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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 24, 2021 Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board Held on March 24th, 2021, Virtual Meeting per Governor Baker’s Order at 6:00 pm Present: Charles Hornig, Chair; Robert Peters, Vice-Chair; Michael Schanbacher, Clerk; Melanie Thompson; and Robert Creech. Also present was Amanda Loomis, Planning Director and Sheila Page, Assistant Planning Director. Mr. Hornig stated that this remote participation meeting was being held in accordance with Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Executive Order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law to allow remote participation during the State of Emergency due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Mr. Hornig provided instructions to members of the public, who were watching or listening to the meeting via the Zoom application, regarding the process for making a public comment. *********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION****************** Non-Residential Preliminary Subdivision Plan Approval: 10 and 3 Maguire Road: Present was Robert Buckley of Reimer and Braunstein, David Robinson from Allen and Major, and Scott Kelly. Mr. Buckley explained the reason for this application was for a plan freeze for the zoning for this property and preserve the current property rights. Mr. Robinson presented the plan for a non-residential subdivision of land for 10 Maguire Road. The application would take the large parcel of land and divide it into three buildable lots. Ms. Page said the plan was compliant minus the need to have looped water and recommended it be a condition of approval. Board Comments and Questions:  Mr. Peters asked for clarification regarding the lot at 3 Maguire Road. Mr. Buckley said 3 Maguire would not be required since it has sufficient frontage on Maguire Road. Mr. Hornig suggested this not be made part of this request for this new subdivision and should remove it to avoid confusion.  Mr. Peters asked for clarification that the existing building was entirely on lot one. Mr. Robinson said yes. Was the intent of this plan to preserve the rights on the property under Article 16? Mr. Buckley confirmed that.  Ms. Thompson asked for clarification on what currently exists around the area they focused on at the bottom of the plan. Is there wetlands or conservation land surrounding that area? There would be no residential area around it only commercial properties. Would the bikeway be impeded by the construction? Mr. Buckley said no.  Mr. Creech asked for confirmation that all the changes would be on the southern side of Maguire Road. Mr. Buckley said yes.  Mr. Hornig said it would be important to note this was in the CM District and not the C-HIP District which had different dimensional standards and should be