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<br /> 'HISTORIC DISTRICTS' COM~RSSION
<br /> An informs], meeting of the Historic Dis.trlcts Commission was held at ;
<br /> 7x50 P. M. on Tuesday, 4ctober.i6, 1:973, in Room G15, Town .Office Building,
<br /> ` Lexington. Present were_Caamdssioners Wilbur M, Jaquith, Chairman; Philip -
<br /> B. Parsons,- Secretary; Thomas J. Holsbogs and Georgia: H. Williams..
<br /> ' Present for the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. o'f the Areh~
<br /> diocese of the ,Roz+~an Catholic Church of Boston were James G. Dolan,. Jr.,
<br /> General Counsels Stephen Diamond, Architect.; and,. John Truslow~ Architect.
<br /> ` Witki them was Alexander Cvi3anovic, Architect, of The Architects Collabora»
<br /> five, Mr. Jaquith stated that the Commission would have to hold a public
<br /> hearing and that this. was dust an informal meeting. $e said that the His-
<br /> -tonic Districts Commission cannot legally make any commitment to anything
<br /> until after a public hearing. ~Mr. Dolan said that the Planning Office had
<br /> Piled an appeal of the Board of Appeals"' decision and expected to have a
<br /> hearing the end o€ October. dlr. Jaquith informed Mr. Dolan that the Com-
<br /> mission had no control over the use of the property in question but.-only, _
<br /> the exterior architectural features cf the proposed. housing units.' '
<br /> Mr. Diamond.submitted~the seven drawings which had been su~nitted to.,;
<br /> the Town Meeting and to the Board of Appeals Site Plan, First Floor Plan,.
<br /> Second Floor Flan, two Typical Elevations, Utility and Drainage Plan, and
<br /> Survey•of Existing Ground Conditions. He said that the property frontage
<br /> on Worthen $oad includes ali of the pine grove and approximately 40 feet p$.
<br /> the .parking lot' ad~,Ge~nt.,to the p~.r~e grmrp. This property consists of app-
<br /> proximately two and one~quart~r acres+~ 'There would be three separate build
<br /> sugar four 2-bedroom, eight 3-bedroom, and four 4-bedroom units fora total
<br /> of ib units ofF townhouse, style, . Thq 'band of :trees .bettgeen the three towns ~ .
<br /> house units and Massachu$ettg avenue wovil,ci'be; s®~ved so that he believes
<br /> that the units would not be too visible from Massachusetts Avenue. The de•-,,
<br /> velopment `t~ril.i be clsari~r visible from Worthen .Road and #'xom .,the parking
<br /> lot. If they can, reso3Fve ttie ~ problem..wifih^'St. ;;~$rigid~~ Chi~cht tk?ere .will
<br /> be an entrance at one side :and an, exit'at the other side f the parking `lot'
<br /> with a i00' x 20"'band of glant3.ng at the end of the pang lat. They do
<br /> . nc~t feel that taking part of the parking lot will cause any problems. they
<br /> will have to remove soma trees but xiLt remove as few as possible, There
<br /> would be 30` setback from the boundary line on'Niorthen Road a:nd s total of
<br /> 26 parking spaces reserved for the townhouse units.
<br /> Mr. Dolan .said that the Conservation Commission had asked for a cen~
<br /> servati.on easement to prevent future building and that this might be givon.,
<br /> He explained that a'conservation easement would mean that the P].ann.ng Of~
<br /> fice would retain ownership of the ].and but could not build additional ussits.
<br /> Mr. Cvi3anovio said that these units would. be attached townhouses :in
<br /> three s®ctions consisting of 8, 3, and 5 townhouses respective7,y.
<br /> mould be wood frame with wood stained vertieaT siding., darl~ anodired alt7uai-
<br /> num windows, and have asphalt roof shi.rigles. He said that they would not
<br /> be prefabricated buildings, He said that they are. currently pricing wood ,
<br /> clapboard siding.,whioh would be painted'chitsif chosen. In ans~rer.to X
<br /> questions Mar. Cvi~anovic said that the windows would be single paned witdi
<br /> s'so muntins.
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