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PLANNTNG BOARD MEETING
March 10, 1958
A regular meeting of the Lexington Plan-
ning Board was held on Monday, March 102 1958 at
7:40 p.m. in the Town Engineer's Room, Town
Office Building. Present were Chairman Grindle,
Members Abbott, Burnell) Jaquith, and Soule, and
Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens
was present from 8:25 to 9:30 p.m.
Approved by the Board were the minutes of
June 25, 1956.
Approved also by the Board were the fol-
lowing bills which had been presented for pay-
ment; Minute -man Publications,Inc., advertising --
A3.68; Samuel P. Snow, February car allowance,
V25.80.
0.00, and miscellaneous office expenses, X5.80--
MINTTTES
BILLS
Considered next were the following Form A FORMS A
A applications for determination of Planning
Board jurisdiction:
#58_15, submitted March 10, 11)c58 by Moore
Realty Trust, plan entitled "A Compiled
Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.', Scale:
1" = 401, dated Feb. 26, 1958, Miller and
Nylander, C.F.'s and Surveyors.
#58-16, submitted March 10, 1958 by Moore
Realty Trust; plan entitled "Subdivision
of Land Court Case No. 18361 Lexington -
Mass.", scale: 1" = 40', dated Feb. 26,
19581 Miller & Nylander, C.F.'s 8-, Surveyors.
Upon motion duly made and seconded., it was
unanimously
VOTED: That the Board determines that the plans
accompanying Form A applications #5
8-15
and #58-16 do not require approval and
that said plans be signed bearing the en-
dorsement #'Lexington Planning Bora d
approval under Subdivision Control Law
not required."
Read to the Board and discussed by it, was
Mr. Perry L. Norton's March 4,1958 letter in which
REGIONAL
he stated that he was commissioned by the Department
SHOPPING
of urban Studies of the University of Pennsylvania
,
CENTER
to prepare, for teaching purposes, a case study of
PROPOSAL
the current regional shopping center proposal in
CASE
Lexington. Mr. Norton further stated that he would
STUDY
like to meet with the Board or some members of it,
to discuss briefly the kinds of reactions and re-
sponses which it had seen emerge as the proposal
progressed. It was decided not to hold a discussion
of this nature until after the conclusion of the
Annual Town Meeting.
Mr. Stevens came to the meeting at 8:25 p.m.
VETERANS
He discussed with the Board a certificate
LOT 11
which he had prepared for the signature of the
CEDAR
Clerk of the Planning Board with reference to the
STREET
February 19, 1957 request of Miss Spencer of the
law firm of Bicknell and Smith for such a certifi-
cate. (See addendum.) It was noted that the
Selectmen had conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. Banseverino
a certain parcel of land situated on Cedar Street,
and known as Veterans Lot ll, and had imposed cer-
tain restrictions on the land, a certificate of the
Planning Board clerk being sufficient evidence of
compliance with one of the restrictions. Upon sign- ,
ing and notarizing the certificate, it was given to
Mr. Snow for mailing to Miss Spencer.
BLACKSTOCK
The Board discussed next with Mr. Stevens the
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status of the matter in regard to obtaining ease -
SUN
ments shown on the definitive subdivision plan
VALLEY
entitled "Section Eight of Sun Valley Lexington,
SrC. 8
Mass.", dated June 231 1955 and approved by the
Board on September 6, 1955. It was pointed out
that on October 22, 1957 Mr. Stevens had sent to
Yr. George J. DeVries, President of the DeVrIes
Construction Co., Inc. a memorandtn enclosing three
instruments to be executed for the purpose of
granting from the owners of Lots 150 and 151 (L.C.
Lots 19 and 20, respectively) an easement across
said lots for all purposes for which town ways are
commonly used. It was reported that Mr. Blackstock,
owner of Lot 151, not wishing to grant an easement
for public travel, had conferred with Mr. Stevens
and inquired whether or not the Town was insisting
on said easement. In order that the matter could be
discussed in detail with Mr. Blackstock, Mr. Stevens
had arranged for Mr. Blackstock to meet with the
Board at 8:30 p.m.
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Mr. Blackstock came to the meeting and stated
that he and many residents in the Sun Valley develop-
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ment were opposed_ to the construction of a road
across lots 150 and 151 believing people would
use such a route as part of a short cut between
Lowell and ioburn Streets. He requested that
the Board eliminate the easement across his lots
and also a cross Lot 150 owned by William E.Barnes.
During the discussion rdich followed it
was pointed out to hr. Blackstock that the
approval of the Sun Valley Section Eight and Oak
Knoll Section One definitive plans conformed to
subdivision studies the Board had made a number
of years ago, that these studies showed Appletree
Lane extending through to Tyler Road, that said
definitive plans which were approved by the Board
made provision for this extension on the location
recommended by the Boards and that the Outhet
Realty Trust had constructed Appletree Lane to the
rear boundary line of Lot 151. Mr. Blackstock was
shown how the extension of Appletree Lane was de-
signed so that Lots 150 and 151 would be subdivided
creating an additional lot fronting on Appletree
Lane, the remainder of Lots 150 and 151 still
having the minimum area and frontage requirements
of the zoning by-law. Mr. Blackstock said he
wasn't interested in such a subdivision. He left
the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
In discussing the matter further the Board
decided that it still wished to obtain easements
across lots 150 and 151 for water, sewers drain,
and public travels and requested Mr. Stevens to
so notify Mr. Blackstock.
The Board next took under consideration
OAK KNOLL
the applications for approval of the Oak Knoll
SEC. 2
Section Two and Loring Hill Estates Section Two
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definitive plans, performance guarantees i^ the
LORING
form of bonds having been filed with the Board.
HILL
In examining said bonds, Mr. Stevens found that
ESTATES
they were not in proper form and recommended that
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the Board withhold action in regard to said
applications. Mr. Stevens was asked to take the
bonds with him and prepare them in proper form by
March 121 1958 so that the Board might take
action on the applications, the 45 -day period for
such action expiring on said date.
Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
The Board devoted the remainder of its
WILLARD
meeting to the consideration and editing of a
PROPERTY
draft of an article for publication in the March
20 issue of the Lexington Minute -man. Mr. Snow I was asked to prepare a map to accompany the news-
paper article.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Levi G. Burnell, Jr
Clerk
ADDENDUM
Clerk of the Planning Board February 19, 1957
Town Hall
Lexington 73 Asa ss .
Dear Sir:
On August 20, 19511 the Town of Lexington, '
acting through its Board of Selectmen, conveyed
property at 1 Cedar Street, shown as Lot 11 on a
elan dated June 30, 19L71 made by John T. Cosgrove,
Town engineer, recorded with Middlesex South Dis-
trict Deeds in Book 7339, Page 34, to Anthony J. and
Helen I. Sanseverino and in connection therewith im-
posed certain restrictions on said lot, one of which
is as follows:
The building or buildings to be built origi-
nally on each lot must be constructed in
accordance with the plans and specifications
approved by the Lexington Planning Board, and
shall be completed on said lot within 2 years
from the date of this conveyance. A certifi-
cate of the Clerk of said Planning Board shall
be sufficient evidence of compliance with this
restriction.
In examination of the -records at the Registry
of Deeds it appears that such a certificate of the
Clerk of the Planning Board has not been recorded.
Will you be kind enough to furnish us with such a
certificate to clear the record.
Very truly ,yours, '
BTCKNELL & SMITH
By Ida M. Spencer