HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-04-10PLANNING BOARD MEETING
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APRIL 10, 1939.
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday
evening, April 10th.
Mr. Eugene Viano presented a well formulated plan of a
48 apartment building of first class construction three stories
in height, which he proposes to build between Mass. Avenue
Viano
and Vine Brook Road, facing on Vine Brook Road. He wished
apartment
to obtain a zone change to C-1 district to permit the
plan.
structure. The Planning Board advised him to make applica-
tion through the regular channel for a hearing. in this regard.
Mrs. Mary Hatch, who owns property between Watertown
Street and the Concord Turnpike desires to divide her land
into house lots and submitted such a plot plan of subdivision.
Hatch
The Board felt that the plan should be further studied by
property
Mrs. Hatch and her engineer as it seems to have many weak-
nesses from a practical standpoint.
Mr. Kraetzer of our Board has advised us that his Mr.
resignation is imminent on account of continued poor health Kraetzerts
and recommended that the Board select his successor. resignation.
' Mr. Caouette, representing the Hallie C. Blake estate,
presented several proposed subdivisions of property owned
by this estate and one proposed change of a present sub-
division as followss
(1) Property known as the Castle and adjacent to Somerset
Road would be divided into lots all of which abide by
the 12,500 minimum lot size and 100 foot front. The
Board informally approves the layout except as affect-
ing six lots at the lower end of the plan which lots
are improperly drained.
(2) Property in Old Lexington Park adjoining property owned
in Bedford by the estate. The Lexington property is
90 feet deep by roughly 900.feet long. The Board
advises division into seven lots of almost exactly
12.9500 ft. area.
(3) Property adjoining the present residence of Mrs. Blake
which she proposes to divide so as to have a 120,000
ft. bird sanctuary in the center with a ring of lots
around the edge. The Board approved informally except
that it recommended that five lots of approximately
11000 ft. each be changed to_4 lots of over 12,500 ft.
each.
' The next meeting will be Monday, April 24 at 7;45 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 10;15 P. M.
Respectfully ,,__ submitted,,
ed
i"[cdc..c t,
Clerk.
Blake
estate