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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-08-08 PLANNING BOARD MEETING August 8, 1960 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, August 8, 1960 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board's office, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Burnell, Members Meyer, Mabee and Soule. The Bo r d approved the minutes of its July MINUTES 11, 1960 meeting. Approved for payment were the following bills which had been presented: Spaulding-Moss, drafting BILLS supplies-450.14; Harry Porter, professional ser- vices, July 25 through August 5, 1860-4200.00; Donald C . Richardson, professional services and car allowance, July 25 through August 5, 1960-4193.20; Samuel P. Snow, car allowance for July, 1960-- $20.00: L M. Foster, office supplies-47.85; Andrew T. Johnson, map prints-412.60: Tnterstate Printers & Publishers, manual-41.39. Considered next by the Board were the follow- ing Form A applications for determination of Plan- ning Board jurisdiction #60-57, submitted August 3s 1960 for Raytheon Mfg. Co., by Charles H. Resnick, General Attorney; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 100' , dated June 1, 1960, Miller & Nylander, C.E. 's & Surveyors. #60-58, submitted August 8, 1960 by Newton V. Crandall; plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexington, Mass.", dated June 25, 1960, Scale : 1" = 40' , Miller & Nylander, C.E. 's & Surveyors. #60-59, submitted August 8, 1960 by Lawrence Giusti, Jr., plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 40' , dated Aug. 2, 1960, Miller & Nylander, C.E. ' s & Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board deter- mines that the plan accompanying Form A 8-8-60 -2- application #60-57 does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that the plan be so endorsed. It was decided to hold application #60-58 for consideration at the next Planning Board meeting so that additional information could be obtained regard- ing the easement shown on the plan accompanying said application. It was the desire of the Board to be certain that the Town had an easement for nubile travel as well as for a sewer in the land of Crandall. Application #60-59 was also held for additional information. It was the understanding of the Board that the Board of Appeals had granted a variance with respect to the land for which a determination of juris- diction was being sought. However, there was no indi- cation on the plan accompanying said application of the Board of Appeals ' action. Mr. Morris representing the Itek Corporation ITEK met with the Board at about 8:05 p.m. Mr. Morris pre- CORPORATION sented to the Board a set of three plans of the Lex- ington Facility of Itek Corporation, Waltham, Mass. , said plans being dated May 12, 1960 and issued July 28, 1960. Drawing No. 1 was entitled "Site Plan", drawing No. M 1 "Master Plan," and drawing No. 1 A "North Parking Area." Mr. Morris agreed to all the stipula- tions set forth in the "lanning Board's letter of June 24, 1960 to the Corporation. The exits from the North Parking Area were shown directly opposite the Itek driveways or roads entering the Itek property on the southerly side of Maguire Road as requested by the Planning Board. The drawings did not show any connec- tion of the Itek property to so-called Mellex Road. However, Mr. Morris requested that the matter of Mellex Road and its possible future connection to the Itek property be left simply as a matter to be discussed in the future. He stated that he would appreciate the Board's study of the plans as presented, and their approval. The Planning Board endorsed the Oak Hill OAK HILL Estates, Sec. 3 definitive subdivision plan. It was ESTATES understood that in the Town Counsel 's absence the SEC. 3 Planning Director was to accompany a representative of Wynwood Associates to the Registry of Deeds to WYNWOOD record said plan, the original of the accompanying ASSOCIATES covenant, and the original of the easement grant from said Associates to the Town of Lexington. The attention of the Planning Board was called to a letter, dated August 1, 1960, from the Lexington 3_8_60 -3- Board of Health approving the Country Club Manor, Sec. 1 subdivision subject to the condition that no COUNTRY CLUB building or structure shall be built upon any lots MANOR,SEC. 1 in the subdivision without the prior approval of the Lexington Board of Health. POND REALTY TRUST The Board 's attention was also called to Mr. John A. Bellizia 's letter of August 5, 1960 reply- ing to the Planning Director ' s letter of the same date. (See minutes of July 25 , 1960 Planning Board meeting) , Mr. Bellizia in his letter still opposing the proposed Country Club Manor subdivision. Mr. Bellizia's letter in regard to drainage from the subdivision was discussed with Town Engineer Carroll who indicated his willingness to set forth for Planning Board records a written reply to a letter in which the Board desired to inquire about the situation. Thereupon, after consultation with Mr. Carroll, and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Country Club Manor Section One, Lexington, Mass.", dated June 21, 1960, accompanied by an application for approval of definitive plan, Form C, dated June 2L , 1960, be and hereby is approved subject to the condition that no building or structure shall be built or placed upon any lot in the subdivision without prior consent of the Lexington Board of Health. The Planning Board discussed the desirability of the Town acquiring for additional access to its MIDDLEBY land proposed for a school park project, portions ROAD of the Crandall property as shown on the plan accom- panying Form A #60-58. Members of the Board indi- CRANDALL cated that it might be desirable for the Town to - acquire some of the Crandall land itiether or not LAND FOR the Town actually had an easement for public travel PUBLIC over the sewer easement shown on said plan. It was RECREATION also indicated that it might be desirable to obtain PURPOSES land abutting the Crandall property as shown on the plan presented. Notices of petitions to be heard on August 23, 1960 by the Board of Appeals were read to the BOARD OF Board by the Chairman. The Board decided to recom- APPEALS mend to the Board of Appeals that the petition of Mrs. Anne Zirpolo for permission to erect a sign 30" x 16' above the right hand window on the first floor of the Battle Green Inn, 1720 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, be denied for the same reasons -8-60 - .