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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 7, 2001 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 Colman with members Bridge - Denzak, Chase, Davies, Galaitsis, Planning Director Garber, and Assistant Planner McCall- Taylor present. MINUTES ******* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meetings of January 3, January 10, and January 22, 2001. On the motion of Mr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Galaitsis, it was voted unanimously 5 -0 to approve the minutes, as amended. * * * * * * * * * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * * * DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNACCEPTED STREETS 23 Richard Road, Street Improvement Plan, Mark Barons, Presentation by the Applicant The proponents for this project were Attorney Ed Grant, representing Mark Barons who was unable to make this rescheduled meeting, and Ron Tubman of Precision Engineering. Mr. Grant said that an existing house would be demolished to allow the construction of a new house on an unaccepted portion of Richard Road so that the approval of the Planning Board was required. The plan shows 125' of repaving and the location of the utilities. There was discussion of the potential runoff as well as the lack of new landscaping. Mr. Grant said that the developer had talked with the neighbors and that was what they wanted. The Board indicated that they would like such statements in writing in the future. On the motion of Mr. Davies, seconded by Mr. Galaitsis, the Board voted 5 -0 that Richard Road, an unaccepted street, insofar as it provides frontage for lot # 15 on Town property map number 31 is presently not of adequate grade and construction, but that, upon the satisfactory completion of improvements proposed by Mark Barons of New England Construction Corporation, Lexington, MA, applicant, that section of Richard Road will be of adequate grade and construction. The proposed improvements are shown on plans entitled "Definitive Roadway Improvement Plan, Lexington, MA ", prepared by Precision Surveying & Planning, stamped by Ronald N. Tubman, Professional Land Surveyor, plans dated 11122/00, revised 212101. SUBDIVISION OF LAND Bird Hill Road Sketch Subdivision Plan, Scott Seaver, Presentation by the Applicant Fred Russell, the surveyor for the subdivision, explained the proposal. There are currently three large lots, two had houses on them although one has burned and been taken down. The plan would create three buildable lots and a fourth unbuildable parcel. The fourth parcel would eventually be added to lot 3. The two of the proposed lots front on the unaccepted portion of Bird Hill Road while the third is two- thirds on the unaccepted portion and one -third on the paper street. Two alternate approaches to the treatment of the end of the road were offered. Plan A shows a reduced cul -de -sac and Plan B shows a hammerhead. Mr. Russell said this would not increase building density, just utilize more buildable area. Mr. Davies asked why lot 4 wasn't a part of lot 3. Mr. Russell explained that the Development Regulations require that the road be constructed across the frontage of a buildable lot so lot 4 had been kept separate at this time. Mr. Galaitsis asked what the frontage of lot 3 would be without the curve of the cul -de -sac. Mr. Russell said that it was approximately 125'. There followed a discussion of the size of the lots, the size of the houses that might be built and how this proposal fit into the scale of the neighborhood. The sense of the Board was that they would not want to