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Home My WebLink About1958-06-16 PLANNING 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-4100.00; (To be paid from General Expenses Account) Spauld- ing-Moss Co. , Inc . , drafting supplies-414.35; Terrence J. Boyle, 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: #58-39, 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" = 11.0' , dated May 20, 1958, Miller & Nylander, C.E. ' s & Surveyors. #58-40, submitted June 16, 1957 by Marguerite E. Ampolo; plan entitled "Plan of Land at #3 Graham Road Lexington Mass." ; Scale: 1" = 40 ' , dated June 14, 1958, drawn by A. L. Ampolo. #58-41, submitted by Moore Realty Trust, Mark Moore, Jr. ; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington-Mass. "; Scale : 1" = !40 ' , dated June 9, 1958, Miller & Nylander, C.E. 's and Surveyors. In conjunction with application #58-40, the LONGFELLOW Board considered the June lii-, 1958 letter of ESTATES Marguerite E. Ampolo and Nathan Ribock to release SEC. 1 o-16-58 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 10, 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, #58-40, 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 relocatingthe public passageway easement ex- KINEEN tending across lot in the Flintlock Ridge 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 SEC. 1 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 southerlyof and coinciding with the northerly boundary of lot 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 6-16-58 -2- 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. BURNHAM Moore ' s request that the Board approve the Burnham FARMS Farms Section Two subdivision plan on the basis that SEC. 2 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. 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. i 24 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, 1958, considered the petition referred to above, decided to go on record as being opposed to the granting 6-16-58 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 Board's 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. While 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 yours, LEXRW ON��-C�NG BOARD Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman 6-16-58 -3- IIBoard of Appeals 17 June 1958 Town Office Building Re: G.Ruth & Paul J.McCormack Lexington 73 Mass. Petition for permission to construct building for pro- Gentlemen: 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 proterty numbered 789 Massachusetts Avenue is not the proper location for this type of use. Sincerely yours, LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD N. w to . Thin .1G role, Chairman II I