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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JUNE 26, 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 Davies, Kastorf and planning staff Garber, McCall - Taylor, and Tap present. Mr. Harden and Ms. Chase were absent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** MINUTES Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meetings of May 22 and June 12, 2002. On the motion of Mr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Kastorf, it was voted unanimously 3 -0 to approve the minutes as amended. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * ** SUBDIVISION OF LAND Metropolitan State H_ ospital Site Reuse The Board, having voted unanimously at their meeting on June 19, 2002 to approve the plan entitled "Town of Lexington, Definitive Subdivision Plans for Metropolitan Parkway, Metropolitan State Hospital, Lexington, Waltham & Belmont ", dated May 16, 2002, signed the Certificate of Action. Aaron Road Subdivision, New England Construction Co., Inc., Endorse Plan The 20 -day appeal period having passed without an appeal being filed with the Town Clerk, the Board endorsed the definitive subdivision plan entitled Aaron Road Development, dated October 10, 2001, and revised on December 5, 2001. The applicant had not chosen to move forward on an endorsement at an earlier date. Johnson Farm Preliminary Cluster Subdivision Plan, Bedford Street, JMG Development, Public Information Meeting Mr. Galaitsis opened the public information meeting at 7:50 p.m. Present were Mr. Joseph M. GeIormini, applicant, JMG Development LLC; Ms. Pamela Brown, attorney, Brown & Brown, PC; Mr. John Noonan, engineer, Noonan & McDowell; Mr. Michael Weinmayr, landscape architect, Weinmayr Associates; and Mr. William Hubner, architect, Incite Architecture. There were 14 people in the audience. Ms. Brown introduced the development tearn and outlined the development process thus far for this proposal. Mr. Gelormini previously presented two sketch plans for this property and Ms. Brown described how the current plan responds to the Board's suggestions made at the earlier meetings. It proposes 17 dwelling units, eight of which are attached and two of which would be affordable according to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) definition. The two units would count toward DHCD's requirement that ten percent of a municipality's housing stock be affordable. Until ten percent is reached the municipality is vulnerable to comprehensive permit developments. Mr. Weinmayr presented 17 plan sheets including an aerial view of the site, an iso -topo map and a proof plan showing a 12 -unit conventional subdivision layout. Thirteen buildings, housing a projected 84 persons, are proposed. Thirty -three percent of the site will be common open space. The street will be 564 feet long. Mr. Weinmayr said that over 200 trees with a diameter of eight inches will be retained and 80 trees planted to make up for trees inevitably lost during construction activity. Mr. Hubner described the housing units, saying they are modest in size and have common design elements with a "Cape" (Cod) feeling. They will be designed to reflect the abutting residential streetscape. He said that porches and rooflines would vary so as to break down the mass and add variety. Entrances to duplexes will be on different sides of the buildings. Materials will include wood clapboard with shingled gables.