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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-06-02I PLANNING BOARD MEETING June 2, 1958 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, June 2, 19581 at 7:40 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith,and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. The Board approved the following bill which had been presented for payment: Spaulding -Moss Co., drafting supplies --$16.34. Taken under consideration were the following Form A applications for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: #58-35s submitted on June 2, 1958 by Paul F. Bowserl plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexing- ton, Mass. owned by Paul Bowser," scale: 100' to 1", dated April 4, 1958, Robert H. Dunning, Surveyor, Arlington. #58-36, submitted on June 2, 1958 by Paul E. Mazerall; plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Lexington Mass.", scale: 1" = 201, dated May 29, 1958, John J. Carroll, Jr., professional engineer. #58-371 submitted on June 2, 1958 by Otis S. Brown, Jr.; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington -Mass.", scale: 1" = 401, dated Apr. 22, 1958, Miller & Nylander,C.E.'s & Sur- veyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plans accompanying Form A applica- tions #58-351 #58-36, and #58-37 do not re- quire approval and that said plans be signed bearing the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval under the Subdivision Control Law not required.er BILL FORMS A Considered next were the notices of petitions ' to be heard by the Boarc of Appeals on June 10, 1958. BOARD OF It was decided to take no action on the petitions to APPEALS be heard on said date. b-2-58 _2_ At 8:00 p.m. Mr. Mark Moore, Jr. met with BURNHAM the Board to discuss a definitive plan of the pro- , FARMS posed Burnham Farms, See. 2 subdivision, a plan SEC. 2 Mr. Moore said he proposed to submit very soon with an application for approval. He referred to a May 1, 1958 Miller & Nylander plan which he filed with the Board, (see May 5, 1958 minutes) said plan being a scheme to extend as Section 3 the Burnham Farms development through lands of Kendrick and others to Lowell Street. Mr. Moore requested the Board to substitute this proposed second means of access to Section Two of the Burnham Farms develop- ment for the extension of Emerson Road across land of Kendrick to East Street. When he was informed that the Board would not agree to such an arrange- ment for reasons previously explained, (see minutes of the Planning Board's April 28, 1958 meeting) Mr. Moore asked that the Board approve the Section Two subdivision plan on the basis that he be allowed to construct the road in said subdivision but not build any houses until such time as the road was completed through the proposed third section of the Burnham Farms development to Lowell Street..The Board took this proposal under consideration. Mr. Moore also discussed the estimated cost of , the box culvert which had to be constructed as part of Emerson Road across Vine Brook. He stated that the Superintendent of Public Works required that the culvert be constructed the full seventy foot width of the right of way and not just the width of a subdivision street. He said the estimated dif- ference of cost of this construction was $5000 and requested that the Board consider ways in which the Town might compensate him for this extra expenditure. Mr. Moore left the meeting at 8:25 p.m. There was then held a general discussion of current prob- lems before the Board. At the Board's request Mr. George J. DeVries, PROPOSED President of DeVries Construction Co.,Inc., and SUN VALLEY Mr. Fred G. Benkley, Jr. of 35 Whipple Road met RECREATION with the Board to discuss the possibilities of AREA acquiring for recreational purposes the parcels of land adjacent to the approved lots 187 and 188 of the Sun Valley, Sec. 15 subdivision, said par- cels having been sold to Mr. Benkley and Mr. and Mrs. Herzog. (See minutes of March 3 and May 19, 1958 Planning Board meetings.) Mr. Snow gave a complete review of the devel- opment of the Sec -15 plan in relation to the proposed 6-2-58 Mr. Benkley stated that he acquired the additional parcel of land for the specific purpose of locating a radio antenna thereon and moving the antenna from time to time to various points on the parcel. He said that if what the town proposed to do with the land it wished to acquire did not en- croach upon his family's privacy or interfere with the use of the antenna, he might consider selling a portion of said parcel. He then asked how the town planned to develop the land surrounding his property. In the discussion that followed it was agreed that the Board would meet later with Mr. Benkley to discuss further the possible acquisition of a portion of the parcel under consideration, that at the time of meeting the Board would have available for discus- sion sketches showing how it was planned to develop the proposed recreation area, and that details for arranging a transfer of land would be made at said -3- Sun Valley recreation area showing study plans he and Mr. Howlett had prepared prior to and after the submission, in 1956s of the preliminary plan of said subdivision. Mr. Snow also explained how the boundary between the subdivision and the proposed recreation area had been determined after field studies and the making of a topographical model. He showed profile studies which had been prepared at the time indicating how sight lines from the proposed ob- servation point on the highest point of the hill would clear roof tops for panoramic views of the countryside. Mr. Snow also stated that it was his understanding that it was on the basis of the land outside the proposed subdivision being set aside for recreation purposes, and an option being obtained for the acquisition of said land, that the Board had approved the subdivision plan. (See minutes of the July 16 and August 13, 1956 Planning Board meet- ings.) Uhen it was asked if it were possible to ob- tain all of the land as proposed for recreation pur- poses, Mr. DeVries stated that Mr. Herzog had told him that he was not willing to sell the parcel adja- cent to Lot 188. (Mr. DeVries said that prior to any approval by the Planning Board, he had an a reement to sell the additional land to the Herzogs.) In re- gard to the Town acquiring any of the parcel adja- cent to 187, Mr. DeVries said that he had discussed the matter with Mr. Benkley and believed that there was a possibility of this being done. Mr. Benkley stated that he acquired the additional parcel of land for the specific purpose of locating a radio antenna thereon and moving the antenna from time to time to various points on the parcel. He said that if what the town proposed to do with the land it wished to acquire did not en- croach upon his family's privacy or interfere with the use of the antenna, he might consider selling a portion of said parcel. He then asked how the town planned to develop the land surrounding his property. In the discussion that followed it was agreed that the Board would meet later with Mr. Benkley to discuss further the possible acquisition of a portion of the parcel under consideration, that at the time of meeting the Board would have available for discus- sion sketches showing how it was planned to develop the proposed recreation area, and that details for arranging a transfer of land would be made at said -3- 6-2-58 time if Mr. Benkley should agree to the Town acquir- ing a portion of said parcel. I Messrs. DeVries and Benkley left the meeting at 9:45 p.m. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of the C 3 district proposal of Cabot, Cabot and Forbes and suggested amendments to the zoning by-law in regard to said district. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. RiH. Soule 4-.�d Clerk 1 J