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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-05-14I PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 14s 1958 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town 'Engineer's Rooms Town Office'Bizildings on -Wednesdays May 14, 1958 at 7,56 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindles Members Burnell$ and Soules Planning Director Snows and the secretary. The Board approved the follow9ng bills i&ich had been presented --for ayment: Erie County Plan- ning Boards -3 reports-- 2.25; -'Samuel P.'Snows car allowance for April., $20.000 reimbursement for - stamps, $3.60, tracing papers $2.10s total --$25.70; Louise M. Baker, -stencils and typing for special town meeting -47.00; Mrs. Jean Baxter, stenographic service --$17.60. At 8300 p.m. a'publie hearing was held on appli- cation of Walter G and Minola M. Black for approval of a'subdivision to be known as "Pheasant Gardens Lexingtons Mass." The Chairman read the notice of ' the hearing as it had been mailed to all those deemed to have been affected and as it was published in the April 24, 1958 issue of -the Lexington Minute - Man. He -then explained the procedure Ih conducting hearing and called upon the applicant to present his plan. BILLS PHEASANT GARDENS BLACK Mr. Black+stated that the -Pheasant Gardens subdivision was an extension of Minola Road for a distance of"about 653 -feet. He said that the original subdivision plans -'similar to the one he was submitting$ had been approved in 1937 but that he had riot recorded- the plan -until after ik zoning- amendmebt 1ncrea6ing the area and -f rontage-of lots shown on said plan. Mr. Black further stated that All the proposed -lots 'on' the plane he was now sub- mitting did not conform to'the present zoning by-laws some lots -not having sufficient areas and one having 116 feet of frontage instead of the required 125 feet. He pointed outs however, that all of said lots were as large or larger than those abutting the subdivision. Mr. C. H. Lothrop of 83 Bloomfield Street ques- tioned plans for taking care of surface drainage which ' came from Highland Avenue; He was told that any problem of this nature would be properly attended to by the town's department of public works. 5-w--58 Mr. William C. Martin of 77 Bloomfield Street_ objected to the construction of"Minola Road only to his northerly property line rather'than"all"the way past his property to Bloomfield St. There was con= siderable'discussion in regard to this matter. The Board decided that the point was entirely a legal one and that -it should'be referred to the Town Counsel for a decision. Mr. John W. Fulton of 78 Hill Street, Lexington said he was representing the applicant as well as ' Wynwood Associates, Inc. which had a purchase and sales agreement'to acquire the Sandy Brook Corp, property between Lowell Street and the Woburn town line. He then explained how it was proposed to develop sa d_property in relation'to the Section One subdivision comprised of six'lots. Mr. "Courtney Comeau stated that he was an abutter of the property to be subdivided. He asked how the drainage was to be taken care of with particular refer- ence to his land. After some discussion he was advised that the subdivision plan had -been approved by the, Superintendent --of Public Work`s and that the subdivider would `be required to take care of- adequately any drainage from the subdividers land. There being no further questions or discussions the"hearing was closed -at 840 "p.m. and the subdivi- sion plan taken under advisement. LORING HILL The Board next considered the "Loring Hill Estates ESTATES Section Two" definitive subdivision plan which had SEC. 2 been approved on April 16,1958. The Board endorsed said plan, the necessary easements in the subdivision having been obtained and all other matters appearing to be in order. There being no further questions or discussion, the hearing was closed at 8 30'p:m. and the subdivi- sion plan taken under advisement. OAK HILL At 8:30 p.m. also, the Board held a public hear - ESTATES ing relative to the application of Sandy Brook Corp. - for'approval of -a. subdivision to -be known as "Oak SANDY BROOK Hill Estates Section One Lexington, Mass." The CORP. 'C airman read the notice of'the hearing as it had been mailed to -all those deemed to -have been affected And as it was published in the April 24,1958 issue of the Lexington Minute -man. He 'then explained the pro- eedure in conducting the hearing and called upon the applicant to present his plan. Mr. John W. Fulton of 78 Hill Street, Lexington said he was representing the applicant as well as ' Wynwood Associates, Inc. which had a purchase and sales agreement'to acquire the Sandy Brook Corp, property between Lowell Street and the Woburn town line. He then explained how it was proposed to develop sa d_property in relation'to the Section One subdivision comprised of six'lots. Mr. "Courtney Comeau stated that he was an abutter of the property to be subdivided. He asked how the drainage was to be taken care of with particular refer- ence to his land. After some discussion he was advised that the subdivision plan had -been approved by the, Superintendent --of Public Work`s and that the subdivider would `be required to take care of- adequately any drainage from the subdividers land. There being no further questions or discussions the"hearing was closed -at 840 "p.m. and the subdivi- sion plan taken under advisement. LORING HILL The Board next considered the "Loring Hill Estates ESTATES Section Two" definitive subdivision plan which had SEC. 2 been approved on April 16,1958. The Board endorsed said plan, the necessary easements in the subdivision having been obtained and all other matters appearing to be in order. 1 -1 1 5-14-58 -2- Mr. Snow brought to the Board's attention his request that a person be employed to assist him in preparing additional parts of the master plan; namely road and recreation projects. He stated that he had interviewed several applicants and had chosen as the most promising Terrence J. Boyle, a landscape architectural student at Harvard's Graduate -School of Design. Mr. Snow said that Mr. Boyle was a young married man of pleasing personality and one who had the talents for the particular work to be done. It was pointed out that Mr. Boyle would work full time during the summer months and part-time during the 1958-9 school year. The Board authorized Mr. Snow to employ Mr. Boyle at a rate of $2.50 per hour, the funds having been previously provided in the Board's general expense budget. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. i chard H. 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