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Home My WebLink About1964-01-081 1 1 LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD 1964 Through January 6, 1964 Arthur E. Bryson, Jr. Joseph A. Campbell Roland B. Greeley, Clerk Irving H. Mabee Robert E. Meyer, Chairman Through January 4, 1965 Arthur E. Bryson, Jr. Joseph A. Campbell Roland B. Greeley, Clerk Robert E. Meyer, Chairman (Mrs.) Natalie H. Riffin PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' January 6, 1964 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office in the Town Office Building on Monday, January 6, 1964 at 7:45 p.m. Present were Chairman Mabee and members Bryson, Campbell, Greeley, and Meyer. At 7:45 p.m. the Boaud met with Messrs. I. W. Douglas and Norman Richards of Lexington Plaza Trust for discussion LEXINGTON PLAZA with regard to a proposed zone change from R 1 to C 2, which TRUST would extend the C 2 zone boundary 60 £t. to 75 ft. to the - southeast of land of said Trust Company. Messrs. Douglas and REZONING Richards left the meeting at 8:13 after which the matter was PROPOSAL further discussed. It was decided to write a letter to Lex- ington Plaza Trust setting forth the Board's opinion with re- gard to the Trust's initiation of a petition for this change. (See addendum.) The Board next met with Robert Byrne who desired in- formation with regard to Form A #73-79 which had been sub- FORM A mitted to the Board on December 23, 1963, and which the Board had determined not to endorse. After discussing the problem BYRNE Mr. Byrne was advised to submit another Form A incorporating ' changes the Board recommended. At this time Mr. Mabee resigned as Chairman of the Board, and after motions duly made and seconded it was unani- REORGANIZATION mously voted to reorganize the Board as follows: OF BOARD Chairman - Robert E. Meyer Vice Chairman- Arthur E. Bryson Clerk Roland B. Greeley At 8:25 the Board met with John Carroll, Supt. of Public Works to discuss plans submitted by Country -wide COUNTRY -WIDE Offices Corp. for the proposed Burroughs building at Route 2 OFFICES CORP. and Spring Street. After talking the matter over it was de- cided that Mr. Carroll would write to the Planning Board setting forth his opinions. Taken under consideration also was the proposed acqui- sition of the Lyon's property for public parking purposes. LAND FOR It was decided to write a letter to the Board of Selectmen PUBLIC PARKING recommending this land be acquired at the price of $52,500. - (See addendum.) LYONS From 8:50 until 10:15 p.m. the Board met with the Capital Expenditures Committee. ' At the conclusion of this conference the following 1-6-64 -2- bills were approved: Samuel P. Snow, professional services LLS for period December 16 through December 21, 1963--$140.00; Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, annual dues for 1964-- $50.00. With regard to Mr. Hardy's bill, this was referred to the Appropriations Committee and again referred to Mr. Legro. FORM A The following Form A application for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction was considered: ##64-1, submitted December 27, 1963 by Raymond J. Carcia, Agent; plan entitled ttLand Court Plan of Land in Lex- ington, Mass. Being a subdivision of Lots 124, 125, and 126 as shown on LCC ##6962B,tt dated November 26, 1963, Scale: 11t = 401, Joseph W. Moore, Inc., Reg. Land Sur- veyor. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the Lexington Planning Board determines that the plan accompanying Form A application ##64-1 does not re- quire approval under the Subdivision Control Law and that said plan be so endorsed. J Considered by the Board was the application for approval of the definitive subdivision plan entitled TMPinewood Section PINEWOOD One Lexington, Mass.'?, dated August 28, 1962. All matters SEC. 1 appearing to be in order, it was unanimously SHIRLEY VOTED: that the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Pinewood Section One Lexington, Mass.", dated August 28, 1962, which was submitted to the Board by Gerald D. and Margaret T. Shirley on November 18, 1963, accompanied by an application for approval of definitive plan, Form C, dated November 183 19635 be and hereby is approved. The Board's attention was called to the request of WAYMINT Waymint Realty Trust for release of the $50,000 bond held as REALTY TRUST security for the performance of work to be done in the subdivi- sion entitled t'Glen Estates Lexington, Mass.", dated November GLEN ESTATES 4, 1959, and recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds as Plan ##609 of 1960. It was voted to advise the petitioner that this request was denied for the reason that ways and services for Lot 6 have not been installed. However, should the applicant desire a reduction of his bond the Board