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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-01-171 C' C PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 17, 1966 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 17, 1966. Chairman Campbell called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m., with members Bryson, Fowle, Greeley and Riffin, and Planning Director Zaleski present. The Board met with the Capital Expenditures Committee and with Messrs. Woglom of Metcalf & Eddy, and Robert V. Whitman, Chairman of the Steering Committee, Community Planning Organization. Mr. Woglom reported that the application for "701" Urban Planning Assistance funds was approved by Federal authorities and that the official notification can be ex- pected to be received in the near future. Mr. Whitman reviewed the objectives of the long-range study as enumerated in the scope of services proposed by Metcalf & Eddy. Mr. Bryson stressed the desire of the Town to project the existing trends, rather than start with ex- ploring alternatives. A discussion of the various popula- tion growth assumptions to be used as the basis of the study ensued. It was the opinion of the town committees to utilize the existing trends and the September 1964 population pro- jection, assuming a 1990 saturation figure of 50,000 as a basis, with a proviso that citizens'. study committees should be prepared to explore the effects of variations as to time and numbers in the population projection. Mr. Woglom asked what role the Capital Expenditures Committee expected to play in the study. Mr. Boughton re- plied that neither the Capital Expenditures Committee nor the Planning Board could devote themselves to the study because of other statutory responsibilities, so that the Citizens Economic Base Committee would have to stddy the economic base aspects of the study. Mr. Whitman suggested that the Economic Base Committee do the inventory and analysis for the first six months and after that the Steering Committee and members of other committees who showed enough persistence and interest would probably join in the work of coordinating the findings of various committees. It was decided to distribute Mr. Woglom's outline of January 6, 1966 with a covering letter regarding the existing population projection as the basis instead of the three alter- natives and with a revision of the first three pages and of the section on economic base study committee. JOINT MEETING - CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE - METCALF & EDDY - COMMUNITY PLANNING ORGANIZATION Minutes of Planning Board meetings of January 3 and 10 MINUTES 1966 were approved. 1-17-66 BILL A bill for Mass. Federation of Planning Boards mem- bership dues in the amount of $50.00 was approved. Reviewed by the Board was the following Form A FORM A application as revised: Graziano #66-2, submitted January 17, 1966 by Anthony Graziano; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Arlington, Lexington and Winchester, Mass.", scale: 1" = 30', dateed Dec. 10, 1965, John J. Sullivan, Surv. The plan was endorsed as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law and returned to the applicant, Mr. Graziano. Messrs. Conroy and Foley met with the Board to dis- MARRETTWOOD cuss the Elena Rd. subdivision. Mr. Foley expressed his preference for the approval of the subdivision opening onto ELENA RD. Marrett Rd. The Board decided to approve the subdivision plan subject to modifications recommended by the Town Engi- neer, upon the preparation by the Town Counsel of the neces- sary instruments. SELECTMEN At 9:00 the Board adjourned to attend an executive session of the Board of Selectmen. Hearings on zoning articles were scheduled as I HEARINGS follows: SCHEDULED FOR T.M.ARTICLES CM 1, Cluster Zoning, Board of Appeals - Monday, February 7, 8:00 p.m. Greene, Williams and Roberts rezoning - Feb. 21, 8:00 p.m. CS and CN zoning - March 7, 8:15 p.m. A letter from the Town Engineer, dated Jan. 17, 1966, LONGFELLOW relative to the preliminary subdivision plan of Longfellow Rd. RD. EXT. Extension was read. Following a discussion of the implica- tion of Chapter 220, Acts of 1965, the Board decided to withhold action pending whatever steps may be necessary under the provisions of Chapter 220. LEXINGTON HOME Letter from the Board of Appeals referring for re - FOR THE AGED view by the Planning Board the site plans of the housing for the elderly at Shirley St. was read next. The plans were re- viewed and a letter of approval, subject to adequate pro- vision for streets, utilities and parking, was signed by the Chairman. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unan- "THE ORCHARD" imously BLOOMFIELD ST. RELEASE VOTED: to release all lots in "The Orchard" subdivision (Bloomfield St.), adequate surety having been furnished 1- 1-17-66 by the developer to ensure the construction of re- maining street and utilities. ' The release of the covenant was signed by the Board. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously VOTED: to release all sureties held by the Town as security for the construction of Emerson Rd. in the Emerson Gardens subdivision between Maple St, and Sta. 10+64. Notices of Board of Appeals hearings scheduled for February 1, 1966, on the following petitions were read: Mrs. Muriel E. York Mrs. Irene Buono The Muffin House, Inc. Lexington Housing Authority Kennecott Copper Corp. Mystic Valley Mental Health Wilson Farm, Inc. Assn. Lexington Motor Inn The Board voted to oppose the application of Wilson Farm, Inc. for the replacement of a two-family house at #556 Massachusetts Ave. as being clearly against the char- acter of the neighborhood. -3- EMERSON GARDENS - EMERSON RD. RELEASE BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS Wilson Farm, Inc. ' The Board voted to record itself in favor of permit- ting the use of house at 4!186 Bedford Street by the Mental Mental Health Assn. Health Assn. as being a good transitional use, provided that permanent parking would be located or screened so as not to obtrude on the street. It was decided to withdraw the Barrymeade Dr. exten- sion article, if possible. N, Copies of letters written by the Planning Director was read and approved as follows: To Mr. Irwin, Bldg. Inspector, re: "paper" streets To Mr. Legro, Town Counsel, re: curb cuts To Kennecott Copper Corp. re: earth stockpiling A notice from Metcalf & Eddy that Mr. Woglom became a senior associate was noted. Minutes of the January 3, 1966 meeting of the Board of Selectmen were noted and placed on file. A bulletin from the Cooperative Extension relative to lectures about pollution of Charles River was read and placed on file. ' Letter from the Town Engineer to the Planning Director relative to the status of streets was read and CORRESPONDENCE 1-17-66 -4- discussed. It was decided that Mr. Zaleski will determine ' STATUS OF the status of streets so far as possible by checking on the STREETS presence of houses, water mains and sewers, date of approval, etc. and that members of the Board would then inspect the streets still in question and determine their status in accordance with the definitinn of a "way" used in the Subdi- vision Control Law.The desirability of an "official map" was discussed briefly. The meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m. Natalie H. Riffin Clerk 1