HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-02-04PLANNING BOARD MEETING
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February 4, 1957
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held
in the Town Engineer's room, Town Office Building, on
Monday evening, February 4, 1957 at 7:30 p.m. Present
were Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Burnell, Grindle, Jaquith,
and Mr. Snow, Planning Director. Mr. Hathaway was
present from 9:45 until the meeting adjourned.
It was moved, seconded, and voted that Mr. Jaquith
be chairman pro tempore.
Taken under consideration were the L'ollokYing Form
A applications for determination of Planning Board
jurisdiction:
#57-11, submitted on February 1, 1957 by I. W.
Stephens; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lex-
ington, Mass.", Scale: 1" - 30', dated Jan. 30,
1957. Miller and Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors,
Lexington, Mass.
#57-13, submitted on February 1, 1957 by Francis
E. Burke, attorney for Thos. H. Robinson; plan
' entitled "R Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington
Mass.", Scale: 1" = 40', dated Jan. 10, 1957,
Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s and Surveyors, Lexing-
ton, Mass.
#57-14, submitted on February 4,1957 by Clarence
S. and Sara C. Walker; plan entitled "Plan of
Land in Lexington -Mass", Scale: 1" = 401, dated
Oct. 25, 1956, Miller and Nylander, C.E.'s &
Surveyors, Lexington, Mass.
It was moved, seconded and unanimously
VOTED: That the plans accompanying applications
#57-11 and #57-13 be signed bearing the
endorsement "Lexington Planning Board
approval not required under the Subdivi-
sion Control Law."
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VOTED: That the plan accompanying application
#57-14 be signed bearing the endorsement
"Lexington Planning Board approval not
required under the Subdivision Control
Law" and the following additional nota-
tions: "Lot 3 alone does not have the
minimum area and frontage required under
the Lexin!-rton Zoning By-law. However,
Lot 3 combined with Lot B does have the
area and frontage required under said By-law."
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The Board also received from Mr. Frank W. Hodgdon
an application for a determination of Planning Board
jurisdiction. The Board considered the application and '
decided that it could not be accepted as having been
submitted for the reason that the plan accompanying said
application did not have a proper title, date, etc. and
was not drawn on tracing cloth. The Board drafted a
letter informing Mr. Hodgdon of its decision, stating rRAN'K
that it was returning his plan to him and notifying him HODGDON,
further that based on the information shown on the plan
the Board would have to determine that approval is re-
quired under the Subdivision Control Law.
The following bills were presented for payment:
Anne H. Milliken, secretarial services, January 28, 1957
meeting --$5.00; Louise M. Baker, typin and secretarial BILLS
services, period ending Feb. 1, 1957- -26.55; American
Society of Planning Officials --$10.00; Minute -man Pub-
lications, advertising hearing --$1.35; Graphic Repro-
ductions, white prints --$3.00; Samuel P. Snow, reimburse-
ment for office expenses and car allowance --$2$.10.
It was moved, seconded and voted that the bills be
paid as presented, Mr. Adams not voting.
At $:10 p.m. Messrs. Robert Hunter, Robert Jackson
and Myron Fisher, members of the Elementary School
ELEMENTARY
Facilities Committee, met with the Board concerning
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SCHOOL
information the committee needed in regard to the
FACILITIES
locations and size of residential subdivisions now
CIU24ITTEE
being or in the near future expected to b e developed.
It was pointed out that in addition to the scattered
individual residences being constructed throughout the
town, for the most part subdivisions were being
planned or developed in the northern and eastern sec-
tions of Lexington. Information was also given the
ccsnmittee members that 305 single family residential .
permits had been issued by the Building Department in
1956, this figure not including permits renewed or
cancelled. The members left the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
Considered also were the Board of Appeals notices
for hearings to be held on Feb. 19, 1957. It was BOARD OF
decided to take no action on these petitions with the APPEALS
exception of the petition of the Associates Realty
Trust for permission to erect a large sign as an
accessory use of business on the land zoned for apart-
ment and hotel use. Mr. Snow was asked to draft for ASSOCIATES
the Planning Board's consideration, a letter similar REALTY
to the one dated Jan. 22, 1957 and sent to the Board TRUST
of Appeals regarding the Trustts former petition.
Mr. Hathaway arrived at 9:45 p•m• at which time '
Mr. Jaquith discussed with the Board his meeting with
the Town Counsel and a representative of the Attorney ZONING
' General's office in regard to the approval of the AMENDMENTS
Lexington Zoning By-law as amended by the Special
Town Meeting on Nov. 19, 1956.
At 10:15 p.m. the Planning Board met with the
Selectmen to discuss the Esco Builders proposal which
defined the common line between the proposed Junior
High School site and the modified subdivision plan
for Hawthorne Acres. The line was thought to be
acceptable to all concerned provided that all the
roads in the proposed subdivision, were laid out with
50 ft. rightm of way.
The Board returned to its own meeting at 10:45
p.m. at which time it discussed proposed planning and
zoning by-laws being heard by the Mercantile Affairs
Committee of the legislature. It wad moved, seconded
and unanimously voted that Mr. Snow be authorized to
write a letter to Mr. Maloney, member of the Mercan-
tile Affairs Committee, setting forth Mr. Snow's
comments and the Board's recommendations in regard to
approval, modifications or disapproval of the bills
before said committee.
IThe meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M.
Levi G. Burnell, Jr.
Clerk
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JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL SITE
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