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Home My WebLink About1962-06-11PLAN'S TNG BOARD MEETING June 11, 1962 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, June 11, 1962 at 7:30 p.m. in the Planning Board's office, Town Office Build- ing. Present were Chairman Grindle, Members Bryson, Campbell, Mabee and Meyer, and Mr. Snow, Planning Director. The,Board approved the minutes of its May 28 MINUTES and June 4, 1962 meetings. The Board approved for nayment the following bills which had been presented: Charles', office BTLLS supplies --8 .77; L. M. Foster, Inc., office sup- plies --$3.q ; findrew T. Johnson Co., Inc., Blue prints --,21.68; Wesley J. Ewell, drafting services through June 8, 1962-433.00. The following Form A applications for deter- mination of Planning Board jurisdiction were taken FORMS A under consideration: ' #62-38, submitted June 11, 1962 by R. L. Higgins for Town of Lexington; plan entitled "Plan of Part of Lot A off Massachusetts Avenue Lexington -Mass.", Scale: 1" = 401, dated May 3, 1962, John J. Carroll, T.E. #62-39, submitted June 11, 1962 by Samuel P. Snow for Town of Lexington; plan entitled "Plan of Land on Winter Street Lexington, Mass.", Scale: l" = 40', dated June 7, 1962, Joseph W. Moore, Inc., Reg. Land Surveyor. 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-j8 and #62-39 do not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plans be so endorsed. At 8:00 p.m. Mr. Meyer attended for a short period the Board of Selectmen's meeting at the same time that State Representatives Bocko and Brox met ' with the Selectmen to discuss what was understood to be a proposed relocation of state Route 3 through Lexington. ROUTE 3 6-11-62 Mr. Meyer reported that the Selectmen dis- cussed with the legislators the probable effects on this town if Route 3 were relocated through Lexing- ton. It was also reported that the legislators were asked to keep the Seectmen informed of any developments which took place in regard to the pro- posal. -2- From 8:00 to 10:45 p.m. Mr. A. Paul LaRosa and EMERSON Mr. Ralph S. Carr, Jr. of Abbott Engineering, Inc. AND WORTHEN met with the Planning Board and then later, with the ROADS Planning Board, met with the Selectmen to discuss studies which said corporation had made for the Plan - _ ABBOTT ENGR. ning Board of proposed locations for Emerson and Worthen Roads connecting to State Route 2. Of four possible schemes which had been discussed previously with Mr. John J. Carroll, Town Engineer, and Mr. Snow, there were presented for the Planning Board's consid- eration two proposals which had been selected for studying in more detail. Scheme I proposes to term- inate Worthen Road at Pleasant Street allowing the traffic to flow to and from Concord Avenue to the southwest and to and from Watertown Street and thence to the proposed interchange at the present Intersec- tion of Watertown Street and relocated Route 2. In the same scheme also Emerson Road would be located in almost a straight line from the residence numbered , 582 Massachusetts Avenue to said proposed interchange, crossing Peacock Farm Road between residences num- bered 15 and 19 thereon. Scheme II also terminated Worthen Road at Pleasant Street allowing traffic to flow northeast and southwest on said street. However, Scheme II proposed that %- erson Road be located from Massachu- setts Avenue as in Scheme I, thence northerly toward the present terminus of Mason Street and thence in a southwesterly direction to an intersection of the present Pleasant -Watertown Streets intersection. In this second scheme it was proposed to route traffic two ways on Watertown street; two ways on Pleasant Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Fern Street and 4atertown Street and Route 2, and one way south- erly on Pleasant Street between Fern and Watertown Streets; two ways on a connector street located just northerly of the Shanahan property and between Pleas- ant Street and the proposed location of 'tiinerson Road; one way northerly on Therson Road between Pleasant Street and said connector street; and two ways on Emerson Road between the connector street and Massa- chusetts Avenue. 