HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-02-05 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
FEBRUARY 5, 1940.
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday,
Feb. 5th, at 7:30 P.M. at the Town Office Building. All
members were present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted, Correction
with the following change : that to the figure of $12,138. in
for taking of land by eminent drain of property for parking previous
area under consideration, should be added 30% to give the record
probable true cost of acquisition.
A petition (Form A) was presented to the Board, dated
Jan. 31, 1940, from Mr. Eugene J. Viano, President, Colonial
Garage, Inc. , announcing intention of a change in the zoning Viano -
law from an R.1 to an R.3 district of land on Vine Brook zone
Road, as fully described as to metes and bounds on the change.
petition.
It was the vote of the Board that in providing Form B
for signatures and certification by the Board of Assessors,
that the same area be designated as set forth on the meeting
of April 24, 1939 .
The Clerk was instructed to turn the necessary forms
over to Mr. Viano immediately, expressing the Board's
willingness to cooperate with him, so that if he could
obtain certification of the approval of 50% of the property
valuation in the area designated, the Board could advertise
on February 15th and Feb. 22nd, help him prepare an article
for the Warrant, and hold the hearing on March lst.
(Note : The date of the hearing has been advanced by
the Board from Mar. 1 to Mar. 8, as of Feb. 6, 1940) .
The Board reviewed the parking and traffic studies
and maps. Mr. Greeley suggested that it might be unwise
and improper to relieve traffic from Mass. Avenue by means Traffic
of the proposed streets between Hancock Street and Woburn study
Street and that an absolutely straight road through this
residential area would create a speeding hazard. It was
also suggested to reduce the width of the proposed street
from Mass. Avenue to Vine Brook Road to 40 feet. Mr.
Greeley made suggestions for the parking area, in which
the business area was opened up, and the wide street was
reduced to two roads of forty foot width, also maintaining
the right of ways . Mr. Ellis has taken the maps and the
Chapin report to work out a more detailed study for sub-
mission to the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Kimball presented a sketch map of the route of Middlesex
the Middlesex Turnpike through Lexington, to be developed Turnpike
move fully and at a larger scale.
Slides - Mr. Raymond turned over to the Board a number of
Vine Brook. slides shoring photographs of Vine Brook flood conditions
in 1931. The Board voted to turn these slides over to
the Historical Society.
Mr. Kimball brought up the subject of the Cutler
Cutler property, concerning the owner 's desire to have the Board's
property approval on a scheme of development of land north of the
Concord Turnpike and bordered by Spring Street . Mr.
Kimball is to speak to Mr. Miller of the Engineer' s office
in regard to this layout for the Board's examination.
Nomination Nomination papers for re-election of Board Members
papers were turned over to Mr. Carroll.
The next meeting will be held Monday evening, Feb.
19th, at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Clerk.
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