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Home My WebLink About1962-07-09PLANNING BOARD MEETRTG ' July 9, 1962 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office in the Town Office Building on Monday, July 9, 1962 at 8:00 n.m. Present were Chairman Grindle, members Campbell, Mabee and Meyer, and Planning Director Snow. Considered first and approved were the minutes of the Planning Board meeting of July 2, MINUTES 1962. The Board an -proved for payment the following bills which had been presented: Wesley J. Fwell, BILLS drafting services through July 7, 1962--561.25; Andrew T. Johnson Co., Inc., white prints --87.92. The Board also confirmed the action of the Planning Director during the previous week in approving for payment to N. A. Shepherd & Co.,Inc., Boston, of N.20 for maps. Considered next were the following Form A ' anplications for determination of Planning Board FORMS A jurisdiction: #62-46 (See Planning Board minutes of July 2, 1962.) -`62-47, submitted July 9a 1962 for Town of Lexington by R. L. Higgins, Asst. Engr.; plan entitled "Plan of Sewer Easement in Lots 121 & 123, T�awrence Lane Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1't = 40', dated June 1, 1962, John J. Carroll, Town Engineer. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plans accompanying Form A appiica- ti.ons ##62-46 and #62-47 do not require annroval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plans be so endorsed. Also considered was a letter, dated July 5, 1962, from the Board of Anneals transmitting an application and plans submitted by the Itek Corpora- tion to the Board of Appeals for a determination under Sectior 5, sub -section (h), of the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Lexington and a petition for a variance 7-9-62 MOZ in connection with said finding and determination. , (See Planning Board minutes of June 11, 1962.) The Planning Board approved in final form the draft of a letter that it had previously considered informally with reference to said application and petition. (See addendum.) From 8:10 to 9:20 p.m. Mr. A. Paul LaRosa of EMERSON AND Abbott Engineering, Inc. met with the Board to WORTHEN present and discuss a preliminary report of loca- ROADS tion studies which said corporation had made for the Board of northerly portions of Emerson and ABBOTT '.•lorthen Roads in view of determining the best con - ENGINEERING nections to Route 2. A copy of the report was left with the Board for review prior to the submission of said report in final form. Consideration was given next to the studies MINUTE MAN which representatives of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co. had RESEARCH presented to the Planning Board on June 25 for a re - PARK subdivision of the Marrett Road C 3 district. It was decided that the Boa rd in this case only would waive ' C.C.& F. strict compliance with the subdivision rules and regu- lations with reference to the length of Forbes Road as shown on the Minute Man Research Park definitive plan From 9:30 to 9:45 p.m. Messrs. James A., MINUTE MAN James A.,Jr. and Robert W. Carrig, and Mr. Wilbur HIGH -LANDS C. Nvlander met with the Board and presented a re - SEC. 5 vised set of drawings of the Minute Man High -Lands - Section 5 definitive subdivision which Mr.Carrig, CARRIG Senior wished to have endorsed. Mr. N71ander pointed out that the subdivision plan was revised in accordance with the Planning Board's vote insofar as it could be for the reason that decisions in re- ' gard to final plans for the proposed trunk line sewer in Emerson Road were not advanced in sufficient de- tail to complete said subdivision plan. (See minutes of Planning Board meeting of May 16, 1962.) The Carrigs were informed that the Board would not en- dorse the plan that evening but would review the plan after it had been examined by the Planning Director and the Town Engineer and discussed with the Town Counsel. Also discussed and taken under consideration WORTPFN ROAD was the method of payment of the town's contribution to the cost of constructing Worthen Road in said sub- division. The Carrigs were informed that the planning Board would expedite the review and endorsement of the plan and a determination of the method by which the towns contribution towards the construction of Worthen Road would be made. Consideration was given next to the studies MINUTE MAN which representatives of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co. had RESEARCH presented to the Planning Board on June 25 for a re - PARK subdivision of the Marrett Road C 3 district. It was decided that the Boa rd in this case only would waive ' C.C.& F. strict compliance with the subdivision rules and regu- lations with reference to the length of Forbes Road as shown on the Minute Man Research Park definitive plan 7-9-62 -3- in order to allow the permanent dead-end street to be somewhat longer than 500 feet and to provide for a maximum number of three lots on said subdivision plan. Mr. Snow was asked to prepare for the Chairman's sig- nature a letter to C.C.