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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-05-16PLANNING BOARD MEETING May 16, 1966 On Monday, May 16, 1966 at 7:00 p.m. the Student Government Planning Board, consisting of Joelle Murat, Chairman; Kathy Morse, Secretary; Carol Lundberg, Bill Modoono and John Rizzo, had a meeting in the Board's office, Town Office Building. At 8:00 p.m. the regular meeting of the Planning Board was called to order by Chairman. Campbell with members Fowle, Riffin and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Members of the Board endorsed the definitive sub- division plan of Marrettwood (Elena Rd. extension) which was approved on April 25, 1966. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously to endorse as not requiring approval the plan submitted with Form A as follows: #66-17, submitted May 13, 1966 by Louis Ricci; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", ' Scale: 1" = 40', dated May 6, 1966, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Minutes of May 9, 1966 meeting were amended and approved. Letters to Mr. Jules Sussman relative to Planning Board supplort of acquisition of lands for conservation as follows: Evangelical Church, Swenson Farm to Follen recreation area Whipple Hill West Farm were read and approved. Messrs. Hruby, Scanlon and Executive Director Will- iams of the Lexington Housing Authority met with the Board to discuss the proposed Senior Citizen Housing at Shirley St. Plans of the proposed development were displayed. Mr. Zaleski pointed out that the proposed development lacks 200 ft. street frontage required for A 1 (apartment) develop- ments and that it would either have to have Board of Appeals variance or else come to the Planning Board for the approval of a street in the development as a subdivision street for the necessary frontage. The problem was discussed and the Board decided to advise the Housing Authority that the Plan- ning Board would support the granting of a variance for the reduced street frontage within the proposed layout. STUDENT GOV- ERNMENT DAY MARRETTWOOD- ELENA RD. FORM A Ricci MINUTES CONSERVATION Evan. Church Swenson Farm Whipple Hill West Farm LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 5-16-66 -2- Letter from the Town Engineer, dated May 16, 1966, PEACOCK FARM recommending changes in the preliminary subdivision plan , of Peacock Farm, Sec. 5 (Mason St. extension) was read. Minutes of Selectmen's meeting of May 2, 1966 were noted and placed on file. Letter from Donald Nickerson, Chairman of the BOARD OF Board of Appeals relative to the Planning Board proposal APPEALS for an amendment of the special permit or exception pro - AMENDMENT vision of the Lexington Zoning By -Law was read and placed on file. Mr. Richard Thomson of Everett Brooks Co. met with NICOLAI - the Board to discuss the development of the Nicolai land VOLUNTEER WAY southeast of Volunteer Way. He displayed plans of the proposed subdivision under both the conventional and the cluster zoning. The Board urged Mr. Thomson to make as attractive a street layout as possible using a horseshoe or two -entrance layout rather than a long straight road. Mr. Harold Goldberg met with the Board to discuss BURNHAM FARM the possibility of installing a community swimming pool SWIMMING POOL for the residents of the Burnham Far and Saddle Club Rd. areas. His problem is that the three acres proposed for this have no frontage on a street. The matter was dis- cussed at some length. ' Board of Appeals decisions of May 10, 1966 were read and placed on file. The recommendations of the Town Engineer relative MASON ST. EXT. to the Mason St. extension were discussed. It was decided not to take action at this time. The presentation of articles at the public hearing WARRANT on May 23rd was considered and the Board agreed to have all articles presented by the chairman, questions answered by all members, slides presented on frontage and on Moreland Ave. renaming. The Board next took up the establishment of sub - SUB -COMMITTEES committees to study proposed zoning changes, as. recommended ON ZONING in the Memorandum dated 5.4.66 by Mr. Zaleski. Mr. Fowle agreed to accept the chairmanship of the sub -committee on underground wiring and to appoint additional committee members. Mr. Worrell will carry out a preliminary study of the Cl, C2 revisions. Mr. Campbell will work on the location of CS dis- tricts. Mr. Worrell and Mr. Fowle agreed to be the co-chairmen of the committee studying non-residential uses in R1 districts. 1 1 F 5-16-66 Mrs. Riffin accepted the assignment of studying zoning amendments for special permits and for nurseries. Mr. Campbell suggested that the existing struc- ture for state -supported housing projects is not suit- LOW INCOME able for Lexington and advanced a proposal for the sale HOUSING of individual town -owned lots to low-income persons, subsidizing the building of houses. Other members of the Board were generally in favor, but warned of possible legal and practical obstacles. It was decided to discuss Emerson Rd. location at one of the meetings in the near future, the Board EMERSON RD. being unanimously in favor of the concept of Emerson Rd. The summer schedule was reviewed and agreed to in principle. The application for summer employment submitted by Mrs. Pamela Emerson was reviewed next. Mr. Zaleski SUMMER EMPLOY - reported his impressions of the interview with Mrs. MENT Emerson and the results of verification of references given. It was the opinion of the Board that Mrs. Emerson Emerson's ,.qualifications were not in line with the cur- rent needs of the Town, particularly as regards drafting and graphic presentation. The Planning Director was - authorized to so advise Mrs. Emerson and to inquire into the possibility of engaging an engineering student, including the use of cooperative plan students from Northeastern University. A preliminary sketch of a revision of the Ingle- INGLESIDE side subdivision providing a street connection between Carnegie Place and Ingleside Rd. was accepted for review. Planning Director's comments on the report of the T.M.M.A. Structure of Government Committee were dis- T.M.M.A. cussed briefly. It was decided to consider approving REPORT the comments as expressing the Board's viewpoint. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 p.m. Natalie H. Riffin Clerk