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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-01-08I PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 8, 1962 On Monday, January 8, 1962 at 7:45 p.m. the Lexington Planning Roard held a regular meeting in Its office in the Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Soule, members Bryson, Grindle, Mabee and Meyer, and Planning Director Snow. Considered first and approved by the Board were the minutes of its January 2, 1962 Planning Board meeting. Approved for payment was a bill for $3.00 from Graphic Reproductions, Inc., for white prints. The attention of the Board was called to notices of public hearings to be held by the Lex - in ton Historic Districts Commission on January 9, 1992. It was decided to take no action on the applications for certificates of appropriateness to be considered at said hearings. Taken under consideration was a letter dated January 5, 1962, from the Lexington Office Center Trust requesting that the time within which the Planning Board must act on the application for approval of the Minuteman Research Park definitive subdivision plan be extended to January 16. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that pursuant to the written request from the applicant the time of approval of the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Min- uteman Research Park," dated November 10, 1961, be and hereby is extended to and in- cluding January 16, 1962. There was exhibited a covenant executed on December 27, 1961 by Mr. and Mrs. James E. Farmer In connection with the Longfellow Estates, Section Two subdivision plan. Mr. Snow reported that this instrument had been delivered to the Planning Board office earlier in the day. (Later on during the meeting said instrument was given to the Town Counsel to record at the same time said plan was recorded.) All matters appearing to be in order, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unan- imous17 1T3Q 1W BILL HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION MINUTEMAN RESEARCH PARR LEXINGTON OFFICE CENTER TRUST LONGFELLOW ESTATES SEC 2 J.E.FARMER 1-8-62 WE After questioning Messrs.,Livadas and Spanoa In regard to various aspects of their proposal, they were informed that it would be considered and that the Board would notify them of its opinion. Later on during the meeting the Board did consider the pro- posal and decided to inform the gentlemen that it'was the general policy of the Board not to favor the use of land easterly of Route 128 for other than resi- dential purposes. It was also decided to advise them that the Board was not in favor of rezoning said Busa land for the reason that the particular neighborhood in which it was located was essentially residential In character and it was desired to keep it this way. (See addendum.) Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Palladino of 29 Rice FORM A Street, Wellesley met with the Board from 8.•10 to 8:30 p.m. with reference to the plan which aceom- B&M RR- panied Form A application x#61-63 submitted by the ' PALLADINO Boston and Maine Railroad. Mr. Palladino stated that in 1954 he had purchased back land the only access to VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Longfellow Estates, Section Two Lexington, , Mass.% dated January, 19611, which was sub- mitted to the Board by James E. Farmer on Octo- ber 19, 1961, accompanied by an application for approval of definitive plan Form C, dated October 16, 19611 be and hereby is approved. subject to the condition that no building or structure shall be built or placed upon any lot without consent by the Lexington Board of Health. From 8:00 to 8:05 p.m. Mr. George K. Livadas A 1 of North Tewksbury and Mr. James Spanos of Lowell, DISTRICT met with the Board to obtain its informal opinion REZONING in regard to rezoning a portion of the Busa land PROPOSAL on Lincoln Street for the purpose of locating a motel on said portion of land. The gentlemen presented LIVIDAS- a set of prints comprised of a plot plan, a partial SPANOS floor plan and a perspective, all prepared by L.O. Geoffrion, architect, said plans being entitled "Pro- posal Paul Revere Motor Inn,e and dated December 19, 1961. Mr, Livades said it was desired to build a 60 - unit motel building first and later on to expand the hotel with four more buildings to house 112 additional units. As noted on the plot plan and perspective, it ' was intended that the proposed lot for the motel would front on Lincoln Street, would have its main entrance from Marrett Street by means of a paved drive, and would have a minor entrance on Lincoln Street. After questioning Messrs.,Livadas and Spanoa In regard to various aspects of their proposal, they were informed that it would be considered and that the Board would notify them of its opinion. Later on during the meeting the Board did consider the pro- posal and decided to inform the gentlemen that it'was the general policy of the Board not to favor the use of land easterly of Route 128 for other than resi- dential purposes. It was also decided to advise them that the Board was not in favor of rezoning said Busa land for the reason that the particular neighborhood in which it was located was essentially residential In character and it was desired to keep it this way. (See addendum.) Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Palladino of 29 Rice FORM A Street, Wellesley met with the Board from 8.•10 to 8:30 p.m. with reference to the plan which aceom- B&M RR- panied Form A application x#61-63 submitted by the ' PALLADINO Boston and Maine Railroad. Mr. Palladino stated that in 1954 he had purchased back land the only access to #62 -lo submitted on January 8, 1962 by William F. Maloney; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington -Mass:", scale: 1 inch = 100 feet, January 8, 1962s Everett M. Brooks Co., civil engineers, Newtonville, Mass. Mr. Stevens indicated that he believed the Board could determine that the plan did not require approval but he also noted trhat he thought to be ' serious errors on the plan with reference to the location of sewer easements on the tract being sub- divided. He requested that he be given the plan to 1-8-62 -3- which was over a right of way across the B & M ' tracts. He said it was his intention of utiliz- ing this land for the purpose of erecting thereon of access shown on the plan. Mr. Palladino 7ameans stated that he had entered into an agreement with the railroad wherein for relinquishing his ri is over the crossing the railroad would pay him 113000 wand convey to him the parcel of land shown on said ,q- o a plan. -N z, a r Mr. and Mrs. Palladino were informed that an w ) 4� attdrney for the railroad had requested thalfthe s� a� Board give the matter of its previous action fur- a> ,c: •r, s;:; -P ther consideration. (See minutes of Planning Board c z -H meeting of January 2, 1962.) They were informed 0 -P hy the plan constituted a subdivision and also why 0 X;� 1c: the Board considered the proposed new access more ",H Pdangerous than the private crossing now in existence. Other possible means of access were discussed but no immediate solution was found to this problem. Mr. 4 zand Mrs. Palladino were informed that the Board r+ 0 t- would consider the matter further and notify them of °' co .H the Board's decision. 4' m s; s o Later on during the meeting the Board, at the o request of Attorney Milano of the Boston and Maine � a; Railroad, gave further consideration to its previous W � action and confirmed its determination that the plan ° accompanying Form A #61-63 does require approval ° ° •r' under the Subdivision Control Law (see addendum) . f P- Mr. Snow was asked to draft for the Board's consid- G a, eration at its next meeting a letter explaining to �F � Mr. Palladino the Board's position in regard to the 0 matter. . OH a2 From 8:30 to 9:40 p.m. Town Counsel Stevens -P 0) U met with the Board to discuss several ?natters before FORM A it. Considered first waz the following Form A - application for determination of Planning Board MALOM jurisdiction - #62 -lo submitted on January 8, 1962 by William F. Maloney; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington -Mass:", scale: 1 inch = 100 feet, January 8, 1962s Everett M. Brooks Co., civil engineers, Newtonville, Mass. Mr. Stevens indicated that he believed the Board could determine that the plan did not require approval but he also noted trhat he thought to be ' serious errors on the plan with reference to the location of sewer easements on the tract being sub- divided. He requested that he be given the plan to check after it was endorsed. Thereupon, it was moved, seconded and unanimously , VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A application #62-1 does not require approval under the Sub- divtsion Control Law and that said plan be so endorsed. In connection with the Minuteman Research Park BOARD OF definitive subdivision plan, the Board discussed with APPEALS Mr. Stevens the petition of Cabot, Cabot and Forbes Company to be heard by the Board of Appeals on January C.C.& F. 9. Mr. Stevens informed the Planning Board that the Board of Appeals could grant a variance prior to the proposed taking of land by the State Department of Public Works within said subdivision but that no var- iance would be needed after the taking. Mr. Snow was asked to so inform the Board of Appeals. Most of the remaining time Mr. Stevens met McCORMACR & with the -Board wss devoted to reviewing in detail BRUN LAND matters with reference to the McCormack and Brun vs FOR PUBLIC Town of Lexington case for land damages being tried RECREATION in Middlesex Superior Court in East Cambridge in con PURPOSES neetion with the taking by the Town of land for public ' recreational purposes. Mr. Snow reported that the Board of Selectmen WORTHEN ROAD had scheduled an informal meeting with Mr. Lester AND Olson of the Mass. Department of Public Works to dis- ROUTE 2 cuss said departments plans for Lexington connec- tions to State Route 2, particularly in regard to the proposed extention of Worthen Road. Mr. Snow said that he and the Planning Board had been asked to at- tend the meeting and to review with the Selectmen his proposals for connections to Route 2. The -Board's attention was called to Mr. Henry W. Hardy's letter of January 5 to the Planning Direc- tor submitting a revised draft of said date of a sug- gested text of Lexington Zoning By-law sections relate. ing to C 3 and proposed CH 1 and CM 1 districts. Copies of this text were distributed to members of the Board for study. Mr. Snow was asked to arrange for a Planning Board conference with Mr. Hardy to discuss said text on February 13. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of the various matters currently before the Board. Mr. Snow was authorized to write a letter , to Mr. T. H. Reenstierna of Arlington requesting him to give the Board an opinion of the fair market value 1 1 1-8-62 of lot 1 of the Goodrich land it was desired to acquire as an addition to the so-called Whipple Hill recreation area. Mr. Snow was asked to draft for the Board's consideration at its next meeting a letter requesting Mr. Harry G. Berg - lung of Lexington to make a formal written appraisal of the 10.02 narcel of Mary A. Hennessy land it was desired to acquire as an addition to the Grove Street -Turning Mill Road recreation area, sO-called. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. U00010r1 Mr. George K. Livadas, 722 Trull Street No. Tewksbury: Mass. Mr. James SDanos 16 Talbot Street Lowell, Mass. Gentlemen: ie7'er, Clerk -5- HENNESSY AND GOODRICH LANDS FOR PUBLIC RECREATION January 131 1962 After you met with the Planning Board on January 8, 1962, consideration was given to your proposal for rezoning a portion of the Busa land on Lincoln Street, Lexington for the purpose of erecting on said portion a motel. Please be advised that the Board is not in favor of rezoning said Busa land for the reason that the particular neighborhood in which it would be located is essentially residential in character and it is desired to keep it this way. Sincerely yours, LEXINGTON PLANNTNG BOARD fs/ Richard H. Soule, Chairman ' cc: Katherine B. Kearney 1-8-62 January 9, 1962 Mr. James F. Milano, Attorney Boston & Maine Railroad Boston 14, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Milano: HE As requested in your letter of November 17, 1961 the Lex- ington Planning Board has given further consideration to your application for determination of Planning Board juris- diction with reference to the plan entitled "Land in Lex- ington, Mass. Boston & Maine Railroad to Harry J. and 'Era T. Palladino," said plan having been signed by J. F. Kerwin, Asst. Chief Engineer, and dated March, 1961. The Board has confirmed its determination that the plan accompanying said application does require approval under the Subdivision Con- trol Law for the reason that every lot within the tract subdivided does not have the minimum frontage required under the Lexington Zoning B7 -law. Very truly yours, L:RCINGTON PLANNTNG BOARD /s/ Richard H. Soule* Chairman cc: Mr. Harry J. Palladino ' 29 Rice Street Wellesley, Mass. 1