HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-07-25 PLANNING BOARD MEFTING
July 25, 1960
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning
Board was held on Monday, July 25, 1960 at 7:40
n m. in the Board's office, Town Office Building,
Present were Chairman Burnell, members Grindle,
Mabee, Meyer and Soule, and Planning Director Snow
The Board annroved the minutes of its meet- MINUTES
ings of June 20 and 27, 1960.
Approved for payment were the following
bills which had been submitted Harry W. Porter, BILLS
Jr. , professional services July 11 through 22,
1060-- 175.00 ; Daley Office Supply Co. , office
sunplies--X12.93; James J Carroll, 1060 Poll
Book-41.25. The Board also confirmed Mr. Snow' s
action in previously annroving for pay*ment a bill
of S"20 .00 from Design Specialties, Inc. for three
sets of rubber stamps.
Considered next by the Board we're the fol-
lowing Form A annlications for determination of FORMS A
Planning Board jurisdiction
#60-50, submitted July 11, 1960 by George
W. Saul; elan entitled "A Compiled Plan of
Land in Lexington, Mass. ", Scale: 1" = 40' ,
dated June 30, 1960, Miller & Nylander,
C .E 's R. Surveyors
#60-52, submitted July 25, 1960 by Dana A.
Regillo, nlan entitled "Plan of Land in
Lexington, Mass. ", Scale: 1" = 30 ' , dated
June 27, 1°60, Joseph W. Moore, Inc , Reg.
Land Surveyor
##60-53, submitted July 22, 1960 by R. L.
Higgins, Engineer, for Town of Lexington;
clan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington,
Mass. ", Scale • 1" = 20 ' , dated July 13,
1960, Miller g- Nylander, C .E. ' s R Surveyors
#, 60-54, submitted July 22, 1960 by Stella
S. George; elan entitled "Plot of Land in
Lexington Owned by George P . George,"
Scale: 1" = 40 ' , dated June 2°, 1°60,
reorge N. Tsakos, Peg. Land Survelror
7-25-60 -2-
#60-55, submitted July 25, 1960 by Norman
T. May, attorney for Kathryn Oesmann; nlan
entitled "A Compiled Plan of Land in Lex-
ington, Mass.", Scale : 1" = 80 ' , dated
Anr, l 26, 1960 .
#60-56, submitted July 25, 1960 by Earle
S. Tyler, attorney for Harold C. and
Pichard A. Pattison; nlan entitled "Plan
of Land in Burlington e, Lexington , Mass .
surveyed for Harold C . e: Richard A.
Pattison, " Scale : 1" = 200 ' , dated July
18, 1960.
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it
was unanimously
VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board deter-
mines that the plan accompanying Form A
#60-50 does require approval under the
Subdivision Control Law.
VOT T: that the Lexington Planning Board deter-
mines that the plans accompanying Form A
ahnlications #60-52, #60-53, #60-54, #60-
55 and #60-56 do not require approval
under the Subdivision Control Law, and
that the plans be so endorsed.
At 8:00 n .m. the Board held a public
COUNTRY hearing relative to the application of Pond Realty
CLUB MANOR Trust for approval of a definitive subdivision
SFC . 1 plan entitled "Country Club Manor Section One Lex-
ington, Mass.", dated Feb. 23, 1Q60, the proposed
POND REALTY subdivision being located on a portion of said
TRUST trust ' s land southwesterly of Reed Street and
southeasterly of Garfield Street. Sixteen per-
sons attended the hearing. The Chairman read the
notice of the hearing as it has been sent to all
abutting property owners and as it had been pub-
lished in the July 7, 1°60 issue of the Lexington
Minute-man. He then explained the procedure to
be followed in conducting the hearing. He stated
that since a representative of the Trust was not
present to discuss the plan, he had asked Messrs.
Soule and Snow to do so .
It was noted that the subdivision consisted
of 27 lots fronting on part of Hickory Street
which would eventually be extended to Kimball and
Vaille Avenues and two completed unnamed streets.
Mr. Snow read into the record a letter, dated July
7-'-_<0 -5-
Mr. Snow was requested to file with the Town
Clerk the original of said agreement and the certi-
fied check. The Board teen executed a Partial Re-
lease of Covenant which was notarized by the Town
Counsel. Mr. Snow was asked to give the original
of the partial release of covenant to Mr DeVries
for recording
After Mr . Stevens left the meeting the Board
discussed the Gabriele and Hamilton petitions to be BOARD OF
heard by the Board of Appeals on July 26, 1960. It APPEALS
was decided not to write letters to the Board of
Appeals in regard to said petitions . Mr. Burnell
was asked, however, to discuss the petitions with
the Chairman of the Board of Appeals and to indicate
the Board' s opposition to the granting of said
Gabriele and Hamilton petitions .
The attention of the Board was called to Mr.
Stevens ' letter of July 13, 1960 to the Chairman LAND FOR
of the Bnard of Selectmen stating that pursuant to RECREATION
the option obtained by the Planning Board and exer-
cised by the Board of Selectmen as authorized by IRWIN
vote adopted under Article t3 of the warrant for the
1960 annual town meeting, title had now been ac-
quired from Donald K. Irwin of approximately 1t
acres of land situated on Grove Street, Lexington .
It was noted that this was the parcel of land which
the Board had recommended be acquired for playground,
recreation and other public purposes (See minutes
of Planning Board meeting of November 30, 1959. )
Mr. Snow exhibited studies which he and the
staff had made relative to the redevelopment of the REDEVELOP_
Hillside Avenue area including the abandonment of a MERIT OF
portion of Hillside Avenue and the proposed con- HILLSIDE
nection between Hillside Avenue and Bruce Road. AVE. AREA
The Board approved these studies and asked Mr. Snow
to nrepare in final form a memorandum setting forth
his recommendations for the development of the area
and to prepare for the Board' s consideration a
letter to the Board of Selectmen transmitting the
studies and recommendations to the latter Board.
After a discussion of other current matters
before the Board it adjourned its meeting at 10:20
p.m. S/
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Irving H. Mabee
Clerk
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ADDENDUM
August 5, 1960
Mr John A. Bellizia
3 Pine Ridge Road
Arlington 7!4, Mass .
Dear Mr. Bellizia:
The Lexington Planning Board has requested that I inform
you that it has received your letter of July 10 and read
it into the record of the public hearing held on July 25,
1960 relative to the Country Club Manor subdivision.
The Board believes that you have a misunderstanding of
the proposed subdivision ' s drainage sYstem. There appears
to be no indication that surface runoff will drain onto
the Pine Meadows land but instead will connect to the
Town's storm drain system. Should you care to do so, I
shall to glad to show you at the Planning Board office the
subdivision elan which was submitted and explain any of
its details
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Samuel P. Snow
planning Director