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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-04-101 L' PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 109 1967 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 10, 1967. The meeting was called to order by Vice -Chairman Mrs. Riffin at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Lund and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of meetings of March 6, 13 and April 3, 1967 MINUTES were approved with corrections. The Board voted to request Mr. Legro to prepare agree- MINUTE MAN HGLDS. ments and release for lots Worthen Rd. Sta.8+00 to Sta.19+71.74 PARTRIDGE ASSOC. and to have the developer execute a $37,000 bond to guarantee the construction. Action on request to reduce Philip Rd. bond to $6,000. was deferred to ascertain the reason for non -completion of PHILIP RD. construction by November 1966 as agreed. Letter to Robert Kent, Moderator, relative to appoint- BEAUTIFICATION meats to the town -wide beautification program committee was PROGRAM discussed and approved. Notice of the Federation of Planning Boards meeting on May 6 was read and noted. Copy of letter from Bureau of Public Roads to Dr. .Tick relative to Rte. 2 interchange at Watertown St. was noted and placed on file. Notices of Board of Appeals decisions on the petitions of the following were noted: BOARD OF APPEALS Adams Pool Frederick Bird Ella Brehm Dr. Graham Decisions Raytheon Co.(Sharkey) Mr. Francis Napoli and Atty. Harold Stevens met with the Board to talk over the proposed extension of CN district NAPOLI along North Hancock St. The Board took the matter under ad- visement. The Board agreed that Mr. Schumacher should go ahead with the development of four lots at the end of Amherst St. SCHUMACHER and to consider the layout of the "cluster" subdivision off Wood St. at a later date. Atty. Harold Stevens met with the Board to discuss the possibility of developing land at Bedford St. opposite the BEDFORD ST. National Guard Armory for a Holiday Inn and a Gulf gasoline PROPOSAL station. The question of whether to permit a gas station as 4-10-67 -2- accessory use to a motel or as a variance was debated at some length. The Board took the matter under advisement. Mr. Alan Wilson met with the Board and asked that a REZONING PROPOSAL portion of land along Mass. Ave. between Oak St. and Pleasant St. be rezoned from R 1 to R 2 since there are already five WILSON two-family and one single family house there and the land along Mass.Ave. on both sides is zoned R 2. The Board agreed to discuss the matter and advise Mr. Wilson of its decision. A group of residents of Bowser's Saddle Club Estates DONNA RD. SUB. and Burnham Farms, and Mr. Mark Moore met with the Board re- garding the proposed Donna Rd. subdivision off East St. Mr. MOORE Moore outlined his proposal for a cluster subdivision and a swimming pool and expressed his disappointment at Planning Board's recommendation that the Board of Appeals defer action on this "cluster" subdivision. The question of what intensity of recreational use, i.e, the number of users, parking spaces, buildings, etc. would be consistent with the aims of cluster zoning was dis- cussed by the Board and the residents present. The Board decided to consider the matter further. After the residents withdrew, the Board discussed the matter and decided to recom- mend to the Board of Appeals against the approval of this cluster development. Draft of Article A 1 was reviewed and approved in principle. The Board decided to advise Mr. Napoli that they would encourage him to proceed with the original idea of rezoning about 40 ft. of the R 1 land only and not of the whole adja- cent lot. The Board decided to encourage the Wilsons to seek the rezoning of land at Mass. Ave. to R 2 on citizens peti- tion only. After some discussion, the Board decided to go on record as being opposed to Mr. Stevens' proposal for a gas station at Bedford St.. The meeting adjourned a 10:55 p.m. Evert N. Fowle Clerk 1