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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-11-18 PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 1$, 1957 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building,, on Monday, November 19, 1957 at 7: 30 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. The Board approved the minutes of November Sand MINUTES 12, 1957 . The Board approved also payment of $3.75 to BILL Spaulding-Moss Co. for a bill for drafting supplies. Considered next was a preliminary plan which had been left with the Board last spring by Mr. Joyce, LARSON said plan showing a proposal for development of a small parcel of land fronting on Oak Street and located OAK ST. southeasterly of Bruce Road. Mr. Snow reported that SUBDIVISION Mr. Larson of Arlington had come to the office the previous week claiming the plan which had no title or identification and seeking an informal opinion regard- ing said plan. It appeared that an opinion concerning the proposal had not been conveyed to Mr. Larson. The Board decided, therefore, to write Mr. Larson a letter stating that it would not approve his plan for the reason that the turnaround on the dead-end street did not conform to theTown's subdivision regulations. It was decided also to return to Mr. Larson a marked print showing the Board's suggestion for the development of his land . At Mr. Busa's request the Board met with him at GREEN $:00 p.m. to discuss its October 10, 1957 letter to Mr. VALLEY Busa and his plans for his Green Valley development. Mr. Busa presented a plan on tracing paper showing exist- ing ani proposed road locations and renewed his request for the extension of Lillian Road in a southwesterly direction, stating that he proposed to extend said road in a northeasterly direction to Munroe Brook and still later connect Lillian Road with Lowell Street- Mr. Busa left the meeting at $:30 p.m. at which time the plans were taken under advisement. Mr. Gayer, Superintendent of Public Works, then STREET met briefly with the Board, at its request, to discuss SIGNS the matter of street signs. Because of the requirements of ordering street signs through the State Department of Prisons, it was decided that under Sec. V.B.$ of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations the Superintendent would require the subdivider to erect only the necessary street sign standards and the Lexington Department of Public Works would order and the Town pay for the street signs themselves. WORTH EN Read to the Board and considered by it was ROAD Mr. Stevens' November 14., 1957 letter and the accom- EXTENSION panying copy of the deed from the Town to the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Center, Inc. , dated July 30, 1956. The letter indicated that the town is to convey in addition to ttie two parcels described in said deed a triangular piece of land lying between said parcels . In the letter Mr. Stevens stated that if the Planning Board still had in mind recommending the extension of Worthen Road in a location that crosses either or both of said parcels or the inter- vening triangular piece, he would recommend strongly that the Board determine the approximate location of such an extension so that prior to making the addi- tional conveyance the Town could obtain from the Recreation Center a written agreement undertaking to convey to the town the necessary easement for said road. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare at the earliest opportunity a plan showing the location for the ex- tension of Worthen Road and the development of adja- cent lands in and around the Center and the town play- ground. BURNHAM The Board discussed next the print which Mark FARMS Moore Jr. had left with the Board, said print being SEC. 2 entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Subdivision of Land in Lexington-Mass.", prepared by Miller & Nylander, dated November 13 , 1957 , and showing the proposed development of Burnham Farms Section 2 and the land along Vine Brook which the Planning Board was con- sidering recommending for acquisition by the town. Mr. Snow stated that Mr. Moore wished an informal opinion concerning the proposal to develop said section with the idea in mind that said opinion would serve as a basis for discussing the extension of Emerson Road across the Vine Brook easement and the acquisition by the town of land set aside for recreational development. The Board asked Mr. Snow to confer with the Supt. of Public Works in regard to estimated costs of constructing the Vine Brook easement crossing. Mr. Snow was also asked to pre- pare any plans necessary for the preparation of an easement crossing. Mr. Snow was also asked to pre- pare any plans necessary for t#e preparation of an easement and also for the obtaining of an option extending Emerson Road from the Burnham Farms land across the land of Kendrick to East Street Considered next by the Board were the notices BOARD OF for petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on APPEALS November 26, 1957. In regard to these petitions it was decided to take action only on the Guarino, Short and Paino-LaCava Trust petitions, Mr. Snow being asked to prepare from the notes dictated by the Board letters for its final consideration at its next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. '/!. Levi G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk