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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 8, 1983 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Vice Chairman Mrs. Nichols, with members Sandy, Sorensen, Uhrig and Planning Director Bowyer present. Chairman Smith joined the meeting during discussion of item #20. 20. APPLICATIONS TO BOARD OF APPEALS Mr. Bowyer read from the staff analysis prepared for cases to be heard by the Board of Appeals on February 10, 1983. The staff analysis had not been typed or distrib- uted to the members. on the motion of Mr. Sandy, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted 4-0 to make no recommendation on the following application: 90 Hancock Street, Harold Millican: SP, operate private swimming instruction On the motion of Mrs. Uhrig, seconded by Mr. Sandy, it was voted 4-0, with Mrs. Smith abstaining, to make no recommendation on the following application: 739 Mass. Avenue, Waldorf School: SP, operate private school 443 Lincoln Street, Albert Piantedosi: Variance, use: Mr. Bowyer reported a series of temporary use variances had been granted since the early 1970's and the most recent use variance had expired. There are no special permits authorizing vehicular parking or storage in an RO district. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Smith, it was voted unanimously to recommend against granting a variance for the following reasons: 1) there is no procedural mechanism through the Board of Appeals for permitting these uses to continue, 2) the petition does not appear to meet the statutory requirements for a variance, even under the cri- teria in effect before Chapter 808 was adopted, 3) the one remedy available is to petition for an amendment to the Zoning Map, and 4) the use may present problems of petrochemical seepage adjacent to the Cambridge water supply. Mrs. Smith assumed chairing the meeting. ARTICLES FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 21. Article 2, Muzzey School Conversion: The Board reviewed a draft of a report and recommendation to Town Meeting. A number of corrections and suggestions for changes in the format of tables were agreed to. In a discussion of the maximum annual income allowable, under the MHFA guidelines, it was agreed the proposal should concentrate primarily on persons with annual incomes in the $20,000 range. It was agreed to delete the section of the draft dealing with "LexHAB" because the Board did not have specific information about the proposed housing assistance board and because it was thought the discussion of this concept would confuse the issue. It was agreed to delete from the draft the paragraph dealing with the financing and priorities of the senior center and to limit comments on the senior center to its land use implications. It was agreed to delete two suggestions for further nego- tiations, i.e., the calculation of the resale price of units sold in the "pre -sold" period and the inclusion of optional improvement packages. It was agreed to make a suggestion that after 90 days after completion of construction and for a period of 180 days thereafter, the offering price shall be at least $10,000 more than for M