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 24, 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-
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#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.", Scaler 1"
401, dated July 30, 19560 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 209 1956 by T. W.
Xhiralla; 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+
aided 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 "Sun Valleyin_
Lexington Mass.' Scalew 40 feet to an inch, dated Se_p-
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,0uthet
hearing -- $4s90; H. B. McArdle, for office supplies
$4.30- Bruce E. Howlett, for professional services
for the week ending September 21, 1956 -- $98.00.
It was moved, seconded and votgd, Mr. Adams not
voting, that the bills be paid as presented.
It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that
MINUTES the records of February 23 and 27, 1956 and`Septemi$er
20, 1956 be approved.
Application for approval of definitive "plan sub -
SUN VALLEY mitted on September 24, 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 1.95
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.
rr� ;�,{:� v 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 -toot drain ease-
ment instead of the one 10 feet wide'as shown on the
subdivision plane' Mr. Snow was requdsted=.to-make this
minor change in the plan and to check with the Town
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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 KI districts.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Levi G, Burnell, Jr*
Clerk
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 VALLEY
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.
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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 KI districts.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Levi G, Burnell, Jr*
Clerk