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Home My WebLink About1961-04-241 PLAYNTNG BOARD MEETING Anr i 1 21L, 1961 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Mondas2 4, 1961 at 7:30 p.m, in the Board's o"fice, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Soule, members Brvson, 'Trindle, Mabee, and Me,rer, and planning Director Snow. The Board arnroved the minutes of its Anril 17, 1961 meeting. The Board anrroved "or r>a-v-ment a bill for 1.7C for drafting sunrlies from the Wallace B. Mitchell Co. Considered next were the following Form A anolications .for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction: MINUTES BILL FORMS A HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION #61-16, submitted April 24, 1961 by Ciriaco Cataldo; -plan entitled "A Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 40', dated Feb. 7, 1961, Miller 8^ Nylander, ' C.F.'s & Surveyors. #61-17, submitted A,)ril 24, 1961 by Stephen T. Russian, Atty. for The Whiter and Greener Trusts; elan entitled "Plan of Lots in Lex- ington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = L'L0', dated April 18, 1961, Diller 8^ Nylander, C.F.'s Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexi.nnton planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A anplica- tion #61-16 does not require annroval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plan be so endorsed. It was decided to withhold action on appli- cation #61-17 rending the drafting on the plan the existin.- building or buildings on the nronosed lots. The attention of the Board was called to a notice of a hearing to be helc' on Tuesday, Apri.l 25 by the Historic Districts Commission. it was de- cided to take no action in regnrd to the application for a certificate of anprorriateness to be considered at said renri_ng. MINUTES BILL FORMS A HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION -2- The Board next took under consideration a LORTn?G H?LL letter, dated April 2.4 1961, from Frnest F. Outhet ESTATFS of Ou.thet Realty Trust, requesting an extension of SEC. 4 the time within which the Board must take final action regarding his a?aplication for annroval of the OUTHFT Loring Hill Estates, Sec. 4, definitive subdivision PEALTY TRUST plan. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously The attention of the Board was called to a MFTROPOLTTAN letter, Dated April 21, 1961, .from Harrison Chadwick, PLANNiTNG member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, LFGTSLATTON to Mr. Williams of the Unitarian La7rmen's League in regard to the resolution gassed under article 81 of the 1961 annual town meeting endorsing metropolitan planning legislation. (See addendum. !,lith reference to the communication which M 1 DTSTRICTS the Planning Board had received from Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (see minutes of March 171 i961 Planning Board Meeting),* the Board held a discussion in regard to developing the existing M 1 district and adjacent n L VOTED: that pursuant to the written request from the applicant the time of approval of the defini- tive subd'vison plan entitled "Loring Hill T'states Section Four Lexin?ton, Mass.'] and dated. July 24, 1960, be and hereby is extended to and including Mav 1, 1061. The attention of the Board was called to a RFFUSF COL- letter, dated April 21, from the Board of Selectmen LECTION AND transmitting for the planning Board.'s information a DTSPOSAL STUDY cans of the Refuse Collection and Disnosal Studv RFPORT for Lexington, said studs being dated Anril, 1961, and having; been prepared by Fay, Snofford Vic. Thorn- dike, Tnc, under aiuthor nation granted by the Town under Article 25 for the September 26, 1 96r' Special Town Meeting. There was next discussed the nossi_ble lack of CFNTRAL relationship between the proposed school sites plans SCHOOL .^.ND being prepared for the Lexington High School addi- RFCREATTONAL tion and the Middleby Road elementary school and the AnEA nroposed general development plan wrhich 1nad been ore - pared for the central school and recreational area. It was decided to meet with the Standing School Building Committee for the purpose of obtaining in- formation in regard to the work being done under their direction and for the rurnose of correlating their work with overall planning for the town. The Board approved the draft of a letter to the chairman of said committee .requesting* a meeting for the consideration of this matter. (See addendum.) The attention of the Board was called to a MFTROPOLTTAN letter, Dated April 21, 1961, .from Harrison Chadwick, PLANNiTNG member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, LFGTSLATTON to Mr. Williams of the Unitarian La7rmen's League in regard to the resolution gassed under article 81 of the 1961 annual town meeting endorsing metropolitan planning legislation. (See addendum. !,lith reference to the communication which M 1 DTSTRICTS the Planning Board had received from Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (see minutes of March 171 i961 Planning Board Meeting),* the Board held a discussion in regard to developing the existing M 1 district and adjacent n L Ilands. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Board's consideration a preliminary outline for such a devel- opment. From 9:50 until 10:05 p.m. Mr. Stevens met w*th. the Board to discuss with it several matters currently under consideration. Considered next was the application of Messrs. McCormack and Brun for arrroval of the MUNFOE Munroe Estates nrelimi.nary subdivision plan. There- ESTATES after, upon motion beinn duly made and seconded, it was unanimously McCORMACK & BRUN VOTED: that the preliminary subdivision plan entitled "Preliminary Plan of Lots at Munroe Estates in Lexington -Mass.", dated Feb. 17, 1961, which was submitted to the Board by Messrs. McCormack and 7run, accompanied by an appli- cation for anproval of-reliminary plan, Form B, dated February 27, 1961, be and hereby is approved subject to the following; conditions: (1) a sani_tary sewer be. in^talled in the en- tire si1bdivision, (2) the brook which is not shown be Dined through the subdivision and (3) the -2 ft, reserve strip" be eliminated. gt 10:00 n.m, the Board adjourned its meet - _ng; to meet with the Board of Selectmen. (See minutes of the Board of Selectmen meeting for a record of the matters di_scussed.) 1� Robert F, Mever, Clerk ADrE TDiTM April 24, 1961 Standinr7 School Building? Committee c/o Austin W. Fisher Jr., 1303 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington 73, Mass. Gentlemen: Before nrelimi.nary plans for the High School addition and the Middleby Foad elementary school have developed too far the Planning; Board would like to discuss with 4-24-61 the Standing School Building Comm ttee these plans. The Board is narticularly interested in the relation- ship between the proposed school sites and adjacent lands to be used for pla,rground and recreational pur- poses, the circulation pattern eor both pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and any need there may be for addi- tional land for school and playground purposes. The Board would be glad to meet with the Committee or any of its representatives at the Board's regular meetings on May 1 or 15, or on some other day ,you might suggest. Sincerely .yours, LFUNGTON PLANNING BOARD Is/ .ichard H. Soule, Chairman Anri_l 21,1961 Mr. Stillman P. Williams Unitarian Laymen's League 0 Sheridan Street LexinRton 731 Massachusetts Dear Mr. 1,1111iams : T very much appreciated the cony of the Warrant of the Lexinvton Town Meetina, that you sent me under date of February 26th. Needless to sav, T was especiall-r con- cerned with Article 81 having to do with the endorsement of Metronolitan Planning by the Lexington Town Meeting. I do not hannen to have heard what action the Town Meeting 'took with respect to his Article. Tf you have a moment to snare, would ,you kindly let me know the dispo- sition that was made of it. For your information, I might say that the Committee on Metropolitan Affairs has reported favorably House Bill 1634 which I introduced on this subject. It is currently before the House Committee on Ways and Means. Tf Lexing- ton desires to take any further action along; these lines, it might be well to send a communication, or copy of.a nrevious communication, to the Chairman of the House I -lays and Means Committee. His name Is Representative John Toomey. Yours sincerely, Isl Harrison Chadwick 1 I