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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-12-05IPLANNING BOARD MEETING December 5, 1955 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Office, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, December 5, 1955 at 7:30 P.N. Chairman Adams, Messrs. Abbott, Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin and Jaquith were present as was also Mr. Snow, Planning Director, who acted as secretary. The Board.first took under consideration the following applications for determination of planning board jurisdiction: #55-909 submitted on December 5, 1955 by Helen S, & Ralph H. Davis; tracing entitled *Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.," Scale 1 in. = 40 ft., dated Nov. 28, 19550 E. C. Levy, Eng. #55-91, submitted on December 5, 1955 by Alfred ' P9 Tropeano, trustee of Grandview Trust; tracing en- titled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.," Scale 1" 401, dated Feb. 14, 1955, Miller and Nylander, C. E.+s & Surveyors, Lexington, Mass. .#55-92, submitted on December 5, 1955 by Alfred P. Tropeano, trustee of Grandview Realty Trust; trac- ing entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.," Scale 1" = 401, dated July 15, 1954, Miller and Nylander, C. E.'s & Surveyors, Lexington, Mass. It was moved by Mr. Grindle, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and unanimously VOTED: that the plans accompanyingapplica- tions #55-90, #55-91 and #5-92 be endorsed with the statement "Lexington Planning Board approval not required under the Subdivision Control Law", The Board also had before it for endorsement three other tracings, namely, those of Samuel and Mrs. Jennie M. Burgoyne, John W. Flannery and DeVries Construction Co. The tracings were studied but the Form A applica- tions were not deemed to be acceptable by the Board and, ' therefore, not acted upon. One application was not filled out, the other two were not accompanied by the FORMS A required prints. ' At 8:15 the Bow d took under consideration the AMPOLO -- request of the Ampolo Construction & Engineering Cor - GRAHAM RD. poration for a release of its conditional approval SUBDIVISION contract with the Board for the construction of Graham Road and the substitution of an agreement secured by a deposit. A letter dated December 5, 1955 was received from Mr. Burns, Supt. of Public Works, stating that the work on the road was com- pleted to subgrade and that his estimate for complet- ing the construction of this road was $4000. The Board, having received the corporation's certified check for this sum, agreed to the corporation's re- quest. Mr. Snow was asked to give Mr. Stevens the information whereby he could draft for the next meet- ing the necessary instruments for the Board's sigma« tures. The Board next discussed employing.Paul C. Killam KILLAM during his.Christmas vacation from school. Mr. Snow EMPLOYMENT stated that Mr. Killam had.telephoned requesting.the opportunity and that his services would be valuable again in work upon the master plan. After deciding that he should work in the Board office under Mr. ' Snow's supervision, it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Irwin and unanimously - VOTED: that Paul C. Killam be employed for a two-week period at the rate of $65.00 per week. After a recess until 9:00, the Board met with the BINDING Board of Selectmen to discuss the advantages of offset EQUIPMENT printing and spiral binding in keeping up-to-date Town by-laws and similar material.and also to discuss the purchasing of General Binding Corporation binding equipment. Since the Planning Board had unexpended 1955 funds and would need the equipment very soon to bind zoning by-laws being reprinted, it was agreed to use some of these funds to purchase the equipment and that this equipment would be available to all Town boards and agencies to use. Also discussed with the Selectmen was proposed HISTORIC legislation being drafted by the Planning Board to DISTRICTS create and administer historic districts in Lexington. The Selectmen indicated interest and support of such a proposal and requested copies of the same as soon as avAilable. ' The meeting adjourned at 10:10 P.M. 7.—Z5; ` `ries T. Abbott. Clerk PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 12, 1955 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, December 12, 1955 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Adams, Messrs. Abbott, Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin and Jaquith were present as was also Mr. Snow, Planning Director. Mr. Stevens was present from 8:25 to 9:50 P.M. The minutes of the meeting of December 5. 1955 MINUTES OF were taken under consideration. It was moved by Mr. DEC. 5, 71955 Irwin, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and unanimously voted that the minutes be approved with several corrections. At 8.00 the Board met with the Appropriation Com- APPROPRIATION mittee to discuss the Board's estimates for 1956 ap- COMMITTEE propriations. After,a general discussion of each item it was agreed to reduce the estimate for equipment to $150 because of the Boardts very recent purchase of a GBC punch and binding machine. This reduced the total ' revised estimate of the Board for 1956 to $2850. At 9:00 the Board discussed with Mr. Stevens the 02500 bond Mr. Gerard P. Friel left with the Board DIANNE earlier in the evening, Because it was noted that the ESTATES, INC. bond was executed in duplicate anddid not have Dianne LIBERTY AVE. Estates corporation seal, Mr. Stevens recommended that EXTENSION the second copy of the bond be obtained and both have said corporation seal imprinted before the Planning Board approved the subdivision plan. A certificate of satisfactory performance, dated SUN VALLEY November 28, 1955 was received from the Superintendent SEC. 7 of Public Works in regard to Section 7 of the Sun Valley Development. A copy of certificate was given to Mr. Stevens for his files. At 9:20 the Board considered the Nov. 28, 1955 re- AMPOLO quest of the Ampolo Construction & Engineering Corpora- SUBDIVISION tion in reference to the Subdivision Plan entitled GRAHAM RD* "Plan of Proposed Lots Located in Lexington, Mass. Lots A to I inclusive. Belonging to Rose Ampolo, 12 Jones Avenue Chelsea Mass. Scale ho ft. = 1 in. June 16, 1953 Drawn by James F. Hendry", recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 511 