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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-03-11PL1T'7TYG BOARD, TjTG March 11, 1963 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office in the Town Office Building; on Monday, March 11, 1963 nt 7:45 p.m - Present were members Camrbell, Greeley, Mabee and Meyer, and Mr. Snow, T'lanning Director. The meeting was called to order by the Plan- ning Di. rector who stated that nomi.nati_ons were in ORGA7TZATTON order for a Chairman of the Board. iTnon motion duly made and seconded, Mr. Mabee was nominated for Chair- man. Upon a second motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the nominations he closed and the Plannin- Director cast one ballot .for Mr. Mabee. The Director cast one ballot, Mr. Mabee being elected unanimously Chairman. Mr. Mabee then took the Chair and called for nominations for Vice Chairman and Clerk. Unon motions r'uly made and seconded, Mr. Mever was nomi- nated for Vice Chairman and Mr. Cam -)bell for Clerk, nominations closed, and the gentlemen elected. ' The Board then considered and arnroved the MTNZTTES mi.niites of its meetings of February 4 and 11, 1963. The Board next annroved for payment the fol- lowing bills w'nich had been presented: Andrew T. BILLS Johnson Co., Tnc., white nrints and prints of As- sessors' maps --"-63.70; L. M. Foster, Tnc., office supe1 .es--` lI-34, P'T_r. Snow presented for the Boards consider- ation a draft of a letter to the Board of Anneals BOARD OF setting forth the manning Board's report and rec- APPFkLS ommendntions with reference to the aprli_cation, - dated February 1K, 19633 of the Ampolo Construction AMPOLO and Engineering* Corporation (see minutes of Plan- ning Board meeting of Feb. 25) 1963). The site clan with its recommended modifications was re- viewed ane the draft for the Chairman's signature anproved.. (See addendum.) "'he attention of the Board was next called to the submission of an annlication for anproval GR 7 .? VALLEY of a definitive subdivision plan entitled "!"teen SRC. 8 Valley Section right Lexin-ton, Mass." The Plan- - ' ning Board scheduled a hearing In regarr' to this BTTSA application for April 8, 1963 at 8:00 o.m. 3-11-63 -2- The attention of the Board was also called to MTPNTE MAN the filing of an application for approval of the HIGH -LANDS definitive subdivision plans entitled "Minute Man SEC. 4 Ei_gh-Lands Section Four Lexi -ton, Mass.", dated,Feb. - 272 1963. It was noted that this nlan modified one by GIRFAC the same name and annroved by the Board on May 16, FEALTY 1062. Mr. Snow pointed out that the set of plans con - TRUST sisted of 8 sheets and that plansandprofiles for three of the streets shown on the lot layout plan were not included in this definitive subdivision plan. A public hearing on the appli.cati_on was scheduled for Anril 15 at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Snow was asked to discuss what he considered to be the incompleteness of the definitive plan with the Town Counsel to determine what action the Planning Board should take in regard to the matter. Considered next were the notices of petitions BOARD OF to be heard by the Board of Appeals on March 12. Tt APPEALS was decided to take no action in regard to these neti_- - tions except that of Robert T. Dunham. Tt was further Dunham decided to go on record as being opposed to the Dunham petition for the following reasons: (1) the size of the lot is inadequate for devoting entirel�r to commer- cial use, there being insufficient room to provide for necessary automobile narking for such use; (2) subdi- viding the lot wouldcompound the, problems involved, further variances bein �- needed for both oronosed com- mercial and non-commercial uses. Vr. .,abee was asked to notify the Board of Appeals of the Plannirg Board's views in this case. From 8:50 to 0:00 n.m. Mr. Emilio B: Spagnuolo Kingston of Kingston Homes, Inc. and his attorney, Mr. Donald Homes, Inc. N. Sleeper, Jr., met with the Board