HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Board Minutes, 1991-08-07 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF AUGUST 7, 1991
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office
Building, was called to order at 7 32 p m. by the Chairman Mr. Williams, with
members Davison, Domnitz, Grant, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant
Planner Marino present
**************** ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************
PLANS NOT REQUIRING APPROVAL UNDER THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW
161 Form A/91-7. Concord Avenue. Lot A-3, Parcel B-3 The Board reviewed a
plan showing the transfer of parcel B-3 from the property of Robert Forsberg,
411 Concord Avenue (Lot A-3) , to the property of Norman A Turnquist, leaving
the frontage of both lots unchanged, and Lot A-3 containing more than the
required lot area for the zoning district. On the motion of Mrs. Wood,
seconded by Mr Williams, it was voted 5-0
to endorse the plan entitled "Compiled Subdivision Plan of Land in
Lexington, Mass (Middlesex County)", dated July 18, 1991, by Noonan &
McDowell, Inc , certified by Malcolm P. McDowell, Professional Land
Surveyor, with Application Form A/91-7 by Norman A. Turnquist, appli-
cant, as it does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law
******************** PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT ***************************
162. Planning Director
a. Pheasant Brook II . Zoning Freeze Mr. Bowyer reported on his
discussion with Town Counsel about the questions the Board had raised at
its last meeting. According to Town Counsel, it appears that the
developer is fully entitled to freeze the 1984 zoning for any land
included in the Pheasant Brook I subdivision, and that freeze will be in
effect until 1992, thus exempting them from the jumbo house and the
impervious surface ratio provisions of today's Zoning By-Law.
Mr Bowyer noted that the Monroe Village subdivision was also part of
Pheasant Brook I , and that in 1990 the developer had filed plans for
approval of a cluster subdivision plan Under the 1984 Zoning By-Law, a
cluster plan would have had to be filed with the Board of Appeals under
a different set of regulations. The Building Comissioner pointed this
out to the developer, who said he now plans to file a conventional plan
with the Planning Board.
Mr. Bowyer added that although the 650 ft. maximum permitted length of a
dead end street was not part of the 1984 Zoning By-law, it has been part
of the Planning Board's Subdivision Rules and Regulations since the
seventies. He added that only the "record owner of the land" could
waive his rights to freeze a plan under the 1984 zoning
b. Brent Road. Mark Moore Mr. Bowyer reported that Mark Moore has
taken an option on land off Brent Road for a two or three lot subdivi-
sion. Nothing has been filed.
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163. Planning Board. Subcommittees
a. US Postal Service Litigation Mrs. Davison reported that the Town
has joined the City of Waltham in its suit against the US Postal Service
for locating the Regional Postal Service building off Spring Street.
b. Lexington Center Committee Mr. Williams reported that he had
received a memo from Chairman David Wells mostly repeating what Select-
man Jack Eddison had reported at the Planning Board's meeting last week
(see the Minutes of July 31)
Mrs. Davison reported she had talked to Mr. Wells about benches at the
library. She also told Mr Wells that the Board was concerned that the
Design Committee's recommendations for Emery Park be acknowledged and
followed. She said that Mr. Wells had assured her that any brick laid
down as sidewalk would be set in sand and therefore be able to be
removed easily.
c. Planning Board Schedule for Future Meetings The Board agreed to
schedule meetings for the following dates
Monday, September 23, 1991,
Monday, October 7, 1991,
Monday, October 21, 1991,
Monday, November 4, 1991,
Monday, November 18, 1991 and
Monday, December 9, 1991
******************** PLANNING BOARD PROJECTS, POLICY MAKING ******************
165. Revision of Development Regulations Subdivision Regulations The Board
continued its review and editing of the July 15 draft of Chapter 5, Approval
Not Required Plans.
The meeting was adjourned at 10 03 p.m.
Edmund C. Grant, Clerk