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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-01-10' PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 10, 1966 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Boatd was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 10, 1966. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Campbell at 7:30 p.m. with members Bryson, Fowle, Greeley and Riffin, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Memo from the Planning Director relative to the employment of an assistant building inspector was read ASST. BUILDING and discussed. It was decided that the chairman will con- INSPECTOR tact the chairman of the Board of Selectmen and discuss this problem. Memo from the Planning Director relative to the request of Mr. E. Weiss that the Board initiate an article for the warrant of a town meeting to regulate curb cuts was read and it was decided to request Town Counsel's opinion on this. Memo from the Planning Director relative to a pro- posed stockpile of earth materials on the land of Ledge- mont Laboratory, Kennecott Copper Corp., was read. After a discussion, it was the consensus of the Board that the stockpiling is not a permitted use under the Zoning By - Law and that it would require Board of Appeals permis- sion. Mr. Zaleski was asked to convey the Board's opinion to Mr. Woodington. The drafts of proposed articles for the Warrant for the 1966 Annual Town Meeting were reviewed next. It was decided to write to owners of properties proposed for rezoning, explaining the proposals and setting aside 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 21 to discuss CN districts and January 28 to discuss CS districts with those inter- ested. It was decided to omit Article 0 which would make mandatory the consolidation of small lots in one owner- ship. The text of the proposed articles was approved and submitted to the Selectmen. Reviewed by the Board was the following Form A application: 066-2, submitted January 10, 1966 by Anthony Graziano; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Arling- ton, Lexington and Winchester, Mass.", Scale: 1" _ ' 30', dated Dec. 10, 1965, John J. Sullivan, Surv. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously CURB CUTS STORAGE OF EARTH MATERIALS KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. REZONING PRO- POSALS CN - CS CONSOLIDATION OF SMALL LOTS FORM A Graziano 1-10-66 -2- VOTED: that plan accompanying Form A #66-2 requires approval under the Subdivision Control Law. Preliminary subdivision sketch, dated December 18, PRELIMINARY 1965, of land owned by Green and White, Trustees, between SUBDIVISION Mason St. and Pleasant St., was reviewed by the Board. Mr. Zaleski recommended that the Board discuss with the GREEN & WHITE Town Engineer the question of widening Pleasant St. or MASON ST. of laying out a new parallel street, formerly a part of Emerson Rd., and that the Board's recommendations on this and on the dedication of land along the brook for park purposes be conveyed to Messrs. Green and White and made known to the public in the form of a policy state- ment. The Board took no action on this preliminary plan. The Board next reviewed two preliminary sketches PRELIMINARY of land at Marrett Rd. and Fallen Rd. owned by Louis SUBDIVISION Stoico et ux (formerly Dr. Rasor). The sketches were generally acceptable to the Board. However, no approval MARRETT RD. could be given due to the lack of information regarding (STOICO-RASOR) grading, drainage, adjacent properties, etc. The preliminary plan of Longfellow Rd. Extension PRELIMINARY was reviewed next. Mr. Zaleski mentioned the fact that SUBDIVISION Mr. Jules Sussman, Chairman of the Conservation Com- LONGFELLOW RD. mission, advised the Selectmen that in his opinion this EXT. land is subject to the regulations of Hatch Act pertain- ing to wet lands. The Board took no action. E.D.A. REPORT E.D.A. progress report and bill for $1,534.00 were reviewed by the Board and approved. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board RELEASE OF unanimously SUBDIVISIONS VOTED: to release the interest of the Town in all bonds SUZANNE RD. and securities held by the Town to guarantee the JUNIPER PL. completion of the following subdivisions, and to MOHAWK DR. authorize the Town Counsel to return said securi- ties to the respective developers, the construc- tion of ways and utilities in these subdivisions having been completed to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer and the Planning Board: Suzanne Rd., Adams Estates, Sec. III Juniper Place, Tillinghast Estates, Sec. I & II Mohawk Drive ANNUAL The 1965 Annual Report was signed by the Board REPORT and transmitted to the Selectmen Letter to the Selectmen urging action relative to lands the acquisition of which was authorized by the Town 1 1-10-66 -3- Meeting was approved and signed by the chairman. It was ACQUISITION OF ' decided to mail copies to the School Sites Committee LAND and the Conservation Commission. 1 Copy of a letter from Donald Irwin, Building In- spector, to the Selectmen relative to the issuance of permits for buildings on lots owned by Lexland Construc- tion on Laconia St. at Woburn St. was read and noted. Letter dated January 4, 1966 from Donald Irwin, Building Inspector, relative to the status of "paper" streets was read and referred to the Planning Director for reply. Letter from Attorney Eric Lund, dated Jan. 5, 1966, relative to the powers of the Board in disapproving sub- divisions, as it applies to the proposed Elena Rd., Marrettwood subdivision, was read and discussed. The Board decided to insert an additional article in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting for laying out of an extension of Barrymeade Dr. northwesterly to the land of Buss. to provide for a safer access to the Marrettwood subdivision. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 p.m. Natalie H. Riffin Clerk MARRETTWOOD BARRYMEADE DR.