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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-10-31 Planning Board Meeting October 31, 1960 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, October 31, 1060 at 7 30 n .m. in the Board' s office, Town Office Building Present were Chairman Burnell, members Mabee, Meyer and Soule, and Planning Director Snow Approvedby the Board were the minutes of MINUTES its October 17, 1060 meeting Also aonroved for payment were the follow- ing bills which had been presented: Samuel P Snow, BILLS car allowance for October, 1°60-- 20 .00 Graphic Reproductions, Inc . , white prints--61.95 Considered next were the following Form A applications for determination of Planning Board FORMS A jurisdiction #60-82, submitted October 28, 1960 by West- chester Estates, Tnc , George J. DeVries, Pres . ; Ulan entitled ' Plan of Land in Lex- ington, Mass ", scale 1 in = 40 ft, dated nctober 27, 1960, Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor. 3; 60-83, submitted October 28 , 1960 by Stephen Pussian , Atty. for James E. Storer; Plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington Mass ", dated Oct . 10, 1960, scale 1" = 40 ' , Miller F- Nylander, C .E, ' s "K Surveyors #60-84, submitted October 2g, 1960 for Grey Nuns Charities, Inc . by John J. Curran, Attorney, plan entitled "Plan Showing Loca- tion of New Building at Pelham Road Lexing- ton, Mass . for Grey Nuns Charities , Inc . , scale 1 in = 40 ft, dated September 1, 1960, Powland F. Barnes E& Co. , Civil Engrs P60-85, submitted October 31, 1°60 by filliam I. Burnham, elan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington. Mass .", scale 1" = 40 ' , dated Sent 29, 1060, Miller g Nylander, C P. ' s & Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED) : that the Lexi.ng^ton Planning Board determines that the plans accompanying Form A applica- 10-31-60 -2- tions A60-82, A60-83, ##60-84 and "60-85 do not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plans be so en- dorsed. read to the Board was a notice of a hear- HISTORIC ing to be held by the Historic Districts Commission DISTPTCTS on November 2, 1060 . It was decided to take no COMMISSION action in regard to the annlication to be considered at said hearing. Also read to the Board was Miss Murray ' s T.M.M.A. letter of October 27 stating that there would be an informational meeting in Cary Memorial Hall on Thursday, November 10 at 8 00 p m. Mr Snow pointed out that there would be that same evening a public hearing in Estabrook Hall at 7 30 p.m. in regard to the laying out of Worthen Road. Likewise read to the Board and duly noted SENIOR was Miss Williams ' letter of October 26, 1960 in LIVING, reply to Mr. Snow 's letter with reference to INC Senior Living, Inc . proposal for a small garden apartment or boarding house. (See minutes of October 24, 1960 Planning Board meeting ) From 7:55 to 8 40 n .m. Town Counsel Stevens CENTRAL SCUOOL met with the Board to discuss several matters of AND current interest. Especially noted was Mr. Stevens ' RECREATION statement that he had obtained an informal agreement PROJECT from the trustees of Tufts University that they would release the restrictions on the Scott property to enable the town to develop the proposed central school and recreation project in accordance with the preliminary plan which had been nreviously approved by the Board on September 19, 1960 The Board endorsed the Country Club Manor, COUNTRY CLUB Sec . 1 definitive subdivision plan which was given MANOR SEC 1 to Mr. Stevens to use in the preparation of a grant of easements instrument and for recording POND REALTY when said instrument had been nronerizr executed by TRUST the Pond Realty Trust Messrs Mears, Harding and Guinan, trustees LEXINGTON of the Lexington Golf Club, met with the Board GOLF CLUB from 8.40 to 10 00 p.m to inquire about the plan- - ning Board ' s proposal for an intra-town road from WORTHEN ROAD Route 128 through a Bart of the Club ' s land across PROPOSAL Hill Street to Torthen Road. Mr. Snow exhibited a plan of this proposal, said plan being entitled "Proposed Location Worthen Road Mass. Ave to Route 128, ' prepared for the Board by its staff August 5, io-f1-60 -3- 1958 t° Speaking for the Board Mr . Snow discussed this plan in a general way in relation to (1) Pond Realty Trust 's nlans for developing the former Magnuson and MacPhee properties adjacent