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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 2003 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in the Guard Room, Lexington Police Station, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Galaitsis with members Davies, Harden, Kastorf and planning staff Garber, McCall - Taylor, Tap and Machek present. Ms. Chase was absent. MINUTES Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of November 6, 2002 and January 22, 2003. On a motion duly made and seeonded, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes, as amended. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATIO.N OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * ** SUBDIVISION OF LAND Mr. Kastorf recused himself. Hazel Road Special Residential Development, Ronald Lope : Present for this item were Mr. Ronald Lopez, North Shore Construction and Development, applicant; Mr. Dylan James and Mr. Jason Himi.ck, Meridian Engineering Inc., engineers; and Mr. Edmund Grant, attorney. Mr. Himick presented three sketch development concept plans for land off Hazel Road. Twelve dwelling units, a mix of single - fancily and duplex units on a cut de sac, are proposed. Average unit living -area would be around 2,000 square feet. Two single - family units would face Winter Street. Board Comments and Questions Mr. Harden asked if there would be any affordable units. Mr. Grant responded that the Special Residential Development provisions have no requirement to include affordable housing. Mr. Harden said that a 12 -unit development is quite intense for the site's size. Where is the public benefit? Mr. Lopez responded that he is looking for the Board's input tonight. Mr. Galaitsis stated that a new development should not put the Town in a worse position relative to the Department of Housing and Community Development's ten percent threshold of affordable housing. Questions about the paper portion of the street being made part of the development arose. Mr. Grant pointed out that Mr. Lopez owns both sides of the paper street so he could use it. Ms. McCall - Taylor asked him to provide case law on this issue. She also asked how the usable open space requirement would be met, as the site is very step. Mr. James said that grading has been done which helps to solve that problem. Site coverage is 12.4% not counting the road; it is 15% including the road. There is water service in the roadway. Mr. Davies expressed his hope that the houses would be designed to fit the site well. Audience Comments and Questions A Pine Knoll Road resident expressed his concerns about runoff. Blasting was another concern; the area recently suffered through blasting for the Lexington Park development, off Winter and Sullivan Streets. The Board asked the developer to come back with another sketch plan with fewer units of not greater than. the size shown tonight. Mr. Kastorf rejoined the meeting.