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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-04-04PLANNING BOARD MF..ETING April 4, 1960. A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Mondays April 4, 1960 at 7:35 p.m. in the Planning Board's office, Town Office Build- inr. Present were Chairman Burnell, members Grindle, Mabee, and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. The Board approved the minutes of its March MINUTES 14, 1960 meeting. The Board's attention was called to the Town Clerk's endorsement of the Green Valley, Sec. 5 de- GREEN finitive subdivision plan certifving that no notice VALLEY of appeal had been received during the twenty days SEC. 5 next after the Town Clerk's receipt of recording of - notice from the Planning Board of the approval of BUSA said plan. The Board endorsed the definitive plan. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare it in final form for recording; in the Registry of Deeds and to giveit to the Town Counsel to hold for said recording until such time as the latter had obtained from Antonio Busa properly executed grants of easements in said subdivision. The Board's attention was also called to Mr. John J. Carroll's letter of March 31, 1960 describ- SUB. RULES ing and enclosing typical cross sections of streets, & REGULATIONS said cross sections having been adonted on March 17, - 1960 by the Town Dept, of Public Works as its stand- STREET CROSS ards for streets to be constructed in nroposed sub- SECTIONS divisions. As had been previously requested by the Plan- ning Board, there were presented for its considera- BOARD OF tion drafts of letters in regard to the McCormack APPEALS and Corcoran petitions to be heard by the Board of Anneals on April 5, 1960. The Planning Board approved said drafts which were signed by the Chair- man. (See addendum.) The attention of the Board was called to the Town Accountant's memoranda of March 31s 1960 noti- 1960 fying; the Planning Board that the following appro- APPROPRIA- priations were voted at the annual town meeting for TIONS the use of the rlanning Board during 1960. Personal Services --M10,191; General Fxpenses,- ,550; addi- tion to Options Account -4500 - Total 14,241. Considered next by the Board was the draft of a letter addressed to the Town Counsel and dated t<-1 -60 April 4.9 1960 requesting a ruling in regard to yard ' MAPLE ST. & regulations set forth In the Zoning By-laws under WALTHAM ST, garden apartment districts. The Board approved said GARDEN draft which was signed by the Chairman and given to APARTME,1T the Town Counsel when he met with the Board from 8:30 DISTRICTS to 8:45 n -m. to discuss various matters currently before the Board. (See addendum.) Read to the Board and considered by it were two letters from the Board of Anpeals, the first, dated March 31, 1960s notified the Planning Board of the receipt from Vine Brook Realt,r Trust of a petition accompanied by plans for anproval of site and building plans for the Waltham Street garden apartment district, and transmitting said plans to the Planning Board for a report thereon. The second letter, dated April 1, 1960, was similarl7T worded with reference to a petition from Kessrs. Ippolito and. Longo in regard to plans for the Maple Street garden apartment district. The Board reviewed said plans, decided to study teem further at an informal meeting in the Planning Board's office on April 9, 1P60 at 10:00 n.m., and 4o ask the Board of Appeals to meet with the nlanni.ng Board to discuss the plans in a general way. Mr. Snow gave a report of his conference with ITEK John Carroll, Supt. of Public 'Torks, in regard to the CORPORATION site plan for Itek Corp.'s proposed development t.n Lexington's light manufacturing district. Mr. Snow was asked to draft for the Board's consideration at its next meeting a letter addressed to said corpora- tion setting forth the recommendations which he and Mr. Carroll had made in regard to said plan. Considered next was a letter dated April 41 LOPING HILL 1960 from Messrs. Blodgett and Outhet requesting ESTATES an extension to and including Monday, April 25, 1960 SEC. 3 of the time within which the Planning Board should act upon their application for annroval of the Loring OUT=- Hill Estates Sec. -3 definitive subdivision plan. REALTY TRUST Unon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOT=: that pursuant to the written request from the applicants the time of approval of the defini- tive subdivision plan entitled "Loring Hill F_'states Section Three Lexin7ton, Mass."p dated Oct. 103 1959., be and hereby is extended to and including April 25, 1960. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Irving H. Mabee, Clerk 1 )I -41-6o Board of Appeals Town Office Building LexinTton 73, Mass. Gentlemen: ADDENDUM -3- April 41 1960 Re: M. J. McCormack petition The Planning Board has given consideration to the peti- tion of TiT. J. McCormack to subdivide a parcel of land numbered 475 Concord Avenue into two lots and as part of said consideration members of the Board have viewed the parcel and plans of adjacent parcels and lots of land. It appears to the Board that while a variance to sub- divide the parcel into two equal lots having a uniform width of about 118 feet would in no way impair the status of the neighborhood, a subdivision as shown on the plan accompanying the petition would be a derogation from the intent and purpose of the zoning by-law. In this case it appears that irregular shaped lots as pro - nosed b-�.* the petitioner are ^.ot justified even though there is in existence an old garage around which a lot line has been drawn. It was observed that the barn was being used as a garage and that the garage marked on the plan was being used for other purposes. In addition it seemed apparent that the garage is of such condition that it is of little worth economically and that there would be little if any hardship involved in either mov- ing or destroying It so that a lot line could be drawn through the building's present location. The Planning Board recommends, therefore, that the petition be de- nied until such time -s the garage is removed and there can be created two equal lots as described above. Sincerely yours, LFXINGTON PLANUTNG BOARD Isl Thomas S. Grindle, Vice Chairman l�.pri.l 42 1960 Board of Anneals Town Office Building Re: •iilliam J. Corcoran Lexini.ton 73, Mass. 7elding Shop petition Gentlemen: Reference is made to the petition of '-,'illiam J. Corcoran for permission to operate a welding shop at 36 rear Waltham Street, Lexin'rton. The Planning Board has considered this petition and presents herewith for scour further attention 4-4-6o -4- the following comments ane recommendations. A welding shop, commercial weldingr or the storage of weld- ing equipment and supplies are all classified as light in- dustrial or manufacturing use. Such uses are not listed in C 3 districts under our present permitted uses. It is recommended, therefore, that a light industrial or manufac- turing use such as the Corcoran petition not be granted. Another matter to which the Planning Board wishes to call to your attention is the partial conversion of an accessory building, in this case a garage, into a use which is no longer accessory to the principal building used for resi- dential -our-noses. The Planning Board does not know the history of this conversion. It does believe, however, that it violates the intent of the Town's zoning by-law and in the opinion of the Board should not be extended. 11 Mr. Harold F. Town Counsel 84 State St., Dear Har old : Sincerely yours LFDIINGTON PLAMTTNG BOAPD Isl Thomas S. Grirdle, Vice Chairman Stevens of Lexington Boston, Pass. Anri_l 5, 1960 You will perhaps recall that at one of its meeting some time ago the Planning Board had an informal discussion with �rou in regard to ti*ard regulations in garden apartment dis- tricts as set forth in Sec. 8 (f) 1. a. (2) of the Zoning By-law. The question of how to interpret the particular paragraph in regard to these regulations has arisen again, particularly in regard to the nreliminary site elan for the 14anle Street garden apartment district. A print of said site plan which has been submitted to the Planning Board is enclosed and illustrates a point which the Board has in mind, namel,r, the minimum distance which it is thought can be required between buildings. Believing that the matter can be interpreted in at least two ways, the Board requests a ruling from you in regard to the Trard regulations in an A 1 district in general and, in particular, the minimum dis- tance for side �rards which must be maintained between build- ing_s.. Sincerely yours, Isl Levi G. Burnell, Chairman I