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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MAY 18, 2005 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Harden with members Manz, Galaitsis, Canale and planning staff McCall-Taylor present. Mr. Hornig was absent. ******************************* EXECUTIVE SESSION ******************************** At 7:40 p.m., by individual poll of the Board – Mr. Galaitsis, Mr. Harden, Ms. Manz, Mr. Canale – it was voted to go into Executive Session to discuss litigation and to return to open session. At 8:05 the Board returned to open session. ************************************* MINUTES ************************************** Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of March 9, 2005. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes as amended with Mr. Canale abstaining as he was not a member of the Planning Board at that time. The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of March 15, 2005. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes as amended with Mr. Galaitsis abstaining because he was absent on March 15. ************ ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************* DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNACCEPTED STREETS After reviewing the proposal for road improvements on Fairland Street, the Board, by a vote of 4 - 0, acting under Section 175-68 of the Development Regulations, determined that Fairland Street, an unaccepted street, insofar as it provides frontage for 21 Fairland, is presently not of adequate grade and construction, but that, upon the satisfactory completion of improvements proposed by Seaver Construction, Inc., Woburn, MA, Fairland Street will be of adequate grade and construction. The proposed improvements were shown on the plan of the property prepared by Keenan Survey, dated March 31, 2005, and as described in the May 18 letter from Scott Seaver to Maryann McCall-Taylor. The improvements will include the filling of potholes, shimming low areas and resurfacing with 1” of finish pavement. The sewer structure will be raised if necessary. The repaving will extend from the southwestern corner of the lot toward Eastern Avenue for a distance of approximately 288’. Based on this determination, the Building Commissioner may issue a building permit. The occupancy permit cannot be issued until the roadwork is complete, a registered professional engineer or landscape architect has certified that the construction is complete, and a set of as-built plans is submitted. SUBDIVISION OF LAND 48 Summit Road – The applicant who had submitted a preliminary subdivision plan which was to be discussed this evening requested that the Board postpone the continuation of their deliberations to a later date and asked to extend the time in which to take action from May 26, 2005 to July 29, 2005. The applicant was not available due to a family emergency that took him out of the country. The Board, on a motion by Ms. Manz, seconded by Mr. Canale, voted to extend the time in which to take action on the 48 Summit Road Preliminary Subdivision until July 29, 2005, and to consider the preliminary subdivision at a later date in June or July when the applicant would be available 31,33 and 35 Cary Avenue Cluster Subdivision Plan, Sheldon Corporation – The Board signed the Certificate of Action and the Special Permit with Site Plan Review for the 31, 33 and 35 Cary Avenue Cluster Subdivision. Scottish Glen Cluster Subdivision, off Summer Street, Curran Construction – The developer had changes that he wanted to make from the plans as approved – the substitution of decks for patios, the relocation of