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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-06-29PLANNING BOARu MEETING ' June 29, 1964 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, June 29, 1964. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by chair- man Meyer with members Campbell, Greeley, Riff in, and plan- ning director Zaleski present. The board met with Mr. Harold C. Wilson and Mr. Albert Miller, C.E., relative to proposed subdivision of land at PRELIMINARY Eldred St. The preliminary plan was reviewed by members of SUB. PLAN the board. It was noted that there was no indication of topo- graphy as required by the Subdivision Control Law. Mr. Wilson WILSON-ELDRED withdrew the plan to add some spot elevations. Mr. Ralph H. Hall met with the board and presented a preliminary plan of a subdivision entitled "Preliminary Pro- PRELIMINARY file of Bloomfield St.", both dated June 29, 1964, by Miller SUB. PLAN & Nylander. The plan was reviewed by members of the board and accepted for review with the understanding that elevations HALL - BLOOMFIELD be added on the plan as required by the Subdivision Control Law. Mr. Norman T. Richards, acting town counsel, presented - partial release of Covenant for lot 3 Rolfe Rd., Glen Estates GLEN ESTATES subdivision, trustees of Waymint Trust.- owners, together with the second amendment to the bond and agreement relative there- WAYMINT TRUST to. The partial release was signed by the board. Plan of Tillinghast Estates, Section Two (Juniper Pl. extension) was presented by Mr. William H. Sullivan together TILLINGHAST with application having a grant of rights to Mr. Sullivan to ESTATES extend Juniper Pl. by Chapin, Merriam, Rosenberg and Kinnard, - owners respectively of lots 4, 3, 2, and 1. The plan and re- JUNIPER PL.EXT. lease of rights were reviewed by Mr. Richards. Mr. Richards believes the plan can be accepted and processed subject to conditions that Town easement rights in original turnaround must be released by town meeting. Easements for drain and sewer would have to be returned by the town and the easement for travel released and owners of lots l through4 and their mortgagees would have to accept deeds to portions of original turnaround subject to the -condition of future town release of easement. The plan was accepted by the Planning Board, the date for public hearing to be set. Minutes of meetings of June 1, 4 and 15, 1964 were MINUTES reviewed and approved as read by a unanimous vote. ' Bills were approved as follows: Camera Craft Shop, BILLS Inc., drafting 6upplies--$9.50; Serve -al Secretarial Ser- vice, hearings May 28--$120.00; Colonial Supply Co., office FORMS A 6-29-64 -2- supplies --$6.46; Peter Labovitz, professional planning services through June 19, 1964 and car allowance, $103.26, through June I 263 1964, $101.50; James J. Carroll, 2 tax poll lists --$2.50; B. L. Makepeace, Inc., prints --$5.24. A bill for $100 for P.A.S. annual dues was approved con- ditionally until the planning director can check when the last bill for dues was paid. It was decided not to engage any secretarial services for minutes of public hearings without prior approval of the board. At 9:15 upon motion by Mrs. Riffin, seconded by Mr. Campbell, the board unanimously voted to go into executive ses- sion to discuss matters the disclosure of which would adversely affect persons and financial interests to the town. The following Form A applications were presented for de- termination of Planning Board jurisdiction: #64-32, submitted June 12, 1964 by A. Porter, Raymond J. ° Garcia, Agent; plan entitled 11Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", owned by: Porter; Scale: 1" = 40', dated June 6, 1964, Joseph W. Moore, Inc., Reg. Land Surveyor. #64-33, submitted June 26, 1964 by National Park Service; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington and Lincoln, Mass.1?, Scale: 111 = 801, dated June 20, 1964, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. #64-34, submitted June 29, 1964 by Colonial Development Corp., Frank Capaldi; plan entitled 71A Subdivision of Land Court Case No. 27511 Land in Lexington, Mass.11. Scale: 111 = 401, dated June 25, 1964, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the plans accompanying Form A applications #64-32 and #64-34 do not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law and that said plans be so endorsed. The plan submitted with Form A #64-33 was reviewed by members of the board and it was noted that the plan as presented shows a subdivision. The planning director was requested to dis- cuss the matter with the applicant and to arrange for modification or supplementary note on the plan which would establish reasons why the plan does not require approval as a subdivision. A letter from the Board of Selectmen, dated June 25, 19643 relative to Laconia St. exit at Lowell St. was read and referred ' to the planning director for further review and recommendations. 6-29-64 -3- Other letters as listed on the agenda for this meeting ' were read and contents noted. Notices of Board of Appeals decisions regarding the follow- ing applications were read and placed on file: Fred Parker - granted Arthur Osborn - granted John Hibbard - granted Malcolm Gavin - denied John Burgess - denied Charles Crothers - denied Ruth Ready - denied John Dyer - granted Notices of Board of Appeals hearing on the following applications scheduled for July 7, 1964 were read and noted: Paul Marashio Anthony Cataldo Ralph Cataldo George Howe Krister Stendahl Robert Ericson It was decided to transmit to the Board of Appeals copies of letters in Planning Board files relative to Mr. Ericson's lots on Grandview Ave. Partial release of Covenant for lots 10, 11, 19, 20, and 21 in Carriage Grove estates subdivision was signed by members' of the board. The possibility of land exchange at Suzanne Rd. in Adams Estates, Section III between the developer and town was discussed and referred to the planning director to be taken up with the selectmen and the town counsel regarding the possibility of land exchange by selectmen without town meeting vote. Summer schedule of meetings was discussed next. It was decided to meet on July 6 and 27, and on August 10, and to de- termine other meeting dates later. It was decided to hold a public hearing on the definitive subdivision plan of Tillinghast Estates, Section II (Juniper Place extension) on either July 27 or August 10, 1964. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Roland B. Greeley Clerk BOARD OF APPEALS DECISIONS HEARINGS CARRIAGE GROVE ESTATES - CAMMARANO ADAMS ESTATES SUZANNE RD. TILLINGHAST ESTATES - HEARING DATE