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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-11-02PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 2, 1959 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Boardts office, Town Office Building, on Monday, November 2, 1959 at 7:30 p.m. Present were 'Dice Chairman Grindle, Members Burnell, Mabee and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was present from 9:15 to 10:10 p.m. Approved by the Board were the following bills which had been presented for payment: to be paid from General Fxpenses account, George Smith, drafting sup- plies -45.38; Perry L. Norton, professional services -- 8,150.00; Hatfield's Color Shop, drafting supplies -- `)18.02. To be paid from the street and options account, T.H.Reenstierna, appraisal of Herzog and Benklev properties --$100.00. BILLS HAWTHORNE ACRES LAND FOR RECREATION USE ESC 0 BUILDERS INC . FORM A Considered next by the Board was the possible acquisition by the Town for recreational purposes of Esco Builders, Inc. land located between Hawthorne Road and the town -owned Willard Woods property. (See October 26, 1959 Planning Board minutes.) In Con- nection with said corporation's proposed development ' of this land as an addition to the Hawthorne Acres subdivision, the Board reviewed the Town Engineer's original estimates of construction costs of roads within said proposed addition. From 8:00 to 8:30 P.M. Mr. Spagnuola met with the Board to discuss these matters and to make the following offers: (1) that Esco Builders sell to the Town the entire 9 -acre parcel involved for A�''1500 per acre, the total cost being �,13,500;'that said corporation sell to the Town the four lots which could be laid out between the pro- posed location of Emerson Road and the Willard 'goods property, the two northerly lots to cost MOO each and the two southerly X6500 each, Esco Builders con- structing Emerson Road at no cost to the Town. Mr. Snow was asked to have an appraiser estimate the real estate values involved and confer with the Superintend- ent of Public Works in regard to construction costs so that the Board would have additional information to consider further at its next meeting the acquisition of said Esco Builders land. From 8:30 to 8:45 p.m. Mr.DeVries met with the Board in regard to the Lowell Estates subdivision (see this item later in the minutes) and also in regard to ' the following Form A anplication for determination of Planni.ng Board jurisdiction: #59-70, submitted November 2, 1959 by Win- chester Development Corp.; plan entitled BILLS HAWTHORNE ACRES LAND FOR RECREATION USE ESC 0 BUILDERS INC . FORM A 11-2-59 -2- "Revised Plan of Part of Section 4 Winchester ' Estates Winchester Mass.", dated Aug. 18, 1959, Scale: 1 in. _ 40 ft., Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously VOTED: 'that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A application #59-70 does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plan be so endorsed. Considered next were the petitions to be heard BOARD OF by the Board of Appeals on November 17, 1959. It was APPEALS decided to take no action on said petitions with the - exceptien of that of the Raytheon Compan7. In re - RAYTHEON gard to the latter's petition it was the unanimous opinion that the Planning Board should go on record as being opposed to the granting of the same. From notes dictated to. Mr. Snow he was asked to draft for the Planning Board's consideration at its next meet- ing a letter to the Board of Appeals setting forth the Planning Board's position in regard to the sign pro- posed for erection. Mr. Stevens next met with the Board to con- , KENRICK sider various matters currently before it. He was ESTATE given prints of a plan entitled "Compiled Plan of LAND FOP. Land in Lexington Mass.", dated Oct. 19, 1959, and EMERSON RD. prepared by John J. Carroll, Town Engineer, said plan AND RECREA- showing the parcel of Oscar B. Kenrick estate land TIONAL the Planning Board was recommending be acquired for PURPOSES recreational purposes and the extension of Emerson - Road. Mr. Stevens was requested to negotiate with OPTION the lawyer of said estate to purchase said parcel of land and to obtain an option for such a purchase. Discussed also was the Lowell Fstates subdi- LOWELL vision and Mr. DeVries' request for a partial re - ESTATES leawe of a covenantin-regard to the same. An exe- cuted grant of easements instrument and a certified LEXINGTON check in the sum of $1000 which Mr. DeVries left with DEVELOPMENT the Board were given to Mr. Stevens. Said check was COMPANY filed in connection with Mr. DeVries' request and the October 23, 1959 letter of the Supt. of Public Works in regard to said subdivision. Mr. Stevens reported that he had not received from the Lexin;mton Develop- ment Company, the subdivider, an executed agreement in connection with the request for a partial release ' of conveyances. He said, however, that if the Board votes to sign the partial release of covenant which 0 Mr. Charles Alexander, 62 Reed Street, Mr. Carpentier, and Mr. James O'Shaugnessy, 2!1 Garfield Street, inquired about sewer locations and con- struction. The details of the sewer construction as shown on the plans were explained. It was sug- gested that Mr. Alexander communicate with repre- sentatives of the Pond Realty Trust with reference to his specific question in regard to the replace- ment of the cesspool which was located on the Trust's land and which served his residence. Mr. James E. Day, 36 Vaille Avenue, inquired when the remaining; portion of the Trust land would be develoned. and connected to Vaille and Kimball Avenues. Members of the Board had no knowledge as to when this might take place and suggested that he ask the representatives of the Trust about this matter. Wen there were no further questions or com- ments in regard to the plan it was taken under ad- visement and the hear Inn declared closed at 8:40 p.m. After the hea.r4n7 'NZr. Stevens met with the -3- 10, 1960, from John A. Bellizia, Conservator for the property of Vincent N. Bellizia, in which it was requested that the Planning Board disapprove the application of Pond Realty Trust for the reason that it was believed rainfall which would normally percolate into the ground would be car- ried through drains in the proposed subdivision and be cast onto the Pine Meadows golf course, etc. (See