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Home My WebLink About1966-04-04PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 4, 1966 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 4, 1966. The meeting was called to order by Chair- man Campbell at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Worrell and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of Planning Board meetings of March 12 and 14, 1966 were approved. Notices of Board of Appeals hearings to be held on April 5, 1966 were read and noted as follows: MINUTES B/A HEARINGS X66-12, submitted March 28, 1966 by Roland Ward- robe by Alfred P. Tropeano; plan entitled "A Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 20', dated March 26, 1966, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. The plan was endorsed as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The proposed slip ramp replacing the loop in the northeast quadrant of the Rte. 2 - Watertown St. inter- change was discussed next. Mr. Zaleski explained the proposed design by Professor Paul Roberts on hand of a plan prepared by Mr. Zaleski in December of 1965. Mrs. Riffin joined the Board at that time and the Board then adjourned to meet with the Selectmen relative to Rte. 2 interchange at 9:10 p.m. RTS. .�_ Athens Realty Trust Roberts & Roberts John & Rosina Busa Alan & Rebecca Adams Mary Walsh Convalescent & Nursing Homes, Inc. A discussion followed regarding the request by Alan Adams et ux for yard variances for his proposed new VARIANCE - building on Meriam St. Architect Charles Cole II ex- ALAN ADAMS plained to the Board the details of the proposed con- struction. The Board agreed that the shape and size of the lot justified the reduction to 5 ft. of the 20 ft, yard next to the railroad. The Board discussed blocking off or widening the narrow alley of variable width at the rear of the proposed building. It was decided to ex- press concern over the alley and recommend that it be either blocked off or provisions made to prevent the alley from becoming unsafe and cluttered with rubbish. Plan was submitted with Form A application as follows: FORM A X66-12, submitted March 28, 1966 by Roland Ward- robe by Alfred P. Tropeano; plan entitled "A Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Scale: 1" = 20', dated March 26, 1966, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. The plan was endorsed as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The proposed slip ramp replacing the loop in the northeast quadrant of the Rte. 2 - Watertown St. inter- change was discussed next. Mr. Zaleski explained the proposed design by Professor Paul Roberts on hand of a plan prepared by Mr. Zaleski in December of 1965. Mrs. Riffin joined the Board at that time and the Board then adjourned to meet with the Selectmen relative to Rte. 2 interchange at 9:10 p.m. RTS. .�_ 4-4-66 -2- Returning to its office at 1b:05 p.m. the Board resumed its meeting. Letter from Design Advisory Committee re: appointment to Historic District Commission was read and filed. H.D.C. Notice of Historic District Commission hearing on changes to #1404 Mass. Ave. was read and noted. Selectmen Letter advising of Mr. Cole's election as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen was read and noted. Civil Rights Letter from Lexington Civil Rights Committee invit- ing members of the Planning Board to attend a meeting on April 12 was read and noted. Letter from Mr. Sumner Wolsky relative to zoning and Wolsky traffic on Bedford St. was discussed and it was decided to invite Mr. Wolsky to present his ideas to the Board. Chair- man Campbell agreed to inform Mr. Wolsky. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously E.D.A. bill for $2,080.00 (final payment on the E.D.A. BILL contract for the Central Business District) was approved. Mr. Zaleski will write a reply to E.D.A. thank- ing them and planning for a future appointment. Letter from Town Engineer relative to Raytheon RAYTHEON preliminary plan was read and it was decided to meet with Mr. Carroll at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 1966. Letter from Town Engineer relative to a revision MORELAND AVE. of Moreland Ave. was read and discussed. It was decided to invite the Town Counsel to meet with the Board on April 11, 1966, to advise the Board on the revision pro- cedure. Letter from Antonio Busa requesting permission to CROSS SECTION use the Street Cross -Section 1 instead of the new Cross - A. BUSA Section for Minor Streets in the Green Valley