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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1936-11-19 PLA dNr"G r30AFtr IF:ARING Sarah A . Cutler ITnvember 19, 1936 A Planning hoard hearing was held in the SelectmenTs hoom of the Town Office Building, Lexington, Thursday, November 19, 7936 , at 7 30 P . P. . upon the petition of Mrs. Sarah A. Cutler. Iessrs. Borden, Li.mball, Ferguson, and Ellis were present. the petition was to amend the Zoning ByHLaw and Map by changing from an P .1 District to a C .1 District the area bounded and described as follows - "On the easterl-- side of i-leasant Street be- ginning at a point 100 feet north of the Concord Turnpike and extending northerly along Pleasant Street for a distance of 150 feet , from there run- ning easterly for about 400 feet to a point on the concord Turnpike 100 feet east of where Clematis Brook goes under the Concord Turnpike , and bounded on the south by the Concord Turnpike and Clematis Brook." Mr Borden declared the hearing open and Mr. Kimball read the notice of hearing which had been published in the november 4th issue of the Lexington Minuteman and sent to property o^rners affected by the petition. I, ro . Cutler stated that she had nothing to say except that she had changed the area in the petition and that she did not have .ier lawyer representing her this tine . She did not think he .ad been treated fairly at the last Town heeting s it was ten minutes of twelve when her article in the '?arrant was brought up, and man'r of the Town Meeting Lembers had gone home . She felt that tee small tract of land named in the petition is undesirable for house lots and is onhr asking for ,•g lat she thinks is fair as she owns nine acres alone t e ne roar' . ins . cutler also stated that s} e -mu.ld no]; agree to e building that vould be detrimental to the Town and feels that she is taking the attitude Lr . Cutler would have tai-en She felt that a ';asoline station was needed s sever al, eople eve core to her house for gasoline . She could not understand a hip the Planning Board was so opposed but thought there was a linit, and felt that she was justified in asking the Town to grant this change . .r. , orden asked if there were others who wished to speak either in favor or in o position and there were none . 'Te then asked i rs . Cutler if she v,ould be willing to have her petition changed from a C .1 to a T.l District . This, he ex lainec1 , 'Would mean that the land would be restricted to the sale of gasoline , oil and automobile accessories . Mrs . Uut7.er replied that she would be willing to change to a T.1 Listrict as she was petitioning for the sale of gasoline only. ene also asked if a T .1 District could be changed bee}, to en R.1 District and Lr. Borden answered that it could . +ler Hearing -2- November 19, 1936 i. r. himball stated that Mr. ';'rightington advised that it would be better to let the petitions stand as C .l Districts, rather than ma re the change on the Town L_eeting floor, because if the Tom does accept it, it does not become a law for quite some time and then the change would be made . l. r . iorden asked l.irs Jutler if she would be .Tilling to make this chaz:.Te from a C .l to a T.1 District, at a later date , if her petition was granted , and Mrs . Cutler replied that sl^e would . As there were no others who wished to speak, hr. Borden declared the hearing closed at 7:50 F . M. and advised the petitioner that the matter would be tal-en under advisement. Respectfully submitted, Clerk PLA"<II•IG BOARL Iii AMIG Ernest DeVincent November 19,1936 A Planning board Hearing was held in the Selectmen' s Room of the Torn Office Building, Lexington, Thursday, November 19, 1936 , at 8 15 P. . upon the petition of Ernest DeVincent. Messrs . Borden, Kimball, Ferguson, and Ellis were present. The petition was to amend the toning By-Law and kap by chang- ing; from an R.l Li strict to a C .l District the area bounded and described as follows - "Beginning at a point at the southwesterly inter- section of leasant Street and the Cambridge-Concord r'urnnike and running along said turnpike and in a general westerly direction 320 feet, thence turning and running due south 140 feet, thence turning and running easterly on a line parallel to the Cambridge- t,oncord '-urnpi ce 130 feet to Pleasant .street, thence turning and running in a northeasterly direction along Pleasant itre-r 210 feet to the point of beginning." Jr. Borden declared the hearing open and Er . Kimball read the notice of hearing which had been published in the ovember 4th issue of the Lexington Iilnuteman and sent to rropertr owners affected b-r the petition. Judge Pierre Iorthrup, representing Mr. DeVincent, stated that r. LeVincent bought the land in question twenty years ago for farming pnrposes, but now he could not use it for farm- irg necaese the new road cuts through leaving two triangles . At the tine this was done , Lr. DeVincent remarked that the road being constructed through his land was spoiling his farm and tee State Engineers told him he would have a good site for business. He further explained