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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF APRIL 1, 2009
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Planning Office, Town Office
Building was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Chairman Hornig, with members Manz,
Galaitsis, Canale and planning staff McCall-Taylor and Henry present. Mr. Zurlo joined
the meeting after just a few minutes.
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Article 45- The discussion focused on the principles that were being added to the bylaw.
Mr. Canale said that the Transportation Mitigation Group had discussed the article. They
weren’t concerned with the particular wording as much as wanting to see the principles
outlined. The Board felt comfortable with the three general principles, but didn’t feel they
were ready to endorse the sub-principles from Mr. Canale’s document. Mr. Zurlo felt the
sub-principles required further explanation.
Article 44 – Mr. Canale mentioned a discussion of site plan approval versus site plan
review that had been on the planners’ listserve recently. He said he would review the
bylaw with that in mind. The Board wanted to add a condition that the site plan approval
be submitted with the plans for the building permit. The Board agreed it needed to
discuss the FAR issues further. The Board discussed how Town Meeting would have the
opportunity to engage in the creation of the TMDO Plan. Most members felt it was
sufficient to include Town Meeting members in the process as it went along and to make
a report to Town Meeting under Article 2 as had been done with the comprehensive plan
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960-990 Waltham Street- The plans for this special permit had been changed to reflect
the conditions of the approval. On a motion duly made and seconded it was voted 5-0 to
consider the changes to the plan required by conditions of the decision to be minor. In
addition, on a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to amend the special
permit so that the numbers in it correctly reflected the condition that Unit 5 be reduced in
height by 5’. Mr. Henry explained that these numbers had always been correctly
portrayed by the applicant but had been incorrectly incorporated into the decision.
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On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the minutes for
February 18, 23, and 25, 2009 and March 4, 2009, as amended. Consideration of the
minutes of March 25 was put off to a later date at the request of Mr. Galaitsis.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
Wendy Manz, Clerk