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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-07-281 1 1 PLAT'TTTTTG BOARD TI'ETTYG July 21i, 1961 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Board's office, Town Office Building, on Ju11r 25, 1961 at 7:30 n.m. present were Chairman Soule, Members Bryson and Grindle, and ?Tanning Pirector Snow. The Board annroved for nayment the following bills wlhi_ch had been presented: 'Jesley J. Rwell, BILLS drafting services Julv 13 through Julv 21, 75.00, car allowance, '42.00; Samuel P. Snow, car allowance July, 1061--620.00; Minute -man Publications, Inc., advertisinry--?'lli.69; "7allace B. Mitchell Co., draft ing sunnlies--`11.95; Spaulding -Moss Co., maps-- ft4.61 '; Spaulding -Moss Co., drafting sunplies--"10.95; H, B. McArdle, office supni1es--;9.75. The Board eklso confirmed the act, on of the planning Director in approving fir pavment since the last meeting of the Board the followin- bills: A.S.P.O., informa- tion reports --'5124..00; '•lesley J. Dwell, drafting ser- vices July 5 throu.r*r July 12, 1961--"58.50; U.S.Csov. printing Office, nubiications--X10.65. 7onsidered next was the following Form A arpli.cation nor determination of "lanni_ng Board ii,irisdiction : ='61-36, submitted July 213 1961 for Mrs. Robert C. Luther by Earl Van Sickle; rlan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexi.ngton, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 50', dated July 20j. 1961, TZi_11er I` 77rlander, C . 7. ' s E- Surveyors. TTnon motion duly mace and seconded, it was unanimously VOTTD: that the Lexington mines that the plan anplication , 01-36 an-oroval under the and that said elan 'Planning Board deter - accompanying norm A does not require Subdivision Control Law, be so endorsed. The Board's attention was called to Town Counsel Stevens' letter of Jul,T 21 transmitting conies of i_nstrunents wherein Antonio Busa granted to the Town sewer, water and drain easements and utilities in the :Teen Valley, Section 5 subdivi- sion. All matters arnearirg to be in order, upon motion duly made and seconded,it was unanimously VOTED: to release the performance bond, dated FORM A GRP? N VALLEY SEC . 5 BUSA 7-2'� -61 -2- February 29, 1960, filed by Antonio Busa as Pri.ncinal, and Aetna Tnsurance Company, as Surety, in the sum of Twenty -twee thousand five hundred 023,500.00) dollars to secure the performance by the subdi- vider of his agreement in the form of an application for approval of a definitive plan, Form C, dated November 23, 1959, to complete the work to be nerformed by the subdivider as shown on the subdivision plan entitled "Green Valley "ect.on Five Lexinr^ton, Mass.", and dated August 6, 1959. Considered also were the notices of peti- BOARD OF tions to be heard by the Boars of Appeals on August APPEALS 8, 1961. It was decided to take no action in re- gard to said petitions. At 5:10 to 5:25 n.m. Mr. Harvey W. Newgent NT7TG77 met with the Board to rresent a nronosal for sub- dividing land involving a parcel of land bounded by the rear of lots fronting_ on Shade and Middle Streets and Cary Avenue and portions of some of said lots. He exhibited a.nrelimi.nary untitled subdivision nian, one of several studies he had made of the area described above, and requested that the Board give him an approval of a dead-end street approximately 1200 feet in length. The Planning Board took the matter under advisement and later in the meeting decided that it would not approve of Mr. Yewgent's nronosal for such a long dead-end street. Mr. Soule was asked to inform Mr. Newgent of the Board's decision and also to sug- gest to Mr. Newgent that he complete his other studies of the area for consideration by the Board. Considered next was a nrint entitled "Plan GRPEN VALLEY of Pronosed Lotting of Green Valley Section Seven S?~C. 7 Lexin^7ton, Mass.", dated July 20, 1961, which Mr. Antonio Busa had filed with the Board with a re- BTTSA quest that it rive him its informal opinion in re- gard to said nlan. Tt was noted that Section Seven of the Green Valletr development was to be an extension of Circle Road from the end of the "paper" portion of said road to Lillian Road, the distance being annroxi_mately 1060 feet from the nearest access, namel,-, Anthony Road. Tt w as decided that the Board would not annrove the extension of said develorment until a second means of access was nro- vided by constructing existing: Circle Road from i.ts present terminus to Hillcrest Avenue. The Board reviewed the draft of a letter to 7-21,_-61 -3- Mr. Tropeano in renly to his of June 30 with refer- BUSITdFSS ence to his proposal to extend the existinrr central DISTRICT business district at the corner of Vine Brook Road P'DOPOSAL and 'Walt' -am Street. "'he Poard. approved said draft - which was sunned by the Cl -airman. (See addendum.) 7WD'17A O mhe '?oa:Td discussed next a letter,d.ated July 19, from Mr. Carroll, Superintendent of Pub- JOHN J. lic ?-Yorks, with reference to the Subdivision CARROLL Control Law. ?.T%th particular reference to the - Middle Oid�,e Section 6 subdivision plan which he SUBDIVISIOIT had aonroved and to the problems of general CONTROL approval of nlan, 7r. Snow was sked to draft for LAW the Board's consideration at Its next meeting a memorandum to Mr. Cprroll in reply to his letter. From 9:00 n.m. to 10:05 the Planning Board met with the Board of Selectmen and representa- BOARD OF tives of Cabot, Cabot g- Forbes with reference to SFL7'CTM7ff several zoninrr matters. (See Selectmen's minutes for a report of the matters discussed. ) The 71annin7 Board adjourned its meeting at the conclusion of its meeting with the Board of Selectmen. c and ?T. Soule Chairman ArDTTTDTTM Mr. Alfred r ``'ropeano ll(j_ `4altham Street Lexin7ton 73, "Mass. rear Mr.. Tropeano: July 25, 1961 In reol'T to lour letter of June 30, the planning; Board is unr'ertakinm a comrlete stud* of Lexinmton's general business district including such matters as extensions, uses, regula- tions and narkin(*. Until the study is comnleted, tre Board does not contemplate recommending additions to existing C 2 cistricts. Sincerellr yours, LP=T7TOY PL471TTYG BOARD /s/ Richard ='. Soule, Chairman