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PLANNING BOARD ML\aYFES MEETLNG OF RJNE 18, 2003 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Harden with members Chase, Davies, Kastorf and planning staff Garber, McCall- Taylor, and Tap present_ MINUTES Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of June 4, 2003. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes as amended. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * ** SUBDIVISION OF LAND Johnson's Farm Cluster Subdivision, 3MG LLC, Release of Lot Mr. Joseph Gelormmni, the developer, and Ms_ Patricia Brown, attorney, were present for this item. Mr. Gelorrim would like the Board to release lot five of the Johnson's Farm subdivision even though the public facilities are incomplete. He said that the Selectmen postponed until June 30 acting on his application for permission to connect into town water /sewer so he could not complete the road work and utility connections, but he has worked out something with the engineering division. for June 23, Mr_ Gelormini said the subdivision covenant can act as surety on lot five and he has asked the developer, a friend of his, who is buying lot five, for a landscaping bond_ He reiterated that he has no doubt that the house on lot dive will relate appropriately to the rest of the cluster development On the motion of Mr. Kastorf, seconded by Mr. Davies, it was voted 4-0 to release lot five of the Johnson's Farm Cluster subdivision, provided all existing homeowners covenants run with the lot. On the motion of Mr_ Kastorf, seconded by Mr. Harden, it was voted to authorize Mr. Garber to add the necessary warding to the lot release and to sign it for the board- 47-53 Pleasant Street Preliminary Conventional Subdivision Plan, Mr. Eugene Luongo, Pu blic Information Meeting Mr. Eugene Luongo and Mrs_ Jeanne Luongo, the applicants, and their son; Mr_ Gary Larson and Mr. Chris Bailey, landscape architects, Larson and Associates; and Mr. Richard 4Vaitt, Meridian Engineering, were present. There were 10 people in the audience_ Mr. Larson presented a plan showing seven house lots on a new cul de sac off Pleasant Street. The existing buildings house, garage and shed —will be demolished and the trees and brush along the front of the site thinned out and shaped up, though most of the trees will remain. They plan to retain the stone wall along Pleasant Street. There will be a permanent easement over the wooded portions of back corner of the tract; along Pleasant Street there will be a 30 foot -wide easement across lot one and a 20 -foot wide easement across lot seven. The smaller of the proposed houses, which will range in size from 2,200 to 2,450 square feet of livin space, will be situated on the lots closest to Pleasant Street. Mr. Larson noted that the amount of usable open space in the plan exceeds the minimum required. The amount of impervious surface is less than the maximum allowed. No waivers are requested_ Their intent is to have the town accept the new road as a public way. Beard Questions and Comments: Mr. Harden noted that Mr. Luongo's had presented a sketch plan for his land at 47 -53 Pleasant Street in November 2002_ At that time the Board encouraged Mr_ Luongo to consider developing a cluster subdivision.