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Home My WebLink About1964-06-01Planning Board Meeting June 1, 1964 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, June 1, 1964. The meeting was called to order at 8:10 p.m. by chairman Meyer. Also present were members Bryson, Greeley, and Riffin, planning director Zaleski, and secretary Macomber. Considered were the following Form A applications which had been presented for determination of Planning Board juri6dic- FORMS A tion: #64-30, submitted June 1, 1964 by Maxime Piha, Harold E. Stevens, attorney; plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 201, dated May 25, 1964, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. ##64-31, submitted June 1, 1964, by Frank M. Hodgdon; plan entitled "A Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 40', dated May 7, 1964, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously ' VOTED: that the plan accompanying Form A #64-30 does not re- quire approval under the Subdivision Control Law and that said plan be so endorsed. The Board again studied the plan submitted by Mr. Frank M. Hodgdon with application #64-31 and noted that no new evi- HODGDON dence had been submitted showing the petitioner to have rights in Augustus Road, and in the absence of such new evidence, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the plan accompanying Form A #64-31 shows a sub- division within the meaning of the Subdivision Control Law and requires approval thereunder. The following bills which had been presented were approved: H. B. McArdle, office supplies --$1.60; Minute -man BILLS Publications, Inc., advertising --$47.04; B. L. Makepeace, Inc., drafting supplies --$15.44; Louise M. Macomber, secretarial ser- vice May 27, 1964, hearings --$9.00; Alexander V. Zaleski, car allowance for month of May, 1964--$30.00, April, $10.00--$40.00. A written request, dated May 255 19645 by Frank and Clara DiRocco for an extension of time within which the Plan- EXT. OF ning Board must act on subdivision plan entitled "Subdivision SANDER.SON RD. of Land and Extension of Sanderson Rd. Lexington, Mass.", dated - Jan. 28, 1964, was considered. Frank and Clara DiRocco ac- DiROCCO quired title to the land shown on the above-mentioned subdivi- sion plan from the original applicant - Westchester Estates, 6-1-64 -2- Inc. - on May 22, 1964. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: to extend the time for Planning Board action on the above-mentioned subdivision plan to July 31, 1964. The plans for the proposed subdivision of land entitled MOHAWK DR. "Plan of Lots on Mohawk Drive Lexington, Mass.", formerly known as Gleason Terrace, being in order, and a Covenant hav- GLEASON ing been received, upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: to approve the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Plan Also read to the Board was a letter from Mr. Gray, dated ACQUISITION OF May 20, 1964, enclosing a copy of letter from Burton Harrison of LAND - 29 North 5t. to the Selectmen, offering for sale a portion of HARRISON-NORTH his land. Mr. Gray stated that the price asked was $700 per STS. acre, or $3500 for the 5 -acre piece, which borders Willards Woods. The Selectmen would like the opinion of the Planning Board as to whether it would be desirable for the town to ac- quire this piece of property. After some discussion it was unanimously decided that it would be desirable to acquire this land and that Mr. Zaleski so inform the Selectmen. A list of new and relocated streets was referred to the of Lots on Mohawk Drive Lexington, Mass., formerly owned by Mr. Harold G. Larson, Present Owner: Gleason Realty Trust, Daniel F. Gleason, Jr., Trustee," dated Mar. 5, 1964, John J. Sullivan, C.E., subject to terms and condi- tions of a Covenant given by the owner in accordance with Section 81-U, Chapter 41 of the General Laws. The application of Peter C. Labovitz for summer employ - SUMMER EM- ment was considered. His qualifications being acceptable and PLOYMENT Mr. Zaleski, Planning Director, having selected him as the most _ promising of several applicants, it was agreed to hire Mr. LABOVITZ Labovitz at a salary of $101.50 per week for a period of approxi- mately 16 weeks, to begin June 3, 1964. Read to the Board was a letter from Gravill, Ley & , VETERANS LOT Butterworth, which stated that Anthony P. and Margaret J. - Zarella had purchased from the Town on February 13, 1950 a