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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-01-18PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 18, 1960 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Board's office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 18, 1960 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Abbott, Members Burnell, Grindle, Mabee and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. Town Counsel Stevens was also present from 9:145 to 10:00 p.m. The Board approved the minutes of its MINUTES January 4, 1960 meeting. The Board also approved for payment the following bills which had been presented: Minute- BILLS man Publications, Inc., advertising -43.6 ; Samuel P. Snow, reimbursement for publications-- 3.7; Service Reports A.S.P.O., Planning Advisory -415-00. Considered next was the following Form A application for determination of Planning Board FORM A jurisdiction: #60-61 submitted January 18, 1960 by Hugh ' J. Mulligan, Jr., attorneT for Alexander 'Plan Land MacMillan; plan entitled of Lexington Mass.", Scale: 1" = 201, dated Dec. 1959s Joseph J. Sullivan, C.E. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board deter- mines that the plan accompanying Form A application #60-6 does not require approval ' under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plan be so endorsed. Mr. Snow reported that there had been re- ceived evidence that the required work to be done COLONIAL in the Colonial Acres, Sec. 4 subdivision had ACRES,SEC.14 been completed satisfactorily and that the Colonial - Development Corp. had granted to the Town all COLONIAL necessary easements and utilities it said sub- DEVELOPMELTT division. All matters appearing to be in order, CORP. upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously ' VOTFD - to release the performance bond, dated March 19, 195°, filed by Colonial Develop- 1-18-60 -2- ment Corp. as Principal, and Mass. Bonding and ' Insurance Company, as Surety, in the sum of Three Thousand and no/100 Dollars--($3,000.00)-- to secure the performance by the subdivider of his agreement in the farm of an application for approval of a definitive plan, Form C, dated February 12, 1959s to complete the work to be performed by the subdivider as shown on the subdivision plan entitled "Colonial Acres Section Four Lexington, Mass." and dated January 27, 1959. The Board's attention was called to Mr. Paul McCORMACK- J. McCormack's letter of January 13, 1960 in regard BRUN LAND to that portion of the McCormack -Brun land which the FOR PUBLIC Board believed should be acquired by the Town for RECREATION public recreational purposes. A reply to Mr. PURPOSES McCormack's letter was agreed upon and prepared. (See addendum.) Considered next was Mr. Antonio Busa's Jan- GREEN- uary 18, 1960 letter requesting an extension to and VALLEY including February 23, 1960 of the time within which SEC. 5 the Planning Board should act upon his application for approval of the Green Valley Sec. 5 definitive BUSA subdivision plan. Un_on motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that pursuant to the written request from the applicant the time of approval of the defini- tive subdivision plan entitled "'Green Valley Section Five Lexington, Mass.", dated August 6, 1959, be and hereby is extended to and in- cluding February 23, 1960. There was next reviewed by the Board study , plans which had been filed by the Vine Brook Realty The Board then discussed Mr. David Kidd's EAST letter of January 8, 1960 requesting that a repre- LEXINGTON sentative of the Planning Board meet with the East MEN'S Lexington Men's Club at its annual Civic Night meet - CLUB ing to be held on February 291 1960 to review articles which the Planning Board would have had inserted in ' the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting in March. It was decided to inform Mr. Kidd that because of an especially heavy schedule prior to the Town Meet- ing it would not be possible for a member of the Board to be present as requested. It was also de- cided to suggest that the club consider holding its annual Civic Night meeting on some day of the week other than Monday. Considered next was Mr. Antonio Busa's Jan- GREEN- uary 18, 1960 letter requesting an extension to and VALLEY including February 23, 1960 of the time within which SEC. 5 the Planning Board should act upon his application for approval of the Green Valley Sec. 5 definitive BUSA subdivision plan. Un_on motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that pursuant to the written request from the applicant the time of approval of the defini- tive subdivision plan entitled "'Green Valley Section Five Lexington, Mass.", dated August 6, 1959, be and hereby is extended to and in- cluding February 23, 1960. There was next reviewed by the Board study , plans which had been filed by the Vine Brook Realty 1-18-6o ' Trust for the Garden Apartment development on Waltham Street, said plans consisting of two preliminary site plans dated December 28, 1959, and a set of front ele- vations, dated January 6 and 7, 19602 of each of five types of buildings which it was proposed to erect in said district. After due consideration it was decided that of the two preliminary site plans the one indi- cating that there were to be a total of 96 apartment units in the buildings to be shown on said plan was acceptable to the Board with the exception of some of the road and parking details. Mr. Snow was asked to study the site plan and the building elevations in detail and submit to the BonT d at its next meeting his recommendations in regard to said studies. 