to discuss the Corporation's petition before the Board of Appeals for a variance to subdivide Lot 1 fronting on Tngleside Road as shown on the Ingleside definitive subdivision nlan annroved by the Planning Board on December 4, 1961. Mr. Sleeper exhibited a nrint of a plan entitled "Sketch of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated November 20, 1962Y and prepared by MacCarthir Enr*ineering Service, Tnc . of Natick, the nlan showing how it was proposed to subdi- vide said Lot 1. He pointed out that the r.roposed. Lots lA and 1B would be as larrre in area and rave as much frontage as the averar-re existing lots or, Maple Street in the immediate vicinity of Lot 1. He also noted that parcel A as shown on the s' -etch plan was to be added to the existing, lot owned by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kelley of 22 Maple Street in order that said lot would be a corner lot and have access to Ingleside Road. He in- quired if the planning Board would be disposed to make , a favorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals in 3-11-63 ' regard to the Kinrrston Homes nroposal. The Board said. it would take the matter under advisement and inform him of the Planning; Board's decision in re- t?,ard to the matter. 1 C� ,after Messrs. Sleeper and Snagnuolo left the meeting: the Board decided not to take any rosition in favor of or in onrosition to Kingston Homes' petition, but to inform the Board. of Appeals that should, it mrant the retiti_on the Planq ng Board requests that it do so on the condition that any residence erected on Lot 1B be connected, to the sewer in Tnclesi.de Road and that an easement for such sewer connection across Lot lA be granted to the Town of Lexington, Mr. Snow was re- quested to inform ?r. ,leener of this Planning Board de- cision. e-cision. The Do^rd consi_cered next Form A application 446.3-19 for a determination of manning' Board iurisdic- tion. (See minutes of the Planning board meeting; of earth !_�, 1 963, i Tn connection with th.i s arplicati on here was exhibited Trr, 1T3rk Moore's letter of 1 -!arch 6 to the Planni.nr Board confi_rmin , the statements he made nt the rrevi.oiis P_lannir.g Board meeting., teat be would install a water main and a sewer in Blake Road to service the two nronosed lots fronting' thereon as m shown on the elan accomparing the ap-olication, and would also make some imbrovements in the grade and sur- face of the road in relation to these two lots. After a discussion of the matter it was moved, seconded. and VOTED: that the Lexington Planninr, Board determines that the flan accompanying Form A X63-19 does require arnroval under the subdivision control law. FORM A MOREY The rote on the motion was 3 in favor, 1 opposed, Mr. Meyer wishi_nrrto be. recorded as opnosinn_,the Board's determination. From 9.20 to 9.30 n.m. Mr. Frank P. Disiammarino, teacher of Social Studies at Lexin^ton High School, met S7TDPNT with the Board to inform it of Student Government Day GOVPT,WPMTT to be held on Anril 1 and to seek the Board's coorera- DAY tion in rrocedures to be followed this office -holding day by students to be elected as members of the 101an- nin7 Toard. Tt was anreed that 7r. Snow world act as host during_ that da7r to inform the elected students of the duties and resnonsibili_ties involved in this nar- ticula.r office, anO thzt the students could. attend a 3-11-/,-3 -4- regular meeting of th.e Board scheduled for that evening. The remainder of the Planning; Board meeting was devoted to a discussion of certain articles in which the PlannirP Board was narticularly interested on the warrant for the annual 1963 town meeting, and esnecial- lv of the rezoning nroposals concerning which the Board held public hearings on March 4. After the discussion the Board took nos;tions in regard to each of the fol- lowing articles: Art. 35 - unanlmouslIT onnosed 50 - unanimously* in favor 76-- unanimously opposed 77 - unanimously opposed 78 - 3 onnosed, 1 in favor 70 - unsn1mnusl7 opposed 80 - unani.mousliT onnosed Members of the Board were each assi_pned the writing, of certain reports incorporating; the points brougb t out during the discussion. Upon receipt of each draft Yr. Snow was asked to nut these in proner form for signing on March 18 prior to the. beginning of the Town Meeting. (see addenda.) The Board adjourned its meeting; at 11:00 p.m. ' Joseph A. Campbell, Clerk ADDEFDA March 11, 1963 Board of A-Preals Town Office Buildi.nry Lexi_nrrton 73, Nassachusetts T?e: Amnolo Construction er Fnr^i neerinr° Corp. Gentlemen: In renlr to your letter of February 20, 1963,the plan- n:ing Board herewith submits its report and recommenda- tions with reference to the annlicati_on, dated February 153 1963, for Am -polo Construction and. Fng,ineeri.nm Cor- poration. P, comp of said. application and a nrint of 3-11-63 ' each clan accompanv nr* the arplicati.on are beinn returned to you with this rrnort. The plans are identified as follows: 1. Lot L, -:-rout Plan, Sheet 1 of 2 of the rTimite Men Research P^.r?c, Section muco subdivision, dated 2. T'l8n and Profile of Forbes PoaO, Sheet 2 of 2 of plan re- ferred to above. 3, yew office 7ui.ldinr in Minute Man Research Park, Charles H. Cole, II, Architect, dated June 18, 1962. It is reco-mendee that the said plan be anrroved as drawn with the followinrr exceptions: 1. Teat the driveway located on the southerl-v side of the building*be located further away from the building to rrovice for an adequate planting area between the dri.ve- wa-T and build in7. 2. Thal'; the w4dth of the driveway entrances to Forbes Road be reduced in width to 25 feet. The Board's recommendations for these matters are marked in ' red on the print of the site blan being returned rerewitb. Yours very truly, LFXINGTOT? PLA7177TG 'ROAPD Isl Trving F. Mabee, Chairman REPORT OF THF LFXT7TGT0Y pLAYTTTYG BOA^D OTT THF A74F DYMIT TO TFT'. ZOYTTJC '?Y -LA, -1 PROPOST� BY ART -CLF 35 OF THE 1963 APTTTTT". L Tn?T1 T Y777 7`^ , On March 7, 1063 at 9:55 n.m, the Planninr? Board held a public hearin7 on the nrorosal to amend the Lexington Zoning B -7 -Law set forth in Article 35 of the [,Tarrant for the Annual mown Meet- ing to be held on 1,7arch 18, 1963. Approximately 77 persons attended tl,e rearing, Ove notice of whiell was given according; to law. The Planninc, Board is unani_mouslTr ornosed to the amendment for the follo,ai ng reasons: 1. "'he Board nt t?,is time is not in favor of am* change in the ' Town's local business district regulations and permitted uses until a revision of those sections of the Zoning By -Law -11-63 -0- affecting C 1 districts is nr.esented to the Town for con- sideration. , 2. It is the Roard's opinion that liquor olttlets sho»ld be located in only some of the larger business districts and/or those designed to tale care of antr ad.ditiornal traffic generation which might ensue i_f liquor stores were added to local business districts. (Some of the Town's C 1 d1stricts are only 80 x 100 feet in dimension.) One of the Board's objectives, as stated recently in its Summary Report" regarding the Central C 2 district 'pis that of encouraging the tendency for commercial develop- ment to concentrate, to the mil_tual advanta�e of both con-, sumers and merchants." The nronosed amendment would, in the Board's oroini.on, weaken rather than strengthen the Central C 2 business district. LEXINGTON PLATRTTPTG BOARD /s/ Irving IT. Mabee, Chairman /s/ Joseph A Campbell /s/ Roland. B. rreeley -/s/ Robert E. Mever ' REPORT OF THE LF'{TNGTON PLANTTTT.v'G BOARD OTT TNF; AMEND - M77 TO THE ZOTTTTTG BT -LAW PROPOSED RY A?TTCLF 50 OF THE 1963 AAIT17A L TO'*i MM' ET?''0 On March 7, 1963 at 8:30 n.m- in Estabrook Hall, the Plan- ning Board held a nubli.c hearing on the nronosal to amend the Lexington Zoning Br --law as set forth in Article 50 of the Tarrant for the 1963 .annual Town 7eeting. The hearing, due notice of which was liven according to law, was at- tended by about 100 persons. Article 