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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-04-16PLANNING BOARD MEFTTNG ' April 16, 1962 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 16, 1962 at 7:35 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, members Bryson, Campbell, Mabee and Meyer, and Planning Director Snow. From 7:35 until 7:45 p.m. Messrs. t-Tilliam Nelson of '.lest Newton and TTinthrop J. Philli_pps of Walpole met with the Board to discuss a Proposed subdivision of land on Garfield Street. The gen- tlemen had no plan to exhibit. They stated, how- ever, that the7 had filed one with the Board of Appeals seeking a variance to subdivide said parcel into three lots each having an area of about 10,000 sq.ft. Mr. Phillipps said that upon filing a Peti- tion for a variance he had been advised to discuss the matter first with the Planning Board and parti- cularly with Mr. Snow. SUBDIVISION OF LAND GAR FIELD ST. PHILLIPPS MINUTES EMERSON AND WORTFEN ROADS From the discussion it was understood that the parcel originally comprised ten lots each 25 feet wide but that in t}e Process of obtaining a clear title to the parcel in the Land Court the lots had been registered as one parcel. It was also un- derstood that the two gentlemen and one other wished to erect a house on each of the Proposed three lots. It was determined that thev had been referred to the Planning Board for the reason that the proposed sub- division was on a private wav, namely, Garfield St. Mr. Snow said he would find out more about the prob- lem and the situation involved and on the basis of the information obtained make a recommendation in re- gard to the proposal. The Board approved the minutes of its April 9s 1962 meeting. There being no reference in the minutes as approved to a matter which. had been discussed in- formally the previous week, namely, the need of a Public statement in regard to the Planning and de- velopment of .Emerson and Worthen roads, the Board decided to take formal action with rPferenee to this need. Tn view of the statements made and the appar- ent misunderstandings expressed at the 1962 Annual Town Meetings upon motion duly made and seconded, it ' was VOTED : that the Chairman appoint a sub -committee to prepare a statement for nublicity Purposes SUBDIVISION OF LAND GAR FIELD ST. PHILLIPPS MINUTES EMERSON AND WORTFEN ROADS 4-16-62 -2- setting forth a chronological series of events in regard to the planning and devel- opment of Emerson and Worthen Roads. Mr. Grindle appointed Mr. Bryson and Mr. Meyer to serve on said sub -committee. Considered FORMS A applications for Jurisdiction: next were the following Form A determination of nlanning Board #62-22, submitted April 11, 1962 by Salvatore B. Simeone, trustee for Simeone Realty Trust; plan entitled "Compiled Plan of Land in Lex- ington, Mass.', Scale: 1" = 801, dated April 2, 1962, Miller &'rIylander, C.7.1s & Surveyors. #62-24, submitted April 16, 1962 by Francis J. Kelley, Atty. for Joseph E. and Mary C. Cas"T, plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexington, Mass.', Scale: 1" = 301, dated Nov. 28, 1961, Miller Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington planning Board determines that the plans accompanying, Form A applica- tions #62-22 and x#62-24 do not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plans be so endorsed. Mr. Grindle called the Board's attention to LEXINGTON the fact that he and Mr. Snow had agreed to meet with CHAMBER OF the Urban Renewal Committee of the Lexin7ton Chamber COMMERCE of Commerce on Tuesday evening, April 16. Although it was not known definitely what said committee wished to discuss it was noted that the committee itself con- sidered its title somewhat misleading inasmuch as its prime concern was for community development. Read to the Board was a letter, dated April GOODRICH AND 10, 1962, from the Board of Selectmen stating that HENNFSSY LAND on April 9 the Selectmen had voted to exercise the FOR options obtained from the Goodrich brothers, E. RECREATIONAL Lester and Lloyd C., and from Mary F. Henness•r for PURPOSES land iich the Town had voted to acquire for play- ground and recreational purposes. Attention was also called to the request of COUNTRYSIDE Mr. Lawrence Litwack of Laconia Street for a member CIVIC ASSN. of the Planning Board to attend a Countryside Civic Association meeting to be held either on May 22 or May 24. Mr. Grindle was asked to communicate with Mr. Litwack to see what the Association had in mind to discuss with a member of the Planning Board. 1 1 1 1-10-62 ' Mr. Bryson said persons having residences on DeMar Road informed him that children in the area had been crossing land on the westerly side of said road to reduce the length of walk to the Estabrook School by way of existing streets. He had been asked If the Planning Board would investigate the possi- bility of there being obtained a foot path across one of said lots for the use of the school children. Mr. Snow was asked to recommend the location of a possible easement for this purpose. -3- ESTABROOK SCHOOL FOOTWAY Mr. Meyer stated that he had heard that the Middlesex County Commissioners might be interested in MIDDLESEX CO. locating an administrative center in Lexington and COMMISSIONERS recommended that a letter be written to the Commis- sioners inquiring about this possibility. At the invitation of Mr. Bryson, Mr. ?aalter S. Pierce of 16 Trotting Horse Drive came to the meeting to present his proposal for locating Emerson Road from the property numbered 572 Massachusetts Avenue to the junction of pleasant and Watertown streets and locat- ing Worthen Road from the proposed Minute Man High - Lands, Section 4 subdivision across lands of George C. Cunningham on both sides of pleasant Street to the ' junction of Green Lane and Watertown Street. Mr. Pierce said he was presenting this proposal to the Board for its consideration in conjunction with the action which he understood the Board of Selectmen had made the previous week in a joint meeting with the Planning Board. (See minutes of Planning Board meet- ing of April 9, 1962.) At the same time, from 8:15 to 9:10 p.m. the following group of citizens came to the planning Board meeting with Mr. Pierce to obtain what informa- tion might be available in regard to the proposal to construct Route 3 across the town of Lexinmton from Butterfield Pond at the Burlington town line to Route 2 at the Arlington town line and to see if there was anything that the citizens of Lexington could do to assist in preventing the construction of said route through this town. Among those present were Mrs. Homer J. Hagedorn of 379 Woburn Street, Mr. Robert H. King- ston of 4 Field Road, Mrs. Paul V. Riffin of 6 Field Road, Mr. and Mrs. Phillin S. Spergel of 19 Holmes Road, Mr. Jules P. Sussman of 2521 Massachusetts Ave., Mrs. Chankey N. Touart of 5 Compton Circle and Mrs. Ephriam Weiss of 462 Lowell Street. ' In regard to Mr. Pierce's proposal the Bonrd said it would take it under consideration and show it to the Board of Selectmen later in the evening. '.lith EMERSON AND WORTHEN ROADS ROUTE 3 L_16_62 reference to the inquiries about the possible loca- tion of Route 3 through Lexington, said location was traced on a map for the information of those present. The group was informed that the Board had no definite information on the final study plans for Route 3 but understood that the consulting engineers ,preparing said plans would file them with the Mass. Dept. of Public 7dorks on May 15 after which time the department would hold a public hearing on the proposals. From 9:10 until 9:40 p.m. Town Counsel Stevens FORM A met with the Board to discuss with it current problems which it had under consideration. One matter was the HODGDON Board's proposal of writing a letter to Mr. Frank M. Hodgdon giving an explanation of its decision that the plan which he had submitted with Form A application #62-18 required approval by the Planning Board. Mr. Stevens advised the Board that since it had previously given Mr. Hodgdon a formal notice of its decision and filed the same with the Town Clerk that confusion might be caused by sending a letter which would be interpreted as a second decision by the Board in the same case. After Mr. Stevens left the meeting the Board ' gave consideration to the Planning Director's memo- randum of April 9 in regard to the Selectmen's re- quest of December 12, 1961 that the Board comment upon or present recommendations with reference to the roadside stands and their operation as permitted under the Zoning By-law. (See minutes of the Planning Board meeting of December 18, 196o.) After discussing the memorandum it was decided to write to the Board of Selectmen stating that it was the Planning Board's opinion that Section 14 of the Zoning By-law with ref- erence to roadsiee stands remain as it is. (See adden- dum.) Considered next were the notices of petitions BOARD OF to be heard by the Board of Appeals on Anr_l 24. It APPEALS was decided to take no action in regar<: to said peti- tions. MINUTE MAN The Board reviewed the definitive subdivision HIGH -LANDS plan of Minute Man High -Lands, Section 4, which was SEC. 4 to be the sub iect of a nubli.c heari ng to be held by the Planning Board at its meeting on Anril 23. ?lith CARRIG reference to the need for a location for Worthen Road - through said subdivision, Mr. Snow asked authority WORTHEN ROAD from the Board to make a study of the proposal with ' Mr. Carroll, Supt. of Public 'dorks, by widening to 70 feet along the southwesterly side the proposed road Li -15-52 parallelinrr Cl-ematis Prook, as shown on said sub- division, by extending said road to the lana of Adolph . and Alice Kroll, by nrovidi.ng a means of access to Vie Mass. Pent. of public Works '-Tellintzton Lane Avenue connection to Waltham Street to be constructed with the relocation of Route 23 and by nroviding a possible means of access to Worthen Road under Pleasant Street to the vicinity of Green Lane. It was decided before making any final decision in regard to said studies to ds - cuss the matter with the Board of Selectmen. From 10:30 to 10:50 p.m. the Planning Board met with the Board of Selectmen to discuss the proposed location of Worthen Road through the Carrig-subdivision (to be known as Minute Man High -Lands, Section Us and the relationship of said Worthen to the proposed loca- tion of Emerson Road, and likewise to discuss the situa- tion relative to the proposed location of Route 3 through Lexington. The Selectmen agreed that Mr. Snow and Mr. Carroll should work together to prepare a layout plan for said Worthen Road through the Carrig subdivision in the location they deemed was best. Mr. 'Iryson then presented the study plan of Mr. Pierce referred to above. Chairman Adams noted that it followed in a eneral way a scheme which Mr. Snow had ' 'ore -oared in 1, 7 in conjunction with a Master Road Plan for Lexington. This proposal and others were discussed briefly. At the conclusion of the joint meeting of the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen the latter board voted to request the Appropriation Committee to transfer the sum of P2500 from the Reserve Fund to the Planning Board Fxnenses account for the purpose of em- ploying a consulting engineer to study the road situa- tion at the junction of Watertown Street,''leasant Street and Route 2 and the prospective layouts of Emer- son Road and Worthen Road in this area. It was decided that because of the expected redesign of the area and the possibility of Route 3 also being nrojeeted through Lexington in this vic'nity that it was essential that a study be made immediately. Mr. Snow was asked to make arrangements for engaging the services of a firm of con- sulting engineers to make said study. Upon returning to its own office the Planning Board adjourned its meeting at 11:00 p.m. Gd- 17_9 / ' Arthur F. Bryson, Clerk -5- 4-16-62 -6- ADDENDUM 1,9,, 1062 Agri11,9,,1462 Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington 73, Massachusetts Re: Roadside Stands Gentlemen: Reference is made to your letter, dated December 12, 1961, and its accompanying material to the Planning Board in regard to roadside stands. A study has been made of the zoning by-law pertaining to roadside stands and the sale of products of the owner of the land involved as set forth under Section 14 of said by-law. After due consideration of the matter the Planning Board decided to recommend that this section of the by-law remain unchanged. Sincerely 'Yours, LEXTNrTON PLANNTNG BOARD , Is/ Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman 1