HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-06-16PLANNING BOARD MEETING
June 16, 1958
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning
Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town
Office Building, on Monday, June 16, 1958 at 7:50
p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members
Burnell, and Jaquith, and Planning Director Snow.
Town Counsel Stevens was present from 8:00 to 10:15
p•m•
The Board approved the minutes of its April MINUTES
28, 1958 meeting.
Approved also were the following bills which BILLS
had been presented for payment: (To be paid from
the Street and Recreation Options Account) T. H.
Reenstierna, appraisal of Millyan Property --$100.00;
(To be paid from General Expenses Account) Spauld-
ing -Moss Co., Inc.s drafting supplies -414.35;
Terrence J. Boyles professional services, June 9
through June 16, 1958-4100.00.
Mr. Stevens came to the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Taken under consideration were the follow- FORMS A
Ing Form A applications for determination of Plan-
ning Board jurisdiction:
#58-39s submitted June 16, 1957 by Lexing-
ton Developing Corp., by Alfred P. Tropeano,
Atty.; plan entitled "Land Court Case No.
27302, Plan Showing Easement Through Lot
Land in Lexington -Mass."; Scale: 1" = 40',
dated May 20, 1958s Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s
& Surveyors.
#58-40, submitted June 161 1957 by Marguerite
E. Ampolo; plan entitled "Plan of Land at #3
Graham Road Lexinton Mass."; Scale: 1" = 40's
dated June 14, 1998, drawn by A. L. Ampolo.
#58-41, submitted by Moore Realty Trust, Mark
Moore, Jr.; plan entitled "Plan of Land in
Lexinp;ton-Mass."; Scale : 1" = 4011 dated
June 9, 1958, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s and
Surveyors.
' In conjunction with application #58-40, the LONGFELLOW
Board considered the June 14, 1958 letter of ESTATES
Marguerite E. Ampolo and Nathan Ribock to release SEC. 1
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Lots B-1 and B-3 as shown on the Longfellow Estates '
Section One subdivision plan from the restrictions
in the conditional approval contract referred to on
said plan. Mr. Stevens presented an instrument he
had drafted, at the request of the Board, setting
forth such a release.
Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded,
it was unanimously
VOTED: that the Board sign an instrument entitled
"Lexington Planning Board Release from Restric-
tions of Conditional Approval Contract," dated
June 16, 1958, and release only Lots B-1 and
B-3 shown on the Subdivision Plan entitled
"Longfellow Estates Section One Lexington, Mass.",
dated July 10, 1957, from the restrictions as
to sale and building specified in the Condi-
tional Approval Contract executed by Nathan
Ribock and dated September 101 1957•
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was also
unanimously
VOTED: that the Board determines that the plans accom-
anying Form A applications #58-39, #58-401 and
58-41 do not require approval and that said
plans be signed bearing the endorsement "Lex-
ington Planning Board approval under the Subdi-
vision Control Law not required."
GLASS
Mr. Snow reported that he had examined the possi-
bility of relocatin the public passageway easement ex-
KINEEN
tending across lot 9 in the Flintlock Ridge Section One
PARK
subdivision. (See minutes of the April 28, 1958 Plan -
PASSAGEWAY
ning Board meeting.) He stated that in his opinion the
EASEMENT
location of the existing easement in relation to the
-
living area of the Glass residence decreased the value
FLINTLOCK
of the property. He also said that topographical con -
RIDGE
ditions in the vicinity of the common boundary between
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Kineen Park and the southwesterly corner of said lot
were such that he believed it would be difficult to
develop a pleasing passageway. He recommended that
the easement be relocated immediately southerly of and
coinciding with the northerly boundary of lot 5. Mr.
Snow stated that in his opinion such a location would
not interfere with the use of house lots or the devel-
opment of an appropriate passageway.
After discussing these matters the Board decided
to Grant Mr. Glass' request that the passageway be
shifted to the northerly boundary of his property. The
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Town Counsel was asked to notify Mr. Glass of the
Board's decision and to prepare a new grant of ease-
ment for execution.
Discussed next with Mr. Stevens was Mr.
Moore's request that the Board approve the Burnham
Farms Section Two subdivision plan on the basis that
Mr. Moore be allowed to construct the roads in said
subdivision but not build any houses until such time
as a road was completed through the proposed third
section of the Burnham Farms development to Lowell
Street. The possibility of a restrictive agreement
and the terms of such an agreement were considered.
Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 10:15 p.m.
after a general discussion of various matters cur-
rently before the Board.
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BURNHAM
FARMS
SEC. 2
The Board then considered the notices of BOARD OF
petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on APPEALS
June 17, 1958. It was decided that no action be
taken on said petitions with the exception of those
of Fudge and McCormack. In regard to the latter
two cases, the Board drafted for the Chairman's sig-
nature letters to be sent to the Board of Appeals
setting forth the Planning Board's opposition to these
petitions and the reasons for said opposition. (See
addendum.)
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
Thomas S. Grindle
Chairman
Addendum
16 June 1958
Board of Appeals
Town Office Building Re: David Fudge & Son, Inc.
Lexington 73, Mass. Petition for permission
to erect and maintain
Gentlemen: undertaking establishment
The Planning Board, at its regular meeting held on June
16, 19581 considered the petition referred to above,
decided to go on record as being opposed to the granting
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of the same, and to write the Board of Appeals giving its
reasons for said opposition.
Under Chapter 40A, Section 3 of the General Laws, three
purposes of zoning regulations are:
1. To conserve the value of land;
2. To encourage the most appropriate use of land
throughout the town; and
3. To lessen congestion in the streets.
In order to fulfill these objectives, it is the Planning
Boardts opinion that a funeral establishment should not
be located on the proposed site.
It is basically residential in character. The Planning
Board believes that the location of a funeral establish-
ment in an area primarily of a residential nature tends
to lessen the values of residential property.
The site is in a local business district. The basic pur-
pose of such a district is to provide services of a
local
nature just for the neighborhood. Mile there are
now located in the district establishments whose nature
is general, rather than local, the Planning Board believes
that these defeat the purpose for which the district was
created and recommends that there be no further additions
of business of a general nature to the district.
The site fronts on a narrow street and is too close to a
busy intersection. The lot on which it is proposed to
locate a funeral establishment is not large enough to
park cars of those attending funeral services. These cars
and the formation of funeral processions would necessarily
have to be on School Street and adjacent ways. This
street is heavily traveled in the morning, half the traf-
fic load on said street taking place in the morning hours
when many funerals take place. At this time and in the
early afternoon hours the street is one of the major means
of access to the Hastings School, buses using the route to
transport children back and forth to said school. Elimi-
nating the heavy air base traffic on Marrett Road, a Plan-
ning Board count taken on October 1, 1957 showed that just
between the house of 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. 811 cars passed
120 School Street. Using current trends., this figure is
expected to increase at the annual rate of five per cent.
Sincerely yourss
LEX//I� ON PLANNING �-C� BOARD
Thdmas S; 4rindle, Chairman
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Board of Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington 73 Mass.
Gentlemen:
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17 June 1958
Re: G,Ruth & Paul J.McCormack
Petition for permission to
construct building for pro-
fessional offices
At its regular meeting on June 16, 1958 the Planning
Board considered the petition referred to above and decided
to go on record as being opposed to the granting of the
same. It is the unanimous opinion of this board that the
property numbered 789 Massachusetts Avenue is not the proper
location for this type of use.
Sincerely yours,
LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
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i�gThem. G n le, Chairman