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Home My WebLink About1955-10-10 PLANNING BOARD MEETING October 10, 1955 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, October 10, 1955 at 7 :40 P.M. Chairman Adams, Messrs. Abbott, Grindlk, Hathaway, Irwin and Jaquith were present as were also Mr. Snow, Planning Director, Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, and Mr. Burns, Superintendent of Public Works. Mr. Stevens and Mr. Burns were present Brom 9130 to 10:00. The Board devoted the first part of the meeting to endorsing set of definitive subdivision plans for Sec- SUN VALLEY tion Eight of Sun Valley, approved September 6, 1955 SEC. 8; and for the connection between developed sections of LEDGELAWN Ledgelawn Avenue, approved September 19, 1955. The AVE. Board likewise signed certificates of recision of ap- EXTENSION; proval of subdivision plans of Grant Street extension VINE VALLEY owned by Vine Valley Realty Corp. and Blanchard Road, REALTY CORP, formerly owned by Techbuilt, Inc: and taken by emi- TECHBUILT nent domain by the State. At 8:07 the Board opened a public hearing rela- tive to the application for approval as a subdivision property of the DeVries Construction Co. , Inc. known SUN VALLEY as "Section Ten of Sun Valley"'. Mr. George DeVries, SEC. 10 representing the corporation, was the only person who PUBLIC appeared at the hearing. The Chairman read the news- HEARING paper notice of the hearing which had been duly adver- tised. On an overall plan the relationship of Section Ten to the rest of the development was noted. The ap- plication stated that the company intended to file a bond to cover the cost of construction. As there were no questions or objections to the plans as submitted, said plans were taken under advisement and the hearing declared closed. At 8:12 the Chairman declared open a public hear- ing relative to the application for approval as a subdivision property of the DeVries Construction Co., SUN VALLEY Inc. known as "Section Eleven of Sun Valley". Mr. SEC. 11 George DeVries represented the corporation and was PUBLIC the only person who appeared at the hearing. The HEARING Chariman read the newspaper notice of the hearing -which had been duly advertised. The relationship of Section Eleven to the entire subdivision was:, noted on an overall development plan. The applica- tion stated that the company intended to file a con- dittional approval contract to secure its agreement with the Board to complete all construction noted on the plans. The Board questioned the profile of Tyler Road where it intersected Winchester Drive believing there was insufficent level area for a car before entering the intersection.. As there were no other questions or objections in regard to the plans , these were taken under advisement and the hearing declared closed. SUN VALLEY At 8:25 the Board also opened a public hearing SEC. 12 relative to the application for approval as a sub- PUBLIC division property of the DeVries Construction Co. , HEARING Inc. known as "Section Twelve of Sun, a31gs- 9e., George DeVries represented the corporation and was the only person who appeared at the hearing. The Chairman read the newspaper advertisement of the hearing which had been duly advertised. The rela- tionship of Section Twelve to the entire subdivi- sion was noted on an overall development plan. The application stated that the company intended to file a conditional approval contract to secure its agree- ment with the Board to complete all construction work noted on the plans. The Board questioned the exces- sive width of a portion of the easement from a catch 11basin on Blueberry Lane through Lot ].I{.7. As there were no other questions or objections in regard to to the plans, these were taken under advisement and the hearing declared closed at 8:31. The Chairman next read the Board of Appeals BOARD OF notices for hearings to be held on October 25, 1955. APPEALS It was decided that the Board would take no action NOTICES on any petition except that of Mr. Michelson for ex- tension of his store to the edge of the proposed municipal parking area. The Board was unanimously opposed to the petition and asked Mr. Snow to draft a letter for the Board's consideration at its next meeting. Chairman Adams took no part in this dis- cussion. As the Board's new secretary was unable to be PAYMENT FOR present at the meeting, it was thought proper to de- SECRETARIAL tide upon financial arrangements for her employment SERVICES by the Board. It was noted that she has only a limited amount of time to do typing for the Board as part of her regular work in the Selectmen's Office but that for several months before and after Town Meetings she must devote all her time to the work 6f that office. It was decided, therefore, to pay a minimum of $5.00 for taking minutes at each planning board meeting' the length of said meeting to be from 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. It was further decided that for taking any minutes beyond this time or for any work needed to be done out- side of office hours, the Board would pay an hourly rate of $1.25. Mr. Snow was asked to convey this decision to the secretary and to determine if such an arrange- ment was satisfactory to her. The Board next took under consideration the print- STREET MAP ing of a Town map and street guide, reprinting in modi- fied form the map Mr. Snow had helped the Lexington Fireman' s Benefit Association prepare for its annual ball and entertainment. It was suggested that the map be reprinted for sale at the Town Office Building as a planning board service to the Town, the Fireman' s Associ- ation notation first being removed from the map. Mr. Snow was asked to discuss the matter with the Selectmen and the Association and to ask Spaulding-Moss for bids for 300 and 500 reprints of the map. Mr. Burns and Mr. Stevens met with the Board at 9:30 at which time the Board discussed the location of an en- trance on to town land from the proposed Baskin develop- ACCESS TO ment of the former Ryder property from the high school RYDER to Fair Oaks Drive. It was noted that Mr. Baskin was PROPERTY trying to purchase land from Mr. Bushnell so as to have closer and easier access to Waltham Street from the pro- posed development. The Board decided it would prefer such an entrance to one farther to the northwest, and asked Mr. Snow to convey to Mr. Baskin the Board' s thoughts in this regard. Also discussed was Mr. Baskin' s willingness to con- vey to the Town as a recreational area Lot 36 of his Wyman Road subdivision and to sell Lot 23 as a parking WYMAN ROAD area for use in connection with Lot 36. (See L. C. LAND FOR plan #24306A), Mr. Snow was asked to examine the prop- RECREATION erty involved and to make a report to the Board con- cerning the matter. The Board then considered the application of LIBERTY AVE. Dianne Estates, Inc. for tentative approval of a sub- EXTENSION division plan entitled "Preliminary Plan and Profile Quincy Avenue in Lexington, Mass." and dated October 5, 1955. This proposal would connect Liberty and Quincy Avenues in accordance with an overall develop- ment plan of the area prepared for Dianne Estates, Inc. and dated Feb. 8, 1951. After due consideration by the Board, it was moved by Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and unanimously VOTED: that tentative approval be given of the A plan entitled "Preliminary Plan and Profile Quincy Avenue in Lexington, Mass" subject to the condition that the name Liberty be substituted for that of Quincy. Mr. Burns and Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 10:00. FORMS A The following Form A applications were submitted to the Board for a determination of planning board juris- diction: #55-76, submitted by Middleby Realty Trust on Oc- tober 17, 1955; tracing entitled "Plan of Land in Lex- ington, Mass. ," Scale 1" = 50 ft., dated Sept. 17, 1955, Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor, Belmont, Mass. #55-77, submitted by Mrs. Hazel Nandzun on October 17, 1955; tracing entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass. , " Scale 1" = 60' , dated June 15, 1955, Miller and Nylander, C. E. ' s and Surveyors, Lexington, Mass. It was moved byMr. Jaquith, seconded byMr. Abbott q s and unanimously VOTED: that the tracings accompahying Form A applications #55-76 and #55-77 be signed with the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval not required under Sub- division Control law". The meeting adjourned at 10:10 P.M. Charles T. Abbott Clerk