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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-01-31PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' January 31, 1966 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 31, 1966. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Campbell at 7:30 p.m. with members Bryson, Fowle, Greeley, Riffin, and Planning Director Zaleski present. The minutes of the meeting of January 17 were approved. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: that'the time within which the Planning Board must take action on Marrettwood subdivision (Elena Rd.) was extended to and including February 28, 1966 as requested by the attorney for the developer. The plans for the proposed building in C 4 district on Waltham St. (Dr. Short) were reviewed and the follow- ing deficiencies and discrepancies were noted: 1. Elevations show no windows on sides and front ' below the first floor, while basement plan shows windows on all sides. 2. The building was in effect 3-1/2 stories rather than the 2 permitted by the Zoning By -Law. 3. No required provisions for waste disposal, sur- face and subsurface drainage and erosion control are shown. Grading changes are not shown. For these reasons the Planning Board does not recommend approval of the proposed layout. A letter from the Selectmen relative to the proposed acceptance of streets was read and discussed. Mr. Bussgang, Mr. Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. Touart met with the Board to discuss the Rte. 2 -Watertown St. inter- change. Mr. Bussgang requested the Board's support in having the State D.P.W. modify the northeasterly quadrant of the interchange by moving it 150 ft. southwesterly closer to Watertown St. A discussion followed. Mr. Campbell ad- vised the representatives of Peacock Farm subdivision that the matter will be considered by the Planning Board and the Selectmen will be appraised of the Board's recommendations. Atty. William Whalon and Mr. LaCava met with the MINUTES MARRETTWOOD (ELENA RD.) EXTENSION OF TIME C 4 OFFICE BLDG. DR. SHORT ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS RTE.2-WATERTOWN ST. - PEACOCK FARM RESIDENTS 1-31-66 -2- Board relative to the LaCava-Paino petition for the re - REZONING PROPOSAL zoning to C 4 of a strip of land at the westerly side line , - of Waltham St. at Waltham line. Mr. Whalon described the WALTHAM ST. reasons for the proposal and explained that he was not - taking any position in the matter and was speaking for LA CAVA Atty. Redmond who was unable to attend. The land is now subdivided into several 18,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. lots, is not sewered and extends into Waltham. Total area is about 4 acres, and there is now one house on the LaCava land. Mr. LaCava is agreeable to leaving enough land for access to the Frasca property in the rear. Maps showing a tentative layout were distributed to Board members. Mr. LaCava stated that he had no prospective tenants but he was prepared to invest money to put up a building and look for tenants afterwards. A discussion followed. Town Counsel Legro met with the Board to discuss TOWN MEETING the proposed zoning articles. The Town Counsel had ques- ARTICLES tions about the interpretation of the provision prohibit- ing harmful uses in CS districts, since no precise proce- dure or standard for the determination or enforcement is CS defined. Mr. Legro also questioned whether the proposed amendment to Section 14 is too restrictive as regards the issuance of special permits. The mandatory observance of Planning Cluster Board's recommendations on cluster zoning was also ques- tioned by the Town Counsel and modified as a result of his recommendations. Stoico exchange The question of land exchange with Stoico was discussed next. The Town Counsel stated that he added easement provisions in the article. The Board was agree- able to this and suggested that arrangements for drainage be made. Selectman Cataldo and Mr. Gray met with the Board Town Barn to discuss the future zoning of the land on which the Town Barn is located. It was the opinion of the Board that the Board favors the rezoning to CS, but that no firm com- mitment can be made in this until after the public hearings. Mr. Cataldo remarked that the position of the Board Beautification of Selectmen on the beautification of the central business district would depend on the proposed specifications and costs. The schedule of public hearings on rezoning articles PUBLIC HEARINGS was taken up next. It was decided to hold the public hear - SCHEDULED ing on citizens' petitions for the rezoning of Williams, LaCava and Roberts on February 21, 1966. Letter from Atty. Sleeper relative to the restric- tions on the Kingston Homes subdivision was read. It was -31-66 -3- decided to advise Mr. Sleeper that the Board was not in favor of additional extensions or postponements of time for the completion of this subdivision. The Board intends to abide by the previous arrangement offered by Mr. Spagnuola' of providing the second access by June 1966 and paving it by November 1966. The following letters were read and placed on file: From Selectmen, dated January 1, 1966 re: Annual Town Meet- ing dates Historic Districts Commission re: notice of hearings Dana Regillo, dated January 19, 1966, re: Laconia St. (copy of letter to Selectmen) Larchmont Engineering, dated January 25, 1966 expressing acceptance of the proposed CS zoning Letter from Mrs. John L. Warner relative to Library needs and the reply prepared by Mr. Zaleski were read and the reply signed by the Chairman. The results of informal meetings on January 21 and 28 with the owners of properties proposed for rezoning to CN and CS were discussed. It was decided to advertise the public hearing on these rezoning proposals as soon as ' possible to preclude building permits being applied for so as to perpetuate the present zoning provisions. The meeting adjourned at 11:10/ p.m. Natalie H. Riffin Clerk n KINGSTON HOMES SPAGNUOLA CORRESPONDENCE DISCUSSION CN and CS