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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF AUGUST 13, 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 McCall- Taylor, and Tap present. Mr. Galaitsis and Mr. Garber were absent. MINUTES Review of Minutes The Board reviewed the minutes for the meetings of June 11, June 18 and July 16, 2003. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the June 11 and June 18 minutes as amended; the minutes of July 16 were approved as written. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNACCEPTED STREETS 25 Richard Road Definitive Road Construction Plan DEBCO Properties: Mr. David Burns, the applicant; Mr. Joseph Steinlrauss, attorney; and Mary Cassidy, owner of 25 Richard Road, were present. Mr. Burns explained that he wants to demolish the house at 25 Richard Road, an unaccepted street, and build a new house. His plan shows the resurfacing of 125 feet of Richard Road. Two years ago, builder Mark Barons improved a section of the roadway to provide frontage for a house he built at 23 Richard Road. The memo from the Engineering Division suggested an alternative to rebuilding the 125 feet of roadway might be overlaying with 2 inches of blacktop the existing pavement from the proposed start of refinishing down to the existing manhole shown on the plan near the Follen Road intersection with a bituminous berm from the edge of the proposed driveway down to the existing catch basin, a distance of about 250 feet. Mr. Burns said he would be happy to do as Engineering suggested. The Board asked him to provide a plan showing this road improvement. On the motion of Mr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Kastorf, it was voted that the portion of Richard Road from the proposed driveway down to Follen Road would be of adequate grade and construction after Mr. Burns puts down a 2 -inch overlay of paving and installs the berm described in the memo from the Engineering Division. SUBDIVISION OF LAND Lexington Hills Cluster Subd ivision, Walnut Roseland LLC, Continued Public Hearine: Mr. Harden opened the hearing at 7:50 p.m. Ms. McCall - Taylor reported that the applicant has requested a 90 -day extension of the time for the Board to act on its Lexington Hills Cluster Subdivision plan. The approvals they needed from Waltham have not yet been received. On the motion of Mr. Kastorf, seconded by Ms. Chase, it was voted to grant the requested 90 -day extension of the time the Board has to issue a decision on the Lexington IIills Cluster Subdivision definitive plan and the special permit, from August 29, 2003 to November 29, 2003 and to continue the public hearing to November 5, 2003 at 7:45 p.m. Aaron Road Conventional Subdivisio New England Construction Co., Release of Covenant: Ms. McCall - Taylor informed the Board that Mr. Mark Barons has requested release of the covenant for 3 Aaron Road, lot 2 of the Aaron Road subdivision. After a brief discussion, on the motion of Mr. Davies, seconded by Ms. Chase., it was voted that as sufficient surety remains in the form of the lot still under covenant to secure performance of the construction of ways and installation of municipal services to serve lot 2 in accordance with the provisions of the Covenant dated July 2, 2002, lot 2 is hereby released from the restrictions as to building and sale specified in the covenant.