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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-12-07PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 7, 1964 The Lexington Planning Board held a regular meeting in its office, Town Office Building, on December 7, 1964. The meeting was called to order by Chairman R. E. Meyer at $:00 p.m. with members Bryson, Campbell, Greeley and Riffin, and Planning Director Zaleski present. The minutes of the Planning Board meetings of November MINUTES 9, 16, and 30 were discussed and approved by a unanimous vote. Reviewed by members of the Board was the following Form A application for determination of Planning Board juris- FORM A diction: Town of #64-61, submitted December 7, 1964 by Town of Lexington, Lexington - R. L. Higgins, Eng. Dept.; plan entitled "Plan of Par- Lillian Rd. cels A & B Lillian Road Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" _ 401, dated Oct. 22, 1964, John J. Carroll, Town Engr. It was unanimously VOTED: that since Parcels A and B are to be conveyed to the Town of Lexington and since they meet the requirements of the Zoning By -Law, the plan does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unani'- mous ly VOTED''- to extend the time within which the Planning Board must act on the subdivision plan entitled "Jackson Estates,' dated Sept. 21, 1964, Miller & Nylander, C.E.ts & Surveyors, to and including December 14, 1964, as requested in writing by the applicant, Mark Moore, Jr. A letter from Mr. Berglund giving the appraisal of land at Adams St. was read and discussed. It was the con - census of opinion that $9,000.00 should be offered for the 70 ft. Emerson Rd. right-of-way, and that Mr. Albert Gray be consulted regarding who should continue the negotiations. A letter from Mr. Kula regarding improvements of Spring St. area was read and Mr. Zaleski was requested to make an appointment for the group to meet with the Planning Board and, if possible, to have a memorandum on the scope of discussion submitted beforehand. JACKSON ESTATES TODD REALTY R701PHREAMM LIDBERG SPRING ST. IMPROVEMENTS 12-8-64 -2- The minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of Nov. 23, 1964 were noted and placed on file. Minutes of the Conservation Commission meeting of Nov. 19, 1964 were read and placed on file. Board of Appeals decisions on the following petitions BD. OF APPEALS heard on December 1, 1964, were noted and the Planning Director DECISIONS related Mr. Nickerson's explanation on the Fitzgerald decision. American Legion - granted Bruce Currie - granted Anthony Mazza - denied Wm. Fitzgerald - granted The Planning Director recommended that a definition of 1 Messrs. Thomas Scanlan, Edward Kavanagh and Attorney REZONING Conley presented for the Board's consideration a proposal PROPOSAL to rezone to C 2 Lot 39-A Vine Brook Road and build a 60' x 84' - two-story colonial style building 25' from Vine Brook Rd. and SCANLAN & 20' from sides of the lot, 27' from the rear, with entrances KAVANAGH from both front and rear with option to Town for area 125' x - 351• The rear portion optioned to the Town would be black - VINE BROOK RD. topped and used for parking by owners until taken over by the Town. The proposed building would have 8 professional offices on each floor. The proposal is in agreement with the Summary Report, Phase I, and the area would be attractively laid out and an asset to the Town. Mr. Conley asked for Planning Board comments. Mr. Meyer pointed out that the parking would not be sufficient for the lot and that, since the Town does not own the Bateman's parking lot to the rear, no additional town parking would be provided. Mr. Greeley pointed out that at this stage the traffic on Vine Brook Rd. would be a problem and that the "Summary Report" lists the rezo ing of the land in question as next to the last in order of improvements in the central business district. Mr. Conley suggested that a polling of the opinion of the owners of neighboring properties be conducted. The requirements for C 1 and C 4 districts were mentioned in comparison to the proposal. Mr. Zaleski asked whether addi- tional land for parking could be acquired and Mr. Scanlan re- plied that Lot 39 adjacent to the lot proposed to be rezoned would be available and that no other possibilities were ex- plored. It was the consensus of the Board that they couldn't support the proposed rezoning at this stage: it is premature as regards the overall development of the neighborhood and in- adequate as regards parking. Mr. Conley withdrew, leaving a copy of a memo outlining the proposal. A letter from Gerald F. McNeill to the Planning Director SENATE 276 regarding the future of Senate Bill 276 on lot sizes was read - and Mr. Greeley suggested that Senate 276 would be a violation LOT SIZES of the principles of zoning and home rule as established by Chapter h0A of the General Laws. The Board decided not to hold a meeting on the 28th of December. The minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of Nov. 23, 1964 were noted and placed on file. Minutes of the Conservation Commission meeting of Nov. 19, 1964 were read and placed on file. Board of Appeals decisions on the following petitions BD. OF APPEALS heard on December 1, 1964, were noted and the Planning Director DECISIONS related Mr. Nickerson's explanation on the Fitzgerald decision. American Legion - granted Bruce Currie - granted Anthony Mazza - denied Wm. Fitzgerald - granted The Planning Director recommended that a definition of 1 1 Ci 12-7-6, -3- automobile graveyard be added to Section 9 of the Zoning By -Law. A short discussion followed regarding whether such amendment ZONING should be added to the Zoning or to the General By -Laws. No DISCUSSION decision was reached, except to write to Allen Green and ask his opinion. Mr. Bryson suggested that the adoption of resi- dential cluster zoning may be desirable. Mr. Meyer questioned the advantages of cluster zoning for Lexington. A short dis- cussion followed and Mr. Bryson withdrew his recommendation. Commercial zoning changes were discussed next and re- ferred to the Planning Director for further study. It was de- cided to recommend the elimination of C 1 districts at Carriage House, 1775 House and westerly corner of Laconia St. The discussion on reference to Zoning Map in the Zoning By -Law was postponed to give the members an opportunity to study in more detail the references to the map in the present By -Law. Mr. Zaleski reported that in the opinion of Mr. F. Adams of Adams,. Howard and Opperman that they will not wish to act LONG RANGE as consultants to the Lexington Planning Board at this time. PLANNING A brief discussion followed. The Planning Director was authorized to continue the program of inviting planners to dis- ADANbS,HOWARD cuss possible work for the town in the preparation of the long- & OPPERM&N range financial plan. The name of Sonthoff and Thomas was mentioned as a possible candidate. The Chairman reminded the members to review the drafts of Subdivision Regulations and of Off -Street Parking Require- ments guide. The meeting adjourned at1111:�00�p.m. Roland B. Greeley Clerk