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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF JULY 18, 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 Vice Chairman Greg Zurlo with
members Wendy Manz, Charles Hornig and Michelle Ciccolo and planning staff Aaron Henry
and Lori Kaufman present. Mr. Canale was absent.
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376 Lincoln Street/73 Middle Street, sketch plan:
The applicant has requested the Board postpone the meeting to discuss the sketch plan to August
29, 2012. The Board felt a site visit would be helpful prior to August 29.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to postpone the presentation for the
sketch plan for 376 Lincoln Street and 73 Middle Street to August 29, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Selectmen’s Meeting Room.
Victory Garden Way, minor modification:
Mr. Joe Marino was present. The applicant, John Esserian of Homes Development Corporation,
had requested to delay the opening of the pedestrian path at the Victory Garden Way
Development from August 15, 2012, as required in special condition #2b, for 24 months or until
the last home is sold, which ever occurs later.
After discussing the recommendation of DRT with staff, the Board determined that there was no
compelling reason to extend the opening of the path beyond the original deadline of August 15,
2012.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to deny the applicant’s request to delay
the opening of the pedestrian path from August 15, 2012, and to leave the special permit as is.
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Section 5.7 Non-Conformities:
The Board discussed some of the proposed changes to section 5.7 on non-conformities submitted
by Mr. Hornig. These proposed changes were not considered substantive, but rather to make the
language clearer. The Board decided to submit the proposed changes to Mr. Bobrowski for his
review prior to his meeting with Mr. Hornig and planning staff to discuss them further.
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DSDUP, Inn at Hastings Park:
The Board discussed the DSDUP submitted by the applicant to the Zoning Board of Appeals
(ZBA). Staff made some recommendations, which were supported by the Board with the
following additional suggestions:
Have David Kucharsky review the PTDM and make recommendations based on his
review;
Flesh out more of the details on the noise and trash issues;
Reorder the letter to reflect the deficiencies at the beginning of the letter to the ZBA; and
Work with the applicant to develop an internal plan endorsed by the Planning Board to
set the stage for what is to come
Audience comments:
Resident Kim Woodward expressed concerns over storm water runoff, water quality, recharging
of groundwater and pollution, which are Conservation and Board of Health issues. The resident
was advised that the Planning Board does not have the expertise to comment on those matters and
does not want to second guess the Conservation Commission, which had already addressed those
issues.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to send a letter from the Planning Board
to the ZBA with recommendations as set forth in the staff report and the additional comments
listed above.
*****************PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULE****************
The Board will meet on Wednesday, August 29, September 12 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Selectmen’s Meeting Room.
Minutes for the Meeting of July 18, 2012 Page 3
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Ms. Ciccolo said that the Mass DOT is working on a plan to green up the entire transportation
system. Open houses are being held for the public and the public is encouraged to submit
comments prior to August 2, 2012. Ms. Ciccolo suggested that Board Members try to attend one
of the open houses if possible.
Mr. Zurlo recommended that the Board Members do individual site visits to Woburn Street, the
Cornerstone property development, to get a sense of scale and see how the new home looms over
Woburn Street.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:22 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 (2 pages).
Mr. Hornig’s proposed changes to section five non-conformities and comments for
section 135.1-4 (6 pages).
Staff report on the Dana Home DSUP (3 pages).
Michelle Ciccolo, Clerk