50 would amend the Zoning Br -Law by addi_n7 to Sec- tion 5 (nermi_tted buildings and uses), Subsection a (R 1 Districts) Paragraph 7 (Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals) the .following; new sub-naregranh: "h. Golf courses with the excenti_on of miniature golf, novelty, aitch and putt installations and golf driv- 1. ing ranges all of which are hereb-v exnressly pro- hibited." The attention of the Planning Board has been directed to ' the fact that the use of land In Lexington for a golf course is not -permitted under the ?oni_ng By -Law unless such use -11-63 -7- comes under the category of a nlayground of a non-commercial ' and non-profit nature. The Board feels that such use i.s de- sirable in a residential communit7 inasmuch as it helps to retain oven land. The proposed amendment, if adopted, would hermit such use with n ermission of the Board. of Appeals, "when in the iudg- ment of the Board of Apneals the public convenience and wel- fare will be substantially served and where a requested rer- mit will not tend to imnair the status of the neighborhood." The Planning Board unanimous1v recommends that Article 50 be adopted. L T'NTCTTON PLAT7TTN = 7OApD /s/ Trvi_ng N.Mabee, Chairman /s/ Jorenh A. Campbell /s/ Roland B, 'reelev /s/ Robert E. Meyer ' REPORT OF THE L �;XTNr--,Tnv pLArTTdiNG BOAVD OrT T �, AM7'7D- MENT TO TiIF Z07T TG B',,-LVT P70'DOSFD 1.7 ApTTCLF 76 OF THF 1963 A171" TAL TO7.17 p77TT`7C. On March 7, 1963 at 8:10 n.m. the Planning Board held a public hearing on the rronosal to amend the Lexington Zoning BT:r-Law set forth in Article 76 of the 7.4arrant for the A.nrual Town Meet- ing to be held on March 18, 1963. Approximately 92 persons attended the hearinT, due notice of which was given according to law. Members of the T'lanninr, Board unanimously recommend against the passage of this amendment for the following reasons: 1. The Board believes it t•rould be unwise to allow, in general, the construction of multi_nle dwellings in the local busi- ness districts. 2. Even if it were acceptable to allow this category of use, under the assumntion teat the Board of Abreals could control the location, there should certainly be incorporated in the Zoning Bir -Law some guide -lines to help the Board of Appeals determine wrat locations would be acceptable. The amendment as written rrescribes a maxi.rmzm of ten units, with no sneci.ficati_on as to coverage, density, size of lot 3-11-63 M or side ,yards; this results in an unacceptabl7T vague provi- sion. , h. Passage of this amendment would seriously weaken the C 1 provisions in an effort to cope with an alle?ed problem on one lot. LEXIT-TGTON PLAMTTNG BOARD Isl Irving H. Mabee, Chairman /s/ Joseph A. Camnb ell Isl Roland B. GreeletT /s/ Robert E. Mever REPORT OF THE LFXII\TGTO"T PTkNT\TTNG BOARD OnT THE AT TTDMEIT TO TTS 3ONTITG BY-LAW PT?OPOSED BY .ApTTCLE 77 OF THE 1963 A TTT�TUA L T Ot,J7,T r.,T, z;T TTT G On March 73 1963, at 7-45 p.m- the Planning Board held a pub- lic hearinr- on the nronosal to amend the Lexin7ton Zoning By-law set forth in Article 77 of the Warrant for the Annual Town MeetinT to be held on March 18, 1963. tpproximately 72 ' persons attended the hearinT, due notice of which was given according to law. This nronosal involves the rezoning of a lot of land having an area of about 21.Ls90O square feet from an R 1 - One family dwelling district to a C 1 - Local business district. The lot is situated on the northeasterly corner of the intersec- tion of Bedford Street and La rchmont Lane. The lot abuts a C 1 district on the northwest and an B 1 district on the east. It is understood that if the lot is rezoned for local busi- ness use the owner -proposes to erect thereon a multiple dwelling structure. Members of the Planning Board are unanimously opposed to the proposed amendment for the following reasons: 1. Regardless of the action taken under Article 76 of the Warrant, the proposed_ change under Article 77 would ner- mit extension of a business type of use into an estab- lished residential area, at a point where the Planning Board believes that a strict hold. -the -line policy is essential to the nrotection of the neighborhood. 2. Even if it were conceded that a "transition" use were de- sirable at this -particular *point, the nronosed amendment affords no legal guarantee that a transition type of use would be developed. 3-11-63 -O- 3. The Board, in Teneral, is onposed to amr expansion of exist - inn C 1 zones until. n revision of this particular section is presented to the Town for consideration. Further, as re- cently nubli_shed i n the Boarc +s Summary ^enort, 'Rus:i.ness uses (i.n local business districts) . . . shoulr'''e limited to convenience moods and personal services so that then do not become catch-alls for business activities unrelated to the neighborhood service function. ft LFXTN TTOT? PLAN?TTNG BOAPD Isl Trvinr H. Mabee, Chairman Is/ Josenh A. Campbell /s/ Poland 3. Greeley Isl Robert E. Meyer M,gJO T'?v RT"OpT .OF ^uF L._7TrarTO„ '0 TA, BO:? D ON TT§+�' 9Ati IDT??T TO THF ZO`TT?rr rY-LA?d PROPOSED BY A'?TTCrR 78 OF Tf'r TJARRANTT OF T 7 n177TgL Tre•,:7^T 177T- 771TG, MAnOF 18, ' On March 7, at 8:L[5 r.m. in Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Ruildin , the Planninrr Board held a nublic Y-earin� on the pro -�osal to amens the Le -,:in -ton ?oni np; 19,T -Law set forth in Article 78 of the Warrant for tre annual Town 'Yeetinp to be held March 18, 10,:3. Arnroxiriatel�r 100 attended the rearinr?, duly adver- tised accord-n�7 to law. This pro-osn], inserted at the .request of 10 o^ more registered voters involves the rezoning of land from an R 1 - Single fam- ily residential district to ' -'a C 1 - Loc^1 business district. This land comprises annroximatel17 ti acres and abuts an existing C 1 zone of approxi.matell-1-3'/41-�4 acres located easterlTT of Wal- tham Street at the Lel--^ton-'.4altham line. Tn effect the pro- nosal siMP17 enlarges the small existing C 1 zone by extending the depth of the local busr,ess district a maximum of 170 feet and extending the frontage along 'Jaltham Street a maximum of 345 feet. When the small existi.nr* C 1 district was created in 1055, it was then thouitht that this could be used for a nei.71-borhood shonping area for the reason that there were no sucr facilities between Trapelo Woad and Concord Avenue. Subsequently, an ex- tensive shonri_ng area develoned 1.n Ualtham adjacent to this cistrict in Lexin ;ton. Consequentl,,r it is the opinion of the maiorit7 of the present Planning Roard that this existing small Lexin�,tor C 1 district i.s now not needed. 3-11-63 -10- A majority of the members of the Planning Board are onposed ' to the amendment for the following reasons: 1. There is no legal guarantee that the office bui_ldln� as nronosed would be built. If the pronnsal is voted, the construction of retail stores as permitted under the C 1 uses could be constructed. 2. If the rezoni.nm T,rere voted and if the office building; were built, there remains still no ler:al guarantee tbet a row of retail stores f.ronti_nrr on ',Taltham Street could not also be constructed. 3. If the majority of the Board were nclined toward an expan- sion of the C 1 zone In this area at all, i_t could only lonically favor zoning; on both sides of '^Taltham Street. The majority, however, wishes to prevent encroachment of the ',laltham business d.i_stri_ct in T'exington. This can cnlsr be accomplished under our present zoning regulations by hold- inr,) to our present R 1 district or by rezoning to nrovi.de a "transitional" development which could be legally guar- anteed and not further expanded. 4. The Board, in general and at this time, is not in favor of any additional C 1 rezoning* until a revision of this partic- ular section of the zoning; Bi, * -laws is presented to the town ' for consideration. Included in this proposed revision would be, at least, a senaration of large scale office buildings from the present C l area. Further, as recently published in the Board's Summary Report, "Business uses (in. local business districts) - should be limited to convenience goods and personal services so that they do not become catch-alls for business activities unrelated to the neigh- borhood service function." 