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469 Planning Board Meeting Minutes of February 22, 1982 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:37 p.m. by the Chairman, Mr. Sandy, with members Smith, Sorensen, Wheaton, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Arslan present. Mrs. Nichols joined the meeting. during discussion of Item 27. Mrs. Wheaton was present for discussion of Item 26 and then left the meeting. 24. Approval of Minutes On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Smith, the minutes of the meet- ing of February 8, 1982, were approved by a vote of 3-0. Q Q DETERMINATION OF PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL m Q 25. Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street, Form A 82/1 The Board reviewed a plan of the Wilson Farm property at Pleasant Street and Massachusetts Avenue which involves the removal of the lot line for property on Massachusetts Avenue and the joining of that lot into the larger farm property. On a motion by Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Smith, it was voted 3-0: The plan entitled "Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated ' February 16, 1982, by Miller and Nylander Company, surveyor of Lexington, Mass., certified by Donald J. Forand, registered land surveyor, with appli- cation Form A-82/1, by Donald D. Wilson, does not require approval under the subdivision control law. APPLICATIONS TO BOARD OF APPEALS Land off Grove Street, Oscar Cormier, SP, Cluster Subdivision: Mr. Sandy turned over the chair to Vice Chairman Sorensen and disqualified himself from discus- sion of the Cormier subdivision as he is an abuttor to it. Ms. Arslan presented an analysis of the site which showed that the proposed development works counter to, and destroys, many of the existing natural features of the site. Extensive regrading is proposed and there will be steep slopes created both in cut and in fill. Mr. Bowyer commented that the most likely way to remedy these problems would be a new design concept which would probably result in a reduction in the number of potential building lots. The applicant has also not provided informa- tion requested after the approval of the preliminary subdivision plan. Members thought it was unreasonable to require development of a new design con- cept after the preliminary subdivision plan had been approved by the Board. The developer should comply with the requests made by the Board and submit a plan to the Board of Appeals which the Planning Board can approve as a definitive sub- division plan. ARTICLES FOR 1982 TOWN MEETING Article 62, DeVincent Land, off Waltham Street: Mr. Sandy resumed the Chair. John Crowe, a member of the Design Advisory Committee, reported his observations on the proposed development plan. The plan is not sensitive to existing site