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1 1 1 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF APRIL 22, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in room G-15 and in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:36 P.M. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members Klauminzer, Sorensen, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Rawski and Secretary Peters present. Mr. Cripps was absent. ************************* 1986 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING *************************** 115. Annual Housing Report: The Board reviewed a draft of the Annual Housing Report. They will phone any comments they have to the staff during the week, with the objective of approving the final draft at their meeting on April 28, 1986. ******************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS *********** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 116. 188 Lowell St., McNeil Associates: In a letter dated April 18, 1986, the applicants have requested an extension of time for action by the Board on their Preliminary Subdivision application for 188 Lowell Street. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted unanimously (4-0) to grant an extension of time until May 31, 1986 for action by the Board. 117. Mason's Hollow, Mark Moore: In a letter dated April 17, 1986, the appli- cant has requested an extension of time for action by the Board on the Definitive Subdivision application for 1303 Massachusetts Ave. until June 26, 1986. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Martha Wood, it was voted unanimously (4-0) to grant an extension of time until June 26, 1986 for action by the Board. 118. Birchknoll Subdivision, Lowell Street, Lexington/Woburn, Birchknoll Realty Trust: Ms. Rawski reported no preliminary site analysis work has been done. There is wetland, but no application to the Conservation Commission for a Deter- mination of Applicability to ascertain the extent and/or presence of wetlands on the site has been made. The Board felt that since most of the development is in Woburn, and it appears the applicant intends to bring in sewer and water service from Woburn by extending the existing service from Grant Street (in Woburn), the road should become an extension of Grant Street. The Board recommended the applicant take steps to acquire a legal right of access across the contiguous property of Gould or Kingston Homes, which separate the proposed subdivision road from Grant Street in Woburn. Should the applicant be unable to acquire an access easement, they recommended that the City of Woburn take the property by eminent domain, and the applicant should agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Woburn for all incurred costs arising from this transaction. Ms. Rawski pointed out the road layout is in violation of Section 6.5.2 of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations which prohibits centerline offsets of less than 125 feet. The centerline offset of the proposed road with Thoreau Road is 85 ft.