to the northerly boundary of the Club ' s course, (2) Mr John A Bellizia ' s proposal for extending Pine Meadows Golf Course, ( R) possible acquisition by the Lexington Golf Coub property fronting on Hill Street and the recommended location of Worthen Road, (5) suggestions for a long-range redevelopment of the Club ' s course, and (6) willingness of the Board and its staff to cooperate with officials of the Golf Club and assist in carrying out general pro- posals as shown on said plan . The attention of the Board was called to a copy of the Town Counsel ' s letter of October 24, LAND FOR 1960 to the Board of Selectmen with reference to a RECREATION forty foot wide strip of land, known as Parcel B, PURPOSES extending from Peacock Farm Road to the land ac- quired by the Town from Hillcrest Village, Inc. in TARBELL AVE- 1059 Tt was noted that the acquisition of this PEACOCK FARM additional niece was authorized under Article 38 of ROAD SCHOOL the Warrant for the 1Q60 Annual Town Meeting. In AND RECREA- his letter Mr Stevens advised that title to the TTON STTE parcel was acquired by the Town by deed dated Octo- ber 11, 1060 and recorded in Middlesex South District Rerristry of Deeds on October 20, 1060 as instrument PEACOCK No. 2R0 The elan referred to in the deed was re- FAPMS,SEC.S corded at the same time as elan `To. 1566 of 1960. (See minutes of March 14, 1Q60 rlanning Board meeting The Board ' s attention was also called to a cony of the Town Counsel 's letter of October 21, MAC KEEN 1060 to the Town Clerk with reference to an instru- PROPERTY ment dated September 8, 1060, wherein Adrian E. - MacKeen, Jr. and finita B. MacKeen conveyed to the EMERSON Town a parcel of land, with building thereon, said ROAD building being numbered 572 Massachusetts Avenue and situated in East Lexington . The instrument was recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds on September 8, 1960, Book 9671, Page 1L8 and the plan referred to therein was recorded at the same time as Plan No. 1386 of 1960, Book 9671, nage 118 It was noted the acquisition of the property for the future location of Emerson Road was author- ized by the vote adopted under Article 41 of the Warrant for the 1960 Annual Town TeetinF. (See minutes of January 11, 1060 Planning Board meeting. ) Mr Nickerson ' s letter of October 26 to the Planning Board with reference to the Cataldo peti- BOARD OF tion was read The Board considered said petition APPEALS 10-u-A0 -�'- and drafted a reply to Mr Nickerson ' s letter. (See addendum. ) Taken under consideration next were the ne- GRIGOR titions to be heard by the Board of Appeals on November 15 With the exception of the Grigor pe- tition it was decided to take no action on the petitions to be heard on said date Mr. Snow was asked to bring to the next meeting of the Board additional information in regard to said Grigor petition. GREEN VALLEY The anplication of Antonio Busa for approval SEC . 6 of the Green Valley, Sec . 6 definitive plan, dated Sept. 20, 1060, was duly accented and a public hear- BUSA ing in regard to said application scheduled for Movember 21 at A 00 n.m. With reference to the anplication of Vincent EMERSON Ippolito for approval of the definitive plan en- GARDENS titled "Emerson Gardens Section One Lexington , SEC . 1 Mass. ", dated September 12, 1060, it was decided not to accept said application as having been duly LONGO- sutmitted for the reasons that the anplication was IPPOLITO incomnlete and that Mr. Inpolito was not the owner of all the land included within the proposed sub- division shown on said plan . Mr Snow was asked to confer with Mr Edward T. Martin, Mr. Inpolito' s attorney in regard to this case Mr. Jilbur M. Jaquith ' s letter of October LAND FOR 27, 1960 to the Planning Director was read Mr RECREATION Snow was asked to view the Barnes property and to PURPOSES recommend to the Board that portion of said prop- - erty he believed it was desired to acquire for BARNES recreational purposes (See minutes of October 10, 1960 planning Board meeting ) Considered next was the October 2R, 1060 REZONING letter of John F. Dineen, Attorney for Mr. and Mrs . PROPOSAL John E. Bye with reference to their nronosal to re- - zone Lot 10 at the corner of Lincoln Street and BYE M?arrett Road' for commercial purposes. It was de- cided to inform Mr. Dineen that the Board was not in favor of the rezoning nronosal for the reason that the proposed