of AMPOLO 1954, Book 8329, Page 350, in which said Rose Ampolo SUBDIVISION agreed to construct the way and other improvements in GRAHAM RD, said subdivision.. Said Rose Ampolo"„entered into a Conditional Approval Contract with the Town of Lex- ington, through its Planning Board, dated March 31, 1951 and recorded in said Deeds, Book 8239., PAge 350e It was stated that said Corporation had become the owner of all the land included in said subdivision, see deeds recorded in said Deeds, Book 8558, pages 436 and 438, that it had partially but not completely con- structed the ways and other improvements being con sidered,in the subdivision, and that it desired to. build on some or all of the lots and sell all or some of the lots. The Corporation requested the Board to release the land from the restrictions, against' the sale of lots and the construction of buildings that -are contained in the Conditional Approval Contract, in return for said corporationts agreement to camanplete the construction of the way and other improvements by July 1, 1956, secured by the deposit of 04.000. After consideration it was moved by Mr. Hathaway, seconded by Mr. Grindle and unanimously VOTED: to accept the agreement of the Ampolo Construction & Engineering Corporation, dated December 12, 1955: which was pre- -sehted to the meeting and the $4000 de- posited as security therefor, and to re- lease the land in -the subdivision from the restriction against sale of lots and against the erection or placing of a building on any lots that are contained in the Conditional Approval Contract dated March 31, 1954 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 8378, Page 4800 At 9:30 the Chairman read a letter from the Town Counsel, the letter being dated December 99 1955 and SUN VALLEY stating that DeVries Construction Co., Inc. granted the SEiCS. 3'&A Town sewer, water and drain easements in the streets r RELEASE OF shown within the Sections 3 and 4 Sun Valley subdivi- BO7NDS sions and in such strips across lots as were shown as easements on these subdivision plans. It was further stated that, as far as the Town Counsel knew, there are no further easements to be granted by the subdivider to the Town within these subdivision sections. The Board had previously received from the Superintendent of Public Works certificates of satisfactory performance in regard to these subdivisions, the one for Section 3 being dated October 3, 1955 and for Section 4., Nov - 1 1 1 ' ember 28, 1955. In consideration thereof it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and unanimously struotion Co., Inc. as -Principals and the VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated December 23, 1951+, filed by DeVries Con- struction Co., Inc., as principal, and sum of twenty thousand and 00/100 dollars - the Maryland Casualty Co., as Surety, in the sum of twenty-nine thousand five hun- dred and 00%100 dollars - ($29x500.00) - the subdivider of the obligations as to the to secure the performance by the subdi- vider of the obligations as to the sub- division entitled, "'Section Three, Sun Valley, Lexington, Mass., Owned by DeVries Valley, Lexington, Mass., Owned by DeVries ' Construction Co., Inc*"* VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated January 21, 1955, filed by De Vries-Gon struotion Co., Inc. as -Principals and the Maryland Casualty Co., as Surety, in the sum of twenty thousand and 00/100 dollars - ($20,000.00) - to secure the performance by the subdivider of the obligations as to the subdivision entitled, "Section Four, Sun Valley, Lexington, Mass., Owned by DeVries ' Construction Co., Inc."' Mr. Stevens left the meeting -at 9:5o P.M. As part of the Lexington park and recreation plan which he is preparing ,-Mr. Snow recommended to the Board that a 7.7 acre tract owned by Mrs. Ethel C. Daley be acquired by the Town. It was pointed out that this tract is accessible from Rawson Avenue over a 20 -foot right of DALEY TRACT way and is bounded in part by the Great Meadows7 and by FOR land owned by Massimilla and Busa. It was also pointed PLAYGROUND out that the area, if not the only one, is one of the very few remaining parcels of land which is left - and at the same time adaptable - for playground purposes in East Lexington. Mr. Snow understood that Mr. Busa de- sired to use the land for subdivision purposes, had agreed to purchase the tract from Mrs. Daley for $3000, but that the sales agreement had expired. It was de- cided to look into the matter further and to find out for what price Mrs. Daley would be willing to sell the land to the Town., At 10:05 the Board took under consideration the BOARD OF notices of Board of Appeals hearings to be hold on APPEALS December 20, 1955. It was decided to take no action NOTICES ' on the petitions to be heard. BILL General Binding Corporation presented for pay- ment a bill for one Model 12-D punching machine - $160.00 and one,Model 12-D binding machine - $129.00, total $2$9.00. It was moved by the Clerk, seconded by Mr. Hathaway and unanimously voted that the bill be paid as read. FORM A At 1Otl5 the Board took under consideration an application for determination of planning board jurisdiction, Form A: #55-93 submitted on December 12, 1955 by Kenneth B. Oates for DQVries Construction Co., Inc.; tracing entitled "Section} Six,A of Sun Valley, Lexington Mass., Owned by DeVries Construction Co., Inc.,"'Seale 40 feet to an inch, dated December 3, 1955., Kenneth B. Oates Co., Civil Engineers - Registered Land Surveyors, 10 Mt.Auburn St., Watertown, Mass. It was moved by Mr. Jaquith¢ seconded by Mr. Irwin and unanimously VOTED: .,that .the plan accompanying application #,5-93 be endorsed with the statement "'LeXingtO4 Planning Board approval not required under the Subdivision Control Law's. BIDS ON The Bbard next considered the bids received for ZONING reprinting the Zoning By -Law. Of the invitations BY-LAW sent out, only two were received, one being from the Hampshire Press of Cambridge and the other from Spaulding -Moss of Boston. The latter was low bidder on 1000 copies to be printed on one side of page* Since there probably would be a different number of pages between final copy and the sample prepared by the Board, Mr. Snow was authorized to arrange with low bidder such details as were necessary at the best available price. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M. Charles T. Abbott Clerk 1 1 1