitchell 701 STUDY - of Capital Expenditures Committee met with the Board to CAPITAL EXPEND - discuss the progress of the 701 study. Metcalf & Eddy memo- ITURES COMM. randum No. 13 (Long Range Financial Study) was discussed at some length. It was a joint decision of the two groups to request additional explanatory information from Metcalf and Eddy. Messrs. Giroux, Matheson, Brown, DeFelice and Atty. Blair Perry met with the Board to continue discussion of the APARTMENTS IN Central Block. Proposed articles permitting apartments in CENTRAL BLOCK C 2 districts, rezoning to a special A 2 district and hotels with cooking facilities in 40% of guest units were read and analyzed. It was agreed that the owners of the Central Block would come back prior to 12:00 noon on January 19, 1968. ' The Rowe petition for variance to permit the exten- BD. OF APPEALS sion of the existing A & P building having insufficient ROWE CHEVROLET side yard was discussed and it was decided to comment that the Board is generally opposed to any increase in the