HomeMy WebLinkAbout1935-10-07 o7,1_ IS : I'lrl'ii is
October 7, 1935
A rerrilar meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in
the els ct-men t s Loom, Town Office Building, at 7 :30 P. M.
Lessrs . eerruson, Gilcreast, Lyons and Potter were present .
Tac Cler: eras also present .
At 7 30 P . a ioint leering with the rlanning Board and
the Board of rnncals las called to order
_. r. J. aenrr Duff-r, Chairman of the Planning Board, stated
that his Boarr' felt that it ould be helpful if a meeting
of the three Boards were held to talk over the following matters:
(1) . Shall the Town single out the Concord Turnpike ,
the proposed new Lowell load and the proposed circumferential
higlEra;T and limit these three roads to a certain setback, say
of :rift- feet?
(2) Shall the Town attempt to keep all business off these
roads end o-- ose all requests for changes from R.1 to C .1
Districts?
(3) Does the Town wish to select one area on these roads
to be zoned for business and to keep the business within that
area?
Mr . Luffy* stated that the planning Board has received
petitions from the following persons for changes from a
residential to a business area
L.rs :rtchinson (of arlineton) owning land at the Arlington-
, =?elriont line ;
rs. 'at1 er, owning land near Pleasant street;
L_r. L eVincent , owning land on Pleasant Street;
Hutchinson Brothers (of Lexington) ownin land on Blossom Street;
Mr t eterson, oerni_nrr land on '` altham Street.
Lr . Luffy stated that; the bill before the Legislature Highway
originall?* provided for a set-back of 100 feet on the new Zoning
Concord Turnpike , but that this was finally modified to a
50 foot setbac1-. The ilanning _Board felt that this was (Also
Insufficient . Concord
i._r. rereuson stated that tie feeling of the Board of Circum-
oelectmen was that t r ;re should be special restrictions on ferential
the three ne roads and that the set-back should be 100 feet Highways
for business areas and 50 feet for residential areas.
:-r . Tdward . Ainball stated that Lr . A. N. Iv:addison was
favorable towerd a 100 feet set-back for business zones in
order to keep out as many stands as possible .
r. C . -'dware Glynn stated that the Board of Appeals
had not discussed the matter as a Board at all, but that a
petition for a roadside stand had been denied by that Board,
_r. G1-nn stated that he would like to be advised what the
ar ex ents „ ere for a 50 foot set-back.
Pyr. Ferguson stated tnat he thought a 100 feot set-
back for residential areas was too much and that a 50 foot
set-back ,could seep the houses far enough back to give a
decent appearance and that the driveways would go back far
enou?h so as not to interfere with the view of traffic on
the new road .
„ elect encs eeting -2- October 7, 1936
r. i.irhall r acted to know if the 1ioard of Uelectmen would
be in s-rrpath; with a 100 foot set-back for the entire road .
r. l.-ons stat er7 that he thought t iat; the Town should
take an-- s and t -tat it could to keep roadside stands and
tae like off the new road , and the sooner the better .
i t rl Ten str d thet he felt that there should be at
le 1; one soling stntion on either s r"e of the new roads in.
Lexi 1 ton so ns to provide for safet-T, and if this were done,
tna tie .o 'n n 7]� doing ever--thing that it needed to do.
`ie thou it i t; m7 ""alt be a ?ood pan for the `_own to provide
a bus ness zone eit , r side of the road as noarl,r onposi to
as moss ble .
r . f i r 77i if ;; Plan_n1 -17; rioard should go ahead
and t- to r F r i o on a log tion for such business areas and
then brin fhe ratter '- fore the Town. 'ie thourtht that the
',-attar cc a_lc' not be Bron it before the r o until such areas
r'ec1(1, (d or
r i'' : on stat-,' t Lnt 'le t touirut t "tat the r>lanning
+n2.rr S icu 0ut such 'irees a r' then hold a hearinCr and
invz; all neo1,1' 1 -' ro 'torl
Jul red if t 'ere ^'ere ar'-' means known to the
,oar, of mol ct-men aereb-- lend could be purchased or con-
troll r7 h-r + , 'o n n s .crl a 'a- as to prevent a monopoly
of h-7sln- ss . stcte +- rt i t ra_-.: not s"err v' r-T -nod to
2alTfss'" r 11 arr o opnlized he one or t' 'o people .
P.', _o' mnr- n] s'-a'-.eri teat if t lnre ^ias going to be
c 1 ore f1111n.r sl-ation 1; at that in itself was bound to
be a no,- oun1 • e Sa r'7 t nt I he L'ortr could restrict areas
brit t ",at; he r d not `_'e in- n '10'"in could control owners and
s t-) tnn t; s._o7711 sell '-heir ri ghts . He stated that
t 7estion rs 1 ' t_ter tie T.oards wanted to impose special
read cit ora o- to J,tahli sh 'e„ of district , and
t "]a'" ie m __ s multi ru 1-e it plain that anew amendment would
be In the lir' i. Lt;erost- , and not for the benefit of an
es'-ed teat tie `lo" pit -ht creat'- H.3 or
rJ c. fni't -s i-e 1-1-es 2110:"1"'' t le se hip' n a^s • .[t could
'a `"•:n st of t ; T- r,-'s re aid rtti.al are s and create , for
in : ,rnce , .1 strici-s a stir"ulate a 100 foot set-back.