use was of a general business nature and not one to serve nrimarily local neigh- borhood use, that there was in the Board ' s opinion insufficient land for narking in connection with said nronosed use, and that Lot 10 was located at a danc'erous intersection ( See addendum. ) to-m-6o -5- 5 rollowi.ng a general discussion of various other matters of current interest before the Board, it ad- journed its meeting at 10 :45 p .m. Irving ;T. Mabee, Clerk November 1, 1960 Board of Appeals Town Office Building Lexington 73, plass Gentlemen In reply to Mr. Vi.ckerson ' s letter of October 26, the Planning Board has considered the petition of Robert rataldo for a variance to subdivide lot 1 fronting on both 'leston and Lincoln Streets into two lots. It is the understanding of the Planning Board that said lot can be subdivided without the need of granting a vari - ance for the reason that both streets on which the lot fronts are nublic ways However, in reviewing exist- ing conditions as shown on the accompanying plan, it is noted that lot 1 has about 8710 square feet less than needed to divide it into two house lots each of which would have a minimum of '0,000 square feet of area as required under. the Zoning By-law After the State Department of Public works makes a taking 50 feet wide for the relocation of Poute 128, there will be only about 25, 690 square feet of lot 1 to subdivide If a variance were granted with the idea of creating two lots for residential purposes, the lots would have an average area of 12, 845 square feet The lot fronting on Weston Street would have about 90 feet of frontage and would be about 72 feet wide at its greatest width. The lot fronting on Lincoln Street would have 75 feet of frontage and would have its great- est width along the frontage street It is pointed out that the original tract of land bounded by Weston and Lincoln Streets and Route 128 had only enough land for four house lots under the present II zoning by-law In view of the fact that the Board of Appeals rranted a variance to subdivide the tract into five residential lots, it is difficult to see how any hardshin would be involved if the petition being consid- 10-31-60 -ti- ered were denied The Planning Board believes this to be true especially because it is the Board' s recollec- tion that the reason for leaving the long lot adjacent to Route 128, i . e. , lot 1 as it now exists, was that the land comprising said lot was not buildable. Sincerely yours, LEXT7rrTO7 PLANNING BOARD Enc . Levi G Burnell, Chairman Letter prepared by the Planning Board at its meeting on October 31, 1460 and signed in the absence of the Board' s Chairman and Vice-Chairman on November 1 4 November 1Q60 Mr John K. Iineen Tdeston, Patrick F- Stevens 84 State Street Boston 9, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Dineen' I have been asked by the planning Board to reply to your letter of October 28 with reference to the proposal of Mr. and Mrs. Bye that there be rezoned for commercial pur- poses lot 10 in the Barrymeade Farm subdivision At its meetings on October 24 and 31 the Board considered this proposal and at the later meeting decided that the Board was not in favor of the proposal for the reasons that the proposed use was of a general business nature and not one to serve primarily local neighborhood use, that there was in the Board ' s opinion insufficient land for parking in connection with said proposed use, and that lot 10 was located at a dangerous intersection It is understood that Mr. Burnell informed Mrs . Bye of the Board' s decision. At the same time it was indicated that the Board was in favor of such an enterprise locat- ing in Lexington and it was suggested to her that she discuss the matter with me This she did on November 3 at which time I informed her of my knowledge of local con- ditions and various plans which might affect her business in the Future On the basis of this information I sug- gested other locations where I thought it m` o:ht be more advisable to establish the business she has in mind. I also introduced her to a person who I think has the very best knowledge of land values and development in Lexington and vicinity and who ought to be able to find a very de- 10-31-6o -7- sirable location for her enterprise . If there is any other information you woule like to have me furntsh , eo not hesitate to let me know. Sincerely, /s/ Samuel P. Snow I'lanning Director