would look favorably upon such request. A letter was read from the Board of Selectmen, dated TAX TITLE January 31 regarding tax title lots on Hillside Avenue. It LOTS - was decided to write a letter in reply requesting postpone - HILLSIDE AVENUE ment until after the Town Meeting. Brought to the attention of the Board was a rough draft J 1-6-o4 -3- of the Planning Board's annual report. This was to be con- sidered by the members during the coming week and further discussed at the Board's next meeting to be held on January 13, 1964. Read to the Board was a letter, dated January 6, 1964, from Raymond -F. Boudreau, Trustee, requesting an opinion from the Board in regard to rezoning a piece of Rayco Realty Trust's land from R 1 to C 2. This is a small pie=shaped piece of land on Worthen Road adjoining a C 2 district. It was decided to write Mr. Boudreau substantially the same information as that given to Lexington Plaza Trust. (See addendum.) A discussion of the employment of a Planning Director followed until the adjournment of the meeting at 11:30 p.m. Oseph ampbell Clerk ADDENDUM 'Sanscott Corporation January 8, 1964 7 Depot Square Lexington, Massachusetts Attn: Mr. I. W. Douglas, President Dear Mr. Douglas: RAYCO REALTY 'FRUST BOUDREAU The Planning Board discussed your proposed zoning change Monday evening, and asked me to communicate the following to you. 1. We can encourage you to initiate procedures for having an article in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, extending the C 2 zone boundary 60' or 75' to the southeast. We assume you and Mr. Richards are familiar with the steps needed to initiate both the Town Meeting action and the Planning Board hearing. 2. The Board will not make a decision on whether it can support the change until after there has been a public hearing. 3. The Board believes, at this time, that it could not possibly support the proposed change unless there is transferred to the Town a buffer strip at least 15' wide extending along the entire side of the Corbett -Johnson property; and unless there is good access to the back parcel, if such parcel is to be offered to the Town. i-6-64 -4- 4. Probably the most effective procedure for effecting a transfer of property to the Town would be to cause an article to be inserted in the warrant calling for the Town to accept a gift of the property, or for the Town to purchase it at nominal cost. This could be backed up, prior to the town meeting, by an offer to donate, or by granting the Town an option to purchase. If you wish to assume the initiative, and pursue the matter further, we shall be happy to confer with you at any regular meeting of the Board. Sincerely, /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Clerk January 35 1964 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., Chairman Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington, Mass. - 02173 Re: Mrs. W. H. Lyon's Waltham Street Property Dear Mr. Cole: You will recall that at your Board's regular meeting held on December 23, 19633 the Planning Board recommended an offer be made to Mrs. W. H. Lyon of $52,500 for the purchase of her land shown as Lot A on the attached plan, dated December 20, 1963. Your Board then voted unani- mously in favor of this offer and instructed the Planning Board to make it. Subsequently, the offer was made and our Board has recently been in- formed by Mrs. Lyon's son that Mrs. Lyon will accept the offer with the following provisions: 1. That vehicular access to the rear of Lot B shown on the attached plan be provided from Lot A. 2. That an article be placed on the warrant for the next Town Meeting for acquisition of Lot A. Consequently the Planning Board recommends that the Board of Selectmen promptly obtain an option which would include a provision for a 30 -foot wide vehicular access across the lot line between Lot A and Lot B with center line of the access 105 feet from Waltham Street. Enc. cc: Town Counsel Sincerely yours, LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Irving H. Mabee, Chairman J L 1-6-64 -5- January 8, 1964 Rayco Realty Trust 41 Baskin Road Lexington, Massachusetts Attn: Raymond F. Boudreau, Trustee Dear Mr. Boudreau: The Planning Board discussed your letter of January 6 on Monday night. It has not been our policy to assume the initiative in changes of this type. However, we can encourage you to take the initiative in causing an article to be inserted in the town warrant, and in formally request- ing a public hearing. Although the Planning Board will not take an official stand on the issue until after the public hearing, we do not see, at this time, any compelling reason why the pie -shaped piece referred to should not be changed to G 2. Yours very truly, LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Clerk 1