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Lexington Planning Board Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2023
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Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board
Held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, Virtual Meeting at 6:00 pm
Planning Board members Present: Robert Peters, Chair; Michael Schanbacher, Vice-Chair; Melanie Thompson, Clerk;
Robert Creech, Charles Hornig, and Michael Leon, Associate Member.
Also present were Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Abby McCabe, Planning Director;
Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director; Molly Belanger, Planner; and Kiruthika Ramakrishnan, Planning
Coordinator.
Robert Peters, Chair of the Planning Board, called to order the meeting of the Lexington Planning Board on
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 6:03 pm. For this meeting, the Planning Board is convening by video conference
via Zoom. LexMedia is filming this meeting and will record it for future viewing. Detailed information for remote
participation by the public may be found on the Planning Office web page.
Mr. Peters conducted a roll call to ensure all members of the Planning Board and members of staff present could
hear and be heard.
Mr. Peters provided a summary of instructions for members of the public in attendance. It was further noted that
materials for this meeting are available on the Town's Novus Packet dashboard.
Development Administration
0 Cambridge St./Concord Turnpike Tracer Lane Solar Project – Public hearing for site plan review
continued from 12/7/22. Tracer Lane II Realty requests continuance to Wednesday, March 15 meeting .
Ms. McCabe informed the Board that the Applicant is still working on a revised submission and requested more
time. Applicant requests this public hearing be further continued to the Board’s March 15 meeting, which is planned
for 6:00 pm on Zoom.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to continue the public hearing for the Tracer Lane Solar site plan review application at 0
Cambridge St./Concord Turnpike to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, March 15 on Zoom. Ms. Thompson seconded the
motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher
– yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
15-17 Fairland St., 185 Lincoln St. – Accept performance guarantee and endorse approved plans .
Ms. McCabe informed the Board that the covenant for this item was not ready yet and it will come before the Board
at a future meeting.
Town Meeting
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Continued Public Hearing Article 35: Supplemental Inclusionary Housing Requirements
Ms. McCabe reminded the Board about the details of Articles 34 and Article 35 that w ere presented to the Board on
February 1st 2023. Ms. McCabe informed the Board about Town Counsel’s suggestion to combine this article with Article
34, and that Planning staff recommends this be referred back to the Planning Board. Depending on the outcome of Article
34, the Planning Board may revisit inclusionary housing requirements in the future and may bring an updated article to a
future Town Meeting.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to close the public hearing on Town Meeting Article 35 (Supplemental Inclusionary Housing
Requirements). Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call:
Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Mr. Schanbacher moved to recommend that Town Meeting refer Article 35 (Supplemental Inclusionary Housing
Requirements) to the Planning Board. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the
motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Continued Public Hearing: Article 36 Amend Zoning Map – Central Business District
Ms. McCabe shared the presentation on Article 36 and shared the maps of existing and proposed zoning and explained
the need for the proposed expansion in the Central Business District. Ms. McCabe explained that this article would move
several properties adjacent to the Central Business (CB) District into the CB district. The properties proposed include the
Meriam Street parking lot, areas between that parking lot and the existing CB District used for parking or recreation, the
medical building at 16 Clarke Street, and the adjacent residential property at 7 Raymond St.
Mr. Creech added that the Meriam Parking Lot is town-owned and that the town would make sure the parking needs of
the residents and businesses would be fulfilled in one way or the other if there were any future changes to the lot. Mr.
Hornig reiterated Mr. Creech’s view and added that any changes to the use of the parking lot would need town approval.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to close the Public Hearing on Article 36. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning
Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes;
Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Mr. Schanbacher moved to recommend that Town Meeting approve Article 36. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion.
The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes;
Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Continued Public Hearing: Article 37 Extend Action Deadline for Major Site Plan Review
Ms. McCabe gave a recap of Article 37 and explained the purpose and necessity of Article 37 to provide more
review time for site plan review applications that come to the Planning Board. For a major project, if the current
60-days were not met, a project could be automatically approved.
