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Home My WebLink About1963-02-111 1 PLANMTNG BOARD MEETING February 11, 1963 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office in the Town Office Building on Monda`•, February 11, 19631 at 7:40 p.m. Present were Chairman Grindle,, members Campbell and Meyer, and Mr.Snow, Plan- ning Director. Attention was called to a copy of Article 8 as passed at the Special Town Meeting held January 28, 1963. - said article creating a com- mittee to make a studv of historic districts of the town. (See addenda.), In accordance with the text of the article Mr. Grindle designated Mr. Meyer as the Planning Board member of the Com- mittee and stated he would so notify the Town Clerk, Attention was also called to a letter, dated February 8, from the chairman of the His- toric Districts Commission designating Wilbur M. Jaquith as the Commissions member of said committee. HISTORIC DISTRICTS STUDY COMMITTEE Taken under consideration were the fol lowing Form A annlications for determination FORMS A of Planning Board jurisdiction: #63-11 (see minutes of February 4, 1963) #63-144 submitted February 7, 1963 by J. J. Silverman, Atty., for Nicholas and Theresa Iodice; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexinr*ton-Mass.", dated Mar. 11, 1957, Scale: 1" = 40', Miller & Ny lander, C.E.'s &. Surveyors. It was decided to request Mrs. Morey, the applicant, to withdraw her application, #63-11, and submit another in order to give the Town Counsel sufficient time to give the Plan- ning Board a written opinion in regard to the plan accompanying said application. (Note: Mrs. Morey withdrew her application Feb- ruary 12, and submitted another designated #63- 16.) It was moved, seconded and unanimously 2-n-63 !P -a The remainder of the meeting was devoted ARTICLES to a discussion of articles on the warrant for FOR the 1963 annual town meeting, particularly those WARRANT articles concerning which the planning Board had an interest. Hearin son Articles 35s 391 49, 501 761 77, 78, 791 and 60 were scheduled for March 4, 7, and 14; 1963. Mr. Snow was asked to have legal notices placed in the Lexington Minute -man ' and to determine the cost of advertising, mailing the notices, holding hearings, etc., to be appor- VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board de- termines that the plan accompanying Form ' A application #63-14 does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law, and that said plan be so endorsed. Read to the Board was a letter, dated February 6, from Thomas C..Johnson of Nordblom BOSTON Company, Boston, Realtors, to Mr. Snow stating FL0WER that the Boston Flower Exchange was interested EXCHANGE in purchasing 15 to 20 acres of land on which it was proposed to erect a 200,000 sq. ft. building in the Hartwell Avenue area and requesting the Board's opinion on the possibilities of a favor- able ruling on this request. X1r. Grindle was asked to reply to tho letter from Mr. Johnson attaching for his information a page from the zoning by-law setting forth the uses' permitted in CM 1 districts and suggesting that if he wished to do so that he meet with the Board and discuss the proposal for a flower exchange fur- ther. From 8:30 to 9100 p.m. Messrs. Michael G. COTTNTRY- Damone of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes` Associates, WIDE Charles MacArthur, attorney for Country -wide OFFICES, ' Offices Corporation, and ?^Tright Salisbury and A. INC. W. Geller, architects, met with the Board to in- form it of the uronosal of Country -wide Offices to erect a multi -tenant building at the north- easterly corner of the proposed Route 2 -Spring Street interchange. It was stated that the build- ing would be of first class construction, be of concrete and white brick, would occupy 16,000 square feet of ground area and would be two stories in height. It was also stated that the Burroughs Corporation would occupy the building as an execu- tive office and service center with about fifty employees. A schematic plot plan, a topographic model, a photograph of a perspective drawing of the building, and an over-all rough-, perspective of the area involved were exhibited. The remainder of the meeting was devoted ARTICLES to a discussion of articles on the warrant for FOR the 1963 annual town meeting, particularly those WARRANT articles concerning which the planning Board had an interest. Hearin son Articles 35s 391 49, 501 761 77, 78, 791 and 60 were scheduled for March 4, 7, and 14; 1963. Mr. Snow was asked to have legal notices placed in the Lexington Minute -man ' and to determine the cost of advertising, mailing the notices, holding hearings, etc., to be appor- 2-11-63 -3- ' tioned against the petitioners of each zoning pro- posal, and to send out bills for reimbursement for these expenses. In regard to Article 81 placed in the war- rant by Mr. Benjamin A. Greene of 750 Concord Avenue, It was decided to inform him that (1) the Planning Board did not intend to hold a hearing on his re- zoning proposal for the reason that he did not file with the planning Board a petition requesting a hearing on said proposal.. and (2) the Board was hold- ing a hearing of its own to consider rezoning the en- tire area in ',is neighborhood, including his property. (See addendum.) The Planning Board adjourned its meeting at 9:30 n.m. L 1 Thomas S. Grindle, Chaff rman ADDENDUM Mr. Benjamin A. Greene, 750 Concord Highway Lexington 73, Mass. Dear Mr. Greene: February 14, 1963 You have filed with the Lexington Board of Selectmen a petition for placing an article in the warrant for the annual town meeting in regard to rezoning your land. You undoubtedly realize that under the Lexington Zoning By-law this matter cannot be acted upon unless a public hearing has been held previously by the Planning Board. Since no petition requesting such a hearing has been filed with the Planning Board it does not intend to hold a hearing_ on your rezoning proposal. As you know, however, lie hearinc, of its own In your neighborhood, further information in cate with the Planning G:m the Planning Board is holding a nub - to consider rezoning the entire area Including your nronertTM. If 1rou wish. regard to this proposal please communi- Board. Yours very truly, Lexington Planning Board /s/ Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman