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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 15, 2000 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 Davies with members Bridge- Denzak, Colman,, Galaitsis, Director of Comprehensive Planning Bowyer, and Assistant Planner McCall - Taylor present. Mr_ Merrill and Mr. Garber were absent. ***** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** MINUTES ******** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 34. Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of December 8, 1999_ On the motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes, as amended. The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of December 14, 1999, including the Executive Session. On the motion duly made and seconded, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes, as written. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 35. Recent Activity a. Cotton Farm Cluster Subdivision Sketch Subdivision Plan, Rollout Ms. McCall - Taylor rolled out a sketch plan for the Cotton Farm Cluster development, off Marrett Road, that was submitted by Todd Cataldo on March 14, 2000_ The staff has yet reviewed the plan in detail. b. Metropolitan State Hospital Reuse: Mr. Bowyer reported on a joint meeting of the Belmont, Waltham and Lexington planning staffs on the subject of the access to the Met. State Hospital site in the eventual reuse implementation. He and Mr. Garber attended the meeting. * * * * ** * * ** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * * * * * * * * * * * ** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 36. Grandview Avenue Conventional Subdivision, DEBCO Inc. PUBL HEARING Present for this item were David Burns, DEBCO, Inc., the applicant, Michael Weinmayr, Weinmayr and Associates, Inc., landscape architect, Douglas Miller and Daniel Ward, Commonwealth Engineering, and Edmund Grant, his attorney_ There were 31 people in the audience. Mr- Grant spoke to the fact that the Grandview development is both a subdivision and a special permit_ He addressed at length the assertion that the Planning Board has subdivision jurisdiction over this three -lot subdivision, pointing out how narrow the exemption in the statute is. He quoted Town Counsel Palmer and Dodge's brief of December 28, 1999 on the subject of Orphan Lots. He contended that Mr, Burns has gone to great lengths to .respond to the Planning Board and neighborhood concerns. Ile explained that the waivers from the development regulations they are requesting are intended to avoid an overly urban look for the street_ Mr. Weinmayr said that the greatest impact is on numbers 15 and 19 Welch Road, one of which actually encroaches on land owned by Mr. Burns. Mr, Burns has offered an easement to that owner to allow him to continue using this overlapping land. Mr. Weinmayr explained the site analysis and talked about the maximum house size preferred. Douglas Miller described the proposed drainage system saying it is essentially a private system with full on- site reeharge, with an interception stone trench to handle run -off to Welch Road_ At the request of the Engineering Division, sump structures with catch basin grates were added, he noted.