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Mr. Schanbacher moved to close the Public Hearing on Article 37. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning
Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes;
Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Mr. Schanbacher moved to recommend that Town Meeting approve the motion under Article 37. Ms. Thompson
seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes;
Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Continued Public Hearing: Article 38 Minor Modifications to Approved Permits
Ms. McCabe summarized this article’s purpose to add into the bylaw the practice typically followed by the Board
of Appeals and the Planning Board for reviewing minor changes from applications that have already received initial
approval.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to close the Public Hearing for Article 38. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning
Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes;
Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Mr. Schanbacher moved to recommend that Town Meeting approve the motion under Article 38. Ms. Thompson
seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes;
Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Continued Public Hearing Article 39: Technical Corrections
Ms. McCabe explained this article is to correct two areas in the bylaw to correct a one typo and to remove the use of the
term “family” to be consistent with more inclusive language used elsewhere in the bylaw.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to close the Public Hearing for Article 39. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning
Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes;
Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Mr. Schanbacher moved to recommend that Town Meeting approve the motion under Article 39. Ms. Thompson
seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes;
Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Public Hearing: Article 40 Citizen Petition to Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 4.4 to Reduce Residential Gross Floor
Area (GFA), Matt Daggett
Mr. Matthew Daggett started the presentation with a summary of the article and explained that the proposal is to
reduce the maximum allowable residential Gross Floor Area limits. Mr. Daggett said this idea was conceived in the 2002
Comprehensive Plan, and Town Meeting’s adoption of the current GFA limits several years ago in 2016 to encourage
small and medium sized housing stock.
Mr. Daggett shared a table that showed an example of reductions in new developments with Article 40. Mr. Daggett
compared neighboring communities and explained the benefits of adoption of Article 40.
Mr. Hornig asked about exempting developments under §6.9 (Special Permit Residential Developments) and §6.12
(Open Space Residential Developments). Mr. Daggett said that the regulations under §6.9 may be excluded and would
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fall under the new GFA limits and §6.12 would fall under older GFA limits. Mr. Hornig wanted to know if new construction
would also include reconstruction of an existing structure. Mr. Daggett said that would mean structures that are in
existence before and after a specific date. Mr. Hornig felt that this would not have any effect on reconstruction of an
existing, non- conforming dwelling. Mr. Daggett asked for suggestions.
Mr. Creech said that it would be good to address all the questions raised by Mr. Hornig.
Mr. Schanbacher wanted clarification on the table that compared the data with the peer communities. Mr. Daggett
clarified saying that the peer communities allow 33% less GFA than Lexington does for the same lot sizes. Mr.
Schanbacher wanted to know if on the graph that showed a comparison of new housing sizes in the country and North
East with Lexington, if the data from communities similar to Lexington, can also be depicted. Mr. Daggett said that he is
working on making those slides more comprehensive. Mr. Schanbacher agreed with Mr. Hornig on the challenges on
what constitutes additions have to tighten up and felt that incentivizing other residential developments was very
important. Mr. Peters agreed with Mr. Creech and also with Mr. Hornig on the changes that need to be made.
Mr. Leon said that he had always felt that Lexington was relatively more permissive than other communities for
nonconforming properties and felt the need to address the issue of large-scale structures in neighborhoods with
otherwise small structures.
Ms. Thompson asked Mr. Daggett to add more details to the slides in comparison to peer communities to be more
understandable.
Ms. McCabe said that the she is generally supportive and didn’t see any issues with the proposal. Ms. Kowalski said that
she was pleased to see that the motion excepted the SPRD Section of the bylaw from the GFA changes and hoped that it
would remain that way and that the GFA assumptions in Article 33 will not be altered.
Chair Peters opened the hearing up to public comments and questions.
Public Comments:
Mr. Robert Damato, said that the real impact on housing of the 2016 zoning should be considered. Mr. Daggett said he will
work on the data and include it in his presentation to Town Meeting.
Ms. Tina McBride, 41 Turning Mill Road, hoped that this proposal would prevent teardowns and would encourage more
people to add on to existing homes and expressed her support to the proposal.
Ms. Krista, 59 Fifer Lane, echoed Ms. McBride’s thoughts and added that the cost of heating and cooling these large
structures would impact the environment and extended her support to the proposed Article.
