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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF MARCH 16, 2016
A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room was called to
order 6:07 p.m. by Chair Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, with members Charles Hornig, Richard
Canale, and Ginna Johnson and planning staff Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. Tim Dunn
joined the meeting in progress.
********************** STAFF REPORTS **********************
Parking changes for Article 43 Banks in the Center will not be brought forward since it was
determined to be out of scope.
Mr. Hornig will leave at 7:00 p.m. to brief the Board of Health on our zoning changes and then
return to the meeting.
***** UPCOMING MEETINGS & ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE *****
The Board discussed the zoning article schedule for Town Meeting. Articles 36, National Flood
District, 37, Technical Corrections, 38, Governmental-Civic Districts, and 29 neighborhood
Conservation Districts will be on March 23. Articles 39, Maximum Height of Structures, 40,
Accessory Apartments 41, Floor Area Ratio (date certain), 42 Two-Family Homes, and 43 Banking
and Real Estate Service uses on March 30. Article 45 (Brookhaven) and 44 Planned Development
Districts (PDD) will be on April 25 and Brookhaven will go before PDD.
Article 17, Victory Garden Street Acceptance, was being moved to the consent agenda to make it
a public way. The Board had no objections.
The Board will meet on Monday, March 21 at 6:00 in the Planning Office.
********** 2016 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – REPORTS **********
AA,A40:
CCESSORY PARTMENTS RTICLE
Mr. Henry found a mistake in the article report approved at the last meeting and made some changes
for the Board to review.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to adopt the minor changes to the report
made by staff and the Board.
Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of March 16, 2016
T-FH,A42:
WOAMILY OMES RTICLE
The Board discussed the sharing and placement of a common wall and privacy fences, 15%
reduction in floor area, placement of garages. This discussion will be continued when Mr. Hornig
returns.
Mr. Hornig left the meeting at 7:03 p.m. and will return in approximately a half an hour.
RGFA,A41:
ESIDENTIAL ROSS LOOR REA RTICLE
Remove Balanced Housing Development and Public Benefit Development and leave Site Sensitive
Development to address a concern regarding the scope of the Article.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to delete section b2 and b3 and leave b1
in the motion.
Mr. Hornig returned to the meeting at 7:41 p.m. Mr. Hornig reported that the Board of Health had
no objection to Article 40.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the motion and report as edited
for Article 41.
B&RESUCBD,A43:
ANKING EAL STATE ERVICES SES IN THE ISTRICT RTICLE
There is no report, but there is a PowerPoint that could be used as a report. The Board can decide
if they want to provide an oral report.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to recommend approval of Article 43 to
Town Meeting. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the motion for
Article 43 On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to use standard language for
the report to Town Meeting.
T-FH,A42:
WOAMILY OMES RTICLE
On a motion, duly made and seconded, it was voted, 2-3, (Mr. Canale, Mr. Dunn, and Ms. Johnson
opposed). The motion failed for lack of a majority vote.
MHS,A39
AXIMUM EIGHT OF TRUCTURES RTICLE
On a motion, duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the motion and report for
Article 39.
Minutes for the Meeting of March 16, 2016 Page 3
NCD,A29:
EIGHBORHOOD ONSERVATION ISTRICTS RTICLE
The Historic District Commission voted to support this article. There was a letter from residents
on Lockwood Road supporting this Article. The Planning Board will monitor what happens at
Town Meeting for Article 30 and be prepared for anything based on a vote of Article 30.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to adopt the motion report as edited for
Article 29.
T-FH,A42:
WOAMILY OMES RTICLE
The Board asked staff to ask the moderator to put this at a later date in Town Meeting rather than
table it. Staff will add a page saying this will be brought up at a later date in the report to Town
Meeting.
PDD,A44:
LANNED EVELOPMENT ISTRICTS RTICLE
This article will be taken up at another meeting.
ARD6(B),A45:
MEND ROOKHAVEN RTICLE
This article will be taken up at another meeting.
********************** ADJOURNMENT **********************
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to adjourn at 11:30 p.m.
The meeting was recorded by LexMedia.
The following documents used at the meeting can be found on file with the Planning Department:
Letter from Donna Moultup regarding Article 29 Neighborhood Conservation District
dated March 14, 2016. (4 pages).
Draft Zoning Bylaw amendment Article 40 Accessory Apartments prepared by Planning
staff (5 pages).
Two Draft Zoning Bylaw amendment Article 42 Two-Family Dwellings one by Ginna
Johnson and one by Charles Horning (4 pages).
Draft Zoning Bylaw amendment Article 29 NCD with Board Member changes (13 pages).
Draft Zoning Bylaw amendment Article 39 Maximum Height of structures (2 pages).
Draft Zoning Bylaw amendment Article 41 Residential Gross floor Area (8 pages).
Draft motion for Article 43, Banks in the Center, dated March 7, 2016 (1 page).
Ginna Johnson, Clerk