Sec. 7 sub- division was read. The Board agreed to permit the change insofar as the preliminary plan for this subdivision was submitted prior to the adoption of the new subdivision regulations. Letter from Metcalf & Eddy regarding the appoint- METCALF & EDDY ment of Mr. George Johnson as new project planner for the JOHNSON 701 planning study was read and placed on file. CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Mrs. Vallas regarding zoning was Vallas read and placed on file. H.D.C. Notice of Historic District Commission hearing on changes to #1404 Mass. Ave. was read and noted. Selectmen Letter advising of Mr. Cole's election as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen was read and noted. Civil Rights Letter from Lexington Civil Rights Committee invit- ing members of the Planning Board to attend a meeting on April 12 was read and noted. Letter from Mr. Sumner Wolsky relative to zoning and Wolsky traffic on Bedford St. was discussed and it was decided to invite Mr. Wolsky to present his ideas to the Board. Chair- man Campbell agreed to inform Mr. Wolsky. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously 4-4-66 ma VOTED: to appoint Mr. Evert Fowle to the Steering FOWLE - STEER - Committee on the Central Business District ING COMMITTEE revitalization. The Board also decided to advise the Selectmen of the Planning Board's continued desire to remain involved in work on Mass. Ave. improvements. The results of the Community Attitude Survey were discussed at some length. It was decided not to COMMUNITY ATTI- publicize them until after the Steering Committee on TUDE STUDY the Master Plan Study had a chance to discuss the re- turns. A list of suggested planning projects for 1966 was distributed by the planning director. The Board WORK PROGRAM will study and augment the list and decide on the 1966 work program at the next meeting. The rezoning of the Public Works Building lot to R 1 was discussed next. Mr. Zaleski will seek the ad- PUBLIC WORKS BLDG. vice of the Town Counsel as to whether a public hearing substantially in advance of a town meeting is legally proper. The inspection of certain streets by the Plan- ning Board to determine whether they have adequate STREETS construction, width, etc. to serve the traffic, was postponed until after April 25, 1966. Mr. Campbell recommended that the Board request the Selectmen to lay out and construct Outlook Dr. to OUTLOOK DRIVE Marrett Rd. over town -owned land as soon as possible. Mr. Zaleski recommended that the Board request the Selectmen to take steps to acquirea. strip of land WORTHEN RD. on the northerly side of Marrett Rd. for Worthen Rd. location, including option negotiations and an article for town meeting action. Unless the land is secured, the owner may commence building thus greatly increasing cost of acquisition. The ways to enable the Planning Board to devote more of its time to long range planning were discussed LONG RANGE PLANS next. The following measures were recommended: a. Have the Planning Director do as much adminis- trative work as possible. b. Have the chairman dispose of routine incoming correspondence outside of the meeting. c. Make appointments no earlier than 8:30 or 9:00 p.m., limit the time of each appoint- ment. 4-4-66 -4- d. Have the chairman exercise greater control over the discussions to avoid repetitions. e. Have suitable matters studied by subcommittees so that less time would have to be spent in the course of regular meeting discussing them. The meeting adjourned at 11:05 p.m. Natalie H. Riffin Clerk 1 1 ITENTATIVE LISTING OF ITEMS FOR PLANNING BOARD CONSIDERATION in 1966 1. Simplify and rearrange Zoning By -Law with maximum use of tables. 2. Definition of frontage or lot width with limited reduction on turnarounds. 3. Discuss Harrington playground, other long-range playground needs with Recreation Committee. 4. Determine status of streets by visual inspection, whether "paper" or "unpaved". See list. S. Discuss and take stand on long-range plans of the Conservation Commission (Green belt) 6. Acquisition of Worthen Rd. entrance at Marrett Rd. (URGENT) 7. Rezone Public Works garage to R 1? 8. Rezone Wilson's 2 -family house to R 2? 9. Propose areas for CS zoning? 10. Revise subdivision regulations to require underground wiring, define front- age on turnarounds. 11. Discuss advisability of adopting an "official map." 12. Go after developers overdue on completion of subdivisions. 13. Discuss ways to improve Zoning By -Law enforcement. A.V.Z. 4-4-66 1