Mr. Tad Dickenson, 48 Hancock Street, applauded Mr. Daggett’s proposal and hoped that the Town Meeting would vote in
favor.
Mr. Hornig said he is happy to work with Mr. Daggett and staff to achieve his goals in a better fashion and asked the Board
to continue the hearing for two weeks.
Mr. Ben Ives, 22 Fair Oaks Terrace, said that pushing for the development of high-performance buildings is important.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to continue the public hearing to Wednesday, March 1 at 6 p.m. over zoom. Ms. Thompson
seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes;
Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Continued Public Hearing: Article 34 Amend Zoning Bylaw and Zoning Map to establish Village Overlay Districts to allow
multi-family housing for MBTA Communities
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Ms. McCabe shared a slide that outlined staff’s recommended changes to Article 34 based on comments from the
February 1st hearing and gave a summary of the changes. Ms. McCabe asked the Board to consider lowering the maximum
height in the Center and North Bedford St. areas to 4 stories and suggested 52 feet in height.
Board members discussed changing the names of the districts. Board members concluded that changing the name of the
overlays was needed but suggested not re-using the names of districts previously used to eliminate confusion.
The Board members discussed lowering the maximum height for mixed use in VLOs to 60 feet and 5 stories in commercial
zones and 4 stories and 52 feet in residential zones.
Ms. McCabe noted the Board may want to discuss increasing the minimum parking requirement to 1 per dwelling unit.
The Board discussed changing the width of the transition area around the overlay district’s boundary. Board members
decided on having it be five (5) feet in width around the boundary for all overlays specified in the zoning bylaw.
Ms. McCabe recommended that any projects that have 8 or more units be required to have 15% inclusionary units and she
recommended all of those units to be eligible to be listed on the town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) at the 80% of
the Area Median Income.
Mr. Hornig suggested changing the names of the districts to avoid confusion with the general public, and suggested
changing VLO to Multifamily Village Overlay, old VMO to Multifamily Overlay and VHO to multifamily high rise overlay. Mr.
Creech and Mr. Peters agreed with changing the names.
Mr. Hornig said that the Board should not be locked into a provision that supplied only 80% Annual Median Income (AMI)
units and did not address the Town’s serious needs at higher and lower levels of affordability. So as a first option, Mr.
Hornig wanted to have a provision that either has 10% as minimum and provided flexibility for additional affordable units
above 80% should DHCD permit it to provide “moderate income units”. If not, as a second option, Mr. Hornig wanted to
go with a minimum with the understanding that the Board can come back in Fall or next Spring with an update that would
address the Town’s needs in a better way than only addressing this one slice of the need in the Town in a way that is
expected to be permanent.
Mr. Leon felt that future changes may be necessary as suggested by Mr. Hornig and that the provisions can be modified by
subsequent amendments to accommodate any changes in guidelines or statute.
Mr. Schanbacher believed that 15% is where the Board should aim for. Mr. Creech thought that the Board had an
obligation to maximize SHI units, given the number of increased housing that would result from the proposal and
supported going to 15% for now and making changes later if need be. Mr. Peters agreed with Mr. Creech and Mr.
Schanbacher.
Mr. Hornig felt that this proposal would generate more inclusionary units than Article 33 and expressed his
disappointment for the lack of interest in generating workforce units and the moderate-income units.
Ms. Thompson felt that it is important to have both and asked Ms. McCabe for recommendations. Ms. McCabe said that
her recommendation was 15% and have them all be SHI eligible, but agreed the need to have housing for a diversity of
incomes. Ms. McCabe reminded the Board about the Financial Consultant, who is evaluating Lexington’s local market
conditions and reviewing the Board’s proposal and in the process of providing a comprehensive report by the end of
March as required by DHCD. Ms. Kowalski responded saying that with the proposed new housing Trust and with LexHAB
becoming an independent 501(c)3 Housing Development Corporation, there will be other opportunities for creating
workforce housing.
Mr. Peters summarized saying that some Board members were in favor of 15% SHI eligible and confirmed by a straw poll.
