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Home My WebLink About1935-07-02Ift PLr� : IP?G BOAhD i EEYl'IliG July 2, 1935 The - ^g --cords s of the p_ v' ous meeting were j11.. r..ao. �. _. - Q the 1^p y: y>a � o dispensed ivrith. Tl---- mal;ter of si,ri_pping loam ,was taken up and. proposed amendments to the Zoning I31, -Law drawn up by Yr. John. Lyons and Town Counsel were discussed_. 1s1r. Lyons felt that unless the loam stripping had to do wl.th construction of buildings or farm uses, it must go to the Board of appeals. The stripping of loam over large areas, as in the case of the Bean property, is not a normal farm operation and could not be allowed except with approval of the Board of Appeals. Lr. Greeley suggested changing John Lyons? draft to read '�excent ra,i.en incidental to and in connection with normal farm uses." 1111r. Duffy felt that it would be permissible for a man to rerade his property or construct a golf course transferring loam froom one location to another but a person should not be allo,:ved to buy property for the purpose of stripping the loam for Sale. ar. ,r•-.eley stated that the proposed amendment would not stop sr.all contractors from taking off a feet loads of loam be- cause that would be incidental to a farm use. ls. Greele-,- also moved that the necessary steps be taken to insert in the next issue of the �2ov✓n paper a notice of hear mop ing to be held in the Town Office Building July 19th, at 7:30 Soil P. lc . on the follol^rIng amendment to the Lexington Zoning By - Law proposed b1,r the Planning }3oards- Voted:- That the Lexington Zoning By-La`v be amended by adding to Section 40 R.l Districts, Paragraph 6, the fol lowing; paraor•aph: - e. Excavation and removal from the premises of any sod, loam, sand, gravel, clay or quarried or crushed stone, except when incidental to and in connection with the construction of a building for which a per- mit has been issued in accordance with the Building By-La;r✓s, and except ::hen incidental to and in con- nection with the normal and lawful development of the propert-v concerned. The motion was seconded by 1,r. Ellis and it was unanimous- ly voted.. At the suggestion of Tv:r. Greeley, the meeting was turned over to the discussion of the various petitions for business ' areas along the new Concord highway, lie presented informal Concord petitions from the rutchinson Brothers, Tars. Jutler, Fannie Highway Hutchinson and formal petitions from Henry S. 1400dy and DeVir_eent. A meeting ofthe Planning Board .vas held in the Conference Foos, of t'- Town G'fice Builr'..ng, Lexin`.ton, on Tuesday, July 2, 19::5, at 7:3G P. 1;!. :essrs. Duffy, Greeley, Ellis, Kimball, cellars and. i -_obi nson -.-,ere present. The clerk was also present. The - ^g --cords s of the p_ v' ous meeting were j11.. r..ao. �. _. - Q the 1^p y: y>a � o dispensed ivrith. Tl---- mal;ter of si,ri_pping loam ,was taken up and. proposed amendments to the Zoning I31, -Law drawn up by Yr. John. Lyons and Town Counsel were discussed_. 1s1r. Lyons felt that unless the loam stripping had to do wl.th construction of buildings or farm uses, it must go to the Board of appeals. The stripping of loam over large areas, as in the case of the Bean property, is not a normal farm operation and could not be allowed except with approval of the Board of Appeals. Lr. Greeley suggested changing John Lyons? draft to read '�excent ra,i.en incidental to and in connection with normal farm uses." 1111r. Duffy felt that it would be permissible for a man to rerade his property or construct a golf course transferring loam froom one location to another but a person should not be allo,:ved to buy property for the purpose of stripping the loam for Sale. ar. ,r•-.eley stated that the proposed amendment would not stop sr.all contractors from taking off a feet loads of loam be- cause that would be incidental to a farm use. ls. Greele-,- also moved that the necessary steps be taken to insert in the next issue of the �2ov✓n paper a notice of hear mop ing to be held in the Town Office Building July 19th, at 7:30 Soil P. lc . on the follol^rIng amendment to the Lexington Zoning By - Law proposed b1,r the Planning }3oards- Voted:- That the Lexington Zoning By-La`v be amended by adding to Section 40 