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Home My WebLink About1962-10-01PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' October 1, 1962 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting on Monday, October 1, 1962 at 7:45 p.m. in Its office, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman GrIndle, members Camn_bell, Mabee and Plan- ning Director Snow. The Board approved the minutes of its meeting of September 24, 1962. Considered next was the application, dated September 191 1962, of the Kennecott Copper Corp. for a finding and determination that the proposed addition to the Ledgemont Laboratory of the Coroor- ati.on and site plans constitute a suitable develop- ment and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. (See minutes of Planning Board meeting of Sentember 24, 19.62.) Mr. Snow said he had reviewed the plans ac- comnan7ing the annlica.tion and recommended their anA_roval. He then presented a draft of a letter ' to the Board of A -peals recommendi.np favorable action on the Kennecott application. The letter was approved and signed by Chairman Grindle. (See addendum.) Considered also was Mr. Alfred G. Camarano's letter of September 17, 1962 to the Planning Board requesting release of certain lots In the Ca -Triage Grove Estates subdivision from the provisions of a covenant executed by Reginald A. Wood and his wife. There was exhibited the original of an agreement with the town wherein Mr. Camarano, who acquired title to the land in the entire subdivision, agreed to construct the ways and services to serve lots enumerated trerein. Also exhibited was a bond in the sum of X30,000 securing said agreement. Both instruments were executed October 1, 1962. Also ex- hibited was a letter, dated Sentember 27, from Mr. Carroll, Lexington's Superintendent of Public Works, stating that work In the subdivision had progressed to the noint wherein the sum of X30,000 was suffi- cient to secure performance of the remaining work to be completed. ' All matters apnearing to be i.n order, it was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington planning Board sign a MINUTES BOARD OF APPEALS KEN7=OTT COPPER CORP. CARRIAGE GROVE ESTATES CAMARANO 10-1-62 -2- partial release of covenant for required work ' referred to in the covenant executed by Reginald A. Wood and Alma L. `.Mood, dated June 25, 1962, and release from said covenant Lots 1 to 9, inclusive, 12, and 13 to 18, inclusive, shown on the subdivision Calan entitled "Carriage Grove. Estates Lexington, Mass.n, dated April 15, 1961, revised October 161 1961s from the provisions as to sale and building specified in said covenant and to accept in substitution therefor an agreement and surety company bond securing the same. The Board then executed an instrument entitled "Partial Release of Covenant." Later on Mr. Gr3ndle had Mr. Legro take his acknowledgment and that of the Board in regard to the instrument. It was then given to Mr. Legro for the nurpose of confirming copies of the original instrument and giving the same to Mr. Camarano for recording in the Registry of Deeds. Mr. Legro left with the Board a surety com- MINUTE MAN pany bond which he said was in satisfactory form, the RESEARCH bond being in the sum of $17,000 and guaranteeing the PARR - performance of the required work in the Minute Man SECTIOY TWO Research Park, Section Two subd'vision. Also exhib- ited was a letter, dated October 1, 1962, from the LEXINGTON Board of Health approving this subdivision. All OFFICE matters appearing; to be in order, upon motions duly CENTER TRUST made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Minute Man Research Park Section Two Lexing- ton, Mass.", whish was submitted to the Board by Lexington Office Center Trust, dated July 25, 1962s accompanied by an application for anproval.of definitive plan, Form C, dated August 6, 1962, be and hereby is approved sub- ject to the condition that no building or structure shall be built or placed on any lot without consent by the Lexinrton Board of Health. VOTED: that the approval by the Planning Board of the SECTION ONE subdivision plan entitled "A Resurveeyy and Sub - MODIFICATION division of Land Court Case No. 1587th, Minute Man Research Park Section One Lexington, Mass.n, drawn by Albert A. Miller and 'Milbur C. Nylander, Civil Mngi.neers and Surveyors, dated