"i to (. - 1r,ior of t ice'" -eloctr^en inquired rr tat the ^o-rn
oltid. b, ori b-- stabllsit ; n busi_iess districts along the
tater-' t'-at it ionic] not stop people from
pet tic)] n for e 1tar_r-e s 111 ''e zones and ne t iou nit it would
t'-er not n p,•ovide for business arers in any part of
7' • l l 3tr.tn i t; at the `iown of 4rlinctnn has oriposed
qrd r' ; 'ct- an- net tions for cis c' s to business districts;
=1 n t feels r+- '- -:re is no occasion for business on the
o,
road ;n'l-cinrd r" s o tnb11 she 1 a 40 foot set-back but has
int ,rovider soncrrte r.rcas for ousiness cistricts, Lincoln
,as i_" r”' ire stn s Pin - a '_'ie road which it can lot
v ^{- 1- t- .. 7.l becr, i s: ' en- s 10 rovisi on in t le i. r-
ln, rS __0r c L_•ti111 ri fferertt . _ stated tent if i .11.r'ton
d,--s rated Teri, ti re a " 02 ` u siness zones, it could set a
O"1^1 i ;17n175` exrr nl`.' Wit' Sl"1C`w that the l0r'ryt lnt(+S not unwilling
at least, to h_av''' bus' as on t to new road.
)elent-renrs yeti October 7, 1935
r . i ,41 1]- thouietht thrt if the own made a 100 foot
F-br'C'r 2:'r1 .har e no reference to lusi__EPSs or resid_e,ntia1
are s t_' ' it 'oulr' not be inviting business. he stated,
t 1 ,ne to define chat structures
co'77.= he r r,tari . T . 3-br. 1 stated that if a certain
nre' " re r' s.L,rr ' ed foi bus T r• ss a 'd if 75 , of such ares
oelor er1 t' o farr r and 2 -, to another farmer, it 7017.10
' e 1rti'r- -ir to i- _ P' 't; o tlite farmers.
I . ''cotter 1 iqi icer '1s to r _at v.o: _ld happen if such
a 'nus " zone "ere st^b.li Sir-( ld 'nr
he the o ._1 r of t �e r'ror,-
erf t'''in t, 1`_' zone (•'id ,tot ant business . e had in
i r
one o rner en the ,e, roar' ho, e,rr'rl if his pro ;ert.r
ter` for }'iisi r'_ess ''urnns^s, n 71,i under no
co , -i r'cnTr n i , n i- Fi business . inns '- oetin felt- that
t 't-i s rni t 7n 1r 11.1117' to be rr•,_s .,-brerl before it 'ras
rleoir'er to r. ee c n ,n. r'l stri 'ct
of'ise stater' thf i- %gin the 7-ht that a nen'
r i �.tr - t '" o'71 ( :'1^, ore t
r . I' _ n son sl r" ester; to 1 an •3 district be created
t of
-0,11, rc.st-ri l: tiers P S an . 1 iith the
e e yin" o- _. set-_br c r, -hicr -pnld b t ftir feet .
. "`i t.-i u'- cr state(' t} t a .1' .2 rii otr-I Ct vollld. be
1- e srt s a .1 Listrict- -., th the excel- tion of the
ch 'rr,'7_1r '' 10C feel: , out it '"O,7ld mean that
}"'i]s n.> n (n l ? r1 I c u l'1 oe r-C ted all. alon t to ner road .
r 1--n'-' Miter' ;- tat t v-ould_ be better to creat111 an
•"` i sm c , " e Alii,- rt' fieref c e bctnreen this and an I .1
of c ' ni I 7, e 0 fon stt-back
!.i. ,i-1- I tan i i � i i t .
1': oar. r aft' the Jour( of xnuenls retiree:
r r t ,;(, isuer'" t11 matter in nrii,ate session.
'en i,he-- T e turned to the oelectment s eetinq, they
infor',- i t le !o` rr t; tat; t e'" har decided to request 1.r .
r- tin --1-n' to 'or:, o It in its si m".nle st form, an amendment
o „' ovi, e for a 50 foot set-bar,': for r'esic_ eY-'- c1 areas
.
nI ' O i+ s0'' " so-r-t of a ?"le'"r r i3trlCt tere t}1e set-back
for bus t` s 3.rees 'rolllr' be 100 fer't • hen he has accomplished
this, r . ri t ti'1 rtor is to send copies of the amendments
to the differ.. t ,oa.rris .
r '' C 1-1i n""_ oard disc 'ssed t le netter of an ar:enidmCent Amendment
t-n rr e r nt L i` P r L -i.z of lo'n or selli n. eurpose s, —
but ere a - or"'. uestion ^ s --,n r'-ether or not it could 'fop Soil
be "Tor -er'i out ;,n t s=ti sf"'etion of the citizens.
n r'9c; s on s reacher? In the matter.