6-11-62 -3- Abbott Engineering recommended Scheme I as being the best engineering layout requiring the least amount of roadway construction and providing the best connection to proposed Route 2 while keep- ing land damage to a minimum. The basic cost esti- mate for construction of Scheme 7 was $88,906.31; for Scheme II, $102,580.41. These estimates do not include any land damages on the reconstruction of the Pleasant Street pavement. In discussing the studies, members of the Planning Board questioned whether or not the schemes were adequate to take care of anticipated Worthen Road traffic when said road was completed hetween Waltham and Pleasant streets. Messrs. Carr and LaRosa were asked to extend b eyond uhat they under- stood was the area of their studies to take into consideration this matter. They said they would review the traffic problem of Iforthen Road as if it were completed, discussing with the Planning Board at Its next meeting this matter and tr a next steps which should be undertaken in regard to their over- all studies. Distributed to the members of the Planning ' Board were copies of Town Counsel Stevens' letters of June 6 and 7 to the Planning Director in regard to notices of Planning Board hearings for zoning amendments and applications for approval of defini- tive subdivision plans. (See addenda.) ADVERTISING FOR HEARINGS BOARD OF APPEALS ITEK Mr. Snow reported that at the Board's re- quest he had discussed with the Town Counsel the plan which had been submitted with the Itek Cor- poration's application for a finding and determina- tion with reference to the proposed construction of a shop and office building in the C M 1 district and said corporation's petition for a variance in connection with said finding and determination. (See minutes of the planning Board meeting of June 4, 1962.) Mr.Snow stated that as a result of said discussion he and the Town Counsel had decided that no further plans need be submitted in connection with said application. The plan accompanying the application was then compared with other plans pre- pared with reference to driveway entrances for the corporation's facility on Maguire Road. (See minutes of Planning Board meetings of June 20, Aug- ust 22 and September 7, 1960.) On the basis of ' this comparison and Mr. Snow's report the "lanning Board decided to recommend to the Board of Appeals approval of the site plan with the understanding that a variance be granted for a ,yard only 80 feet ADVERTISING FOR HEARINGS BOARD OF APPEALS ITEK 6-11-62 -4- deep instead of the 55 feet for which said corpora- ' tion petitioned. Mr. Snow was asked to draft for the Board's consideration at its next meeting a letter to the Board of Appeals setting forth the Planning Board's recommendations. Mr. Bryson informed the Board that from June 14 to September 3 he would be away from Lex- ington on business. Mr. Bryson then presented for consideration EMERSON AND a draft of an informal report to the Town from the WORTHEN Planning Board on the current status of plans for ROADS Worthen and Emerson Roads, the report to be re- leased to the Lexington Minute -man and,/or to voters by a special mailing after decisions are made in regard to recommendations for locations of Emerson and Worthen Road connections to Route 2. The draft was taken under advisement. The Board adjourned its meeting at 11:15 p.m. Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman ' ADDENDA June 6, 1962 Samuel P.Snow, Planning_ Director Town Office Building Lexington 73, Massachusetts Dear Sam: Re: Notices of Planning Board Hearings - Zoning You will recall that in 1959 I advised you that by Chapter 317 of the Acts of 1959 the Zoning Enabling Act had been amended so as to require that notice of Planning Board hearings on amendments to the Zoning By - Law be published in the local newspaper once in each of two successive weeks, the first publication being not less than twenty-one days before the day of such hear- ing. This has not been amended by Chapter 201 of the Acts of 1962 by nrovidi.ng that the first nublication is to be not less than fourteen days before the day of the ' hearing. This amendment was anproved on March 12, 1962 and will become effective ninety days thereafter, which is June 10, 1962. Is/ Harold E. Stevens C 1 1 6-1.1-62 -5- June 7,192 Samuel P. Snow, Planning Director Town Office Building Lexinton 73, Massachusetts Dear Sam: Re: Subdivision Control Law Hearings. I should call your attention to Chapter 207 of the Acts of 1962 which amends Section 81T of Chapter 41 of the General haws in relation to the notice to be given by the Planning Board of hearings on applications for approval of definitive subdivision plans. This amend- ment provides more specifically for the content of the notice and requires publication in the local paper once In each of two successive weeks, the first publication being not less than fourteen days before the day of the hearing. It continues the requirement that a copy of the advertisement be mailed to the applicant and to all owners of land a butting upon the land included in the plan. The amendment was approved on March 12, 1962 and becomes effective ninety days thereafter, which is June lo, 1962. HES :epk Sincerely .yours, /s/ Harold E. Stevens