& F. setting forth ways in which the Dlanning Board was willing in this particular case to vary the requirements of its subdivision rules and regulations. (See addendum.) Notices were read of petitions to be heard by the Board of Anpeals on July 17, 1962. ?t was decided to take no action on said petitions with the exception of that of Helen B. Parsons. After a review of a block plan of the locus involved Mr. Snow was asked to draft from notes dictated by the Planning Board in regard to said Parsons' petition. (See addendum.) The remainder of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of the Planning Directorts manuscript set- ting forth recommendations in regard to recreation lands and open spaces for Lexington. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 n.m. l Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman ADDENDUM Board of Appeals Town Office Building Lexingtor 73, Mass. Re: Ttek Corporation Gentlemen: BOARD OF APPEALS July 9, 1-962 In reply to your letter of July 5, 19'-2, the Planning Board herewith submits its final report on recommenda- tions with reference to the application and p et3tion, dated May 29, 19623 and signed by C. T. Morris of the Itek Corporation. A copy of said application and the print accompanying same is bean g r eturned to you with ' this report, said print being marked DrawingNo. M 1, entitled "Master Plan" and dated December 1, 1961. 7-9-62 The Planning Board recommends that the Board of Appeals , take favorable action on the application signed by Mr. Morris subject to the condition that there be granted a variance for a side ,yard of 80 feet in depth for the proposed building on Maguire Road. Marked by a red line on said Drawing No. M 1 is a recommended northerly limit of the proposed building. The red line is intended to be a projection of the northerly side line of the pres- ent barking lot between the Itek office and laboratory buildings and so-called Mellex Road. The 80 -foot set -back line of the proposed building is the same as that originally proposed by the Itek Cor- poration on its "Master Plan," dated May 12, 1960, which was submitted to the Planning; Board with a detailed site plan of the same date in connection with the abnrovals of driveway entrances to Maguire Road granted in Septem- ber 1960. One print each of said Master and Site plans, Drawing M 1 and Drawing No. 1 respectively, are loaned to the Board of Appeals for its information. Sine erely, LEXI TOTT -PLANNING BOARD / o Nrndle , July 17, 1962 Daniel G. Nheeler, Vice President Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Company 60 State Street Boston 9, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Wheeler: Reference is made to your meeting with the Lexington Planning Board on June 25 and the proposals you presented at that time for developing the C 3 district on Marrett Road in Lexington. The Board has considered the matter and has decided that it would be willing to waive the Lexington subdivision rules and regulations to the extent of allowing an extension of Forbes Road with a permanent turnaround as shown on the sketch attached herewith in order to provide for three lots. This decision was reached with reluctance for as ,you will recall at the public hearing h eld on November 2, 1961 to consider the rezoning of the land in question, the Board , pointed out the existence of the Lexington subdivision regulations specifying 500 feet as the maximum length for 7-9-62 -5- a permanent dead-end street being laid out under said regulations. The Board suggests that you now have a revised definitive subdivision plan prepared and submit the same to the Board for approval. Following the usual procedure after receiving an application of approval of said plan, the Board will consider the same and hold a Public hearing thereon with the view of waiving In this case only strict compliance with the requirement of Sec. IV. A. 4, a. of the Lexington subdivision rules and regulations. After this application has been acted upon under no circum- stances will further extension of Forbes Road be consid- ered by the Board. Sincerely, LEXInho PLA ' A? ATG BO RD /s/ S; Ind e, Chairman July 17, 1962 Board of Anneals Town Office Building Lexington 73, Mass. Gentlemen: Reference is made to the petition of Helen B, parsons to establish a parcel of land as a building lot, said parcel being located on Pilot Road. The Planning Board wishes to be »laced on record as being opposed to the granting of said petition and sets forth below the basis for taking this n osition. There appears to be two parcels of land situated on Eliot Road between the Parsons lot having 22,500 square feet of area and fronting on Warren Street and the Hoyt lot having 15,322 square feet of area and fronting on Eliot Road. One of said -parcels has a frontage of 40 feet and an area of 5,091 square feet and the second a frontage of 85,48 feet and an area of 15,322 feet. Both parcels front on Eliot Road as shown on Sheet 14 of the block plans filed in the Town Engineers office. ' If these two parcels were combined into one, the Planning Board would have no objections to the granting of a var- iance to establish said parcels as a building lot. It 7-9-62 Ire an -pears, however, that only the smaller parcel is owned , by the petitioner and that the larger parcel was conveyed In October, 1951 by Frederick M. & Margaret K. Ingersoll to Ivan K. and Florence L. Hoyt. Sincerely yours, LERINC=TO I L 1411 ^TG BOARD /s/ Nomas S. 13rin , e, Chairman I 1