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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-03-20C PLANNING BOARD MEETING March 20, 1961 The Lexington Planning Board held a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 1961, in its office, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Soule, members Bryson, Grindle, Mabee and Meyer, and Planning Director Snow. The Board took under consideration and approved final drafts of reports on the following articles on the warrant for the Annual Town Meet- ing: 352 482 491 53 to 65 inclusive, 68 to 71 in- clusive. The reports on these articles were signed by all members of the Board. (See addenda.) The Board's meeting was then adjourned at 7:50 p.m. T F.obert E. I• I� /1 � l� V I• •� Meyer Clerk Report of the Planning Board under Article 35 of the Annual Town Meeting to be held on March 20, 1961 The proposed laying out as a town way of Station Way as set forth in Article 35 was referred to and approved by the Planning Board and the Planning Board recommends acceptance thereof by the Town. March 20, 1061 LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD ARTICLES FOR TOWN WARRANT Arthur E. Bryson Thomas S. Grindle Irving H. Mabee Robert E. Meyer Richard H. Soule, Chairman Lexington Planning Board Report on the Amend- ment to the Zoning By-law Proposed by Article 48. On March 9, 1961 at 7:30 p.m., the Planning Board ' held a public hearing on the proposal to amend the Lex- ington Zoning BzT-law set forth in Article 48 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on March 20, 1961. 3-20-61 -2- Nine persons attended the hearing due notice of which was ' given according to law. At the close of the hearing no one present registered an opinion either for or against the amendment as presented. This proposal represents a request by the Board of Appeals for a technical change in the zoning by-law. Under Section 14 of said by-law the Selectmen formerly appointed four associate members of the Board of Appeals to take the place of any regular members who in the case of vacancies, Interests., etc. were unable to act. At the 1960 Annual Town Meeting it was voted to increase the number of asso- ciate members of the Board to five when it was found that It was not possible on several occasions during vacation times to assemble a combination of five members and asso- ciate members of the Board to act upon various matters. It was thought that this situation could be corrected by having available just one more associate member to call upon. How- ever, during the bast ,year it has been found that the avail- ability of one additional associate member has not solved completely the problem in regard to assembling on certain occasions the number of members necessary to act. The pro- posed amendment would change the number of associate members from five to six. Members of the Planning Board unanimously recommend the ' adoption of the amendment under Article 48. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD Arthur E. Bryson Thomas S. Grindle Irving H. Mabee Robert E. Meyer Richard H. Soule, Chairman Ma -ch 20, 1961 LexinTton Planning Board Report on the Amendment to the Zoning By -Law Proposed by Article 1,9. On March 9, 1961 at 7;35 p.m. the Planning Board held a public hearing on the proposal to amend the Lexington Zoning By-law set forth in Article 49 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on March 20, 1961. Fifteen persons attended the hearing due notice of which was given according to law. At the close of the hearing no one present regis- tered an opinion either for or against the amendment as presented. This proposed amendment would rezone to single family ' residential use that portion of the present A 1 - Garden apartment and hotel district situated northerly of Worthen 3-20-61 Road as shown on the Vine Brook Meadows, Section Two definitive subdivision plan approved by the Planning Board and recorded in the Registry of Deeds. All land northerly of said road is now lotted for residential use. Land situated southerly of Worthen Road and zoned for garden apartment and hotel district use would continue to be used for this Purpose. Thus Worthen Road would serve as the boundary line between single family residence on the northerly side of the road and the proposed garden apartment buildings on the south. Members of the Planning Board unanimously recom- mend the adoption of the amendment under Article 49. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD Arthur E. Br7son Thomas S. Grindle Irving H. Mabee Robert E. Meyer Richard H. Soule, Chairman March 20, 1961 Report of the Planning Board under Articles 53 to 65 and 68 to 71 of the Warrant for 1961 Annual Town Meeting The proposed laying out as town ways of the ways enumerated in Articles 53 to 65, inclusive, and Articles 68 to 71, inclusive, were referred to and approved by the Planning Board and the Planning Board recommends acceptance thereof by the Town. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD Arthur E. Bryson Thomas S. Grindle Irving H. Mabee Robert E. Meyer Richard H. Soule, Chairman March 201 1961 Renort of the Planning Board under Articles 72 to 80 of the Warrant for 1961 Annual Town Meeting ' The proposed laying out as town ways of the ways enumerated in Articles 72 to 90, inclusive, were re- -3- 3-20-61 -4- ferred to and approved by the Planning Board and the I Planning Board recommends acceptance thereof by the Town. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD Arthur F. Bryson Thomas S. Grindle Irving H. Mabee Robert F. Meyer Richard H. Soule, Chairman March 20, 1061 1 1