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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-05-02 Bray 2, 1924. ' BOARD MUTING. wry The regular meeting of the Planning Board was held at the Selectmen's Room on Friday evening, May 2, at 8 o'clock; there being present Messrs. Emery, Duffy, Worthen, L.S. and W.D. Brown, and Mr. French, Town Engineer. • HANCOCK ST. PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. Together with Messrs. Calder, Kraetzer, Fish, Blake, Wadman and Merriam the Board examined the suggested de- velopment of the properties bounded by Edgewood Read, Hancock and Meriam Streets as prepared Bad explained by Mr. French. After certain changes, a lay-out was worked out that met with the approval and satisfactory agreement of all present, both of the Planning board and of the property owners. This contemplates a 50 foot extension of Oakland St, to Hancock St., with a 40 ft. branch through the Merriam and Blake properties to Edgewood Road; the drive encirc- ling the Fish property being abandoned and Goodwin Road becoming a private entrance drive to the Calder and Fish residences, terminating in a turn-around. As the Oakland Street continuation would call for quite an amount of land, recently purchased by Mr. Calder to protect his property, it seemed to the Board that if the plan were adopted and put through, Mr. Calder should be paid for the amount taken. Lot divisions were shown, and on the Blake property called for a total of eight;- two to the rear of the pro- posed branch street, and six between it and Hancock St. , three on each street. If adopted, the "Browne, house , if not razed, but per- mitted to continue as a non-conforming building, would be practically concealed by the new houses on the Hancock St. lots. Contingent on this let division, substantially as shown, the Planning Board approved the lay-out and the Secretary was instructed se to inform the Selectmen. PARK HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. As to the development of "Park Heights, Section 4, • Lexington, Mass,, Property of Warren S. Griswold. R.C.aellamy, C.E. , 25 Eldon St., Dorchester, Mass." the Secretary is instruet(e+d to request Mr. Griswold and Mr. Bellamy to appear before the Board at its next meeting. May 2---2. This proposed lay-out is not in line with the conclu- ' sions reached by Mr. Duffy when Town Engineer, and made known to the present developer. FOREST ST$ : ;T EXTENSION. • The Chairman states Miss Powers is still considering the matter, azd has inquired as to the amount of back land she will be required to give up. LOWER MASS. AVE. RESTRICTIONS. Mrs. Maynard is willing to attempt the securing of set- back agreements but suggests Mr. Guthrie, the new President of the Civic Association, as one more likely to meet with success, BOSTON POSTAL DISTRICT. A letter is read from Mr. Baker who, upon the report of his Inspectors, thinks it possible and advantageous to Lex- ington to include the town within the limits of the Boston II Postal District. ADVERTISED. In connection with the hearing advertised in the Times, relative to granting permission tO build a two-family house in a zone where this class of dwellings is not all- lowed, the Secretary is instructed to communicate with the Selectmen, pointing out that in no case, under the Zoning By-Laws, can an exception of this sort be granted. ZONING BY-LAWS. The Zoning By-Laws, having received the approval of the Attorney General, and having this day been published for the third time, are new in force. Meeting adjourned at 10 P.M. Willard D. Brown, Secretary.