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MINUTES OF PLANNING BOARD MEETING March 4, 1981 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wheaton, with members Nichols, Sandy, Smith, Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Asen present. ELECTION OF OFFICERS As provided in Section 2.1 of the "Procedural Rules" the Board elected officers. On the nomination by Mr. Sandy, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, Mrs. Wheaton was elected unanimously as Chairman. On the nomination of Mrs. Wheaton, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, Mr. Sandy was elected unanimously as vice-chairman. On the nomination of Mrs. Wheaton, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, Mrs. Nichols was elected unanimously as clerk. 37. ARTICLES FOR 1981 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Policy on Traffic and Rezoning - Hartwell Avenue: The Board reviewed a draft report and policy statement prepared by the staff entitled "Relationship Between Additional Traffic and the Rezoning of Land in the Bedford Street - Hartwell Avenue Area." The Board suggested several changes: (a) a stronger position be taken towards slowing down or postponing the building project "in the development pipeline" through more aggressive use of the Town's powers in granting special permits, (b) that the policy that no action to rezone land', in the area be permitted until construction is under- way, be changed to read until a construction contract has been awarded, and (c) greater attention be given to effective controls on the traffic generated during peak hours. It was agreed the staff would prepare a re- vised draft for review at the next meeting. Article 24, Certificate of Zoning Compliance: There was discussion as to whether the Planning Board should continue to be formally involved in the granting of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance. Mr. Sorensen and Mrs. Smith favored the Planning Board's continued involvement. The majority of the Board supports the article as written without formal Planning Board involvement. Article 27, Prescott Village: A poll of the Board was taken on supporting this article. Mr. Sorensen said he was in favor of the article and thought that the project's loose ends are correctable. The other four members do not support the project. On the motion of Mr. Sandy, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, the Board voted 4-1, with Mr. Sorensen opposed, to accept the report as corrected. Article 28, Tropeano Land: The Board reviewed the draft report and agreed that recommendation #3, relative to the timing of rezoning of land in view of its impact on peak hour traffic, should be consistent with the position taken in the report on Article 29, the Cosgrove land which adjoins the Tropeano land. On a motion by Mr. Sandy, seconded by Mrs. Smith, it was voted unanimously to not support the article and to accept the report as corrected. Article 29, Cosgrove Land: The Board reviewed this proposal in the light of the report and policy statement on rezoning and traffic in the Hartwell Avenue area discussed earlier in the meeting. In addition, the Board noted