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Home My WebLink About1964-08-10PLANNING BOARD MEETING August 10, 1964 A regular meetingof the Lexington PlanningBoard was held in its office on August 10, 1964 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Meyer at 8:00 p.m. with members Campbell and Bryson, and planning director Zaleski present. Mr. Ernest Outhet met with the board and presented a "Preliminary Plan of Lots" dated Aug. 4, 1964 by Miller & Nylander, and showing a proposed subdivision of land at 93 Marrett Rd. The plan was accepted by the board for review. The minutes of the meeting of July 27, 1964 were approved. PRELIMINARY PLAN Considered mere the following Form A applications which had been presented for determination of Planning Board juris- FORMS A diction: #64-41, submitted August 7, 1964 by Ralph H. Hall; plan entitled "Plan Showing Easement Through Lot 66 Sher- Hall - Sherburne burne Road in Lexington, Mass.", dated August 61 1964, Rd. scale: 1" - 40', Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. #64-42, submitted August 10, 1964 by Richard R. ' Corazzini; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Corazzini - Mass.," scale: 1" = 401, dated July 29, 1964, Miller Kendall Rd & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED: that the plans accompanying Forms A #64-41 and #64-42 do not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law and that said plans be so endorsed. Letters from Mr. John J. Carroll, dated July.2, 1964 and from Donald E. Legro, dated July 28, 1964, regarding the GREEN VALLEY release of surety on Green Valley Section 8 subdivision were read and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unani- mously' VOTED: to release the performance bond in the sum of $1,500. dated Dec. 18, 1963, filed by Antonio Buss, as Princi- pal, and American Fidelity Insurance Co. as Surety, to secure the performance by the subdivider of his agree- ment in the form of an application for approval of a definitive plan, Form C. dated March 11, 19631 to com- plete the work to be performed by the subdivider as shown on the plan entitled "Green Valley, Section Eight, Lexington, :Mass.", and dated Jan. 7, 1963. Letters from Mr. John J. Carroll, dated July 29, 1964 and from Donald E. Legro, dated August 6, 1964, regarding 8-10-64 -2- CONSERVATION Minutes of conservation commission meetings of June COMMISSION 15, July 10 and July 27, 1964 were read and placed on file. Memo #5, Vol. VII from the State Division of Plan- ning, dated August 1964, was read and placed on file. PLEASANT ST. Letter from Mr. Kobrick, dated June 29, 1964, re: SUBDIVISION Pleasant St. subdivision was read and discussed. The Plan- ning Director will advise Mr. Kobric$ that Cross -Section #4 KOBRICK-WHITE for 70 ft. street will have to be followed until new sub- division regulations are adopted. Board of Appeals decision notices from the hearing of BOARD OF July 7 were read and noted as follows: APPEALS K. Stendahl - Denied P. Marashio - Granted George Howe - Granted Anthony Cataldo - Granted Ralph Cataldo - Granted R. Ericson - Denied Memo of the Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dated July 20, 1964, re: zoning questionnaire was read and I placed on file until further notice. the release of surety on Burnham Farms, Section 6 subdivision BURNHAM FARMS were read and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ' SEC. 6 unanimously TODD REALTY VOTED: to release Lexington Savings Bank pass book No. 44673 showing a deposited balance of $4,500, filed by Todd Realty Co. to secure the performance by the subdi- vider of his agreement in the form of an application for approval of a definitive plan, Form C, dated March 15, 1963, to complete the work to be performed by the subdivider as shown on the plan entitled "Burnham Farms Section Six Lexington, Mass.", dated Jan. 28, 1963• Mr. Van T. Boughten of the Capital Expenditures Com - CAPITAL EX- mittee met with the board to discuss planning director's PENDITURES memo regarding the use of a planning consultant and of 701 COMMITTEE funds to prepare a long-range financial plan for Lexingt6n. Mr. Boughten advocated the maximum use of townspeople, board members questioned the suitability for Lexington of various master plans they've seen. After a prolonged discussion, it was decided to have capital expenditures, appropriations, school committee, selectmen and planning board review the planning director's outline for long-range plan and meet on September 14 to decide on the program of action. JACKSON EST. Letter from Mark Moore, Jr. re: submission of prelim- inary plan of Jackson Estates, dated Ju1F 31, 1964, was read MOORS and placed on file. CONSERVATION Minutes of conservation commission meetings of June COMMISSION 15, July 10 and July 27, 1964 were read and placed on file. Memo #5, Vol. VII from the State Division of Plan- ning, dated August 1964, was read and placed on file. PLEASANT ST. Letter from Mr. Kobrick, dated June 29, 1964, re: SUBDIVISION Pleasant St. subdivision was read and discussed. The Plan- ning Director will advise Mr. Kobric$ that Cross -Section #4 KOBRICK-WHITE for 70 ft. street will have to be followed until new sub- division regulations are adopted. Board of Appeals decision notices from the hearing of BOARD OF July 7 were read and noted as follows: APPEALS K. Stendahl - Denied P. Marashio - Granted George Howe - Granted Anthony Cataldo - Granted Ralph Cataldo - Granted R. Ericson - Denied Memo of the Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dated July 20, 1964, re: zoning questionnaire was read and I placed on file until further notice. 8-10-64 -3- Messrs. Greeley's and Meyer's drafts of zoning regula- tion for warehousing were reviewed by the board. It was WAREHOUSING decided to study them further and to send a copy to Mr. Coppins of John Begley Co. The definitive subdivision plans of Sanderson Rd. extension were discussed next and upon a motion duly made SANDERSON RD. and seconded, it was unanimously EXTENSION VOTED: to approve the subdivision plan of land in Lexington, DI ROCCO Mass., owned by Frank and Clara DiRocco, entitled "Subdivision of Land and Extension of Sanderson Rd., Lexington, Mass.", dated January 28, 1964, by Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor, subject to terms and conditions of a Covenant to be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 81-U, Chapter 41 of General Laws. Mr. Zaleski reported that Rosins, Buss, wished to sub- . divide her land between Lincoln St. and Barrymeade Dr. and LINCOLN ST. - that a small triangle of land between the Barrymeade Dr. BARRMWADE DR. turnaround and Buss, property line was bought by residents of - Barrymeade Dr., thus precluding a connection of the proposed ROSINA BUSA street to Barrymeade Dr. It was the opinion of the board that such connection would provide for the best location of street in the new subdivision and Mr. Zaleski was requested to inquire of the town counsel whether the triangular parcel of land was ever laid out and dedicated as street. A preliminary sketch of Battleview Park subdivision, dated June 1964, by John J. Sullivan, was reviewed next. It BATTLEVIEW was noted that the land was originally divided into 25 ft. PARK - wide lots in 1913, that a plan showing 25 ft. lots was en- RITCHIE dorsed by the planning board as not requiring approval on December 9, 1957, and registered in the Land Court, and that the preliminary plan submitted by Mr. Ritchie shows 25 ft. wide lots combined into 62.5 and 75 ft. wide lots. First and Second St. are "paper streets." Mr. Zaleski was re- quested to inquire of the town counsel whether the proposed lots would be legal. The cost of zoning maps was discussed next and it ZONING MAPS was unanimously VOTED: that the price of single zoning map shall be 25¢, but that zoning by-law with the map will continue to cost $1.00. The meeting adjourned 11:0)0 �p.m. 17 Robert E. Meyer, _V Chairman