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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 11, 1985 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Estabrook Hall, was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Cripps, Flemings, Sorensen, Uhrig, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Delori present. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT The Board conducted a public hearing, as required by Chapter 40A, on the petition of Woodhaven Realty to amend the zoning map for an apartment development off Woburn Street. The hearing was concluded at 9:05 p.m. and the Board recessed and moved the meeting to Room G-15, Town Offices. The Board reconvened in Room G-15 at 9:25 p.m. PLANS NOT REQUIRING SUBDIVISION APPROVAL 60. Wellington Lane Avenue -Garden Avenue, Conrad Philipson, Form A-85/5: The Board reviewed a plan showing the transfer of a sliver of land, with 212 square feet, from DiLuna to Philipson so that the lot would have more than the 15,500 square feet required. Mr. Sorensen said he thought there was an understanding ' between the Planning Board and Mr. Philipson that the Garden Avenue problem would be resolved. (See Item 202, October 15, 1984 minutes) Attorney Dennis Lowe said they had not been able to work out a solution to the fact that part of the John- son house, at 50 Wellington Lane Avenue, is located within the right-of-way of Garden Avenue, which is classified as a paper right-of-way. He said this land transfer between Di Luna and Philipson was a separate matter as the lot in ques- tion was always a separate lot from the other land of Philipson which fronts on the Garden Avenue paper right-of-way. The Board was not pleased with this sequence of actions because it thought Phil- ipson was under some obligation to resolve the Garden Avenue problem. It recog- nized that it did have to act on the plan presented to the Board. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted unanimously: The plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land Located in Lexington, Mass.," dated March 4, 1985, by Medford Engineering and Survey, certified by Angelo B. Veneziano, Registered Land Surveyor, with application Form A-85/5, by Dennis Lowe for Conrad A. and Elizabeth C. Philipson, does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. ARTICLES FOR 1985 TOWN MEETING 61. Article 12, Conversion of One Family Dwelling: The Board reviewed a draft of a report dated March 8. Members noted some confusion in the table comparing the proposed amendment and accessory apartments; it was agreed to add the exist- ing Section 5.3 to the comparison. Mrs. Flemings thought the proposed amendment should be liberalized to permit more older houses, on lots with less than 15,500 square feet, to be converted. Mrs. Uhrig was uneasy about that provision because