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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1935-06-12A petition for zoning change on Pleasant Street near the new Concord Highway was read, and it was explained that the petitioner, one ^;r. Moody, had first applied to the Board of Appeals, and had been referred to the Planning Board. The pet- ition called for a change from Residence to Business of a plot about 100 feet av✓ay from the highway, and fronting on Pleasant Street. After some discussion, it was felt that the area, while not on the new Highway, did definitely affect it. Accordingly the Clerk was instructed to write I�Ir. % oody to the effect that the Board, wished hir, to wait until after the results of the Cotton Bill were ascertained. Mr. Duffy reported that this Bill was expected to come out of committee in the near future. I;r. Robinson mentioned that Mr. Bashian had unofficially declared that he was going to apply for a Business Zone at the "Bluffs" in exchange for the donation of some land as a public park. Is. Greeley mentioned that =vir. L. G. Piitchell, Civic Committee, Lexington Field and Garden Club, had asked for suggestions as to where his organization could aid the Town by planting flowers or shrubs on the embankments at highway cuts. T_r. Duffy reported that Stone -Heap Inn was being offered for sale, and that the mortgage owners were offering it to the Town at ,^✓hat they considered_ to be a very reasonable price. The Clerk was instructed to write them to the effect that the Board saw no use for the property at the present time. Henry Moody Petition Discussion of top -soil stripping resulted in bringing out the opinion that such a use was undesirable only when it assumed the dimensions of a business, at which times it could be pro- Top hibited on the basis of being a business in a residential district. soil It was felt that in a Zoning By -Law, a dividing line would be very difficult to draw. Trir. Robinson suggested that some amend- ment night be useful from the administrative point of view. The Clerk was instructed to write the Board of Selectmen to the effect that the Board did not feel that an amendment to the Zoning By -Law was necessary. Discussion of the parking census brought out the fact that 21'r. Kimball and i,r. Greeley were putting in considerable time summarizing the results of the count. They were instructed to Parking draw up a report and submit it to the Board for approval, be- fore submitting it to the Board of Selectmen. The meting adjourned at 11:00 P. M. Respectfully submitted, (s) Roland B. Greeley Clerk PLAT ITI G BUS 1.1 =TING June 12, 1935' A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Office Building on 7:`ednesday, June 12, 1935, at 8:30 P. IA. Lessrs. Duffy, Ellis, Kimball, Robinson and Greeley were present. The minutes of the last meeting meeting were read and accepted. A petition for zoning change on Pleasant Street near the new Concord Highway was read, and it was explained that the petitioner, one ^;r. Moody, had first applied to the Board of Appeals, and had been referred to the Planning Board. The pet- ition called for a change from Residence to Business of a plot about 100 feet av✓ay from the highway, and fronting on Pleasant Street. After some discussion, it was felt that the area, while not on the new Highway, did definitely affect it. Accordingly the Clerk was instructed to write I�Ir. % oody to the effect that the Board, wished hir, to wait until after the results of the Cotton Bill were ascertained. Mr. Duffy reported that this Bill was expected to come out of committee in the near future. I;r. Robinson mentioned that Mr. Bashian had unofficially declared that he was going to apply for a Business Zone at the "Bluffs" in exchange for the donation of some land as a public park. Is. Greeley mentioned that =vir. L. G. Piitchell, Civic Committee, Lexington Field and Garden Club, had asked for suggestions as to where his organization could aid the Town by planting flowers or shrubs on the embankments at highway cuts. T_r. Duffy reported that Stone -Heap Inn was being offered for sale, and that the mortgage owners were offering it to the Town at ,^✓hat they considered_ to be a very reasonable price. The Clerk was instructed to write them to the effect that the Board saw no use for the property at the present time. Henry Moody Petition Discussion of top -soil stripping resulted in bringing out the opinion that such a use was undesirable only when it assumed the dimensions of a business, at which times it could be pro- Top hibited on the basis of being a business in a residential district. soil It was felt that in a Zoning By -Law, a dividing line would be very difficult to draw. Trir. Robinson suggested that some amend- ment night be useful from the administrative point of view. The Clerk was instructed to write the Board of Selectmen to the effect that the Board did not feel that an amendment to the Zoning By -Law was necessary. Discussion of the parking census brought out the fact that 21'r. Kimball and i,r. Greeley were putting in considerable time summarizing the results of the count. They were instructed to Parking draw up a report and submit it to the Board for approval, be- fore submitting it to the Board of Selectmen. The meting adjourned at 11:00 P. M. Respectfully submitted, (s) Roland B. Greeley Clerk