November 10, 1961, revised January 20, 1962, , filedin the Land Registration Office as Land Court Plan No. 15874, be and hereby is modified 10-1-32 and amended by eliminating the turnaround shown on said plan as mart of Forbes Road and leaving Forbes Road with a uniform width of fifty feet within the length of said Poad shown on said plan. There was held next a general discussion in regard to various items proposed .for inclusion in MASTER the Board's proposed report on a master plan for PLAN Lexington. It was decided to hold on the following Wednesdat= evening_ a work session in regard to these Items. At 9:00 p.m. members of the Planning Board met with the Board of Selectmen at the same time Messrs. Alfred P. Tropeano and ?Iilbur C. Nylander met with the latter Board to discuss the situation with reference to the Waltham Street garden apart- ment project. (See minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of October 1, 1962 for a statement of the discussion which took place.) Before the end of the discussion referred to above members of the Planning Board returned to their oim meeting for an appointment with the ' followi.ng representatives of the Itek Corporation: Messrs. C. T. Morris, Director of Property and Facilities; James W. Moore, Corporate Counsel; and Robert S. Toperzer, Associate Corporate Counsel. This appointment was made in response to Mr. Morris' letter of Sentember 18 to the I anning Board. (See minutes of the Board's meeting of September 2h, 1962.) The gentlemen -_resented to the Board what they considered to be the problem involved, the background of the problem, Itek's position in re- gard to it, and a request for a letter of inten- tion from the Planning Board to sunport reconsider- ation of the Board of Appeals denial of Itek's pe- tition for a variance. The matter was taken under consideration. There was next reviewed. the situation in re- gard to Mr. Adam Grigor's letter of July 31, 1962 in which he requested a partial release of his per- formance bond in connection with the Marrett Gar- dens, Section Two subdivision. It was noted that (1) the bond was secured by a deposit in the form ' of a savings account in the Middlesex Institution for Savings in Concord, Massachusetts, and (2) there had been received from the Ley n7ton Super- intendent of Public Works a letter, dated July 10, GARDEN APARTM TTS TROPEANO WU_q� MARRETT GARDENS SEC. 2 GRI GOR 10-1-62 -1�- 1962, in which it was indicated that a bond in the amount of 12,000 should be satisfactory to cover the remaining work to be comT)leted in this subdivision. Mr. Snow reported that should this be satis- factory with the Board, Mr. E. E. Stevens had made arrangements with the Middlesex Institution for Savings for the withdrawal from Mr. Grigor's account for such funds as the latter desired in excess of $2,000. The Board agreed to such arrangements. Thereupon Mr. Snow said he would obtain from the Town Clerk the bank book representing this account, giving the book to Mr. Stevens, and returning the bank book to the Town Clerk after the withdrawal of monies had been made. There being no further business to transact the Planning Board adjourned its meeting at 10:15 p.m. Thomas S. Grindle Chairman ADDENDUM October 1, 1962 Board of Appeals Town Office Building Lexin7ton 732 Massachusetts Re: Kennecott Copper Corporation edgemont Laboratory Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of September 2l.�, 1962, the Planning Board herewith submits its final report and recommendations with reference to tr:e application, dated September 19, 1962, of the Ledgemont Laboratory of the Kennecott Copper Corporation. A copy of said application and a print of each plan accompanying the annlication are being returned to you with this re- port. The plans are identified as follows: 1. Wigton -Abbott Corp_. drawing No. A-41 dated March 19, 1962. ' 2. ifigton-Abbott Corp. drawing No. H-2, dated Oct. 1, 1962 -5- September 11, 1962. 3. Olmsted Associates plan No. 31-A, dated July 12, 10621 revised August 27, 1962. 4. Olmsted Associates plan °To. 411 dated July 12, 1062, revised August 1, 1062. 5. Olmsted Associates plan No. 50, dated August 231 1962. The Planning; Board recommends that the Board of Appeals take favorable action on this application. Si ncerely, LLXTNGTORT PLAYNTNG BOApD /s/ Thomas S. GrIndle, Chairman Tnc : 6 i 1