HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-01-02LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
1962
Through March 5
Arthur E. Bryson, Jr.
Thomas S. Grindle, Vice Chairman (through March 16)
Irving H. Mabee
Robert E. Meyer, Clerk (through March 16)
Richard H. Soule, Chairman
New Constituted Board Organized March 17
' Arthur E. Bryson, Jr., Clerk
Joseph A. Campbell (Sworn in March 8)
Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman
Irving H. Mabee, Vice Chairman (elected March 20)
Robert E. Meyer
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' Janv.ar-r 2, lo' 2
On Tuesca-r) Januartr, 2, 1()'�?_ at 7:15 n.m.
the Lexn-ton Pla nn l n loam heli a re r -alar
meet,_n!7 i n its office ; n the Town Office Piilld-
^F TTrese,nt were Soule, -members Pr -son,
Gri_ndle, 7 -bee and ''.c,rer and T'lannin,ff, Director
Consicered first anc anrroved L * the 'pard
were the m,_ntrtes of its i'ovember 27, December 4, TMITTFS
11, and L', 1'61 ''lanai n7 Poarr. meetinr~s.
Annroved for ravment were the followi nm
bills w> ,c:^ bad beFn submitted: Louise ". r,'acomber, BTLLS
secretarial service Dec. 1 --X5.00; A.S.P.n., Tn-
form^.tion '•'esle7, J. Ewell, craft-
inc- services throrrT'k 'an. 2, 162
Considered also ,,,as the followi.ns- Form A
annl,cati.on for yet-7rn,_n.at,or, of Plann n? Poard FOnT.I A
jurisdiction:
61-78, itted Lecember 2':•, 1061 b-- John
C. Collins for ?:ar7.- C. "tone; elan entitled
"elan o-' Land in Lexi_n.rton, ?'ass."., Scale:
1 inch = 30 feet, dated December 1061, Row-
land ". Parnes Co., C.E.'s.
Cron motion Cul-, made, and, sero~ded, it wr,s
unani_mol,slzr
. ._D,T: that tL e Le_ - rr•tor rlann, - deter -m -nes
Boston F- T-ai_ne
Pallacino
tb.st the nlan acco7namrin7 annlicat'on P61 -7R
does not reau,re arnroval under the 3rbdivi-
sior. Control LaT,r, and that said nlan be so en-
dorsed.
"'-ere wes exhi',_tee a tonor-ranhical mien of
tl-e r,-h.t-of-wav co re i tions for about 70 feet south
of 1'a -le Street between the ra;Troar. trac'r._ and the
'rorer,c?_ anti C-rtis nrorert,_os abuttinc; on said
street. 17r. Snow s^i.c' he bar reriuestec this inform-
ation fron tee en,~,reer,n� d_enartment in connection
w'tr tl,P --ovember 17,1061 letter of James ". Milano,
attorne,T for tT-e Boston s Paire Pa`7.roa:d, returning^
for further cons' c.erati on by the Le-zin^ton Pla nn; n_r•
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Board tee elan-ccomramrinr- Form ? annlicatlon �`F1-
63. (See a0den6un. "(-e also minutes of Planning*
3ocrd meeting of Qctober 31, 1061.)
Boston F- T-ai_ne
Pallacino
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It was uncerstood that Mr.. Harry J. Palladino
of Welleslev had rea-rested. an annointment with the '
7oard at its next meeting to r'1scuss the clan accom-
nanvinr' said Form A annll.catinn. At this time it was
decided to discuss all tr e matters involved, including
tre road construction problems which `1r. Palladino
would encounter if he attempted to construct a road
over tie parcel of land which the p P. Y wished to con.-
ve, to Mr. Palladino.
`71he Board's attention was called to a cony of
SHADE the Town Counsel -is letter of December 21, to Sunt, of
STP ''sT Public 'Iorbs Jorn J. Carroll settin7 forth the in-
OPTiOT'f.
formation that on December 1!t the ravty, eon Company
granted to the Town easements for-oubli_c travel and
for other nus noses for whit*_ streets are or may be
cdimmonly used in Lexinr"ton in a str r of land abut-
ting on the southwesterl-v line of Shade Street, all
as shown on a elan referred to .n the instrument.
(See minutes of the Planning Board meetin7 of Decem-
ber 18, 1961.) it was noted that the original of
the grant of easements instrument was recorded in
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds on Decem-
ber 19, 1961 in Boob 995^, ra're 344. The plan was
recorded at the same time as Plan 7o. 1837 of 1961.