- as the Planning Board had given previously in oppo- ZIRPOLO sition to a similar petition which Mrs. Zirpolo had previously submitted. (See minutes of March 14, 1960 Planning Board meeting.) With reference to the petition of Minola M. BLACK Black, the Board's attention was called to the Town Counsel 's letter of August 1, 1960 to the Planning Director enclosing a copy of a proposed instrument entitled "Abandonment of Non-Conforming Use" to be executed by Mrs. Black. (See minutes of June 27, 1960 Planning Board meeting. ) Members of the Plan- ning Board agreed to recommend to the Board of Appeals favorable action in regard to said Black petition provided said instrument was signed by Mrs. Black. The Planning Board heard the notices of hear- HISTORIC ings to be held by the Historic Districts commission DISTRICT on August 9, 1960 as read by the Chairman. It was COMMISSION decided that no action should be taken in regard to the applications to be heard at said hearings. Read to the Board was a letter, dated August ADAMS 3, 1960, from the Town Counsel to the Planning ESTATES Director with reference to the proposed agreement SEC. 2 wherein Mr. John W. Castoldi would complete by July 1, 1960 the work to be done in the Adams Estates, CASTOLDI & Sec . 2 subdivision . (See minutes of June 27, 1960 NYSTROM Planning Board meeting.) Informed that Mr. Castoldi could not complete the required work until early Spring of 1962, the Board was reluctant to put this matter off if there was some way the Town could be assured that the work could be completed earlier. It was decided to so notify the Town Counsel and to inform him if this could not be done that the Board would agree to his suggestion that the date of June 1, 1962 be set as the one on which all work within the Subdivision must be completed. (See addendum. ) In connection with the Burnham Farms, Sec . 5 BURNHAM subdivision plan the Board examined two instruments, FARMS both executed August 8, 1960 , which Mr. Mark Moore, SEC. 5 Jr. had left at the Planning Board office prior to the Board's meeting. The first was a grant from TODD REALTY Todd Realty, Inc . to the Town of water and drain INC. easements in said sub division. The second was a grant from Lloyd T. Baylis et ux to the Town of a drain easement in Lot 1, East Street, Lexington . It was decided to ask the Planning Director and Town Counsel to examine said instruments . It was agreed that if these instruments and all other matters were 8-8-60 -5- in order that the Board would hold a special meeting for the purpose of endorsing the Burnham Farms, Sec . 5 definitive subdivision plan . There being no further business to transact the Board adjourned its meeting at 10:15 p.m. Irving H. Mabee, Clerk * * * is * * * * ** ADDENDUM August 12, 1960 Mr. Harold E. Stevens , Town Counsel of Lexington 84 State Street Re: Adams Estates, Sec. 2 Boston, Mass. Nystrom, Castoldi, et al 'dear Harold: At its meeting on August 8, 1960 the Planning Board read your letter of August 3, 1960 to me in regard to the Adams Estates, Sec . Two subdivision . The Board was reluctant to put off until June 1, 1962 the matter of completion of the work required in this subdivision if there was some way that the town could be assured that the work could be com- pleted earlier. It was decided to so notify you and to in- form you that if this could not be done the Board would agree to your suggestion that the date of June 1, 1962 be set as the one on rich all work within the subdivision must be completed. Sincerely yours, /s/ Samuel P. Snow Planning Director 1 PLANNING BOAPD MEETING August 15, 1960 A apecial meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the office of the Board, Town Office Building_, on Monday, August 15, 1°60, at 7:30 n.m. Present were Chairman Burnell, Members Grindle, Mabee, Meyer; and Planning Director Snow. The Board approved for payment the following bills which had been presented: Fred Stone, Inc . , BILLS white nrints--$35.75 : Graphic Reproductions, Inc , white prints--11.68. Considered next was the following Form A application for determination of Planning Board FORM A jurisdiction: #60-59, submitted August 8, 1960 by Lawrence Giusti ; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lex- ington, Mass. ", Scale: 1" = 40 ' , dated Aug. 2, 1960, Miller & Nylander, C .E. ' s & Sur- veyors. Unon motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that plan accompanying Form A application #60-59 does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plan be so endorsed. All matters appearing to be in order, the Board endorsed the definitive subdivision plan en- BURNHAM FARMS titled Burnham Farms Section Five Lexington, SEC. Mass." and dated !Anril 27, 1960. Mr. Snow was asked to rive the elan to the Town Counsel for TODD FEALTY recording in the Registry of Deeds. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 n.m. vring H. Mabee, Clerk