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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-09-26 PLANNING BOARD MEETING September 26, 1955 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer' s Room Town Office Building, on Monday, September 26, 1955 at 7:40 P.M. Chairman Adams, Messrs. Abbott, Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin and Jaquith were present . as were also Mr. Snow, Planning Director, and Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel. The Chairman raised the point that the minutes of the meetings from March 17, 1955 to June 25, 1955 had not been signed in their final form for the record MINUTES book. It was voted unanimously that they be turned over to the, clerk, Mr. Abbott, for checking and sig- natures. Mr. Abbott read the following bills which had been presented for payment' Anne H. Milliken, sec- retarial services for meetings of Sept. 12 and 19 - BILLS 110.00; Foto-Beam, Inc. , white prints - 16.76, and office supplies - $1.20. Mr. Irwin moved, Mr. Grindle seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted that the bills be approved as read. At 7:50 P. M. the Board took under consideration a rough draft of its second memorandum which was con- cerned With a review of the subdivison development MEMORANDUM during 1955. It was decided to incorporate a number NO. 2 of minor additions in the memorandum and to send it, together with a mimeographed copy of Memorandum No. 1, to all Town Meeting Members. Mr. Abbott moved, Mr. Hathaway seconded the motion and it was unani- mously voted that Memorandum No. 2 be approved. At 8:05 P.M. Mr. George DeVries met with the Board SUN VALLEY to submit Form C applications and plans for the defini- SECTIONS tive approval of Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Sun 10, 11 AND Valley subdivision. The relationship of these pro- 12 posed sections to the overall scheme was discussed* Mr. Stevens arrived at the meeting at 8:15 P.M. The applications being in proper order it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Irwin and un- animously voted that public hearings be held on Oc- tober 10, 1955, the hearings on Sec. 10, Sec. 11 and Sec. 12 to be held at 8:00, 8:10, and 8:20 P.M. , respectively. Mr. DeVries left the meeting at 8:20 P.M. The Board next took under consideration a copy MINUTEMAN of a letter addressed to the Town Clerk, given to HIGHLANDS Mr. Snow by Mr. Carrig' s attorney, Mr. Daley, on SEC.IV September 20, 1955, dated September , 1955, written on Mr. DaleyTs letterhead and signed by James A. Carrig. The letter which the Chairman read to the Board requested that the Town Clerk issue a certi- ficate stating that the subdivision plans for Minute- man Highlands, Sec. L had been duly submitted to the Planning Board, and that the plans were officially approved because the Board failed to act upon them within the required length of time. The letter also requested that the plans be returned to Mr. Carrig. Mr. Stevens took the letter stating that he would have a copy made of it to send the Board. LEDGELAWN AVE. The Board next took note of the fact that the EXTENSION subdivision plans connecting the two developed sec- tions of Ledgelawn Avenue did not have the drainage easement shown with proper bearings and distances for conveyance to the Town. It was decided to refer the matter to Mr. Stevens to. discuss with the attorney for Dianne Estates, Inc. Consideration was given to the lotting plan for which Middleby Realty Trust wished an informal op- MIDDLEBY inion. Some of the proposed lotting along Middleby REALTY TRUST Road being across the Vine Brook easement, the Board had obtained from the Registry copies of the ease- ments from Middleby Road to the old reservoir property. Upon examination of these records it was determined that the Town has a right of way for purposes of pub- lic travel, water and sewer. Mr. Stevens did not feel that it would do the Town any harm for the Board to sign the tracing when an application was submitted. The Board took under consideration next Form A Application #55-73, submitted on Sept. 26, 1955 by William FORMS A H. & Effie S. Lyon, tracing entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 40 feet to an inch, August 5, 1955, Robert H. Dunning, Surveying & Drafting, 2 Dow Ave. , Arlington, Mass. This was the same tracing previously submitted with Application #55-67. After the Planning Board had endorsed said tracing, Mr. Lyon found an error in the title reference as lettered on the tracing. Rather than go to the expense of having the entire plan redrawn, he had the reference corrected and sub- II mitted it again to the Board as a new Application #55-73. In view of these circumstances it was moved by Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and unani- mously VOTED: that the vote to endorse the tracing accompanying Application #55-67 be rescinded. Then Mr. Irwin moved, Mr. Abbott seconded the motion and it was unanimously VOTED: that the tracing accompanying Appli- cation #55-73 be signed bearing the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval not required under subdivision control law". The Board discussed with Mr. Stevens the proposal FIRST PARISH of the First Parish Church to construct a parking area CHURCH behind its parsonage. Mr. Stevens advised the Board PARSING to give the matter of a driveway entrance serious study not only in regard to traffic problems but also in re- lation to the Battle Green. It was pointed out that any proposed legislation for the preservation of the area around the green would have to be filed before the first Monday in December. Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 9:25 P.M. at which time the Board discussed the matter of legislation for HISTORICAL the preservation of historical areas in Lexington. It AREA was pointed out that the Massachusetts Supreme Court PRESERVATION had given an opinion that such legislation for Boston and Nantucket was constitutional, the idea being to create commissions to control the external character of historical areas. The Board noted that control is ob- tained through the approval of plans and the issuing of certificates of appropriateness but that matters such as the composition of a commission, the appointing author- ity and appeal body woulyl have to be considered, like- wise a plan indicating what land and buildings would be involved. It was decided that before the Board attempted to draft legislation of this kind for Lexington that Mr. Jaquith would outline the two Acts which had already been accepted and the general procedure to follow, the Board dividing into three groups to study the various problems involved: one group to recommend the areas and buildings to be included, a second group to study the question of authority and the third to outline ' procedure for introducing the bill. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M. Charles T. Abbott Clerk