Mr. Creech, Mr. Schanbacher, Ms. Thompson and Mr. Peters agreed for 15% SHI eligible and Mr. Hornig was not in favor.
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The Board then discussed the 15 feet wide transition landscape screen along overlay boundaries. Mr. Hornig felt that this
would cause problems with narrow lots and does not serve any purpose. Mr. Creech said that the provision had to be
worded in a way that it was not generic to avoid any confusion with narrow lots. Mr. Hornig reminded everyone that it is
different from the setbacks. Mr. Leon felt that it can be based on the width of a lot and another way to provide flexibility
would be to address it in Site Plan Review. Mr. Schanbacher agreed with Mr. Hornig and felt that it was not necessary to
include it in the by law. Mr. Peters, Mr. Creech and Ms. Thompson agreed with Mr. Leon. The Board members decided to
go back to 5 feet width around the boundary of all the overlays.
The Board then discussed the requests from property owners to include their properties in the overlay zoning districts.
The first property discussed was 12 Reed Street. Mr. Creech said that since the neighbors opposed the inclusion, he did
not favor the inclusion. The Board discussed the value in including the property to the proposed zoning and agreed that it
should not be included because it was on the other side of the street and not fully contiguous.
The next property discussed was 94, 81, 83, 110 Hartwell Avenue and the Board discussed the challenges associated with
these properties and decided against including the properties. Mr. Peters took a straw poll and Mr. Schanbacher, Ms.
Thompson, Mr. Creech, Mr. Hornig and Mr. Peters all agreed that the properties should not be added into the district at
this time.
Ms. Sandhya Iyer informed the Board that the property had a lot of constraints and some of the plans for commercial
development by the owner were not viable and that the owner was hoping to develop into multi-family housing. Mr.
Peters said that it can be taken up for discussion at a future date.
Ms. McCabe reminded the Board about the change in maximum height in the Center and North Bedford Street area to 52
feet and 4 stories and asked the Board if they wanted to change the limit to 4 stories in all areas. Mr. Hornig felt that
leaving it at 52 feet would mean four stories. Mr. Schanbacher also felt that height would be a good parameter instead of
the number of stories. The Board members agreed to use the feet in the bylaw rather than the stories.
The Board recessed at 8:45 p.m. and reconvened at 8.50 p.m.
The Board then discussed excluding the area around Bedford Street and Sunny Knoll Ave. area (1 Sunny Knoll Ave., 218,
206, & 198 Bedford St.). Mr. Hornig said the reason for adding the property was because they are good candidates to
provide a significant amount of actual housing and it would create walkable communities. Mr. Schanbacher agreed with
Mr. Hornig. Mr. Peters and Ms. Thompson agreed with Mr. Creech to remove the property. The Board decided to remove
the three properties from the proposed district.
Mr. Leon said he noticed a few technical drafting clarifications needed in the bylaw regarding the language referring to the
center store front, the setback for the front façade for stores, and also the wording for the inclusionary housing provisions
to be clearer.
Board members discussed Lexington Center as part of the overlay zoning. The Board members decided that including
Lexington Center is important and valuable for bringing about the much-needed vitality to the Center.
Chair Peters opened the hearing to public comments.
Public Comments:
Mr. Daggett, 11 White Pine Ln., had concerns about including the center in the overlay districts and the proposed height in
the center.
Ms. Vita Baterina, 175 Grove Street, asked the Board to scale back the proposal to only meet the minimum state
requirements.
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Ms. Tina McBride, 45 Turning Mill Road, suggested a 10 feet transition screening area to be more appealing and provide
more buffering, was concerned about the heights, and wanted to see some workforce housing.
Ms. Ingrid Klimoff, 18 Bacon Street, said that Massachusetts is consistently the third most expensive state to live in and
housing costs have continued to increase. She supports the proposal for denser housing in Lexington to make more
market rate and affordable dwelling units.
Ms. Jacqy Fiore, 73 Laconia Street, was concerned about shadow impacts in the center and impacts to the schools with
new housing.