Talren under consideration next was T?r. James '
LONGFELLOW E. Farmer"s letter of Januar,* 2, 1 062 reauestin�7
ESTATES that the time within which the Planning Board must
SEC. 2 act on the aprlication for anrroval of tre Lnnrpfellow
Estates, Sec. 2 definitive plan be furtrer extended
FARMED to and inclu(.71n-� Januar-* `1, 1962. Mr. Snow said he
understood that i`'r. Farmer had not obtained from the
banl_r holcli n^, the mort7age on the land to be subdi-
vided the executed covenant which i_t was rlanned to
file as a rerformance guarantee. On motion dul-* made
and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: that pursuant to the written requeut from the
arnlicant the time of arnroval of the defini-
tive subdivision rlan entitled "Longfellow
Fstates Section Two Lexington, Mass.", and
dated Jan. 1061, be and hereby is further
extended to and including January 8, 1962.
lead to the Board was a letter of December 20
HAWTHOP.NE from Supt. of Public 'Jnrks John J. Carroll to the
ACRES Planninrr Board, referring to the agreement, dated
SFC. 1 August 5, 1959, between Esco Builders and the Town of
Lexin'7ton for the repair of the end of Hathaway Road
FSCO BUILDFPS in the Hawthorne Acres Section One subdivision. In ,
COT7POPATION his letter 1'r. Carroll advised. the 13oard th^t the sec-
tion of road referred to In the agreement had been re-
paired to his satisfaction and th^t the worn done in-
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eluded the realir,,nment of the utilities i.n the road.
All matters an -nearing to be in order, anon motion
dul< -Wade, and seconded, it was unanimnusly
VOTED: to release to tre builders, Fsco Builders
Cor-oor.ati.on, an agreement executed on Aur;ust
5, 1959 and the one thousand dollars --
("'1,000.00) --in cash that it denosited with
the Town as seeur;ter for the nerformance by
the subdi.vider of said agreement to renair
a portion of TTathawav Pond in the subdivisinn
entitled "Hawthorne Acres Section One Lexing-
ton, Mass.", dated rllav 29, 1957.
From 8:00 to 8:30 n.m. the Planning Board
held a :public hearin* relative to the application
of Todd Realty, Tnc, for annroval of a subdivision
bf its nronerty compri.sinm the former Bowser Es-
tate on (-rant Street, the definitive plan accompanv-
i_nFr tre annlicati-on bei..nr, entitled "Bowser Saddle
Club Estates Section One Lexi.ncrton, Mass.", and
sated Sentember 28, 1061. Mr. T -Bark Moore, Jr.,
Drestdent of Todd Realt-vjp Tnc., was the only person
nresent at the hearir.�. The chairman opened said
beari.nr* by reading, the notice of the same as it had
been sent to all tie owners of property abutting, the
' proposed subdivision and as the notice of tre hear-
ing had been nubli seed in the December 11�, 1961
Issue o" tl-e Lexin-ton T-Tinute-man. The chairman
tben called upon. 7r.Moore to present the subdi_vi
sion -plan, consistinn; of twenty-three lots.
Mr. Moore discussed with ti -,e Board the
various items set forth in Sunt, of Dublic 'Forks
John J. Carroll's letter of December 20 to the
Planning; Board wits reference to said subdivision
plan. TMr. Snow statedd teat after receiving Mr.
Carroll's letter he had requested i"r. 'T,Tlancer who
had nrenared the plan to maize the necessary modifi-
cations and additions to it as set forth in said
litter, but that Mr. 171an0er had been unable to ob-
tain the elan from the 'lann.inr =',osrd office. Mr.
Moore w^s Informed tr.�-)t this was true and also that
if subc_ividers insisted on fillnr incomplete subdi-
vision plans the Bo'
rd would not return them for
corrections and additions before actin* upon them
but would act upon them as submitted. Mr. !`Moore
was informed that In his case, however, it would
discuss the problem involved with the Town Counsel
before takinr� such action.
' ^t 8:'�O n m. Town Counsel Stevens came to
the meeting to discuss several matters currently
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SADDLE CLUB
ESTATE'S
TODD PFfk ,
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before the Board. `.°13th reference to incomplete
subdivision plans reins submitted to the Board, Mr.
Stevens suggested that bex'inr.inp!, wits the nest sub-
mission of an arnli.cati.on for approval of a eefini-
tive plan, the Bo -rd might well adont the following
nroceeure: (1) Have ":r. Snow examine the plan and
su -est to the srbdivieer if the plan is incomnlete
that the subdivider confer wltr the Sunt. of Public
'forks a.ne have the elan comply In all particulars
with en71neering requirements set forth by said
Superintendent before the plan is submitted formally
for approval by the Planning- ".pard.; (2) Fnve 'Mr.
