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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
<br />MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19, 2003
<br />The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town. Office
<br />Building, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Galaitsis with members Chase, Davies, Harden,
<br />Kastorf and planning staff Garber, McCall - Taylor, and Tap present.
<br />MINUTES
<br />Review of Minutes Mr, Galaitsis left the room before the minutes were considered. The Board reviewed
<br />and corrected the minutes for the meeting of December 11, 2002. On the motion of Mr. Kastorf, seconded
<br />by Mr. Davies, it was voted unanimously 4 -0 to approve the minutes, as amended. Mr. Galaitsis rejoined
<br />the meeting.
<br />* * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * **
<br />PLANS NOT REQUIRING APPROVAL UNDER THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW
<br />AN 2003 -1 Grove Street/Royal Circle The Board reviewed an Approval Not Required plan for land off
<br />Grove Street and Royal Circle. On the motion of Mr. Davies, seconded by Ms. Chase, the Board voted
<br />unanimously to endorse the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington in Mass. ", dated January 30, 2003,
<br />prepared and certified by James R. Keenan, Professional Land Surveyor, Winchester, Mass., with Form
<br />A/2003 -1, submitted by Gary Larson of Larson Associates, as it does not require approval under the
<br />Subdivision Control Law.
<br />ANR 2003 -2,_ Walnut Street (Former Middlesex County Hospital) Ms. McCall- Taylor informed the
<br />Board that on October 9, 2002 it had endorsed a plan for land off Walnut Street that was formerly the site
<br />of the Middlesex County Hospital. Part of the land is in Waltham. The applicant, John F. Farrington, for
<br />HCRI Holdings, has requested that the Board rescind approval of that plan (ANR2002 -5), which was
<br />never filed at the Registry of Deeds, a:nd to approve a new plan — AN 2003 -2. The recently revised plan .
<br />will show the endorsement of both municipalities on a single plan.
<br />After a brief discussion, on the motion of Mr. Kastorf, seconded by Mr. Davies, the Planning Board voted
<br />unanimously to rescind the endorsement of the plan dated February 18, 2002 and revised June 4, 2002
<br />showing a subdivision of the land formerly the known as the Middlesex Hospital, and to endorse the plan
<br />entitled "Plan of Land in WalthamlLexington, MA," dated February 18, 2002, revised June 4, 2002 and
<br />February 7, 2003, prepared and certified by Kevin W. Hinds, Professional Land Surveyor, Southborough,
<br />MA, with Form A/2003 -2, submitted by John M. Farrington for HCRI Holding's Trust, as it does not
<br />require approval under the Subdivision Control Law.
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<br />Led emont Rezoning CRO to CD Spring Street at Hayden Avenue. Recommendation to Town Meeting:
<br />The Board discussed its thoughts on the public bearing for The Beal Companies' (Beal) petition to rezone
<br />its property at Spring Street and Hayden Avenue from CRO to CD so a third building and an addition to
<br />the parking structure could be added. Staff informed them of additional information they had received
<br />from Beal. The Board agreed to recess for ten minutes so they could read the new material.
<br />The meeting reconvened at 8:15 p.m.
<br />Regarding the discovery that the building exceeds the height limit in the Zoning Bylaw, Mr. Gloski, the
<br />architect, said that the roof could be redesigned. Possible traffic mitigations were again discussed as well.
<br />Mr. Harden commented that Beal is asking Town Meeting to set aside the controls for balance between
<br />residential and commercial uses without offering anything extraordinary in the way of traffic mitigation.
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