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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MINUTES OF JANUARY 22, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:30 by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Cripps, Sorensen, Uhrig, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Rawski and Secretary Peters present. The meeting was recessed at 7:31 p.m. to meet with the Board of Selectmen. 13. VACANCY ON BOARD: The joint meeting of the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, was called to order by the Chairman of the Selectmen, Mr. Marshall, at 7:37 p.m. Present were Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Uhrig, Mr. Cripps and Mr. Sorensen of the Planning Board, and Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Eddison and Mr. Dailey of the Selectmen. On the motion of Mr. Eddison, seconded by Mrs. Smith, it was voted unanimously (8-0) to appoint Martha Wood to fill the vacancy on the Planning Board caused by the resignation of Elizabeth Flemings, until the Town Elections of March 3, 1986. Mrs. Smith spoke of the many contributions Mrs. Flemings had made in time and effort to the Planning Board, adding that she would be missed. ' 14. APPLICATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT: Mr. Marshall took the occasion to remind those present of the BIDC Comprehensive Permit application for a special permit that will be heard by the Board of Appeals the following evening, Thurs- day, January 23, 1986. He noted that many Town Meeting Members were under the impression that this application would be coming before the Annual Town Meeting for vote by the Town, and did not plan to attend the Board of Appeals hearing. He hoped that the citizens and the press would publicize that the Comprehensive Permit process does not include anything more than the hearing before the Board of Appeals, beginning tomorrow evening. Both Boards agreed to meet on February 11, 1986, 7:00 p.m., for discussion of their positions on the BIDC application before the adjourned hearing of the Board of Appeals tentatively scheduled for February 27. Mr. Marshall added that Robert Engler, the consultant hired by the Town to review the BIDC application, would be attending tomorrow's meeting and would have a report ready for the Selectmen and the Planning Board, in time for their joint meeting. Mrs. Smith reconvened the Planning Board meeting in Room G-15, of the Town Office Building at 7:47 p.m. Mrs. Wood attended the meeting. Although appointed, she can not act as a Planning Board member until sworn in. 15. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: On the motion of Mr. Cripps, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the meetings of January 6 and January 8, 1986 as corrected. 16. Form A/86-2, Spring Street, Lowell R. Fox: Ms. Rawski explained that this is a resubmittal of a plan the Board declined to endorse on January 8, 1986 because it appeared to create a lot without frontage. She presented additional material that has been submitted showing the lot dimensions have not been