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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-09-24 PLANNING BOARD MEETING September 24, 1956 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, September 2L., 1956 at 7:30 P.M. Present were Chairman Hathaway, Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Burnell and Jaquith, the Planning Director and the secretary. The following Form A applications were taken under consideration for determination of Planning Board juris- diction: #56-70, submitted on September 20, 1956 by Joseph FORMS A W. Moore, agent for Donald Gibbs; plan entitled "Land Court Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass."', Scale : 1" = 40 ', dated July 30, 1956, Joseph W. Moore, Reg. Land Surveyor, Bedford, Mass. It was ascertained that this same plan was sub- mitted with application #56-60 with the exception that the title had been changed and lot #8 added. It was stated that rather than go to the expense and time of redrafting a new plan on cloth, the plan endorsed by the Board on August 6, 1956 had been modified and resubmitted to the Board. #56-71, submitted on September 20, 1956 by T. W. Khiralla; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington- Mass.", Scale: 1" _ 40 ' , dated Sept. 8, 1956, Miller and Nylander, C. E. 's & Surveyors, Lexington, Mass. In view of the fact that there is an existing garage on one of the lots and it was not shown on the plan submitted with the application, it was de+ cided to leave this application on the table for a week and to inform Mr. Khiralla of the reason for the Board's not endorsing the plan, this being that the location of the garage leaves no minimum side yard required by the Lexington Zoning By-Law. #56-72, submitted on September 20 1956 by DeVries Construction Co. , Inc. ; plan entitled 4Sun Valley in _ Lexington, Mass." Scale : 14.0 feet to an inch, dated Sep- tember 18, 1956, Robert G. Venne, C. E. It was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED: That the plans accompanying applications #56-70 and #56-72 be signed bearing the endorsement '"Lexington Planning Board approval not required under subdivision control law". The following bills were presented for payment: BILLS Minute-man Publications, Inc. , for advertising Outhet hearing -- $14.90; H. B. McArdle, for office supplies $1.30; Bruce E. Howlett, for professional services for the week ending September 21, 1956 -- $98.00. It was moved, seconded and voted, Mr. Adams not voting, that the bills be paid as presented. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that MINUTES the records of February 23 and 27, 1956 and September 20, 1956 be approved. Application for approval of definitive plan sub- SUN VALLEY witted on September 4., 1956 by DeVries Construction SEC. 16 Co., Inc. on Sun Valley, Sec. 16 was taken under con- sideration. It was decided to set the date for the DATE OF public hearing on the application for October 8, 1956 PUBLIC HEARING at 8:30 P.M. In reviewing the plan it was noted that Lot 195 had 7 feet more frontage than the minimum required. It was suggested that the side lines of Lot 194 be relocated in such a manner as to reduce the frontage of Lot 195 to approximately 150 feet so as to provide an additional width of 7 feet to the access off Locke Lane to the proposed recreational area. rirZGE(4Aw A letter dated September 22, 1956 from William E. Fitzgerald was read requesting action by the Board in regard to his subdivision plan and enclosing an instrument in which Techbuilt, Inc. granted to said Fitzgerald the right of easement to discharge upon said grantor's adjoining land surface drainage water collected in catch basins upon that portion of Dewey Road adjoining said grantee's land. Also read was a copy of Mr. Stevens ' September 14., 1956 letter to Mr. Fitzgerald in which it was stated that the Superinten- dent of Public Works requested a 20-foot drain ease- ment instead of the one 10 feet wide as shown on the subdivision plan. Mr. Snow was requeisted. to,make this minor change in the plan and to check with the Town Counsel as to the necessity of submitting an instru- ment setting forth the authority of Techbuilt's develop- ment manager to act in the name of the corporation in granting Mr. Fitzgerald rights and easement to discharge upon the grantor 's land surface drainage water collected on the grantee 's land and to install, etc. the necessary drains. Mr. Snow reported that Mr. Tropeano, attorney for Mr. Antonio Busa, had telephoned in regard to correct- GREEN VALLE3 ing the difficulty of inadequate frontage for the lot SEC. 1 in question in the Green Valley subdivision. Mr. Snow recommended the shifting of the northwesterly line of parcel C in such a manner as to provide parcel C and old Lots 257-262 with 125 feet of frontage on the new road and changing Lot 3 to parcel E having insufficient frontage and area for residential purposes. He showed that, when the subdivision is extended later on, there would be sufficient distance to give parcel E the neces- sary frontage so that the total number of lots in the development would not be reduced. The secretary was dismiss ed at 9:00 P.M. at which time the Board discussed proposals for improving the existing zoning by-law as it applies to M 1 districts. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk