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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-08-231 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING August 23, 1965 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, August 23, 1965 in its office, Town Office Building. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bryson at 7:30 p.m. with Members Campbell, Riffin and Planning Direc- tor Zaleski present. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was Voted to go into executive session to discuss matters which may affect EXECUTIVE financial interest of the Town. Messrs. Crowley and Devlin of SESSION Honeywell E.D.P. attended the session. The Board then voted to dissolve the executive session and resume the open meeting. At 8:00 p.m. a duly advertised public hearing took place on the definitive subdivision plan of Adams Estates, Sec. 4, owned by John W. Castoldi, Inc. Seven persons attended the hearing. The Chairman read the notice of the public hear- ing and explained its purpose and described the proposed sub- division. Mrs. Levine of 19 Hathaway Rd. drew attention to a culvert northwesterly of the northerly boundary of the sub- division and the possibility of flooding of the brook. Mr. R. Smith, 9 Hathaway Rd. asked whether the stone wall was the property boundary and was advised that it would so appear from the plan. The chairman stated that the utilities in the sub- division were approved by the town engineer and that no letter had been received as yet from the Board of Health. The ques- tion of adequacy of drainage for the relatively low land was found on the excavations on that land. This was stressed by Mr. Bayliss. The question of Emerson Rd. extension to Adams St. was discussed briefly. The hearing was declared closed at 8:45 P.M. Attorney S. Russian and Mr. Alfred Busa met with the Board relative to Circle Rd. subdivision (Green Valley See. 7) Mr. Russian outlined the status of the subdivision and re- quested that the Board approve it subject to the applicant subsequently furnishing a bond to guarantee the construction of streets and utilities and with the understanding that Alfred and Daniel Busa will within a reasonable time construct and pave the existing unpaved portion of Circle Rd. Mr. Bryson stated that the Board would rely on town counsel's advice on this matter. Mr. Russian then requested an exten- sion on behalf of Mr. Antonio Busa for Planning Board action on the Green valley See. 7 subdivision to and including Sep- tember 14, 1965. Mrs. Battin next met with the Board and spoke of the ' concern of some Town Meeting members regarding the request of the Avon Realty Trust for a reduction of parking requirements at Carriage House site on Lincoln St. The arguments against ADAMS ESTATES SEC. 4 CASTOLDI GREEN VALLEY SEC. 7 (CIR- CLE ROAD) A. BUSA AVON REALTY TRUST PARKING BATTIN B-23-65 -2- the reduction included the setting of precedent for other C 1 districts, the nullification of Board's policy on parking, the possibility of need to park in the street and of future congestion and traffic hazards upon the establishment of the Minute Man National Park. Mr. B. Williams, Mr. Battin and Mr. Lichterman supported Mrs. Battin's statements. A tentative layout of housing development for the HOUSING AUTHORITY elderly, dated August 1965 by Architect J. Hoskins Brown, was submitted by Mr. Burton Williams for the Housing Authority and reviewed by the Board. MINUTES Minutes of meetings of July 26 and August 2, 1965 were approved. Definitive subdivision plan of Cary Acres, Sec. 4 CARY ACRES owned by Joseph P. and Anne Spinelli was approved by a unani- SEC. b mous vote, subject to the terms and conditions of application Form C dated May 24, 1965 and the surety bond in the penal SPINELLI sum of $22,000.00 to secure the construction of streets and utilities in this subdivision. The bill of Economic Developments Associates for EDA BILL $3,510. for the work completed relative to the revitalization study of the central business district was reviewed and approved by a'unanimous vote. Plans submitted with application Forms A #65-36 and FORMS A #65-37 were reviewed,as follows: #65-36, submitted Aug. I1, 1965 by Spring Street Trust Allen M. Flye; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexing- ton, Mass.", scale: 1" - 401, dated August 6, 1965, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. #65-37, submitted August 23, 1965 by Raymond J. Garcia, Agent; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", owned by: Scale: 1" -'100', dated Aug. 7, 1965, Joseph W. Moore, Inc., Bedford, Mass. The plans were approved and endorsed as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The application of Joseph Dieguan (Avon Realty Trust) AVON REALTY TR. for a Board of Appeals variance to reduce the number of re - BOARD OF quired parking spaces was discussed and the Planning Director APPEALS requested to convey the majority and the minority opinions to the Board of Appeals. 1 Copies of report an customer potential for land in C.C. & F. Lexington owned by Cabot, Cabot and Forbes by J. A. Currie were borrowed by Messrs. Bryson and Campbell for review. , T.M.M.A. Mrs. Battin distributed copies of T.M.M.A. structure of government committee table on planning function. 8-23-65 -3- It was decided to meet on August 30 for a zoning dis- cussion and an September 7, 1965 for a regular meeting. Notices of Board of Appeals hearings on August 24 and 31, 1965 were noted and placed on file, as follows: BOARD OF APPEALS August 24 HEARINGS Follen Church Mrs. Jack Radlo Dr. Shahrik Scanlan & Kavanaugh Avon Realty Trust Est. of Mary Ellen Desmond N. Haroian August 31 Mrs. Ralph Schontag Chester Cook Irwin Shapiro Vincent McCarthy N. McGinnis Yale Altman Patricia Garrity John Millican Results of Hearings August -3, A. Amiro - granted Evangelical Church - granted A. Ramsdell - granted Dudley Chute - granted Mystic Valley - granted Shell Oil Co. - granted Dr. J. Hill - denied Harvey Newgent - granted Mr. Donald E. Legro, Town Counsel, met with the Board to discuss Circle Rd. (Green Valley Sec. 7) subdivision. It was GREEN VALLEY decided to advise Antonio Buss. that the subdivision will. not SEC. 7 be approved unless a second access is secured and that to secure the second access the following items are needed: A. BUSA 1. Agreement to construct Circle Rd. to Hillcrest Ave. 2. $30,000 bond to secure this agreement. 3. Grants of easement from owners of properties on Circle Rd. permitting the above construction. The Planning Director was authorized to advise Mr. Antonio Buss, of the above decision. The Board then voted to extend the time for definitive action on this subdivision to and including Sept. 14, 1965 as requested by the applicant. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously EMERSON GARDENS VOTED: to reduce the surety on Emerson Gardens from $35,000. EMERSON GARDENS to $7,500 as requested by the applicant and recom- REALTY TFUST mended by the Town Engineer. The tentative layout of lots along Rte. 128, dated May 17, owned by Raytheon, was reviewed by members of the Board and RAYTHEON found acceptable subject to a provision that there shall be no street connecting to Weston Rd. or Shade St., but a possible fire lane of not more than 12 ft. of width with chains across at both ends. ' The meeting adjourned at 11:20 p.m. Natalie H. Riffin Clerk