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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF MARCH 10, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:36 by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members Cripps, Klauminzer, Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer and Secretary Peters present. Mrs. Wood was absent. ************************ PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION ************************* 61. Election of Officers: Mr. Cripps nominated Mrs. Uhrig for chairman, Mrs. Klauminzer seconded the nomination. There were no other nominations, and the Board voted unanimously to elect Mrs. Uhrig chairman. Mrs. Klauminzer nominated Mr. Cripps for vice-chairman. Mrs. Uhrig seconded the nomination. There were no other nominations, and the Board voted unanimously to elect Mr. Cripps vice-chairman. Mrs. Uhrig nominated Mrs. Wood for clerk. Mr. Cripps seconded the nomination. There were no other nominations, and the Board voted unanimously to elect Mrs. Wood clerk. 62. Signature Forms: Members of the Planning Board present, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Rawski signed the Signature Forms for the Registry of Deeds and the Recorder of Land Court. The forms will be held by the staff until Mrs. Wood's signature can be obtained. ****************** PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ************************* Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brown of 12 Carol Lane, expressed concerns about the loss of the country atmosphere they enjoyed when they moved to Lexington. They particu- larly objected to the appearance of Custance Place and The Lumberyard develop- ments on Bedford Street. They felt the Town should have been able to prevent "such excessive development". They asked what the Planning Board and/or citizens could do in the future. Mrs. Uhrig said these developments are a permitted use in the zone in which they are located. No traffic study is required; and the applicant needs only apply for a building permit which is granted by the Inspection Department if the de- velopment conforms to the Zoning By -Law and the State Building Code. She added the Planning Board tries to propose as many corrections to the Zoning By -Laws as they can, noting the seven zoning articles proposed by the Planning Board for this year's Town Meeting. Mr. Brown recommended the setbacks should be increased to 50 feet in commercial districts. William Spencer felt that the applicant for a building permit in the CG District should be required to furnish the informa- tion required for site development plan approval, which includes a traffic analy- sis, as described in Section 3 of the Zoning By -Law. Mr. Brown added he had heard that the Medi -Mart building on the corner of Worthen Road and Bedford Street was for sale, and he hoped there could be something done to prevent that site from being as intensively developed as Custance had been.