1 1 -3- WALTHAM ST. A 1 DISTRICT VINE BROOK REALTY TRUST Mr. Stevens came to the meeting for the pur- pose of discussing with the Board its memorandum of ANNUAL January 12, 1960 to the Selectmen in regard to articles TOWN said board has recommended for insertion in the warwant MEETING for the March town meeting. (See Minutes of January 11, 1960 Planning Board meeting.) After discussing the various items set forth in the memorandum it was de- cided that those articles listed under items 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 13 should not be inserted in the warrant. It was also decided that under item 15 an article should be written giving the Selectmen "authority to release the easement" to which reference was made in said item. There was some question as to whether or not an article under item 9 should be included in said warrant. Mr. Stevens recommended that there be an article authorizing the town to acquire a parcel of land for the future extension of 'Pherson Road across the Kenrick property. (See minutes of November 9, 1959 meeting.) Mr. Stevens next discussed the option instru- ment which he was drafting in regard to the Tower Estate land which it was proposed that the town ac- quire for public recreation purposes. Discussed in detail was the plan referred to in the minutes of the May I1, 1959 Planning Board meeting. On said plan there was outlined the revised area which the Trustees of the Tower Estate suggested be conveyed to the town. The Board indicated to Mr. Stevens that it would not approve the deletion of a triangular parcel in the northeasterly corner of the tract the town wished to acquire for the reason that the acquisition of said parcel would prevent the town from obtaining at a later date adequate access from the tract to Follen Road along the rear of lots 43, 149A, and 150 shown on said plan. The Board agreed, however, to the de- letion from the tract of the parcel in the rear of FOLLEN HILL ESTATES LAND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES 1-18-60 -4- Mr. Paul J. McCormack 1779 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington 73 Mass. Dear Mr. McCormack: Reference is made to your letter of January 13, 1960 In regard to that portion of land owned by you and Mr. Brun which the Town desires to acquire for public recreational purposes. January 4j 1960 was the closing date for insertion of articles for the warrant for the annual town meeting to be held in March 30 that it is too late for the acquisition of said land to be considered at said meeting. The Board has made one written offer to you and Mr. Brun and sees no need at this time to make a second offer. If ,you still believe this offer is unsatisfactory ' the Board will be glad to discuss the matter with you fur- ther sometime after the March town meeting. Yours very truly, Is/ Charles T. Abbott, Chairman lots 87, 88, and 89 provided however that said parcel ' was not acquired by the owners of said lots prior to the March town meeting. From 10:15 to 10:30 the Board met with the BOARD OF Selectmen to discuss an item in the January 14s 1960 SELECTMEN issue of the Arlington Advocate in regard to Arling- ton Selectmen's position concerning the possible ROUTE 3 location of Route 3 across the Great Meadows. It PROPOSAL was decided that the Planning Director and repre- sentatives of the Planning Board and Selectmen should visit the office of Hayden, Harding & Buchanan, con- sultants to the State Dept. of Public Works, for the purpose of viewing that firm's proposals for the ex- tension of Route 3 from Route 128 to the proposed inner belt Barkway. Upon leaving the Selectmen's meeting the Planning Board adjourned its own meeting, the time being 10:30 p.m. � I Richard H. Soule, Clerk ADDENDUM January 19,9 1960 Mr. Paul J. McCormack 1779 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington 73 Mass. Dear Mr. McCormack: Reference is made to your letter of January 13, 1960 In regard to that portion of land owned by you and Mr. Brun which the Town desires to acquire for public recreational purposes. January 4j 1960 was the closing date for insertion of articles for the warrant for the annual town meeting to be held in March 30 that it is too late for the acquisition of said land to be considered at said meeting. The Board has made one written offer to you and Mr. Brun and sees no need at this time to make a second offer. If ,you still believe this offer is unsatisfactory ' the Board will be glad to discuss the matter with you fur- ther sometime after the March town meeting. Yours very truly, Is/ Charles T. Abbott, Chairman