HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-05-20PLANNING BOARD MEETING
' May 20a 1957
A regular meeting of the Planning Board was
held in the Town Engineer's Room* Town Office Build-
ing, on Monday* May 20a 1957 at 7:30 p.m. Present
were Chairman Grindle* Members Burnell* Jaquith and
Soule; Planning Director Snow and Mr. Howlett of the
Staff.
The minutes of the meetings of April 22 and
MINUTES
May 6* 1957 were approved.
Also approved were the following bills sub-
accompanying said
mitted for payment: Spaulding -Moses drafting sup-
BILIS
plies -43.45; Bruce E. Howlett*rofessional services
of Planning Board
for period ending May 20* 1957--97.00.
The following.Form A application was taken
Subdivision
under consideration:
FORM A
#57-49a submitted May 16a 1957 by Frank M.
HODGDON
Hodgdona plan entitled "A Compiled Plan of
After the vote
Land in Lexington -Mass."* Scale: 1" = 601*
dated Apr. 6a 1957* Miller and Nylander* C.
was read to the
E.'s & Surveyors.
Board* approved by it
Accompanying the application was a letter from
Mr. Hodgdon dated May 16* 1957 in which it was stated
that he felt that the Board was obliged.by law to
sign the plan and if it did not do so every member of
the Planning Board would be faced with a lawsuit. Mr.
Snow stated that he had discussed with Mr. Stevens
the subdivision plan and the letter together with Mr.
Hodgdon's deed to his property. There appeared to be
no change in the facts presented previously in regard
to this and similar applications except, it was
pointed out* that in addition to the plan being a sub-
divisions Mr. Hodgdon apparently had no rights over
the land now or formerly owned by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts* Magnuson, and others.
It was moved$
seconded and unanimously
VOTED: that the plan
accompanying said
application for
determination
of Planning Board
jurisdiction
does require approval under the
Subdivision
Control Law.
After the vote
was taken* there
was read to the
Board* approved by it
and signed by the
Chairman, a
draft of a letter dated May 21, 1957 and addressed to ,
Mr. Hodgdon, in which the vote was set forth and in
which it was suggested that if Mr. Hodgdon still be-
lieved the plan did not require approval that his
attorney discuss the matter with Lexington's Town
Counsel.
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Levi G. Burnell, Jrt`
Clerk
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Taken under consideration was the application
BATTLE
for approval of the preliminary Battle Green Village
GREEN
plan submitted May 8, 1957. Mr. Jaquith moved, Mr.
VILLAGE
Soule seconded the motion and it was unanimously
VOTED: that the preliminary subdivision plan entitled
"Battle Green Villa,e, Lexington, Massachusetts,"
dated May 1, 1957, be and hereby is tentatively
approved.
Taken under consideration was the application
BATTLE
for approval of definitive plan of Battle View Park,
VIEW PARK
Section II, submitted May 20, 1957. It was decided
SEC. II
to hold a public hearing on said application on June
10e 1957.
Notices of petitions to be heard by the Board of
BOARD OF
Appeals on May 28, 1957 were discussed by the Board.
APPEALS
It was decided to take no action on any of the said
petitions except that Mr. Snow was asked to examine
,
the details concerning the Joseph Monsignore petition
as it related to any proposed subdivision in the
vicinity and report to_the Board his recommendation as
to whether or not the Board should take any action
upon said petition.
At 9:45 p.m. Mr. Stevens came to the meeting and
REGIONAL
the Board discussed with him a revised draft of an
SHOPPING
amendment to the zoning by-law for the proposed regional
CENTER
shopping center. Mr. Stevens left at 10:35 p.m. at
which time the Board met with the Selectmen to further
discuss this proposal.
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m,
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Levi G. Burnell, Jrt`
Clerk
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