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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-07-28PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' July 28, 1958 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Planning Board Office, Town Office Building, on Monday, July 28, 1958 at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell, Jaquith and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was also present from 8:20 to 10:00 n.m. The Board approved the following bills which had been presented for payment: Mrs. G. Buttaro, BILLS mimeographing --X10.25; Minute -man Publications, Inc., advertising --$3.67; Samuel P. Snow, car allowance for June, 1958--�1�20.00; Terrence J. Boyle, profes- sional services, July 21 through July 25, 1958-- X100.00. Considered next were the following Form A applications for determination of Planning Board FORMS A jurisdiction: 458-481 submitted July 24, 1958 by Charles F. Kitching; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington -Mass.", Scale: 1" = 401, dated July 101 1058, Miller 8, Nylander, F. Is & Surveyors. #58-49, submitted Jul1T 25, 1958 for R. Lock- wood Tower Estates, by Win S. Couette, agent; plan entitled_ "Plan of Land in Lexington Mass. dated. June 4, 1958, Scale: l in= 40 ft., Everett M. Brooks Co.,C.E. 458-50, submitted July 253 1058 by Robert E. Smith; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lex- ington -Mass.", Scale 1" = 20', dated May 20.- 1958s 0,1958, Miller & Nylander,C.E.'s &. Surveyors. #5�-51, submitted Jul7r 28, 1958 by John E. Ryan; plan entitled "A Subdivision of Land Court Case No. 27500 Land in Lexinr-ton-Mass.", Scale: 1" = 401, dated July 18, 1958, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s &Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously 90TPD: That the Board determines that the plans accompan7.,*ing Form A applications #5b-48, #58- 49, #58-50 and #58-51 do not require approval 7-2)8-58 Mr. Mark Moore, Jr. of Moore Realty Trust stated the proposed subdivision consisting of 21 lots was an expansion of the Burnham Farms development to Include most of the land between Vine Brook and the Kendrick property on East Street. He pointed out that he was building a culvert across Vine Brook as part of the Section Two plan. He also noted that he had options to purchase a portion of Kendrick and adja- cent properties to provide a third section of his development extending Thoreau Road from Its present ' terminus on the Section Two plan to Lowell Street. Members of the Board pointed out that in accordance with a verbal agreement with Mr. Moore, he had re- served a strip of land along Vine Brook and the former North Street gravel pit, the Board obtaining an option for the purchase of said strip as an addition to a proposed town recreation area. Mr. George S. Silk of Arlington asked about the status of his subdivisions the former Vine Valley Realty Trust land adjacent to the Burnham Farms, See. 1 development. He was informed that at the request of said Trust the Planning Board has rexcinded in October 1955 its previous vote of approval, and that as a con- sequences the subdivision no longer existed. Mr. Silk also inquired about the Town's taking a strip of his land along Vine Brook. Mr. Snow informed him that it was not the Town's intention to make any taking of land along Vine Brook, that the Board usually entered into agreements for the purchase of property; and that in his case it was not a necessity even though it might be de- sirable that the Town own a strip along Vine Brook. There being no further questions in regard to the Subdivision plans an expression of opinion of those attending the hearing was asked in regard to the plan. Five indicated that they were in favor of approval of under the Subdivision Control Law and that said plans belso endorsed. At 8:00 p.m. the Board held a public hearing , BURNHAM relative to the application of the Moore Realty Trust FARMS for approval of a subdivision to be known as 'Burn - SEC. 2 ham Farms Section Two Lexinatons Mass.", the plan - of said subdivision being dated April is 1958 and MOORE prepared by Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylanders REALTY Civil Engineers and Surveyors. There were five per - TRUST sons present at the hearing. The Chairman read the notice of said hearing as it had been sent to all property owners deemed to be affected and as it was, published in the July 17s 1058 issue of the Lexington Minute -man. He then explained the procedure in con- ducting the hearing and called upon the applicant to present the plan. Mr. Mark Moore, Jr. of Moore Realty Trust stated the proposed subdivision consisting of 21 lots was an expansion of the Burnham Farms development to Include most of the land between Vine Brook and the Kendrick property on East Street. He pointed out that he was building a culvert across Vine Brook as part of the Section Two plan. He also noted that he had options to purchase a portion of Kendrick and adja- cent properties to provide a third section of his development extending Thoreau Road from Its present ' terminus on the Section Two plan to Lowell Street. Members of the Board pointed out that in accordance with a verbal agreement with Mr. Moore, he had re- served a strip of land along Vine Brook and the former North Street gravel pit, the Board obtaining an option for the purchase of said strip as an addition to a proposed town recreation area. Mr. George S. Silk of Arlington asked about the status of his subdivisions the former Vine Valley Realty Trust land adjacent to the Burnham Farms, See. 1 development. He was informed that at the request of said Trust the Planning Board has rexcinded in October 1955 its previous vote of approval, and that as a con- sequences the subdivision no longer existed. Mr. Silk also inquired about the Town's taking a strip of his land along Vine Brook. Mr. Snow informed him that it was not the Town's intention to make any taking of land along Vine Brook, that the Board usually entered into agreements for the purchase of property; and that in his case it was not a necessity even though it might be de- sirable that the Town own a strip along Vine Brook. There being no further questions in regard to the Subdivision plans an expression of opinion of those attending the hearing was asked in regard to the plan. Five indicated that they were in favor of approval of 7-28-58 the plan: none of disapproval. 'Whereupon, the hearing was declared closed at 8:17 p.m. Mr. Stevens came to the meeting at 8:20 p.m. He called the Board's attention to his July 25, 1958 letter to the Planning Director enclosing a conformed copy of an instrument in which Mr. and Mrs. William 0. Glass, owners of Lot 5 in the Flintlock Ridge, Sec. 1 subdivisions granted to the Town perpetual right and easement to use for all purposes of a public passageway a strip of land having a uniform width of ten feet and extending; fron Flintlock Road to land of the grantees along the full length, and immediately southerly, of the northerly boundary of said lot. -2- GLASS KINEEN PARK FOOT PASSAGE For the remainder of the meeting, the Board discussed the Cabot, Cabot and Forbes proposal to C 3 amend the zoning by-law as set forth at the public DISTRICT hearing held on July 24, 1958. (See Planning Board PROPOSAL minutes of said hearing.) The meeting adjourned 10:45 p.m. A chard 11. Soule 1 C lerk 1