R.l Districts, Paragraph 6, the fol lowing; paraor•aph: - e. Excavation and removal from the premises of any sod, loam, sand, gravel, clay or quarried or crushed stone, except when incidental to and in connection with the construction of a building for which a per- mit has been issued in accordance with the Building By-La;r✓s, and except ::hen incidental to and in con- nection with the normal and lawful development of the propert-v concerned. The motion was seconded by 1,r. Ellis and it was unanimous- ly voted.. At the suggestion of Tv:r. Greeley, the meeting was turned over to the discussion of the various petitions for business ' areas along the new Concord highway, lie presented informal Concord petitions from the rutchinson Brothers, Tars. Jutler, Fannie Highway Hutchinson and formal petitions from Henry S. 1400dy and DeVir_eent. 1 1 -'- Duly 2,135 _nson statecti 1, at if tr,e Board eras iSoii to desig- natealon,, the nes°! Concord f i : i !a r, he rrou d su ;--est o -Lie a'„ r e 12�te.rsec1,iorl of Pleasant atreet taking in t",re four cor -i.ls a d anoth43r at the intersection of the Old .iO!'I.COr�� iy? PnUE3 and t!" joncor 0. I `T'Iay. 1_r. DLffz su.- -s-1 -d that inasmuch as the !.ioody uronerty Is Y 0t9 no, T -h fro- '. 1 voncOrCi .rl..'r','ia- a separate hearing should be he7_d, brat; f-lt thatl the otlier petitions shouldbe elc? i. r_ a_be Tante ,rnt,_l '�_s leisla_ture acts upon the bill_ now for r.. ,o =c r:, l_ zf set cls It "Tas roved that tl,.e necesspry steps be t<,',; -_n toy^!ard. 10 7_d n a. 'rr-:+_r ,n;^ in. the 'l`o`,1!n Office Buildin77,, Friday, 'ul-- �`>t':;., at 8:00 F. '_., on the petition of :ienrry S. Boody to ar.r, nr. ` t ie L , .. t o r! Zor , . g By -Lary! s a nd I,':ap b r changing from a 2 1 r7ier„ l_ C I,strict to a, business district the area bounded and r escr°i ner_ as follo"'s:- Prcr�er ;-- ].ocai;ed at ,:o. 130 Pleasant ;street, East ha -,,1,11,!7 a fronta.,-:e of about one hun- °red_ l'ifL.% (150) z"eet or_ Pleasant Street and running b, -c,,)- a, distance of about two hundred (200) feet, as shol,-!n on elan aocom-oanying petition. `rhe- motion las seconded and so voted. It was moved a*l.d_ seconded, and unanimously voted that t" -ie area for the Good-,,- oets_tion be set as follows: - Blossom Street from Allen Street to Concord t,venue, Concor-J Avenue from !* alnut Street to Belmont Line, Pleasant Ntreet from '*atertown St. to Concord Ave., ';"aterto.frn St. .from Pleasant St. to Belmont Line, -_ff'cot. Henry S. Moody Concord=ii�,hway from Blossom St. to Arlington Town Linep e7l�n<<ton Lane `r.rouVhout, jarlen :,ll eri e thr0u rnou.t, �•Ti re-,ard venue t'��?rougr2.out, Hanson avenue throughout, Dale Streat 'hroughout, t;=gado' broo',' tare-Ue tnrOU(TYpUt. T_ -e secretary was _instru.cted to ,!!rite I�-r. t.00dy to this ._ot_i.on :!as r::a':e and seconded_ that the areas affected by DeVincent the DeVlncent, Gutler al.c ar_:-I.e TEutchifison petitions be desig- Cutler nateBd as 1;he sane as that affected b,.; the :_oody pe ti tion, and Hutchinson 1t "8.5 -0 VOt8C1 P',ae area as affected by the Hutchinson Brothers, petition as C s1 f nc.tec as fo11ow3:- O_ossol" titre -t t'[lrotl lIout, L,ot-i. slcies of i llen St. from 31ossom St. to Franklin ach.00l property, otr- sides of new Concord !igln�!a�r from llaltham Street Hutchinson to Pleasant street, 3otA si.d,;s of "7althan street from Stedman Rd. to Concord five. including all of the business district at the intersection of '.;altham St . and Concord Lve . 3oth si.des of Concord Ave. from Pleasant 6t, to ;:altham :street. 1 1 -3- 1. ellim-,ton Lane throughout, Garden Avenue throughout, ' Vsne card _ivenue throughout, ..1anson :,venue throughout, bale Street throughout, leado;°rbroo=. Ave=nue throughout. i:.r. Gree1.e-.r re: -.d a letter from. the Circumferential High- , -!a,- Committee as';in,7 for a donation and the reappointment of the present representative or a new appointment. L.r. Kimball moved that the Planning; Board contribute Circu4i-1 5.Q0 to the co„m.,ittee and that T;ir. Duffir be reinstated as ferentia: representative of the Lexington Planning; Board. It was un- Highviay animously voted. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 P. E. Respectfully submitted, (s) Roland B. Greeley Clerk 1