5. Tt Is doubtful if the nrorosed office building as de- scribed at the hearing would conform to the Zoning By-laws with respect to height regulations. For these reasons the majorit-7 of the Planning Board members oppose adoption of Article 78. LFY.T GTOT? PLAT77"G BOARD /s/ Irving H. Mabee, Chairman /s/ Pobert T. Meyer /s/ Roland B. Greeley 1 -11- ' MTY0nTm-,r " TOpT ON ARTTCLF 78. On March 7, 10,63, at 8:lir +).m. i.n rstabrook Hall, Cary ?�emorial Buildinr', the planning Roerd held a public hearing on the nronosal to amend the Lexinmton ?oninr Bir -Law set forth in Article 78 of the "Tarrant for the Annual Town Meetin-� to be held March IR, 10,13. Annroximately 100 attended the hearing, duly advertised according to law. This request of 10 or more registered voters involves the re- zoning of land from an R 1 - Si_ngle fami liT residential district to a C I - Local business district. Mr. Stephen Russian spoke in favor of a zone extension for the owners of the Powder Hill Realt-- Trust, Inc. for land on the e^.sterly side of Waltham Street at the Waltham line. During the question and answer period 5 voters were recorded in favor of the proposal and 5 voters were recorded being opposed to extending the existing zone. Examination of this land including both the existing, C 1 zone and the R 1 zone indicates that single fam,17T dwelling nossi- bilities are remote. Ifi_th both sides of Lexinato- Street ?^Tal- tham abutting Lexington Toned Commerci_allzr, it seems only logical that we of Le.xinrcton incorporate the area southerly of Concord .venue to the llaltbam line into a Commercial zone on ' both sides of T­Taltham Street to the town line, In this mem- ber s opinion, the nronosal of the petitioners seems the first step in ungradir7 this entire area. Tt is further recommended thou7h not In the purview of this article that the town obtain sufficient buffer strips of open spaces on both sides of T'altham Street behind the commercial zone soutrerl7T to the ',Taltham line to establish and. limit this zone. Tt is honed that by such actions, this board can (1) broaden our tax base (2) upgrade thi.s region (in toto) by increasing nroperty values (3) control the Growth to sreci.flcally prevent exnansi_on of this zone e'_ther towards Five Fields or M4n.ute Man High -Lands it is recommended that Article 78 be approved. Isl Josenh A. Campbell C 3-11-63 -12- REPORT OF THE L�' _TNrTON PLANYTNG ROA'PD ON THE AMF'NDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LATv PROPOSED BY ARTICLE 79 OF THE 1963 I AN"UAL TO?,1'.`i MEETING On March 7, 1963 at 8:42 p.m, the Lexin.-ton Planning Board held a public hearing in Estabrook Hall on the rroposal to amend the Lexington Zoning 3 -•r -Law as set forth in Article 79 of the Warrant for the 1963 Annual Town Meeting. The hear- ing, due notice of which was given according; to law, was attended by more than 50 persons. Article 795 which was inserted in the Warrant on the rettion of ten or more residents, would rezone a certain -parcel of land on the easterly side of Worthen 'load near Bedford Street fro?. an R 1 - One family dwellinn district to an A 1 —Garden apartment and hotel district. It i.s understood that the rro- -ponents of this amendment intend to construct a 52 apartment 7ar0en apartment complex on the tract of land in question. While the T'lanni.ng Board in general agrees that the nroposed use of this rarcel as a 7a.rden apartment development is a de- sirable use, the Board does have some misgivings about the particular amendment to the Zoning Bir -Law set forth in Article . 79. 