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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-05-27 PLANING BOARD liBETIeG May 27, 1957 ' regular meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, May 27, 1957 at 7 ; 5 p.m. in the Toch En- gineer' s Room, Tom Office Fuilding Present were _embers Abbott, Burnell, Grindle, Jaquith and Soule and Planning Director Snow. Mr. Stevens was present from 4 15 p m until 9 5n p.m Approved were the minutes of r'ebruary 25 , May MINUTES 16 and 2n, 157 meetings. Approved also was a bill trot Minute-man Pub- BILL lications, Inc , advertising for regional shopping zoning. and Battle View Park, Section 2 Public hear- ings-- The following application for determination of FORM A Planning Board jurisdiction was tal- en under consider- ation F57-50 , submitted by Mark Moore, Jr. , plan same as submitted with application ;i56-91. This plan was endorsed on November 1, 1956 but had not been recorded The Registry of Deeds did not accept the plan for recording because the date of approval was more than six months to the time said plan ,ras to be recorded It was decided to change the d.,te o.t endorsement mn,d to substitute a current Planning Board member' s name for that of Mr. Hathaway who is no longer a member of the Board It was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED That the plan accompanying application , 57-5O be signed bearing the endorse- ment "Lexie .ton Planning Board approval not required under subdivision control law. " At this time the Board considered Mr. Hodg- HODGDON don's May 25 , 1957 letter requesting a "hearing" on this application 75"-49, the Board having determined thct the plan accompanyli T said application had re- quired Planning- Board approval It was decided that the chairman would write a letter to Mr. Hodgdon stating that the '1anning Board ' s program was especially full at present with projects concerning the proposed zoning for a proposed regional shopping center, sed t zat the Board ,yould prefer to postpone the requested interview until atter the special town meeting on June 24. It was also requested that in the meantime Er . Hodgdon furnish evidence why he con- sidered the plan submitted as not requiring Planning Board approval under the subdivision control law. McCORMACK The Board took under consideration the appli- AND BRUN cation oi Paul J . McCormack and Albert C. Brun for tentative approval of a Preliminary plan of land be- tween Maple and Woburn streets and located adjacent to the Harrington School. Mr. Snow reported on his examination with Recreational Director Samborski of said land which had been previously discussed as a possible site ior a nlayground. He stated that the Recreation Committee wished the Planning Board to obtain an option for the purchase of lour or five acres of said licCormack-Lren land adjacent to the Harrington School, ,he exact size to be determined by mr Snow after a detailed study indicating the best development for recreational purposes. Concerning the preliminary plan there was dis- cussed also the relocation of the street abutting the school site, said relocation to be recommended whether or not the proposed recreation site was to be acquired. Thereupon it was moved by Mr Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously VOTED that the preliminary subdivision plan 11 entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Lotting Land in Lexington-Mass . ", dated Jan. 15, 1957, together with the application for tentative approval of preliminary plan dated Apr. 26, 1957 and submitted on April 29, 1957 be and hereby is aporoved subject to the coneitions that an area for acquisition by the Town for recreation purposes be set aside in the southeasterly side of the nroperty, that the street lay- out be adjusted to provide for said re- creation area and to conform to the Plan- ning Board' s study plan for the neighbor- hood. BORD OF Er. Snow reported on his findings in regard APPEALS to the Joseph Moneienore petition anc' its relation future subdivision of the Mohsignore land, showing to the Board nrevious studies made in April 1956 for Frissore in conjunction with the Battle View Park Realty Trust plans . It was decided to take no action in regard to the Monlignore petition but to point out for the benefit of both the Board of Appeals and Mr. Monsignore the Possibilities _Ler the future development of the Monsignore land, particu- larly in regard to Mr . Monsignore' s proposal Mr. Stevens came to the meeting at 9 15 p.m. at SUN VALLEY which time the Board considered the release of re- strictions in regard to its previous conditional approval of the Section 16 Sun Valley definitive subdivision plan . Conveyance of utilities and ease- ments having been granted the town and the work hav- ing been done to the satisfecti ,n of the Superinten- dent of Public orks it was moved by Mr. Burnell, seconded by Mr Abbott, and unanimously VOTED to execute a Certificate of Performance the t the ways and other improvements re- quired under the Rules and :regulations of the Planning Board and referred to in the conditional approval contract executed by DeVries Construction Co. , Inc. , dated October 3 ,, 1956 have been constructed and installed in the manner specified in and in accordance with the terms of the application referred to therein, and all the lots shown on the plan entitled 'Sec- tion Sixteen of Sun Valley Lexington, Mass Owned by DeVries Construction Co. , Inc " are hereby released. whereupon the Planning Board signed a Certificate of Performance dated May 27, 1°57 and to be recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds by Mr. Stevens . The Planning Board then reviewed the situation HAWTHORNE called to its attention by nr. Stevens in regard to ACRES the sales and purchase agreement for the Junior High School site as it related to the approval of the definitive -plan for ;n rroposed Hawthorne Acres sub- division. It was understood that for purposes of convey- ance to the Town the Town Engineer was to prepare a plan shaling the rroposed Junior High School site and a right of way to Adams Street, said right of way being draw: to coincide with plane for a proposed 50-foot road to be shown in the definitive plans for the Haw- thorne Acres subdivision Mr. Snow reported his findings in regard to SUBDIVISION fees charged by various - l .nning boards when pro- REGULATIONS cessing definitive subdivision plans and it was decided tart in the n ar future the Board would dis- cuss this matter further and in more detail with :,r Stevens i.r. Stevens left the meeting et 9 50 p.m. at LORING HILL w ich time Messrs Grindle and Jaquith met with the ESTATES Selectmen to iscuss the nroposed means of access from Waltham Street over town land to the Loring Hill Estates subdivision. These men returned to the meeting at 10 15 p.m. together with Supt of Public borks Gayer to discuss the matter further with the Board and to review the proposea plan for a road connecting Waltham street with said subdivision. The Board expressed its approval of said plan and lir. Gayer left the meeting at 10 30 p.m. REGIOI,AL The Board then discussed matters in connection SHOPPING with iilene ' s proposal for a regional shopping center CENTER in Lexington and the problems of presentation of PROPOSAL material and information at the proposed public hear- ing in regard to said proposal. It was decided to meet with IIr. Gummere at 7 30 p.m. on hay 31, 1957 to discuss procedures in regard to the method of conducting the hearing. The meeting adjourned at 10 40 p.m. 411'1 Burnellc-e , Jr. Clerk