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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF MAY 7, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by the Vice -Chairman, Mr. Cripps, with members Klauminzer, Sorensen and Wood, Planner Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Rawski present. Mrs. Uhrig was absent. 130. Approval of Minutes: On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Sorensen it was voted 3-0 to approve the minutes of April 28, as written. Mrs. Wood abstained as she was not present at that meeting. It was agreed to defer action on the approval of other minutes. SUBDIVISION OF LAND 131. Sunset Ridge, off Buckman Drive: Ms. Rawski reported on changes in the plan in response to the Board's requests at the last meeting. She said the change in the alignment of the roadway to keep the paved part of the street at least eight feet from any property line resulted in a somewhat better situation. The depth of the cut was reduced by one foot without increasing the length, approximately 70 feet, of road at the 9 1/2% slope. The town engineer had objected strenuously to reducing the roadway to less than 24 feet. Nevertheless it was still possible to keep the northerly segment of the road eight feet from the back of the lots on Buckman Drive, maintain the 24 foot pavement width, and maintain a turnaround within acceptable design standards although the turning radius is tighter than earlier proposed. She added that a four foot high fence would be erected adjacent to property lines wherever the roadway was more than three feet below the adjoining grade. Screen- ing will be installed along the property lines where lots might have a view of the roadway. She observed that, overall, the plan seemed to be a good solution with only minimal deviations from design standards while still affording protec- tion and screening for abutting lots. Ms. Rawski distributed revised drafts, with proposed changes highlighted from the draft of the Certificate of Action, dated May 7, 1986, and from the draft of the decision for the Special Permit, dated May 7, 1986, which had been distributed earlier. The revisions dealt with: changes in the date of the plans, the section dealing with conditions to be met prior to endorsement, the length of the section of roadway which has a 9.5% grade and the description of the location and number of square feet in three conservation easements. It was agreed to make those changes. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted unanimously to approve the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Sunset Ridge" and to approve the Certificate of Action as corrected. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted unanimously to grant a Special Permit with Site Plan Review for the conventional subdivision entitled "Sunset Ridge" and to approve the decision, as corrected. The Board discussed how they could sign a revised copy of the decision so that it could be filed with the Town Clerk the next day. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted unanimously to authorize the planning direct- or to sign the Certificate of Action and the decision on the Special Permit with Site Plan Review in behalf of the Board.