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PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' March 10, 1980 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman Dr. Friedman with members Nichols, Sandy, Wheaton, Sorensen, administrative clerk Mrs. Snow and planning intern Steven Asen present. Also in attendance were Charles E. Downe, planning consultant and Peter DiMatteo, Building Commissioner. Karsten Sorensen, newly elected Planning Board member was welcomed by the chairman. Mr. Sorensen was asked the status of his court cases against the Town. His suit of the Board of Appeals regarding the variance granted to the Golden Hand fabric store at 472 Waltham Street is still pending and his appeal regarding the use variance granted for #82 Waltham Street (March 6 hearing) has been continued to March 14, 1980. Charles Cole and Attorney Fred Conroy presented an area map showing the ARTICLE 68 proposed DeVincent RD rezoning proposal on Waltham Street and its rela- BROOKSIDE/RD tionship to the abutting Ricci land. The Riccis are unwilling to seek rezoning in conjunction with DeVincent at this time which precludes devel- opment plan for the entire area as preferred by the Board. Mr. Cole announced that if the Planning Board report on Article 68 is adverse, the proponent will request the withdrawal of the Article. At 8 p.m., Emilio Spagnuola met with the Board for clarification of INGLESIDE requirements in his submission of definitive plans for Ingleside sub- SPAGNUOLA division. Because of the large area involved, the locus map will be shown with distances to Woburn and Lowell Streets foreshortened. Mr. Spagnuola will file a Notice of Intent with the Conservation Commission during the coming week. Mrs. Nichols will represent the Planning Board at the March 11 hearing on Senate Bill 1222 (proposed revision to the State Wetland Law). Planning S1222 Board letter in opposition, dated March 6, 1980, to the Joint Committee WETLANDS on Natural Resources and Agriculture, will be presented as testimony. Steve Asen asked the Board's determination on the status of Lots 67 and JAMES STREET 68, Assessors Map #90, as requested by telephone call from an interested buyer of the land. The street is not considered to be of adequate grade and construction to provide frontage for the combined lots, and did not physically exist prior to 1948. Development of the lots will require subdivision procedures. Dr. Friedman's draft letter to the Board of Appeals opposing granting of CASTOLDI the Castoldi/Blake Road variance (hearing date March 13) was read and BLAKE ROAD was unanimously approved as written. The Planning Board report to Town Meeting on Article 36 (recodification ART.36 REPORT of the Zoning By -Law) was reviewed amended, and unanimously approved as APPROVED amended. Report on Article 55 (re -naming of Emerson Road near Maureen Road) was ART. 55 REPORTil unanimously approved as written. APPROVED