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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-11-08PLANNING BOARD MEETING 1 November 8, 1965 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, November 8, 1965. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bryson at 7:30 p.m. with Members Campbell, Fowle, Greeley and Riffin, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Draft of a letter to retailers prepared by Mr. Zaleski was discussed. Reaction was generally favor- able, and addresses suggested include C. J. Best, Peck & Peck, Kennedy's, Lord & Taylor, Stearns, Prep. Shop (Cambridge), C. Crawford Hollidge, Bowen's Toy - land (Bedford), Phillips Bookstore (Cambridge), Design Research, Kussin's, Dickson Bros. Hardware. The Board voted to approve the letter, as amended, and ask the Selectmen to support it. Messrs. Russian, Richey and Drouin met with the Board relative to the lots laid out on Dunham St., First St. and Second St. in 1914 and registered in the Land Court in 1957. Mr. Russian suggested that they would like to reach an agreement permitting them to subdivide into nine 100 -ft -wide lots and three 75 -ft - wide lots and that it wouldn't be economical for the owners to divide the land into larger lots and they would have to appeal to courts. The Board took the matter under advisement. The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of November 1, 1965 were approved. Plans submitted with Form A applications as follows were reviewed by the Board: 4665-50, submitted Nov. 2, 1965 by Otis and Louise Minot; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Oct. 11, 1965, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. 4665-51, plan submitted Nov. 4, 1965by John Castoldi, entitled."Plan of Land in Lexing- ton, Mass.", dated Oct. 11, 1965, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was ' VOTED: that plans submitted with above applications 4665-50 and 4665-51 do not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. RETAILERS LETTER DUNHAM , FIRST AND SECOND STS. RICHEY MINUTES FORMS A 11-8-65 -2- CAPITAL EXPEND- Upon request of Mrs. Rawls, the Board decided ITURES COMMITTEE to meet with the Capital Expenditures Committee on November 15, 1965, at 8:00 p.m. The application by Avon Realty Trust for a AVON REALTY variance to permit a reduction of parking on the TRUST "Carriage House" lot on Lincoln St. from 58 to 54 spaces, and to permit the location of 4 spaces in residential dis- trict was considered next. Several interested residents attended this part of the meeting. The Board decided to favor the granting of the variance, subject to the re- strictions that proposed uses and parking could not be changed without Board of Appeals permit, and that no park- ing in front of the building or in the residential dis- trict be permitted or required. A letter prepared by the Planning Director rela- ITEH tive to the finding and determination by the Board of Appeals for a proposed addition to Itek building on Maguire Rd. was read, approved and signed by the chairman. Letter prepared by the Planning Director relative FRITH to the request by William Frith for a Board of Appeals variance was read by the Board, approved and signed. It was decided to request the Selectmen to levy WILSOW S FARM a fine on Wilson's Farm for the violation of Zoning By- law by unauthorized gravel removal. Letter from the Planning Board to Mr. Legro re - ZONING ARTICLES garding his assistance in drafting 1966 zoning articles was read, approved and signed. The Board decided to consult the Town Counsel re-' DUNHAM ST. garding the legality of lots on Dunham St. owned by Richey and Drouin. Letter from the Town Engineer relative to the pre - SPENCER ST. EXT, liminary plan of Spencer St. extension (June Augusta, - owner) dated October 19, 1965 was read and discussed. In AUGUSTA view of the finding of the Town Engineer that this subdi- vision has no adequate drainage outlet, the Board voted unanimously to disapprove the preliminary subdivision plan entitled "Preliminary Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", by Joseph W. Moore, Inc., dated Sept. 22, 1965, for the reason that there is no adequate drainage provision. E.D.A.BILL The E.D.A. bill for $845.00 for the work on cen- tral business district plan was approved. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board , VOTED: to accept as a security for the construction with- 1 11 11-8-65 in one year of ways and utilities to serve lots 22 through 31 inclusive and lot 39 in the Adams Es- tate Section 4 subdivision a bond in the penal sum of $35,000 executed by John W. Castoldi, Inc. and by John W. and Yolanda Castoldi, secured by bank deposits in the same amount, and to release the above lots from the restrictions as to building and sale contained in the Covenant executed by John W. Castoldi, Inc., dated Sept. 27, 1965, excepting the restrictions imposed by the Board of Health relative to building on lots 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. The partial release instrument was exe- cuted by the Board. -3- ADAMS ESTATE SEC. 4 CASTOLDI The request for 1966 operating budget was discussed next. The Board voted to go into executive session to BUDGET discuss matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the financial interest of the town or the reputation of any person. Following a discussion of appropriations for per- sonal services, the Board voted to resume the open meeting The 1966 budget request as prepared by the Planning Direc- tor and amended by the Board, was approved and signed by the Chairman. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m. // �,/ Com, ,� : �, ' v -1� Natalie H. Riffin Clerk