addendum.) Locations of proposed storm drains and sanitary sewers were then pointed out on the plan and discussed. In view of the fact that there was no indication from the plan that storm drains would not direct drainage into said golf course, members of the 73oard requested Mr. Snow to write a letter to Mr. Bellizia informing him of the situation and offering; to discuss the subdivision plan with him. Mr. Alfred Carpentier and Mr. '.Farren Castor of 58 and 60 Reed St., resnect!vely, inquired about the status of the so-called road to the Trust land from Reed Street. It was pointed out that this was in fact a driveway over part of the Pond Realty Trust land and that the Castors and Alexanders had rights of way over said driveway. It was also pointed out that this driveway from the Alexander and Castor lots to Reed Street would be recon- structed to town specifications and become hart of a proposed road as shown on the subdivision plan. Mr. Charles Alexander, 62 Reed Street, Mr. Carpentier, and Mr. James O'Shaugnessy, 2!1 Garfield Street, inquired about sewer locations and con- struction. The details of the sewer construction as shown on the plans were explained. It was sug- gested that Mr. Alexander communicate with repre- sentatives of the Pond Realty Trust with reference to his specific question in regard to the replace- ment of the cesspool which was located on the Trust's land and which served his residence. Mr. James E. Day, 36 Vaille Avenue, inquired when the remaining; portion of the Trust land would be develoned. and connected to Vaille and Kimball Avenues. Members of the Board had no knowledge as to when this might take place and suggested that he ask the representatives of the Trust about this matter. Wen there were no further questions or com- ments in regard to the plan it was taken under ad- visement and the hear Inn declared closed at 8:40 p.m. After the hea.r4n7 'NZr. Stevens met with the -3- 7-2c�-60 -4- Board until 9:40 plm. discussing with it various LAND FOR matters under current consideration. Particularly ' RECREATIO7AL discussed was his letter of July lei, 1960 to the PT-RPOSES Planning Director in regard to Mr. Stevens' attempts - to negotiate with, Mr. Sleeper, attorney for FscO ESCO BLDRS. Builders, Inc. for a price which might be satisfac- tory to both said corporation and the Planning; Board for the remaining undeveloped portion of the Haw- thorne Acres subdivision land which the Board wished to acquire for street, playground and recreational purposes. Noting that Mr. Sleeper had discussed the matter with Mr. Snagnuolo further, that the latter believed that the -price he had offered was a fair one, and that he was not interested in discussing any further figure, the Board decided to request that an article be included In the warrant for the next town meeting seeking authority for the Town to take the. land by eminent domain. It was decided in the mean- time that Mr. Snow and Mr. Burnell would discuss fur- ther with Mr. Harry �. Berglund his appraisal of the Lsco Builders land and to attempt to negotiate fur- ther with Mr. Spagnuola for the purchase of said land. Discussed next with Mr. Stevens was the LO?TELL ESTATES situation in retard to the Lowell Estates subdivision. Read first was Mr. Stevens' letter of July 22, 1960 to the Planning Director, enclosing a cony of a oro- , �AESTCHESTER posed agreement to be executed by Westchester Es - ESTATES, tates, Inc.agreeing to complete by July 25, 1961 the INC. installation and construction of ways and services to serve certain lots in the Lowell Estates subdivision. Also read. was Mr. John J. Carroll's letter of July 2K, 1960 setting forth that the ways and services to serve the particular lots referred to in the proposed agreement had been completed except for the sidewalks and the loaming and seeding of the shoulders, and sug- gesting that said cornoration be required to post a bond in the amount of X3,250 to secure the construc- tion of this work. The nronosed agreement dated July 25, 1960 and duly executed, together with a certified check in the above amount were accepted and found to be in order. Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board sign a par- tial release of covenant for required work re- ferred to in the covenant executed by George J. D.aVries and John S. DeVries, dated Feb. 13, 1959, and release lots numbered 1, 21 5, 6, 15, 343 43, 441 45, 46, 47s 48 49, 50, 51, and 52 in said subdivision plan entitled "Lowell Es- ' tates Lexington, Plass.", dated December 9, 1958 from the provisions as to sale and building specified in said covenant. 11-2-59 ' he had prepared he would hold the same until such time as he had received said agreement. Thereupon] upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously 1 1 -3- VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board sign a par- tial release of covenant for required work re- ferred to in the covenant executed by George J. DeVries and John S. DeVries, dated Feb,. 13, 1959, and release lots 3, 4s 141 and 35 shown on the subdivision elan entitled "Lowell Es- tates Lexington, Mass.", dated December 91 1958, from the provisions as to sale and build- ing specified in said covenant. Unon proper execution of the instrument by a majority of the Board, it was given to Mr. Stevens. Mr. Snow reported that Mr. Kobrick of the Way - ming Realty Trust had informed him by telephone that said Trust would accept the price offer of $20,000 for land it was desired to acquire for recreational pur- poses. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare a elan of said land from which Mr. Stevens could draft an option in- strument to purchase said land. The Board's attention was next called to Mr. Arthur G. Manaselian's October 30, 1959 letter in regard to the Associates Realty Trust request for approval of plans for an addition to the Lexington Inn. The Board examined the set of plans accompany- ing said letter, said set consisting of three sheets dated October 28, 1050. It was decided to consider these plans in detail but also to notify Mr. Manaselian of the proper procedure for their approval by the Board of Appeals under the Zoning By-law, After Mr. Stevens left the meeting the Board considered further other matters currently before it and then adjourned its meeting at 10:L5 p.m. ichard H. Soule Clerk WAYMINT REALTY TRUST LEXINGTON INN ASSOCIATED REALTY TRUST