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Minutes of May 4,1999 Meeting
Present: Steve Hurley, chair, Barbara Hulshizer, John Frey, Assoc., Olga
Voronina, Carl Oldenburg, Jonathan Longley, Assoc.,Betsy Whitman, Eva
Heney, Minuteman.
Minutes were approved with the following corrections: Hurley, Voronina,
Marren Road. They were received in good time before meeting.
Depot Square: Will go out for bid in September
Cary Hall: Bob Cataldo Jr has had planted a Weeping Beech. He has a
proposal for flowers.Will be asked to present it.
Harrington Road: Rick White, Peter Chalpin,George Woodbury, Nancy
Kolb (Transportation) and Steve Hurley are fine tuning the proposal. Poles
underground will be discussed with Stop and Shop's Silvia.
Center Parking: Someone to be hired to come up with proposal to
improve parking.
Letter to Selectmen: Most felt the situation had improved enough to
postpone it. Jonathan will look at it.
Atlas Travel. HDC has already approved something. We discussed where
sign should be mounted at corner parallel to Mass Ave. DAC suggested a
flat sign next to the door on the Curve St. side for identifying entrance.
The hope is for a meeting between Steve Politi, John McWeeney, and Steve
Hurley to sort out process.
Lexington Christian Academy. Dr.Barry Koops, headmaster, Mr
Kennedy, Albert Fine, architect, Dillon James, Meridian Engineering, Gary
Larson,Landscape architect.
Issues: 1 Reduction in parking space.
Require 160 spaces, 40 reduction requested.
450 seats in proposed auditorium. Their plan is to use St,
Paul's and Countryside Chapel by shuttle bus. Have not
come to a final plan on that.
5' island in middle of lot - red maples.
2. Insufficient buffer for residential neighborhood. 25' required. NW
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corner has only 8' maximum from paving to wetlands.
Traffic circulation around and out again on Lowell St. A
control lane to Pearl St. for fire and some exiting.
Parking lot will be remade to pitch it south away from the
wetlands. Question was asked if it is a new surface, does it
have to come up to code ? Buffer toward Bartlett.
"Downstream Defender" to gather and separate hazardous
materials from water
Possible planting on abutter's lot.
Height of present building is 25' Proposed height over stage 30' - 35'
DAC asked the applicants to investigate pushing the building 5' further
from present parking to increase distance from paving to wetlands.
Center Police Booth: Paul Jenkins brought in revised plan. DAC
consensus: Move back from street 1' Octagon shape. Exposed base to be
granite, inside concrete. All window sills to connect. Windows to be double
hung and 4' high x 17" wide. Make rail a little stronger. Lights 6 over 4.
It was suggested to "beef up" apron. Lead-coated copper roof. Discussion
of moving planter back.
Paul will run these changes by Steve. Next stop HDC.
Countryside Plaza:'They returned with a total of five flowering crab
trees along fence. They have beefed up plantings along Woburn St. Nice
fence. There will be a green slate roof on towers. The base of building will
be a darker tone than the rest.
DAC recommendations:
1 Very important: on Lowell St. side should have only one 24' wide
curb cut. Line it up with drive within shopping center. Present
arrangement confusing and dangerous. 2.Increase transitional planting
toward Lowell St. neighbor.3 Simplify facade - too many horizontal
lines. 3.Eliminate joints at windows.
Brookline Infant Toddler Center: There are to be 50 children from 3
months to kindergarten and 10 staff DAC thought common driveway by
easement or lease. would not be offensive if O.K. by ZBA. The parking
spot by dumpster makes sense. Drainage should be cared for. There will be
retaining wall of concrete. Building very massive.
Scribe: Betsy Whitman
Next DAC Meeting on June 1,1999, in Room 111, at 8:00 p.m.