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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MAY 11 1985 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Cripps, Sorensen, Uhrig and Planning Director Bowyer present. Mrs. Flemings joined the meeting during item 120. PLANS NOT REQUIRING SUBDIVISION APPROVAL 119. 507 Waltham Street, Joseph Chabot, Form A-85/7: Mr. Bowyer explained that Dr. Chabot proposed to swap some back land from his animal clinic to his house. The lot line separating the house from the animal clinic would remain the same for the first 85 feet and there would be no change in the frontage of either lot. Both lots have more than 30,000 square feet of lot area. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted 4-0 : to endorse the plan entitled "Compiled Subdivision Plan of Land in Lexing- ton, Mass." by BSC - Bedford, certified by Donald J. Forand, professional land surveyor, with application form A-85/7 by Joseph L. Chabot because it does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. 120. APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS Mr. Sorensen presented an oral review of the cases to be heard by the Board of Appeals on May 9. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen seconded by Mrs. Flemings, it was voted unanimously to make no recommendation on the following seven cases: ' 10 Pearl Street, Robert Mabardy: SP, pool, 371 Mass. Ave, Paul Budlong: SP, sign, 537 Lowell Street, Hugh Leichtman: SP, use barn as living quarters, 211 Massachusetts Avenue, Goodies to Go: SP, take-out food, 21 Pearl Street, Michael Libin: Variance, sideyard (the Board will comment comment that it is hard to identify the hardship). 26 Liberty Avenue, Elizabeth Gogan: Variance, setback, 72 Lowell Street, David Huey: SP, convert one -family into two-family, if data is provided that the dwelling meets the minimum floor area perscribed in Section 5.3. 30 Albemarle Avenue, Mary Brennan: Variance, construct a dwelling: The Board deferred a recommendation as there was insufficient information to evaluate the petition. ARTICLES FOR 1985 TOWN MEETING 121. Conservation Land Acquisitions: Chairman David Williams and Conservation Administrator Charles Wyman were present to brief the Board on two properties proposed for acquisition. Mr. Williams said he was here to provide information to the Board and not to request a vote at this time. One of the proposed purchases is three lots comprising the remaining frontage of the West farm on Oak Street. That has value because it : 1) adjoins other con- servation land previously acquired, 2) would service a neighborhood of small lots which needs significant open space and 3) would preserve an open view from Pleas- ant Street across the Wilson farm property at one of the major gateways into the town.