Mr. Peters explained that it is only zoning and not construction that is proposed. Ms. McCabe said that the Planning Board
cannot consider the presence of children in schools as Fair Housing Laws prevents zoning land use discrimination against
families.
Mr. Jerry Michelson, Chair of Lexington Center Committee and a resident, urged the Board to include the Center in their
consideration in order to have a comprehensive view of the Town with this zoning proposal.
Ms. Renee Becker, 3 Sunny Knoll Avenue, asked the Board to remove the three properties surrounding her property which
would lead to increased traffic.
Mr. Peters informed her that the properties were removed from consideration earlier in the meeting’s discussion.
Ms. Doris Wang, 12 Drummer Boy Way, wanted to know the total number of acres included in the proposal, the total
number of dwelling units and their capacity.
Ms. McCabe explained that the state is requiring at least 50 acres and for the zoning to provide for a housing
capacity of at least 1,231 units. She said that the proposed overlay districts are in areas that currently have buildings
so that does not mean there will be construction of that much housing. There is no way to predict how many new
housing units will be constructed. Many of the properties, particularly the commercial properties have businesses
with long-term leases and are in active use today. Mr. Peters reiterated that the exercise was to meet the spirit of
the law, which is to zone to produce housing which has been identified as a goal of the community by the Vision for
Lexington survey and the resident committee that worked on the Comprehensive Plan.
Ms. Jonina Gorenstein Schonfeld, said she wanted to see flexibility for a range in affordability and inclusionary
housing for people of varying incomes.
Mr. Peters summarized the work done by the Board over the last few months with this being on all of the meeting
agendas starting from the Creative Housing Workshop in October, and the three public hearings. Mr. Peters said
that the zoning proposal addresses the housing goals identified by the Comprehensive Plan, for a diverse
population and to address the housing crisis locally and regionally. Mr. Peters reminded everyone that compliance
with Section 3A of MGL 40A is a requirement of the State law. He supports Article 34 to amend the zoning bylaw
and the zoning map for Annual Town Meeting 2023.
Mr. Schanbacher was in complete agreement with Mr. Peters, pointed out the severe housing crisis faced by the
State, and said this is a good opportunity to provide multi-family housing. Mr. Schanbacher said that the goal of
the legislation is creating transit friendly, walkable communities, there is no better place than Lexington Center to
create that community, and extended his full support in moving the article forward to Annual Town Meeting.
Mr. Hornig reminded everyone that the Planning Board has been focusing on creating more housing even before
the MBTA community housing requirements and providing more types of housing has long been on the Board’s
work plan. Mr. Hornig said that in the last year and a half the Board had decided to focus on the State’s requirement.
Mr. Hornig reiterated that the proposal involved the public at every point starting from the Comprehensive Plan this
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comprehensive approach, the housing workshop, the public work sessions, the public hearings, and the time has
come. He extended his support for Annual Town Meeting adoption.
Mr. Creech stated that he and board members carefully considered each district area, each area is defensible, and
he is positive about the locations identified and felt this was a potential solution for regional housing shortage and
extended his support for Article 34.
Ms. Thompson said that Article 34 is important for the Town, the residents, future residents, and for Lexington
Center to become more vibrant. Ms. Thompson extended her support for Article 34 and hoped the Town Meeting
will also support it.
Mr. Leon agreed with the Board members and stressed the amount of consideration that went into applying the
planning principles and smart growth planning principles in identifying locations to zone for higher density housing.
Mr. Leon reiterated that new housing development will be a very slow process with a very small fraction of the
overlay districts being developed over time because parcel assembly and the financial investment can take years,
and extended his support for the Article.
Ms. McCabe said the Board could close the public hearing and staff will work on drafting the Board’s
recommendation for Town Meeting. Ms. McCabe also reminded the Board about the fiscal report that is expected
by the end of March and if any changes are needed that may have to be made based on the report.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to close the Public Hearing on Article 34. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning
Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes;
Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Mr. Schanbacher moved to recommend that Town Meeting approve the motion under Article 34. Ms. Thompson
seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes;
Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Continued Public Hearing: Article 33 Amend Zoning Bylaw Relative to Special Permit Residential Developments
(SPRD)
Mr. Peters informed the Board about the memo sent by the SPRD committee addressing the questions that were
raised by Mr. Creech in the previous Planning Board meeting. Mr. Creech said that he went over the memo and
that it addressed all his questions.
