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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 2010 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, and called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Zurlo with members Canale, Manz, Galaitsis, Hornig and planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. *************************TOWN MEETING WARRANT********************************* RD rezoning amendment; Countryside Manor, Woburn Street: The Board discussed the PSDUP to give guidance to the applicant. Board comments:  The organization of the PSDUP was set up poorly and not acceptable; it needed to be incorporated into the existing PSDUP;  Inclusionary Housing at 10% was not acceptable, it should be 15% and the affordability language for the entire site should be updated to be acceptable to DHCD;  There should be an interior sidewalk to Woburn Street;  A large number of trees would be removed and there would need to be a count based on DBH (diameter at breast height) caliper of the trees being removed and their replacements;  The Traffic Mitigation Group had concerns about a reasonable traffic mitigation package since the new PSDUP would wipe out the old one; there needed to be a better understanding of the conditions and commitments that currently exist and how it would be folded into the new one. The Town should be left at least in as good a position as now exists;  Would the proposed building, characterized by one member as a monolithic and massive structure, be compatible with the existing nearby smaller buildings?  There was concern about a positive revenue to cost ratio and a member asked the applicant to consider making the units to be age restricted, although at the same time the applicant was cautioned to make sure the PSDUP fully complies with antidiscrimination laws regarding children. Mr. Brian Kelley said he would consider many of the issues and address them next week. Flood Plain Maps: On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to accept the model bylaw with the removal of the FNIP addresses and to authorize the staff to fill in the blanks where needed once the information was provided by the federal government.