HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-08-26PLANNING BOARD MEETING
August 26, 1963
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was
held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, August
26, 1963 at 8:05 p.m. Present were Vice Chairman Meyer,
members Bryson and Campbell, and Mr. Snow, planning consultant.
Mr. James E. Farmer of Billerica met with the Board
with reference to his subdivision entitled "Longfellow Estates LONGFELLOW
Section Two Lexington, Mass.", dated January, 1961, and ESTATES
approved by the Board on January 8, 1962. (See minutes of Plan- SECTION 2
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FARMER
Mr. Farmer stated that he estimated it would cost
$23,000 to construct Longfellow Road to service Lots 8, 9, 17,
and 18. He said that for this reason he would like to sub-
divide Lots 17 and 18 so as to obtain three lots having less
area than is now required under the present zoning by-law.
He asked if under Sec. 81-R of the Subdivision Control Law the
Planning Board would be willing to waive strict compliance
with the frontage requirements specified in said law in order
to allow him to have three lots as noted above with less than
the required 150 feet per lot. When it was pointed out that
any variance in minimum lot requirements was a matter which
came under jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals, Mr. Farmer
asked what the Planning Board's attitude would be if he
sought such a variance as he had in mind. Mr. Farmer was in-
formed that the Planning Board would neither support nor
oppose a petition for a variance.
Mr. Farmer next inquired about the status of his sub-
division plan as noted above. He was informed that it was
approved and endorsed and was being held, together with an
executed covenant also being held, for rewording after the
Town Counsel received from Mr. Farmer, a grant of easements
within said subdivision. When Mr. Farmer did not seem to re-
call receiving any such instrument for execution, he was
shown the Planning Board's copy of a letter, dated February
13, 1962, from former Town Counsel Harold E. Stevens to Mr.
Farmer, said letter stating that there was enclosed an
original and a copy of a proposed grant of easements to the
Town of Lexington in the Longfellow Estates Section Two sub-
division. It was suggested to Mr. Farmer that he try to see
if he could find the instrument and, if so, have it executed.
Mr. Farmer left the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
The Board approved for payment a bill in the sum of BILL
$280.00 from Samuel P. Snow for professional services to the
Board for the period August 12 through August 23, 1963•
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Considered next were the following Form A applica-
FORMS A tions for determination of planning board jurisdiction:
#63-52 (see minutes of Planning Board meeting of
August 12, 1963.)
#63-54, submitted August 23, 1963, by F. J. Sanderson;
plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.",
Scale: 1" = 40', dated April 27, 1963, Miller & Ny-
lander, C.E.'s & Surveyors.
#63-55, submitted August 23, 1963, by Niles, Inc.; plan
entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale:
1" = 401, dated March 21, 1963, Miller & Nylander,
C.E.'s & Surveyors.
#53-56, submitted August 23, 1963, by George E. Hayes,
C.E.' Plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.",
Scale: 1" = 40', dated Aug. 20, 1963, George E. Hayes,
Civil Eng'r.
#63-57, submitted by Antonio Busa by Stephen Russian;
plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.",
Scale: 1" = 40', dated Aug. 23, 1963, Miller & Ny-
lander, C.E.'s & Surveyors.
After due consideration it was moved, seconded,and
unanimously
VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the
plans accompanying Form A applications #63-52, #63-55,
#63-56, and #63-57 do not require approval under the
Subdivision Control Law, and that said plans be so en-
dorsed.
VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the
plan accompanying Form A application #63-54 requires
approval under the Subdivision Control Law.
The Board held a general discussion of problems cur-
rently before it and then adjourned its meeting at 9:15 p.m.
J
Joseph A. Campbell,
Clerk
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