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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF JULY 11, 2012
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in The Selectmen’s Meeting Room,
Town Office Building was called to order at 7:32 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with
members Wendy Manz, Charles Hornig and Michelle Ciccolo and planning staff Maryann
McCall-Taylor, Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. Mr. Zurlo was absent.
************************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION*********************
Victory Garden Way, minor modification:
The applicant, John Esserian of Homes Development Corporation, has requested to delay the
opening of the pedestrian path from August 15, 2012 as required in special condition #2b for 24
months or until the last home is sold, which ever occurs later. Mr. Joe Marino was present and
advised the Board that safety issues were the reason for the requested delayed opening.
The Board discussed the possibilities and will wait for feedback from DRT, which is meeting
tomorrow. The Board will continue this matter at the next Board meeting on July 18.
Lexington Park, release of covenant:
The owner of lot 10 has placed the house for sale and the bank found that the lot was never
released. Based on research by staff it was determined that none of the lot releases made it to the
registry and so staff is recommending that the Board release the entire covenant for the project
completed July 2000.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to recommend the release of the Town’s
interest in the covenant in consideration of their completion of the required construction and
installation of municipal services, as well as the satisfaction of all Special Conditions contained in
the decision related to the project.
**********************************MINUTES***********************************
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to approve the minutes for June 20,
regular session and June 20, Executive Session.
Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of July 11, 2012
**************************ZONING BYLAWS REWRITE**************************
Section 5 Non-Conformities:
Mr. Bobrowski met with the Board to discuss some of the proposed changes to section five, non-
conformities. Mr. Hornig’s proposed changes submitted along with changes for sections 1-4 were
presented and considered by the Board.
Mr. Bobrowski will meet with Mr. Hornig to discuss in detail the proposed changes as agreed to
by the Board to incorporate them into draft nine, which will be ready by September.
Mr. Bobrowski will send out the use table for the Board to consider. It will probably need two
meetings to discuss. The Board will continue the conversation on section 5.7 at its next meeting,
allowing for Board members to review the section and send any comments to staff before the next
meeting.
*****************PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULE****************
The Board will meet on July 18 and August 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room.
The Board will meeting on August 8, 2012 if necessary.
******************************** BOARD REPORTS*****************************
Mr. Canale reported on the local meeting on MassDOT Route 2A’s bridge replacement plan. The
Board discussed how this project could help to accommodate future transit and may even help
with the Hartwell Avenue project, as the plan proposes roundabouts similar to those proposed for
the Route 4/225 Bridge.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m.
The meeting was recorded by Lexmedia.
The following documents used at the meeting can be found on file with the Planning Department:
Agenda Item Summary and Staff recommendation for Victory Garden Way (1 page).
Letter from Homes Development Corporation, dated June 19, 2012 regarding Victory
Garden Way (3 pages).
Minutes for the Meeting of July 11, 2012 Page 3
Email from John Wilson, dated June 18, 2012, regarding Victory Garden Way (2 pages).
Email from Judith Crocker, dated June 5, 2012, regarding Victory Garden Way (2 pages).
Mr. Hornig’s proposed changes to section five non-conformities and comments for
section 135.1-4 (6 pages).
Updated proposed changes section 135-5.0 non-conformities, redline version (4 pages).
Michelle Ciccolo, Clerk