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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 7, 1984 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 10:12 a.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Cripps, Sorensen, Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present. Mrs. Flemings was absent. ARTICLES FOR 1984 TOWN MEETING 86. Article 18, CR District, Floor Area Ratio: Attorney Norman Richards delivered a letter from Daniel Gotthelf, director of the real estate division of the Xerox Corporation, dated April 6, 1984, which expressed opposition to the proposed article because of the economic effects on the Xerox property. Xerox considers an FAR of 0.35 as acceptable. The letter also asked for greater dialogue and coopera- tion with property owners. The Board reviewed a revised motion excluding steep slopes in the calculation of developable site area. Some editing changes in the report were made. It was agreed to recommend that the Town Meeting adopt the proposed amendment, as set forth in the revised motion, and to approve the report as amended. 87. Article 21, Technical Corrections: It was agreed to revise the motion by dropping part "e" which deals with the width of a sign. It was agreed to recommend that the Town Meeting approve the proposed amendment, containing parts a through d, and to approve the report to Town Meeting, as amended. 88. Article 22, Setback for Swimming Pools: The Board reviewed a draft of the report which says this amendment is a judgemental matter that is best decided by the Town Meeting. It was agreed to recommend against this citizen's article and to approve the report to Town Meeting as written. 89. Article 23, Wellington Lane Avenue: It was agreed to recommend to Dennis Lowe, attorney for the petitioner, that the change in the district boundary line be modified to exclude the Town -owned conservation land, which will remain in the RO district. If the petitioner agrees with that recommendation, the Planning Board will recommend in favor of the proposed change in district line. 90. Article 24, 16 Hayden Avenue: (Mrs. Uhrig disqualified herself from discussion on this rezoning.) Mr. Sorensen questioned how the Board could support the Temple Barker Sloane proposal in view of the traffic projections that have been developed and included in the Article 18 report. Several Board members thought that the actual traffic impacts aren't that great and the development complies with the 0.25 FAR standard for the CR district. The property is in an isolated location between the highway and an access road and is not appropriate for single family develop- ment. Temple Barker and Sloane would resolve one of the traffic problems in the area by eliminating the sight line problem at the exit ramp off Route 2 at Hayden Avenue. The meeting was adjourned at 12:27 p.m. Judith J. Uhrig, Clerk