Snow not- fv tre subdi_vi_der in tb_e case of an i ncom-
mete elan ti^at if the plan is submitted in its in-
complete condi_ti_on that the subdivider would have no
ornortuni.ty to modify, add, or correct the elan until
it hae been ^cted upon by the "Tannin^ 'load.
After Por. Stevens left the meeting: the Board
BOARD OF considered the notices of reti_tions to be heard by
An RPLS the Pio--,rd of Anneals on 17n uar-,T 30, 1° ?_. Tt was de-
cided to take no action on the petitions to be head
on said date.
Mr. Snow pave a report of a conference he and
ROITTE 2 John T . Carroll had. held at the request of _4r. John
L. Gardner of the "Nass. Dent. of Public Works with
reference to connections to and the relocation and
d_esipn of State Route 2 as a limited access highway*.
Tt was reported that 'Tr. Pmory Olson of said depart-
-nent and P?r. Paul Larosa of Abbott Fn-ineerinp, Tnc.,
consulting; enr"i neers, were also present. Mr. Snow
said he had learned that Mr. (�-ardner was coordinator
of the Route 2 project from Route 12e easterly to a
point midway between the St. Paul ane. St. Camillus
churches in ^..r.lin--ton, ti -at Abbott rnreineerin- had a
contract to prepare fi_r.al plans for said nroject for
the Mass. Dept .of Public T.1or? s, and that said firm
was in the process of r-,atherin" data in preparation
for nresentinp to said Dent. of Public Wnrlcs nreli.m-
inarrr dans for the nroject. ''r. Snow also said
t1-1at as „nrt of the recess of r*atrerinr data he rad
shown LP, n -ton's ori7.n ^nd destination data and
study nlans for -overpasses at Snri_np and Pleasant
Streets, an interchangie at `,Taltr.am Street, an nter-
change for Dnerson Road, and an overpass and connec-
tion to pointe 2 for 7Jorthen Foad.
M 1-C 3 Mr. Snow also renorted on a conference he rad
DTSTRICT held on December 30 wits Pyr. ?ienr,- Tardy of "`eed-
T'r70*?T''G ham with reference to hi -s letter of December ll� to tre I PROROSAL Plannin-� Director in re-ard to an outline of rossible
nrovi cions for C-3, CH -1 e.nd CTT -1 di stricts in Lex-
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4 -n -ton. (See minutes of Planninrr Board meetinrr of
Eecembpr 1�, IQhI.) " Sno,! said that he '-ad re_
T' elder lriti .!r. i7ar(,,r each comment mem?`ers of the
7nard rac mace in r-nnre to the reeember ll� draft and
nl^nned to hold a telenhone conference the followinrr
Oa- la,t -"r.. ==ard-r on tre further exransion of the
o,.,tli_ne into a text.
The last matter taken under consideration was
the heir rezorinr-, rronosal rresented ar-ain nt the
?]_a.nnin^ nc^Td s meeti.n7 on December 1�. Tn connec-
tion with sair nresentati.on there w^.s exhibited a
nri_nt o f tre site nlan nr�nnared by Cabot, Cabot 8,
Forbes Associates for the nronerty in '.raltham devel-
oped for the Clevite Cornoratinn. Using- said mint
which had beer, furnish ec. tr e Board, l r . Snow said he
had examined on the around the nossibilit,r of locat-
in? a rose from Smite Street in 7altl^_am across tl^e
Clevite nronerty to the 7woberts brothers tract which
Ttel. desired to h--ve rezoned. He said it was his
oninion that w,,.th the recent widening, of Poute 128
there was insufficient room left to locate a road
between saic' Foute 12(9 and the Clevite buildi_r-. Fe
also said th^t after talon- this ?iew be thour*ht teat
the use of such a ro^ d as a second means of access to
the poberts brothers lane' was imnractical because of
the len^•th of such a road, the construction nr.oblems
involved) and tre fact t',at it woulc on17r serve the
Poberts brothers lancl.
After di.scussi_nr? the rronosal further it „ras
decided that the scheme nrovi..ded by the Ttek Cornora-
ti_on still hac not solved the difficult nroblems
created in develonln~ the nronosed C 3 district,
narti_ct:larly in rer•a-6 to access to the site, the
traffic which would },e r^enerated, ane the lack of
assurance that ".17t-ller Ts Bill Taoul(f not be ruined
in 6eve7lorin^ it. On tbIs basis it was decided to
inform said corroration t) -pt the no^rd was not in
favor of the Cornnration's -,ronosa7_. Mr. Soule was
requested to so inform MIr. "orris of said Cornorati_on.
i'he meetinr^ adjourned at 10:15 n.n.
?obert E. Meyer,
Clerk
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Pr'OPOSAL