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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF APRIL 28, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building and Cary Hall, was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members Cripps, Klauminzer, Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Rawski present. Mrs. Wood was absent. 125. Approval of Minutes: On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unanimously (4-0) to approve the Planning Board minutes of April 22, 1986 as presented. 126. Annual Report on Affordable Housing: On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted unanimously (4-0) to approve the Report for the 1986 Town Meeting as presented. 127. Form A/86-9, Waltham Street, Robert Phelan: The Board reviewed a plan not showing the transfer of land at the rear of the lot on Waltham Street into a lot within the Farmhurst V subdivision. No additional building lots are created by this transfer. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted unanimously (4-0): to endorse the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass. dated April 11, 1986, by Hayes Engineering, Inc., certified by Sidney Field, Jr., Cer- tified Land Surveyor, with application form A/86-9, as it does not require ' approval under the Subdivision Control Law. 128. Sunset Ridge, off Buckman Drive: Ms. Rawski reported the staff had explor- ed several options with the engineers to implement the Board's direction to the staff (see the minutes of April 22, 1986). The Board agreed: 1) to permit a reduction in the pavement width of the left -arm of the road by two feet to 22 feet, where it serves only one home, in order to hold the setback between the pavement and the neighbors' rear lot lines to a minimum of 8 feet; 2) to allow a slight increase in the length of the 9.5% grade section of the roadway, if necessary, but not to allow any increase in the grade percentage. 3) that construction of the stone pillars would not be permitted within the right-of-way; and 4) that fencing would be provided where the wall is over three feet in height. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unani- mously (4-0) to grant the applicant's request for an extension of time for action by the Board until May 9, 1986. The staff was requested to prepare a draft of a decision for the Board. 129. APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS: Mr. Cripps gave an oral report of the five applications to be heard by the Board of Appeals on May 8, 1986. It was agreed to make no recommendation on the following two cases: 7 Brandon Street, John Johansson; SP, expand dwelling 330 Woburn Street, Shell Oil; SP, gas station and sign