HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-10-15 PLANNING BOARD MEETING
October 15, 1956
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was
held in the Town Engineer ' s Room, Town Office Build-
ing, on Monday, October 15, 1956 at 7Y35 p.m.
Present were Chairman Hathaway, Members Abbott,
Burnell, Grindle and Jaquith, Mr. Snow, Planning
Director, and the Secretary, Mrs. Milliken, were
also present.
The Board approved the minutes of its MINUTES
Special Meeting held on October 11, 1956.
Also approved were the following bills
which had beenresented for payment : G.Butaro, BILLS
mimeographing--$3.75; Samuel P. Snow, reimburse-
ment for postage-44.69 ; Mary G. Campbell, secre-
tarial service--$20.00; Minute-man Publications,
advertising--$7.50; American Institute of Physics,
bulletin-- 2.00; Anne H. Milliken, secretarial
service--$5.00.
Prior to meeting with the Selectmen later
in the evening, the Planning Board held a general BUSA LAND FOR
discussion of articles it wished to have inserted PLAYGROUND
in the warrant for the special town meeting which PURPOSES
was scheduled for November. Not having been able
to come to any agreement with Mr. Buse in regard
to the portion of his land which it was desired to
acquire for a playground, a majority of the members
present were reluctant to place an article in the
warrant asking the town to take said land by emi-
nent domain, especially since the Board had
obtained only one parcel of the property. It was
decided to discuss the whole problem of location
and acquisition of the recommended playground with
the Selectmen and obtain their views in regard to
the matter.
Mr. Jaquith gave a report of the private
meeting he had attended on October 15 of the Boston BOSTON NATIONAL
National Historic Sites Comnmission. He said that HISTORIC SITES
the Commission was interested in meeting with the COMMISSION
Planning Board and Selectmen in the near future to
obtain their views in regard to the National Park
Service preserving parts of the old Revolutionary
War battle road along Massachusetts Avenue from
Route 128 to Lincoln.
At 9:45 p.m. the Selectmen requested the
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presence of the Planning Board at their meeting for
the purpose of discussing articles to be placed on
the warrant for a special town meeting. (See minutes
of the Board of Selectmen meeting of October 15, 1956. )
The Planning Board returned to its meeting at
10:30 n.m.
The Following Form A applications for determina-
FORM A tion of Planning Board jurisdiction were taken under
APPLICATIONS consideration :
#56-81, submitted on October 11, 1956 by Robert
T. Dunham; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lex-
ington, Mass. ", Scale : 20 feet to an inch,
dated Sept. 8, 1956, Domenic Capone, Reg. Prof.
Eng. , 3 Royalston Ave. , Winchester.
#56-82, submitted on October 10, 1956 by Chester
Lidberg; plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land
in Lexington - Mass. ", Scale: 1 inch = 4.0 feet,
dated October 3, 1956, Henry F. Bryant & Son,
Inc., Engineers, Brookline, Mass.
#56-83, submitted on October 15, 1956 by William
H. Ryan; plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexington -
Mass. ", Scale . 1" = 20 ', dated Sept. 9, 1956 ,
W. H. Roby, C .F.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was
unanimously
VOTED: that the plans accompanying applications #56-81,
#56-82 and #56-83 be signed bearing the endorse-
ment "Lexington Planning Board approval not re-
quired under the Subdivision Control Law."
Mr. Snow reported that earlier in the day Mrs.
Cameron had withdrawn Form A application #56-77.
Mr. Snow reported that the Board had received
GREEN VALLEY a copy of a letter from Mr. Gayer, Superintendent of
SEC. 1 Public Works, giving evidence that the required work
in the Green Valley, Section 1, subdivision had been
BUSA completed to the Superintendent ' s satisfaction. Mr.
Snow also reported that Mr. Stevens had given him a
copy of a grant of easements for water and sewer in
said subdivision. All matters appearing to be in order
it was unanimously voted to sign the certificate of
performance which had been prepared by Mr. Stevens . Mr
Jaquith was naked to deliver the executed original and
duplicate copies to Mr. Stevens.
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A letter, dated October 12, 1956, from
Techbuilt, Inc. to the Planning Board was con- MIDDLE RIDGE
sidered. In the letter said corporation re- SEC. 2
quested permission to eliminate the temporary -
turnaround at the end of Demar Road in Section TECHBUILT, INC.
1 of the Middle Ridge development . In discuss-
ing the matter it was pointed out that as soon
as the definitive plan of Section 2 of said
development was recorded in the Registry of
Deeds, the Corporation was no longer required
to construct the temporary turnaround as shown on
the Section 1 plan. Mr. Snow was asked to convey
this information to representatives of Techbuilt
and at the same time to inform them that as soon
as the necessary easement instrument for Gould
Road had been submitted to the Board it would be
in a position to endorse the Section 2 definitive
plan.
Considered next were drafts of letters to
the Board of Appeals in regard to the petitions BOARD OF
of Charles C. Flanders and Mary Perotta to be APPEALS
heard on October 16, 1956. The Board approved
the letters which were signed by the Chairman FLANDERS -
(See addenda. ) PHROTTA
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m.
Levi G. Burnell, Jr.
Clerk
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ADDENDA
October 16, 1956
Board of Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington 73, Massachusetts
Re: Petition of Mary Perotta to
maintain beauty parlor
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the petition of Mary Perotta for
permission to maintain a beauty parlor in her home at
203 Marrett Road, Lexington. The Planning Board has
considered this petition and wishes to be placed on
record as being opposed to it for the following reasons :
It should be noted that while the petitioner requests
a permissive use, the operation of a beauty parlor is
a business and under the Lexington Zoning By-Law is
only allowed in C 1 and C 2 districts . Under Section
5 (a) of said by-law such business is not allowed in
residential districts.
The Board would also like to point out that business
located on a heavily traveled state highway, parti-
cularly in this location, would increase the traffic
hazards. In addition the parking of clients ' cars in
connection with said business tends to impair the
status of a residential neighborhood. In addition the
Board believes that #203 Marrett Road being a new house
tends to show that no hardship would be involved in
denying this petition .
Sincerely yours,
LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
by Donald D. Hathaway, Chairman
October 16, 1956
Board of Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington 73 Massachusetts
Re: Charles C. Flanders
Petition for maintaining den-
tist 's office in residential
district.
Gentlemen:
The Planning Board has discussed the petition of Charles
C. Flanders for permission to maintain an office for the
practice of dentistry at 22 Hancock Street and after due
consideration decided to oppose the granting of said peti-
tion and to send the Board of Appeals the following state-
ment setting forth the r easons for such opposition.
As the Board interprets Section 5 (a) 7c of the Town's
Zoning By-Law it is not intended to keep an individual
from using his property for professional purposes. It
appears in this case, however, that the petitioner who
now maintains a residence in Lexington and an office in
another municipality intends to purchase a residence not
only for residential purposes but also for conducting an
entire business within said residence. The Board is opposed
in general to this practice.
In particular, the automobiles of the patients visiting
the proposed dentist ' s office would have to be parked on
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Hancock Street, a way which is already too narrow,
The Board feels that the parking of cars in said street
tends to impair the status of the neighborhood especially
since the proposed office-residence lies in the direct
approach to the proposed Hancock-Clarke Historic District.
Sincerely -yours,
LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
by Donald D. Hathaway, Chairman
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