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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-10-27PLANNING BOARD MEETING October 27, 1958 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Planning Board Office, Town Office Building, on Monday, October 27, 1958 at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Abbott, Burnell and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was present from 9:30 until 9:50 p.m. The Board approved the following bills BILLS which had been presented for payment: H.B.McArdle, office supplies --$8.65s Terrence J. Boyle, pro- fessional services, Oct. 14 throu Oct. 20, 1958-- $14-501 Oct. 21 through Oct. 25--130.00. There was next held a general discussion of current problems being considered by the Board. Mr. Eugene Roberts of 77 Woodridge Road, Wayland, Mass. and Mr. Wilbur C. Nylander came to MIDDLE ' the meeting to discuss with the Board a prelimi- RIDGE nary subdivision plan of Middle Ridge, Section 3s SEC. 3 revised Jan. 3, 1957 and conditionally approved .by the Planning Board on February 11, 1957. (See Minutes of the Board's meeting of said date.) Mr. Roberts gave to the Board for its information a print of the above plan showing all the land he had purchased from Techbuilt, Inc. He also showed the Board a modified scheme for developing the proposed Section Three of the development. It was the opin- ion of the Board that this modified scheme eliminating a road located in the center of the proposed section was an improvement of the original proposal. He requested the Boardâ–ºs informal opinion as to whether it would consider the extension of Turning Mill Road in a northwesterly direction to provide for a minimum construction of 13 lots fronting on said road. The Board raised the question of how the drainage of said road would be taken care of without extending the drain system northerly all the way to the Middle Ridge Section 2 subdivision. The Board explained its policy of not extending dead end streets beyond a length of 500 feet until such time as a second means of access is provided for a subdivision. ' Mr. Roberts was advised that the Board would take the plans under consideration and notify him of its deci- sion in regard to his request. 10-27-58 Messrs. Roberts and Nylander left the meeting at 8:20 p.m. In discussing the matter further it was decided that until such time as Turning Mill Road was extended all the way through Section 3 from Section 1 and Sec- tion 2, that the Board would not allow an extension of said road in a northerly direction for a distance more than 640 feet, such distance allowing for the laying out of three lots on the westerly side and four lots on the easterly side of Turni.ng Mill Road. Mr. Snow was asked to draft a letter for the Chairman's signa- ture setting forth the Board's decision in regard to Mr. Robert's request. At 9:05 p.m. Mark Moore, Jr. and Wilbur C. BURNHAM Nylander came to the meeting to discuss a modified FARMS preliminary plan for the Burnham Farms Section 3 SEC. 3 subdivision. Shown to the Board was a proposal for a dead end street extending northeasterly from Thoreau Roads said dead-end street being located so that parts of lots 8s 9s and 10 could be used to create additional lots which could be included in the Section 3 subdivision. It was suggested that the plan be modified further to include part of lot 11, Mr. Moore presenting his proposal to the Board of Appeals for a variance to subdivide lots 10 and 11 fronting on ' Lowell Street in such a manner that said lots would not have the required area under the subdivision con- At 8:35 P.M. Mr. Antonio Busa met with the GREEN Board to discuss the future extension of his Green VALLEY Valley development. He requested that the Board re - DEVELOPMENT consider its previous decision that there be no further - extension of Lillian Road in a northeasterly direction BUSA until such time as said road was constructed all the way to Nowell Street. (See minutes of December 30s 1957.) Mr. Busa was told that the Board did not wish to modify its previous decision and suggested to Mr. Busa that he extend his Green Valley development by constructing Lillian Road in a southwesterly direction beginning at Lowell Street. After a discussion of the general problems involved in the developing of his land, Mr. Busa left the meeting at 8:50 p.m. Considered next by the Board was the matter of RECREATION nominating a person to the Recreation Committee. From COMMITTEE a list of possible candidates the Board had informally discussed on previous occasions, it was decided to select four names and see if the persons involved would be interested in serving on said committee. At 9:05 p.m. Mark Moore, Jr. and Wilbur C. BURNHAM Nylander came to the meeting to discuss a modified FARMS preliminary plan for the Burnham Farms Section 3 SEC. 3 subdivision. Shown to the Board was a proposal for a dead end street extending northeasterly from Thoreau Roads said dead-end street being located so that parts of lots 8s 9s and 10 could be used to create additional lots which could be included in the Section 3 subdivision. It was suggested that the plan be modified further to include part of lot 11, Mr. Moore presenting his proposal to the Board of Appeals for a variance to subdivide lots 10 and 11 fronting on ' Lowell Street in such a manner that said lots would not have the required area under the subdivision con- 10-27-58 ' trol law. It was understood that Mr. Nylander would prepare a new scheme which he would discuss with Mr. Snow before the revised Section 3 plan was submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration. Messrs. Moore and Nylander left the meeting at 9:30 P.M. Mr. Stevens came to the meeting at the same time. Mr. Stevens ave to the Board a copy of Chap- ter 6262 Acts of 1998, General Court of Massachusetts, said chapter being entitled "An Act providing that certain meetings of certain public boards and commis- sions shall be open to the public." He pointed out that the act was approved on Oct. 7, 1958 and the effective date of the act would be January 5s 1959. He recommended that the Planning Board study the act with particular reference to Sections 1 and 4. He said that he would in the meantime study the act himself and advise the board of procedures to be followed when meetings of the Planning Board become open to the public. Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 9:50 p.m. Considered next by the Board were the notices of petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on November 4* 1958. With the exception of the Connelly & Livingstone and Reiss petitions it was decided to take no action on the petitions to be heard on said date. After discussing the two petitions cited, Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Board's considera- tion drafts of letters to the Board of Appeals indi- cating the Board's opposition to the granting of said petitions and setting forth the reasons for said opposition. The Board continued its discussion of the previous week (see minutes of October 20s 1958 meeting) in regard to the Town Map which the firm of Wright & Pierce had been preparing for the Board. Mr. Snow was requested to write another letter to Mr. Wright asking him to suggest a date when he would be in the Boston vicinity and could meet with the Plan- ning Board to discuss the work done on the map. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. hard H. Soule Clerk CHAP. 626 ACTS, 1958 BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN MAP