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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 3, 1985 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 8:05 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Cripps, Sorensen and Planning Director Bowyer present. Mrs. Uhrig joined the meeting during Item 101. Mrs. Flemings was absent as she was out of town on business. PLANS NOT REQUIRING SUBDIVISION APPROVAL: 101. 11 Castle Road, Clare Reed, Form A-85/6: The Board reviewed a plan of land at the corner of Castle Road and Hayes Avenue in which a lot 11B is to be joined with a lot I of Clare Reed and a lot 11A is to be joined with a lot of Gordon Baty. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen seconded by Mr. Cripps it was voted 3-0: to endorse the plan entitled "Compiled Subdivision Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass." dated March 15, 1985 by Miller and Nylander Company, and certified by Donald J. Forand, professional Land Surveyor, with application form A-85/6 by Clare W. Reed as it does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. ARTICLES FOR 1985 TOWN MEETING 102. Article 23, Franklin School: The Board reviewed a draft of the report on the conversion of the Franklin School. It was agreed to add a comment in the recom- mendations section recognizing that Greater Boston Development Corporation has demonstrated extraordinary skill and resourcefulness in the development of low and moderate income housing. Mr. Sorensen suggested the order of the recommen- dations in the draft be rearranged to emphasize the suitability of the site for multi -family housing so that it does not appear that the Planning Board is making a favorable recommendation just because it is low and moderate housing. On the motion of Mrs Uhrig, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted 4-0 to recommend that the conversion of the Franklin School to low and moderate income housing, as proposed by GBCD Inc, be approved and to approve the report, as amended. 103. Minuteman Conference Center: The Board reviewed the draft of a report dated March 29, 1985. It was agreed to revise the recommendation section by changing the order of the recommendations from the draft, to give greater emphasis to the high impacts of the development, to give greater attention to the impacts on the Minuteman National Park, to delete the comments about the educational benefits of the proximity of the hotel/conference center and to clarify the section about the exemption of land from real estate assessment. Mrs. Uhrig suggested changes in the table on page 3 to improve its readability. On the motion of Mr. Cripps, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted 4-0 to recommend that the proposed hotel/ - conference center not be approved and to approve the report as amended. SUBDIVISION OF LAND: 104. Farmhurst V, off Bridge Street_. William Hamilton was present for further discussion of the undersized lots. (see number 73, March 18, 1985) Hamilton admitted that the intention had been that lot 115C would be combined with other lots to create a building lot. The intention was that 114C would be connected to lot 1. After discussion it was agreed that lot 115C has no "grandfathered" status as its only frontage at present is on a paper right-of-way. The Board