that Mr. LeVincent ' s Petition ae one of the first to be presented along this bin !va- and the, did not rresent it the second time because t ;e anter' to cooPerate "i.th the i lanning Board who were main a stud- of this road 4t that time . He said then* a )neared before the 3oard, explained that hr. LeVincent was a man fina-iclall,r substantial, pointed out the location where t Lore no hills or irtersections and that the petitioner granted toe filling station so his two sons could operate it. He a7 so said tint this ^ as long before r,r . Childs had obtained is option on the iatch property. The site asked for before , oe I: E' northeast corner of Pleasant Street, was on the same side of the road as that of hr. Childs . he stated that the Engineering Denartment had advised that this was the proper site for a filling station, and this was also confirmed by tie rle nnins' Board Report . Because hr . Childs ' filling static,: ie to be located on the same side of the road as r. LeeVi.ncent asked for previously, they have changed to • the onnosite side at the corner of Pleasant Street . This proposed filling station has no exit on the turnpike and the automobiles coring from Concord will turn in and the exit -ill be or -leasart street far enough from the traffic lights so tiere ' ill be no friction. The land at this point is low and it -ill cost rluite a bit of Toney to fill it but it is r3a ,ninr^ moa .d '°arin,r -2- overber 19, 1936 nuite low. l,.r . Fo')ert L. h-?-der asked how near the Seiler ' s 1775 House was from tris site and Lr. orthrup stated that the proposed filli.n sta+-ion is on the onnosite corner and will not conflict ith L r . ooda' s drive ra as he has Ms parking space in the rear . .r. ;orden asked Judge I.orthrup if his petitioner would be Tilling at a later date , if the T .l District is established, to change its nroaerty from an h.1 Listrict to a T .l and Judge I'orthrun renlied that they would be willing to make this agree- ment . I r . Fobert L. Tier stated that he had been authorized to speak for .r . Moody who is opposed to having a filling station at tele rlearant Street intersection but would not on'ose it if Mr . ieVincent would put it at the other end of '-is land . ue also sa- d he could not agree with Mr. Northtup's statement regarding the traffic on Pleasant Street. He said r. I. 00dy would not on7,ose it If it was 600 or 700 feet from t _e intersection but feels that it would depreciate the value of his investment if it were at the intersection. Judge ort_.ru stated that he did not think Mr. Moody had a mononol-rr of the business on the Concord highway. He also felt that this proposed filling station would be an asset to the Moody develonment, as there are going to be no lane signs, and no visible numns .r. I- -rder stated that Mr . Broody had not seen the plan of the nronosed filrl int^ station and it was possible that he might change his mind , but he had authorized him to make the statement that he had no objection to a filling station at the ot_ier end of the eVincent 's land . lie felt that Mr . Moody had a ri-ht to protect his development. r . orr'en ashen if there were others who wished to shear, and as there were no others, the hearing was declared closed at 8 45 . The petitioner was advised that the matter r,ould be taken under advisement . Respectfully submitted, Clerk Ii PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 19, 1936 Present:- Messrs. Borden, Ellis, Ferguson and Kimball. A meeting of the Board was held following the hearings on Cutler, Peterson and DeVincent petitions for changes from R.1 to C .1 Districts. Mr. R. L. Ryder met, upon invitation, with the Board to discuss the layout in connection with the proposed street. He stated that he had complied with Mr. Raymond's suggestion to increase the width of the street from 40 to 50 feet and was waiting approval of the layout shown on the tracing dated August, 1936, submitted. He said the matter has been delayed to the point where weather conditions would not permit actual work before spring and also remarked that he had a prospective customer for one of the lots on the south side of this street, who would not purchase before the lay- out was made a Board of Survey Street. He agreed that the Ryder blueprint prepared by Barnes & Beal dated June, 1936, did Road not take cognizance of the terrain, that it appeared to be a "drafting board" layout and could not be used as a basis for consideration of this area. It is recognized that a satisfactory layout cannot be made before a definite decision is reached in the location and treatment of Vine Brook. The Board will discuss the matter with Mr. Raymond next Tuesday. Mr. Ryder retired after a general discussion of approach highways. Mr. Borden presented the draft of a letter addressed to the Lexington Minuteman discussing the proposed "Through- way Zone"; which was approved for release in next week's paper. It was voted to approve Mr. Hartman's bill for con- sulting services. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 P. M. until November 24th at 7:30 P. M. Respectfully submitted, Clerk