1. The Board is on record (Summary r'e-port, March, 19631 nage 21) as opposing any further rezoning of land under the ' -present A 1 Garden apartment and -Motel district use remu- lations, on the mrounds that garden arartment use is essentially commercial in nature. In this particular in- stance the Board would not look with favor on the use of this land as a motel as would be permitted were this amend- ment to be adopted. 2. It would appear that the descrinti_on of the parcel as set forth in the reti.tion and in the article is not suffi- ciently definite to comply with the requirements of Sec- tion 6 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws (the Zoning En- abling Act) in that as presented the amendment would per- mit an alteration in the zone boundary withut the adoptirn of an amendment to the zoning by-law so cbangin.7 the line. 3. The Board is not convinced that the existing side yard, rear ,yard and set -back requirements for A 1 districts are adequate. This factor is of especial significance in this case since the zone boundary proposed in this article co- incides in part with the boundary* of an historic bur7ring ground. All of the foregoing objections are details that can be cor- rected. However, such correction would be outsi.d.e of the ' scope of the -)resent article and, therefore, could not be 3-�1-53 -13- be accomnlished at this town meeting. The 'Planning Board in- tends to n resent text changes with respect to this section of the '3,r -Law not later than the next annual town meeti n�. If requested, the Board will present a suitable amendment to the Zonin7 By-laws nermitti.ng the use of this land for a garden apartment development. ^t this time the Boarc' unanimousl-Nr recommends that Article 70 be indefinitely postroned. LTKTTMTO"T PTAj%7TT7,T(7T POA'ID /s/ Trvi_ng T. Mabee, Ch,)firman /sl Josenh A. Campbell /s/ Roland B. Greeley /s/ po'.-ert E. Meyer REPORT OF T TF L17TNIGTON PLANN'T ?r BOARD ON THE AMM-- DMETT TO THE ZO'TT-,G BY-LAW PROPOSEr BY ARTICLE 80 OF THE WAR- RANT FOR. THE 10.63 AA;7UAL TC, -,.PT MEETTATG. ' On March 14, at. 8;00 r.m. in Estabrook Hall, C^r7 Memorial Buildinf, the Planning Board held a public h enri.ng on the pro- nosal to amend_ the Lexinnton Zoning By-law set forth in Article 80 of the '.'Tarrant for the Annual Torn Meeting to be held on march 18, 1963. About 150 persons attended the hearing;, due notice of which was given according to law. Under this article it is nronosed to rezone from a one -family dwelling district to a. commercial and betel district all the land bounded by the Lexir-ton-rdaltham town line, Routes 128 and 2, and the rresent Srr4r7 Street. Tnclvded In the description of the land to be rezoned is an irrertilar rarcel of land bounded by Route 2, Snr'ng Street, the Lexin^ton-'.•Taltnam line and the riFht of way of the Algonquin Gas Transmission Comna = nipel ne. Most of theuni.ner hill would be included in the proposed com- mercial and }-otel e'.istrict whereas under Article 116 proposed by the "lanni ng Board virtually all of the hill would be left i.n a residential district. The Plnnnnr, Board is on record as favoring the substance of this amendment when and if three specific conditions are satis- fied. 1. There is assurance that an access ramn will be provided so ' that Srring Street traffic can yet directly onto Route 2 lanes headed toward Boston; -1l�- 2. Action is taken to acquire a buffer strin of recreation I and oven land between the proposed GH ristrict and the residential areas to tre east and southeast; 3. There is assurance that Juniper Hill will be preserved In subs+antiall.v its nr. esent form as nart of +i e buffer strip. However, under this article the Planning; Board conditions aimed at protecting residential areas to the east could. not be satisfied if the CH (commercisl and Hotel) district boundary were to be established as -provided in this article. Therefore, members of the PI_anni_nu- Board recommend unani- mously that this article be defeated. LFUNGTON PLA?RUNG 'BOARD /s/ TrvInf*, T. Mabee, Chairman /s/ Joseph A. Campbell /s/ Roland. Be. Greeley /s l T'ob ert E. Meyer 1