vet- ZARELLA eran's lot, #1 at 77 Hill Street. A restriction in such deeds requires that the plans and specifications of any buildings to be originally constructed on the lot must be approved by the Lexington Planning Board. Since such a certificate had never been recorded it was requested that the Board sign a Certifi- cate of Compliance in order to clear the record title. It hav- ing been ascertained through the record of the minutes of the Planning Board meeting of January 23, 1950 that the plans had been approved, it was decided to have the Clerk sign the certi- ficate as requested. Also read to the Board was a letter from Mr. Gray, dated ACQUISITION OF May 20, 1964, enclosing a copy of letter from Burton Harrison of LAND - 29 North 5t. to the Selectmen, offering for sale a portion of HARRISON-NORTH his land. Mr. Gray stated that the price asked was $700 per STS. acre, or $3500 for the 5 -acre piece, which borders Willards Woods. The Selectmen would like the opinion of the Planning Board as to whether it would be desirable for the town to ac- quire this piece of property. After some discussion it was unanimously decided that it would be desirable to acquire this land and that Mr. Zaleski so inform the Selectmen. A list of new and relocated streets was referred to the 6-1-64 Planning Board by the Selectmen for suggestions in naming. The following were submitted: 1. Frontage road between Spring St. and Waltham St. north of Rte. 2 be named Stone Rd. after an early settler family which owned land around Rte. 2 -Rte. 128 intersection. 2. Connection between Spring St. and Concord Ave. south of Rte. 2 be named Concord Ave. 3. Blossomcrest Rd. retain its name. 4. Blossom St. near Temple Emunah be renamed Flower St. 5. Connectiaa between Blossomcrest Rd. and Meadow Brook Ave. be names Vineyard Ave. since it coincides in part with the layout of Vineyard Ave. 6. Lawn Ave. north of Rte. 2 will be eliminated and absorbed by the Wellington Lane Ave. turnaround. -3- STREET NAMES At this time the Board met with the Appropriations Com- mittee and the Selectmen in a joint meeting to discuss the various articles for the June 8, 1961 special town meeting and the appropriations therefor, particularly the acquisition of Baldwin land at Concord Ave. Mr. Meyer informed the Selectmen that the owners set a price on land of $1200 an acre and that the Planning Board believed that the decision to pay more than $1000 an acre was up to the Selectmen. Mr. Meyer will continue negotiations with the attorney for Mrs. Baldwin. The Board then returned from the joint meeting and pro- ceeded to discuss the reports to be made to the Town Meeting on zoning amendments. Mr. Greeley and Mr. Zaleski offered to pre- pare drafts of such reports and it was decided to meet on Thurs- day, June 4, 1964 to formulate the reports. Planning Board Highlights prepared by the Planning APPROPRIATIONS - SELECTMEN MEET- ING 7. Short portion of Wellington Lane Ave. south of Rte. 2 be named Ivy Lane. 8. The name Lawn Ave. south of Rte. 2 be retained. ' 9• The name of Blossom St. south of Rte. 2 be retained. The Board of Appeals decisions on hearings held May 19, 1964, were read as follows: BOARD OF APPEALS John L. Meaney - granted John H. Devine - denied William A. Oliver - denied Joseph F. Hill, granted Charles H. Drake - granted At this time the Board met with the Appropriations Com- mittee and the Selectmen in a joint meeting to discuss the various articles for the June 8, 1961 special town meeting and the appropriations therefor, particularly the acquisition of Baldwin land at Concord Ave. Mr. Meyer informed the Selectmen that the owners set a price on land of $1200 an acre and that the Planning Board believed that the decision to pay more than $1000 an acre was up to the Selectmen. Mr. Meyer will continue negotiations with the attorney for Mrs. Baldwin. The Board then returned from the joint meeting and pro- ceeded to discuss the reports to be made to the Town Meeting on zoning amendments. Mr. Greeley and Mr. Zaleski offered to pre- pare drafts of such reports and it was decided to meet on Thurs- day, June 4, 1964 to formulate the reports. Planning Board Highlights prepared by the Planning APPROPRIATIONS - SELECTMEN MEET- ING 6-1-64 Director were read by Chairman Meyer and Mrs. Riffin and approved for submission to the Lexington Minute -man. The :meeting adjourned at 11:f440 p.m. V �•rL.at�►oL /.J , Roland H. Greeley, Clerk -b- C �J