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1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING June 2, 1980 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:36 p.m. by the Chairman Dr. Friedman with members Sandy, Nichols, Sorensen, Wheaton, Planning Director Bowyer and Administrative Clerk Mrs. Snow present. REPORTS BY MEMBERS, SUBCOMMITTEES Dr. Friedman reported on his meeting with Michael Colangelo and Ed Darman on preliminary plans for an office park on land near the Waltham line at Waltham Street. It was agreed that area of Waltham Street, on both sides of the street, should be evaluated using the Sensitive Areas Analysis checklist and that the matter will be discussed at the June 9 meeting. Mrs. Wheaton reported that in the process of renumbering and reordering the ZoningBy-Law this year, a line in Section 9.6.4 a., National Flood Insurance, was inadvertently omitted. According to Town Counsel, a zoning amendment article will be necessary to reinstate the phrase in the By -Law. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the Planning Board meeting on May 19, 1980, were corrected, and then, on the motion of Mrs. Wheaton, seconded by Dr. Sandy, were approved unanimously. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT Mr. Bowyer reported on a situation which has been brought to his attention involving lot lines of Lots 6, 7 and 8 in the Willow Ridge subdivision. Elliot Abrons, who lives in a house on Lot 7, Barrett Road, has produced a recorded plot plan showing his lot line with a different configuration than that shown on the approved subdivision plan. Mr. Bowyer, upon advice of Town Counsel, has written to Mr. Tuttle, developer of Willow Ridge, that the approved subdivision plan will not be released for recording until he and Mr. Abrons resolve their differences, and clear evidence of the solu- tion has been provided to the Town Counsel and to the Planning Board. HUD 701 Comprehensive Planning Funds: As requested by the Town Manager, Mr. Bowyer investigated submitting an application for 701 funds. It was concluded that the amount of money to be realized was so small, it did not justify the work involved to prepare the application. Procedure for Recording Form A Plans: In the light of the recent alteration, following endorsement, of a Form A plan, Mr. Bowyer suggested a new procedure for recording of the originals. The applicantwould be required to record the plan within a limited time,and to provide the Planning Board with a certified copy, in reduced form, of the recorded plan. This..procedure would. give assurance that the plan was recorded, but the Board questioned that no changes could be made after endorsement. The Board asked Mr. Bowyer to inves- tigate the possibility of mailing the originals to the Registry or sending them by courier for recording, so that the endorsed plan is never in the custody of the applicant.