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Home My WebLink About1961-02-27PLANNING BOARD MEETIIN'G ' February 271 1961 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, February 27, 1961, at 7:40 p.m. in the Planning Board Office, Town Office I3uil0ing, Present !acre Chairran Lurnell, Meml.-�ers Grindle, Mabee, Meyer and Soule, and Planning Director Snow. The Board ao_nroved the minutes of its Febru MINUTES ary 6 and 13, 1961 meetings. Approved ry the Board for payment were the following bills which had been presented: Minute- BILLS man Publications, Inc., advertising -436.75; Samuel T1. Snow, February car allowance -420.00. Taken under consideration next were the fol- lowing Form A applications for determination of FORMS A Planning Board jurisdiction: #61-1{ )(See minutes of #61-5 ) February 20, 1961 meeting) ' Mr. Snow gave a report of his conference with the Town Counsel in regard to the plans accom- panying said applications. Thereupon, upon motions being duly made and seconded, it was unan- imously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A application #61-4 does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plan be so endorsed. VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A applica- tion :'61-5 does require approval under the Subdivision Control Law for the reason that said plan is a subdivision of Lot 2 in viola- tion of Section 8 (g)(3) of the Lexington Zoning By-law. Mr. Snow rerorted that the Town Counsel had not written a letter to the Planning Board to the effect that as far as he knew all necessary ease- ments had been obtained in Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Robinson Hill development. He had informed Mr. Snow that such a letter was forthcoming. All matters appearing to be in order, upon motion duly ROBINSON HILL DEVELOPMENT LEELAND CONSTRUCTION CO. 2-27-61 Wz made and seconded, it was unanimously ' VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated September 13, 1954, filed by Leeland Construc- tion Co., Inc., as Principal, and Maryland Casualty Company, as Surety, in the sum of twenty thousand and no/100 dollars--($20,OOO.00)-- to secure the performance by the subdivider of his agreement in the form of an application for approval of a definitive plan, Form C, dated July 12, 19544 entitled "Plan of Lots in Robin- son Hill Lexington -Mass. Owned by Leeland Con- struction Co., Inc., Camelia Pl. Lexington," and dated July 6, 1954. VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated April 25, 19551 filed by Leeland Construction Co., Inc., as Principal, and Maryland Casualty Company, as Surety, in the sum of forty-two and no/100--($42,000.00)--dollars to secure the performance by the subdivider of his agree- ment in the form of an application for approval of a definitive elan, Form C, dated March 141 19553 entitled "Plan of Lots in Section II Robinson Hill Lexington -Mass. Owned by Zee- land Construction Co., Inc. Camelia P1. Lex- ' ington," and dated March 2, 1955• VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated April 8, 19572 filed by Leeland Construction Co., Inc., as Principals and Maryland Casualty Company, as Surety, in the sum of twenty-six thousand and no/100 dollars--($26,000.00)--to secure the performance by the subdivider of his agreement in the form of an application for approval of a definitive plan, Form C, dated February 27, 1957, plan entitled "Plan of Lots in Section Three Robinson Hill Lexington - Mass. Owned by Leeland Construction Co., Inc., Camelia Pl., Lexington," and dated August 17, 1956. - Read to the Board and discussed by it was a STREET letter dated February 21, 1 961, from the Board of ACCEPT- Selectmen in regard to the streets which were to be ANCES presented for acceptance at the Annual town meeting in March. Mr. Snow was asked to bring to the Board at its next meeting plans of the ways or portions thereof to be proposed for acceptance so that the Board could prepare a final report in regard to its recommendation for acceptance of said ways. ' The attention of the Board was called to 2-27-61 ' Outhet Realty Trust application for approval of definitive plan entitled "Loring Hill Estates Section Four Lexington, Mass.", dated July 24, 1960 and submitted on February 23, 1961. It was decided to schedule a public hearing rela- tive to said application on Tuesday, March 21, at 8:00 p.m. 1 D Mr. Snow presented for the Board's con- sideration a draft of a letter to Mr. Edward T. Martin relative to the Board's meeting with him and his clients with reference to the proposed definitive subdivision plan of Elverson Gardens, Sec. 1. The Board approved the draft of said letter which was signed by the Vice Chairman. (See addendum.) The attention of the Board was also called to an application for tentative approval of a d -ems ni-t-lvs plan submitted on February 27, 1961 by Messrs. Paul J. McCormack and Albert C. Brun, said plan being entitled "Preliminary Plan of Lots at Munroe Estates in Lexington - Mass.", and dated Feb. 17, 1961. Mr. Snow was asked to study said plan and make a recommenda- tion relative to action in regard to said plan. The attention of the Board was called to a notice of a hearing to be held on Thursday, March 21, 1961 by the Historic Districts Com- mission. It was decided to take no action in regard to the application for a certificate of appropriateness to be considered at said hear- ing. Read to the Board and discussed with it was the correspondence between the Selectmen and representatives of the National Park Ser- vice relative to the imminent widening of Route 1?8 through Lexington and the attendant recon- struction of the Massachusetts Avenue bridge. Mr. Snow informed the Board that as he was in- formed of them he would advise the Board of the progress being made of studies with reference to the relocation of said bridge and of Massa- chusetts Avenue from Route 128 to Marrett Road. After a general discussion of other problems currently before the Board, it ad- journed its meeting at 10:40 p.m. Irving . Mabee, Clerk -3- LORING HILL ESTATES SEC. 4 OUTHET REALTY TRUST EMERSON GARDENS IPPOLITO- LONGO MC CORMACK- BRUN HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK 2-27-61 ADDENDUM Mr. Edward T. Martin 31 State Street Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Martin: -4- February 27, 1961 Reference is made to the meeting which you and your clients held with the Planning Board on February 20 and the informal opinions you requested of the Board in regard to the pro- posed definitive subdivision plan entitled "Emerson Gardens Section One Lexington, Mass.", dated Sept. 12, 1960. It was decided unanimously that: 1. The Board would not approve a definitive plan showing Emerson Road extending more than 500 feet in length from Maple Street unless Emerson Road was provided with a second means of access in the form of a way constructed to the Town Specifica- tions as required under Lexington's subdivision rules and regulations; 2. The Board would approve the Emerson Gardens Section One definitive plan dated Sept. 123 1960 only if Bryant Road as shown on said plan as an easement were con- structed completely, including the necessary culvert, to the specifications required under said subdivision rules and regulations. This will require the submission of a third sheet as part of said definitive plan, the sheet to be en- titled "Plan and Profile of Bryant Road." Sincerely yours, LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD Is/ Thomas S. GrIndle Vice Chairman cc: Mr.Harold B. Tondis 1 1 1