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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 9, 2002 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Galaitsis with members, Chase, Davies, Harden, and planning staff Garber and McCall - Taylor present. Mr. Kastorf arrived after the minutes had been accepted. ****** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** MINUTES Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of December 19, 2001. On the motion of Mr. Harden, seconded by Mr. Davies, it was voted unanimously 4 -0 to approve the minutes, as amended. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * ** Lowell Street Comprehensive Permit (M.G.L. Chapter 40B) - Mr. Galaitsis left for this portion of the meeting, as be is an immediate abutter. Ms. McCall - Taylor rolled out the plans for a proposed development at 536 -540 Lowell Street that will utilize a comprehensive permit. It showed 48 units arranged around an interior looped drive. The dwelling units will be in quadraplexes and duplexes with garages underneath. A review committee has been set up to negotiate with the developer and make recommendations to the Zoning Board of Appeals. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT Proposed Zoning Amendments - Mr. Garber reported on the zoning articles that will be sponsored by the Planning Board at the 2002 Annual Town Meeting. The Board had received the latest copy of the House Impact Provisions that incorporated all the comments to date. Mr. Garber said that there was one issue that was still troublesome and that was the site plan review. He felt that it was confusing to have it remain within the special permit provision and he might extract it and put it at the end of Section 3 or as its own section. As a result there may be one more iteration of the House Impact Provisions. The articles dealing with codification and the technical corrections are done. Mr. Garber reported that net floor area could not be removed from the by -law without many other areas being affected so it will be left as is at this time. Mr. Harden asked if there were a firm deadline for the final versions of amendments. Mr. Garber said the February 4 is absolute as that is when the Selectmen sign the warrant and send it to the printer. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * ** SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Aaron Road Continued Hearing Ms. McCall - Taylor told the Board that the hearing had been continued to allow the Conservation Commission and the Engineering Department to resolve the issue over which side of Nickerson Road to tie into and that as of that afternoon the issue was not resolved. Mr. Edmund Grant, Mr. Mark Barons, Mr. Jim Burke, and Mr. and Mrs. Grammont were present for the development team. Mr. Grant gave a brief overview of the project to date, including showing how the preliminary plan had been revised to respond to the conditions of the preliminary decision and the concerns of the neighbors as expressed by the BSC engineering group. He reported that a majority of the Jean Road abutters wanted it paved from Aaron Road to Massachusetts Avenue and that Mr. Barons was willing to do this. He said that the homeowners' maintenance plan and agreement will be worked out in detail.