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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-01-091 1 1 LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD January 9, 1967 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 9, 1967. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Campbell at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Greeley, Riffin and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Mr. Campbell submitted his resignation as chairman of the Planning Board. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the following new slate of officers was elected by a unanimous vote: Chairman - Roland B. Greeley Vice-chairman - Natalie H. Riffin Clerk - Evert N. Fowle The Board expressed a vote of thanks to Mr. Campbell for the patience and perseverance with which he discharged his duties. The minutes of the meeting of January 2, 1967 were approved. The Board voted to pay $50 membership dues to the Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously VOTED: to authorize the Town Counsel to prepare a re- lease of lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the Bridle Path subdivision from the restrictions as to building and sale contained in the Covenant dated November 15, 1966, given by Louis and Catherine F. Stoico, as requested by Mr. Stoico. These lots have the required frontage on existing public ways (Follen Rd. and Marrett Rd.) The Board refused to release Lot 1 for the reason that it does not have ade- quate frontage on Follen Rd. ELECTION OF OFFICERS MINUTES BILL BRIDLE PATH ESTATES STOICO Mr. Nicolai brought the corrected subdivision plans of Heritage Drive subdivision and requetted the Board's HERITAGE DR. approval without an easement for sewer to lots 6 and 7, - Land Court Plan 15791, which had been recommended by the NICOLAI Town Engineer. The Board took the matter under advisement. Mr. Robert Whitman and the Capital Expenditures 1-9-67 -2- Committee met with the Board to discuss the progress of CAPITAL EXPENDI- the lopg range planning study being done by Metcalf and ' TURES COMMITTEE Eddy. It was decided to stress the review of preliminary memoranda, possibly by the Steering Committee with other interested groups; such as Planning Board, Capital Expen- ditures Committee, and citizens' study committees participating. Metcalf and Eddy could be given a joint recommendation which would presumably carry more weight than several individual comments. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Bushnell met with the Board PROPOSED SUB- to ask for the Board's comments on the proposed subdivi- DIVISION sion plan of land at the northwesterly corner of Waltham - St, and Worthen Rd. The Board had no objection to the BUSHNELL layout provided the grades and the utilities meet the re- quirements of the Board and of the Town Engineer. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board CARRIAGE DR, unanimously CAMMARANO VOTED: to reduce from $8,000 to $1,000 the penal sum of the bond dated September 6, 1962, furnished by Aetna Life and Casualty Co. to guarantee the con- struction of street and the installation of muni- cipal services in certain portions of the Carriage Grove subdivision, and to extend the time within which this construction and installation must be ' completed to June 15, 1967. This reduction has been requested by the developer and recommended by the Town Engineer. Plans of the proposed Instrumentation Laboratory INSTRUMENTA- building at Hartwell Ave. referred to the Planning Board TION LAB by the Board of Appeals were reviewed and a recommenda- tion to make several changes drafted. BOARD OF APPEALS A letter from the chairman of the Board of Appeals relative to the processing of plans requiring Finding and Determination was read next. The chairman offered to discuss the situation with Mr. Nickerson. The Board then adjourned to the office of the EMERSON RD. Selectmen to discuss the 1967 Town Meeting articles, par- ticularly the laying out by the Selectmen of Emerson Rd. at Adams St. versus the purchase of land for a future street in that location. The Planning Board urged the Selectmen to lay out this section of Emerson Rd. rather than just propose the acquisition of land. ZONING Resuming the meeting in its office, the Board read VIOLATION and placed on file copies of complaints relative to com- mercial vehicles at #4 Wheeler Rd. A copy of a plan of land submitted to the Registry 1-9-67 of Deeds without Planning Board endorsement, as provided ' for in the amended Section 81-X of the Subdivision Control Law, was viewed by the Board. Notices of Board of Appeals hearings to be held on January 24, 1967 were read and noted, as follows: J. Cannalonga Mystic Valley Mental Health B. Liebman Ralph Hall T. Ross J. Kalb R. Currier Notices of Board of Appeals decisions of hearings of December 20, 1966 were read and placed on file, as follows: Mark Moore, Jr. James McCann LeRoy Johnston Muriel York Wm. Sullivan J. Catalano Portions of the Minutes of the Board of Selectmen dealing with Great Meadows Study meetings of December 12, 1966 were read and noted. Schedule for Planning Board work until the Town Meeting was discussed next. Mr. Worrell suggested that ' connection from Bedford St. at Hartwell Ave, to Rte. 3 across Grove St. should be looked into. A brief discus- sion followed and it was decided to schedule a review of Drummer Boy land and streets for January 30, 1967. The Board voted to discuss Bedford St. and CS Districts on January 23, 1967. 1 -3- BOARD OF APPEALS Hearings Decisions SCHEDULE OF WORK The Board agreed to ask the Selectmen to keep the article for laying out Emerson Rd. with construction being EMERSON RD. deferred and leave out the Emerson Rd. land acquisition articles, this being the intention of the Board. Underground wiring requirement for subdivisions was UNDERGROUND discussed next. Mr. Fowle recommended that the minimum WIRING number of lots be reduced from 10 to 4. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m. ,4 Evert N. Fowle Clerk