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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-07-30 II PLANNING BOARD AlCbY& u July 30, 1957 A special meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, July 30, 1957 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Jaquith and Soule, Town Counsel Stevens, and Planning Director Snow. The minutes of the July 24, 1957 meeting were MINUTES approved. Mr. Snow informed the Board that the Shannons SHANNON agreed to sell their land on North Street for $5500. , LAND that Mr. Stevens had prepared the necessary instru- PURCHASE ment setting forth the option price of $500.00 and to FOR pay the additional $5000.00 for the land contingent RECREATION to the town voting to purchase the said land on the date of the purchase agreement expiring, April 30, 1958. Mr. Snow also stated that the option was ob- tained from the Town Treasurer that this would be exchanged for the properly signed option instrument. Thereupon it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously VOTED to pay $500 for an option from Clarence Philip Shannon to buy an area of land of 10.9 acres on North Street for recrea- tional purposes, said land shown on a plan entitled "Land of Albert H. Burnham at Lexington", dated May 1928, F. P. Cutter, C.E., recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 415, Plan 32, at a price of $5500.00, the cost of the option to be applied on the price and the option to run for a .period ending April 30, 1958. The following bills present for payment were BILLS approved: Clarence Philip Shannon, option for pur- chase of North Street gravel pit--$00.00; Graphic Reproductions, Inc. , white prints-4140 0 and $7.80; Minute-man Publications advertising-44.90; Bruce E. Howlett Professional. T services, week ending July 26, 1957-4113.75, mileage and parking expenses-- $6.95; Samuel P . Snow, July car allowance--$25.00, drafting supplies--$2.00. The Board took under consideration the follow- FORM A ing Form A application for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: #57-71, submitted on July 30, 1957 by Harold E. Stevens for the Town of Lexington; plan entitled "Plan of Land Showing Part of Junior High School Site in Lexington, Mass.", scale. 1" • 40' , dated July 1957, Richard J. Gayer, Town Engineer. It was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED: that the plan accompanying application #57-71 be signed bearing the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval under Subdivision Con- trol Law not required." BATTLE VIEW Mr. Stevens reported that he had now received instru- PARK ments in which utilities and easements in the Battle View SEC. 1 Park, Section One subdivision were granted to the town, giving Mr. Snow for the Board's files a confirmatory letter dated July 30, 1957 and setting forth additional information concerning said instruments.. Mr. Snow stated that the Board had previously received a letter from Superintendent Gayer giving evidence of satisfactory per- formance of the required work to be done in saud subdivi- sion. All other matters appearing to be in order, it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously VOTED: to release to subdivider, Battle View Park Realty Trust , the $11,500.00 that it had deposited with the Town as security for the performance of its agreement in the form of an application, Form C, dated July 11, 1956 to complete by September 4, 1957 the work to be performed by it as shown on its subdivi- sion plan entitled "Plan of Land in Battle View Park Section One Lexington-Mass. ", dated July 9, 1956. HAWTHORNE Considered next was the matter of rescinding an ACRES earlier vote in regard to Hawthorne Acres Section One SEC. 1 subdivision plan which was disapproved because the sub- divider had not furnished a bond within the 45-day period in which the Board should act upon an application for approval of a definitive plan. There was also discussion concerning the waiving of the Planning Board's stipulation that all required improvements within the subdivision must be completed within one year from the date of approval of the definitive plan, the applicant requesting that the Board substitute a two-year period for completion. The Board decided to approve said two-year period in view of the fact that the approval of the subdivision was related to the acquisition of land for the Junior High School site, and it was desired not to have any further delay in passing title which would be incurred should the Board in- sist upon a one-year requirement for completion of the subdivision. The bond having been submitted by the appli- cant prior to the Planning Board meeting and all other matters appearing to be in order, it was moved by Mr. Jaquith, seconded by Mr. Soule and unanimously VOTED: That the July 24, 1957 vote of the Planning Board disapproving the defini- tive subdivision plan entitled "Haw- thorne Acres Section One Lexington, Mass.", dated May 29, 1957, be and hereby is re- scinded. VOTED: That the definitive subdivision plan en- titled "Hawthorne Acres Section One Lexington, Mass.", dated May 29, 1957, submitted to the Board on June 10, 1957, accompanied by an application for approval of definitive plan, Form C, dated June 6, 1957, be and hereby is approved and that the time of completion of all required improvements be two years from the date of this approval in lieu of the one-year completion period set forth in said application. Approved by the Board and signed by the Chair- DIANNE man was the draft of a letter dated July 30, 1957 ESTATES and addressed to Dianne Estates, Inc. notifying the corporation that the work to be done in its Liberty LIBERTY Ave. subdivision was delinquent and that work must AVE. be completed within the next six weeks. (See addendum. ) This letter was written in connection with the Board's previous decision to have completed all subdivision work under terms of agreements ap- proved by the Board. Mr. Snow informed the Board that Mr. Nathan LONGFELLOW Ribock had submitted an application for definitive ESTATES approval of the subdivision to be known as Long- fellow Estates Section One. It was decided to hold a public hearing on August 19, 1957 at 5:00 p.m. on said application. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 o'clock. Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman ADDENDUM ' July 30, 1957 Dianne Estates, Inc. Re: "Plan of Lots in Lexington, 34 Revere St. Mass. awned by Dianne Es- Lexington 73, Mass. tates, Lexington," dated Oct.Inc. ,9, 1955 Gentlemen: Under terms of the agreement as set forth in your appli- cation for approval of definitive plan, dated 28 October 1955, and signed for the corporation by Gerard P. Friel, Pres. , you agreed to complete all required improvements within one year from the date of approval of the defini- tive plan by the Lexington Planning Board, said date of approval being December 19, 1955. It is understood that the work to be done in your subdi- vision on Liberty Avenue has not been completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Public Works and that during the latter part of 1956 this was reported to you and discussed with you as late as the first part of 1957 by representatives of the Superintendent's office. This is to notify you that unless this work is done to the Superintendent's satisfaction by September 13, 1957 the Planning Board will vote that the penal sum of your bond, $2700, shall became and be the sole property of the Town of Lexington as liquidated damage. Very truly yours , LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman cc: Harold E. Stevens 30 State Street Boston, Mass.