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Town of Lexington
Public Meeting Minutes
Turning Mill NCD meeting held Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Cary Memorial Building, Ellen Stone Room
Attendees:
Bob Creech (acting chair), Richard Canale , Sally Zimmerman, Sally Cassells
Regrets:
Diane Pursley
Turning Mill Neighbors (Public):
Tina McBride,Ian Mutnick, Manahem Eleny
Meeting started at 7:01pm
1)Minutes from 12/13 meeting were approved (Richard Canale/Sally Zimmerman)
2)Sally Cassells volunteered to take notes
3)Review of action items from 11/29 and 12/13 meetings:
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Open
General discussion regarding rules for the NCD
4)
a.Neighborhood compatibility with respect to new construction – cannot
modify town zoning rules. For example
i.The town’s zoning permits a house with 30 feet frontage, i.e., 30
feet from the street. The NCD Commission may or may not
approve a similar proposal when placed amongst a row of houses
that are, for example, 60 feet from the street, depending on NCD
regs.
b.The same compatibility principal would apply to a new structure with
respect to the height of the structure.
c.Public view exemptions
i.
It was noted that for other NCDs the public visibility requirements
are generally focused on public views which ordinarily include
only the street view but we need to consider and decide upon
visibility from, either public views or street views or both, say, the
power lines, Paint Mine Trail, or Hennessey Field.
ii.We can be specific about what public land views are exempt but
there has to be consistency in what we propose
Sally Zimmerman will provide information about the original property
owners.
The rules in the SC Report should trace back to our defined neighborhood
characteristics.
Bob Creech is still trying to track down someone from Peacock Farm who
knows about their tree rules. The goal is to make the Trees section
advisory. We will want to identify the types of trees that are typical in the
neighborhood (white pine, oak, beech, hickory) and include language
we’ve gathered from neighbors ‘… enjoy having a buffer between
Action Item:
neighboring houses, watching wildlife …’ Bob will
investigate the Wellesley NCD tree rules.
Sally Zimmerman will work on the letter.
At the December 13 meeting, the SC reviewed photos of all the properties
in the NCD area and categorized them by style. These style assignments
were incorporated in the Neighborhood Information Spreadsheet and
distributed to the SC members. This is fine for now – the SC will address
the few unclear style assignments once the higher priority tasks are
complete.
Discussed ways to approach height and set back restrictions with the goal
of being consistent with the current conditions.
Discussed ways to define exemptions. It was noted that for other NCDs
the public visibility requirements are generally focused on the street view
but we may want to consider visibility from, say, the power lines, Paint
Mine Trail, or Hennessey Field.
Timing:The study report draft needs to be complete by January 10. This
will allow a week or two for review and feedback before a vote at the
January 24 meeting.
Richard Canale noted that there is some concern in the Planning
Department about the impact of creation of the NCD on PD workload.
5)Prepare for January 10 meeting
Sally Zimmerman will work with Diane Pursley to prepare the Study Report
draft. They will delegate to others as needed.
Bob Creech will work (with Diane) on the requirements for trees.
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We need to invite a few (~4) original owners to this meeting.
Suggest short talks about how the neighborhood came together to
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manage issues over the years.
They need to be prepared with a script.
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The meeting will be taped.
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Letter to NCD Neighbors.
6)
The letter has been drafted but needs additional information:
a.Link to the NCD Bylaw on the Town of Lexington website.
b.Link to the Turning Mill NCD page from on the Planning Board Website.
c.Link to the SC meeting schedule.
Adjourn 8:21PM