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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-10-31 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF OCTOBER 31, 1988 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 37 p.m. by the Clerk, Mrs. Klauminzer, with members Sorensen, Williams, Assistant Planner Nordby and Secretary Peters pre- sent. Mrs. Uhrig was absent. Mrs. Wood arrived during the continued discussion of Item 280. 278. Review of Minutes The Board reviewed the minutes for the meetings of October 3 and 13, 1988. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Wil- liams, it was voted 3-0 to approve the minutes, as written. The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of October 17, 1988, making corrections. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was voted 3-0 to approve the minutes, as amended. ************ ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ******************* 279. Acceptance of Streets in Pheasant Brook I Subdivision Lawrence Smetana, Calla Jean Adams and Lawrence Litwak, representating the Pheasant Brook Neigh- borhood Association, voiced concerns relating to the completion of the roads in the Pheasant Brook subdivision. They want the roads to be accepted at the 1989 Annual Town Meeting. They asked that the Town take over the process of complet- ing the construction of the roads if the developer does not start work within the next few weeks. Mr. Smetana said the residents have had many problems with the developer. They asked that a reasonable deadline be set for the work to be completed. Mrs. Adams asked who should be consulted to get stop and speed limit signs installed. Ms. Nordby reported that the Engineering Department had received all the neces- sary information from the developer, and that completion of the roads had been scheduled to begin this past week. She will have a status report on completion of the roads for the residents in the next two weeks . ***************** COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND POLICIES ************************ 280. National Park Service Plan for Minuteman National Park The Board discus- sed a draft of the Planning Board position on the National Park Service's plan, dated October 27, 1988, which showed two revisions from the previous draft, dated October 17, 1988. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mrs. Klau- minzer, it was voted 2-0-1 (Mr. Sorensen abstained) to approve the revised paragraph 6 to read "6. Should the Draft General Management Plan Proposal not be feasible, the Planning Board prefers the 'String of Pearls' alternative over the other two alternatives proposed." At 8 10 p.m., the Planning Board recessed its meeting to join the Selectmen in the Selectmen's Meeting Room for a joint discussion of Item 280. Mrs. Smith, Chairman of the Selectmen, reported they had approved the draft Planning Board Position on Draft General Management Plan, dated October 27, 1988. Meeting of October 31, 1988 -2- Mrs. Klauminzer reported the Planning Board had reached agreement on the change in paragraph 6, but had not completed their deliberations on the change in paragraph 11 a., and that following the joint meeting, they hoped to complete these deliberations and reach consensus. At 8 30 p.m., the Planning Board reconvened its meeting in Room G-15, Town Office Building. Mrs. Wood arrived at 8 35 p.m. during the continued discussion of Item 280. 280. National Park Service Plan ... (continued) The Board resumed their dis- cussion of the revision to 11.a. in the Planning Board Position .. , dated October 27, 1988. Also present were Nancy Engels, 21 Hayward Ave. ; Robert Bates, 12 Hayward Ave.; Peter Osborne, 31 Hayward Ave. and Laura Persily, 19 Hayward Ave. Mr. Sorensen said he preferred the language of paragraph 11.a. contained in the Planning Board Position .. ., dated October 17, 1988, which contained a third sentence saying "Consideration should be given to the voluntary and 'friendly' acquisition of these residential properties, over time, as the owners decide to sell them."; which has been eliminated from the October 27, 1988 Planning Board Position . .. draft. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was voted 3-1-0 (Mr. Sorensen voting in the negative) to approve the language in paragraph ll.a. of the Planning Board Position .. ., dated October 27, 1988, which reads "a. Residents , the neighborhood and the Town of Lexington must not realize adverse results from this action. The NPS should seek to better the situa- tion for the residents of Marrett Street and the Hayward Pond neighborhood rather than a mere "hold harmless" or "no net change" effect."; and to accept, as written, the Planning Board Position on the Draft General Management Plan of the Minute Man National Park, dated October 27, 1988. The Selectmen were informed of the decision. ****************** ARTICLES FOR THE 1989 TOWN MEETING ************************ 281. Subdivision Streets for Acceptance at the 1989 Town Meeting The Board discussed a memo from Town Engineer Frank Fields, dated October 27, 1988, which stated that the following street might be included for acceptance at Town Meet- ing next spring. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was voted 4-0 to recommend acceptance by the 1989 Town Meeting of at least the following streets South Ringe Avenue Clematis Road Hampton Road Valley Field Street Dover Lane as proposed in the Engineering Department Memo dated October 27, 1988. Meeting of October 31, 1988 -3- **************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************** SUBDIVISION OF LAND 1 282. Development Guidelines (prepared by the Engineering Dept.) The Board agreed to invite George Samaha to meet with them on November 28, 1988 to discuss the guidelines, explaining where and why changes were made in the procedures. RECOMMENDATIONS ON APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 283. Hearings scheduled for November 10, 1988. 39 Bedford Street, Bank of Boston, Revision of SP, substituting a bank ATM for the automotive repair portion of the gas station; determination of whether the revision is a minor revision. The Board was concerned about what effect this combination of uses , the sale of gasoline for automobiles with a bank ATM on a small commercial lot, would have on an area already congested with traffic. They felt a traffic study as well as a landscape plan should be required and this could best be done as part of the special permit process. On the motion of Mr. Williams, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted 4-0 to recommend a special permit be required for the new use proposed for the property. 315 Woburn Street , Just Chicken, Inc., SP, to operate a take-out food service in the Countryside Plaza. The Board felt that potential exterior problems , such as offensive cooking odors and internally lit signs that are visible from the outside, could prove objectionable to the area. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted 4-0 to recom- mend the special permit be granted, if there will be no offensive cooking odors found outside the building, or internally lit signs visible from the outside. 40 Hartwell Avenue, MIT Lincoln Labs, SP, to locate a modular unit of four trailers as temporary structures behind the building. The Board questioned whether the allowable FAR would be exceeded with this addition, and if other parking spaces would be provided to replace those lost to the tempor- ary structure. The Board felt that the building should be of a permanent nature, to discourage any proliferation of temporary-type structures in the area. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr. Williams , it was voted 4-0 to recommend the special permit be denied. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted 4-0 to make no comment on the following applications 69 Oak Street, William & Mary Mitropoulos, Variance, to replace an existing front porch. 2 Sherman Street , Linda Pritzker & Nicholas Vonenac, to allow a cante- levered addition. 284. Grace Chapel , Forest Street , SPS and SP• The Board reviewed, for the first time, the revised applications that have been filed with the Board of Appeals on October 25, 1988 by Grace Chapel. Joining the discussion were Peter Kelley, Julian Bussgang and David Hoadley, representing the Forest Street Neighborhood Association. The Board noted there was no landscaping plan. Meeting of October 31, 1988 Concerns were also expressed with the size of the building, inadequacey of the parking, buffers and setbacks shown on the plans , and potential traffic impacts on the neighborhood. The Board agreed to begin their November 7 meeting at 7 00 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 10: 20 p.m. `-e-L-141u-gc-11 l 'a(t-.44431/4") Eleanor Klauminzer, Clerk