The Board recessed at 9:56 p.m. and reconvened at 10:01 p.m.
Mr. Hornig informed that the SPRD committee did not have an opportunity to meet since the last Planning Board
meeting and so was not able to react to various suggestions made at the public hearing and so asked the Board to
continue the hearing to the March 1st Planning Board meeting.
Mr. Creech asked Mr. Hornig to clarify if the maximum height of a building under the proposed SPRD bylaw would be 40
feet. Mr. Hornig confirmed that the height limit would be 40 feet and three stories. Mr. Creech also hoped that in future,
covered porches would be excluded from GFA calculation.
Chair Peters opened the hearing up to public comments.
Public Comments:
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Ms. Barbara Katzenberg, 37 Moon Hill Road, suggested that 15% common open space should be required to differentiate
from the housing for MBTA communities. Ms. Kowalski said that the SPRD committee had considered it in the past and
wanted to be sure that it was distinct enough from the Open Space Residential Development. Mr. Hornig said that the
challenge was in making it work effectively for very small developments.
Mr. Daggett wanted to know the rationale behind going from two and half stories to three stories. Mr. Hornig said that,
based on inputs from the development community to create layouts that support multi-family dwelling units and in order
to encourage multi- family uses of the properties, the stories were increased from two and half to three stories.
Mr. Schanbacher moved to continue the Public Hearing on Article 33 to March 1st at 6 p.m. over Zoom. Ms. Thompson
seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes;
Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Board Administration
Staff Updates
Ms. McCabe informed the Board about the upcoming Lexington Center Parking charette and wanted to know if
any of the Planning Board members would be interested in participating in it.
Board Member Updates
Mr. Creech informed the Board about the requests for funds from the Community Preservation
Committee for the Annual Town Meeting.
Upcoming meetings March 1, March 15th
Mr. Peters reminded the Board about the upcoming meetings on March 1st and March 15th and went over the
anticipated agenda items for the meetings.
Review of Meeting Minutes: 1/18, 2/1 (tentative)
Mr. Schanbacher moved that the Planning Board approve the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Board held on
January 18th 2023, as submitted tonight. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the
motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED.
Adjourn
Mr. Schanbacher moved that the Planning Board adjourn the meeting of February 15, 2023. Ms. Thompson seconded
the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher –
yes; Thompson – yes; Hornig – yes). MOTION PASSED
Meeting adjourned at 10.24 p.m.
Lex Media recorded the meeting.
Material from the meeting can be found in the Planning Board’s Novus Packet.
List of Documents:
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1. 0 Cambridge St./Concord Turnpike Tracer Lane Solar Project – Request to continue hearing.
2. 15-17 Fairland St., 185 Lincoln St - Town Clerk Stamped Decision for Minor Modification.
3. Article 36 - Amend Zoning Map – Central Business District – Draft Article 36 motion, presentation.
4. Article 37 - Extend Action Deadline for Major Site Plan Review –Article 37 Motion, presentation.
5. Article 38 - Minor Modifications to Approved Permits– Article 38 Motion, presentation.
6. Article 39 -Technical Corrections – Article 39 Motion, presentation
7. Article 40 Citizen Petition to Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 4.4 to Reduce Residential GFA– Proposed
zoning motion Article 40, Presentation.
8. Article 34 Amend Zoning Bylaw and Zoning Map to establish Village Overlay Districts to allow multi- family
housing for MBTA Communities – Draft Article 34 Zoning Motion redlined, Draft Article 34 Zoning Motion
Clean, Draft VOD map dated 2.9.23, Draft VOD map with zoning dated 2.9.23, Revised presentation dated
02.10.23
9. Article 33 Amend Zoning Bylaw Relative to Special Permit Residential Developments (SPRD)- Article 33
motion, presentation