HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-12-31 itrPO.hT OF 'Tfr• ?L NiiINO BOARD
For The
Year ¶ nding December 31, 1928.
The .'lanning Board has continued the practice .f
advising the Board of .urvey upon their request, in the
matter of new land and street developments and has given
specific consideration to the following matters:
Star Realty Co. development,near Sylvia st.,
7>ast Lexington.
McIntosh development, Bedford St.,North Lexington.
NI ckerson development, Pieros's Bridge.
Building lines on Massachusetts f•ve.,East Lexington,
Hunt development,near Slocum Rd., Lexington.
Griswold development, North Lexington.
Lexington Park development, North Lexington.
Bean development, (Wetherbee Park) , Bedford St.,
North Lexington.
treet near Kendall hoed for L. Kirkbright.
The hoard during the year held formal hearings upon the
follow!ng subjects:
Proposed changes in the zoning law to include
in the single family dwelling district all the area
between Massachusetts !venue, "altha! St, and the Park
and Ilaypround area except that zoned for business,
this area having originally been zoned as an R2 or two-
family dwelling district. This change was adopted by
the Town,
*titian of Donald Shea to amend the zoning
law to create a ':usineas district at 117-119,eto.
"assachusetts , venue, Fast Lexington, The Board has
not recommended this change,
rroposed general revision of the zoning law.
The :oard has spent much time in the study of the workings
of the present zoning law and has proposed amendments
tending to clarity it and to more effectively secure
for the citizens those benefits which were sought when
the law was created. 'bile the proposed amendments in
some instances increase the restrictions upon real estate
develop^onts, for the most part they are designed to bring
the law into conformity with similar laws elsewhere and
to enable the town more effectively to control its
development and to avoid the introduction of inimical
conditions r,ossible under the present law. Four public
hearings were held in various sections of the town in
regard to these proposed amendments. The general matter
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Report of the Planning Board.
has now been referred by the Town to a committee of ten
citizens appointed by the -eleotmen who are to serve in
conjunction with the Planning Board and who ore to report
et a later town meeting.
The Board has continued its study of the development
of the barge low areas in the Vine Brook drainage basin
south and west of the center, involving important considera-
tions with respect to general drainage, park development,
and streets for through traffic, and has had frequent
meetings wit17 the engineers, ietcaif and Fddy who have
► been employed in this connection. The report' of these 1
engineers in regard to the drainage problems, the soil
and other conditions, and upon the subject of betterments
in this and adjoining areas is now in hand and the study
of the whole is continuing.
The Board favors more rapid progress in the matter
of estnbliahing, proper and wider lines on the many old and
narrow tan .rays, in order that the building of houses may
not further imp, ir the opportunity for securing sightly and
safe streets without excessive future expense.
The Board, as previously, favors an improved
organization of the Town engineering service which v.'ill
permit of the establishment of a coherent policy and plan
for the extension of the public facilities , sewers, water
mains, streets, etc. on a broad economic basis , and at
the same time provide for prompt gathering of the engineering
data necessary for the solution of immediate problems of
development as well as those of the future.
Respect: ully submitted,