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Home My WebLink About1967-04-24PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' April 24, 1967 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 24, 1967. The meeting was called to order by Chair- man Greeley at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Lund, Riffin and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Messrs. R. K. Pedersen and M. A. Cheek of Holiday Homes Real Estate met with the Board and proposed the use of some STADIUM PROPOSAL 150 acres of land between Woodhaven and Hayden Ave. for a covered stadium building some 400 ft. in diameter with a capacity of some 52,000 persons. The chairman warned that the evaluation of the considerable impact on traffic would appear to be impossible in the short time available. Member Lund disclosed at the outset of this discussion that his law firm represented the stadium group and that he would refrain from discussion for this reason. ' The Board next reviewed articles for the Special Town Meeting on June 12, 1967. It was decided to include in the TOWN MEETING warrant Articles listed in the Addendum, except Article D 1, ARTICLES the wording of which Mr. Lund proposed to modify. Minutes of meetings of April 6 and 17 were reviewed MINUTES briefly and approved as amended. Plan submitted with Form A #67-8, as follows, showing a portion of West Farm to be deeded to Town for conservation FORM A was reviewed and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was voted that the plan does not require approval under the Sub- division Control Law, and was so endorsed by the Board: #67-8, submitted April 21, 1967, by A. V. Zaleski for Conservation Commission; plan entitled "Compiled West Farm Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass. to be acquired for conservation", dated April 20, 1967, by A. V. Zaleski. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted ' to appoint Mrs. Paul V. Riffin to the committee to prepare a town -wide beautification program. BEAUTIFICATION The Board next discussed the use of Seth-Maxner land at Worthen Rd. for park, offices or apartments, or a combina- SETH-MAXNER LAND tion of two or more of these uses. Messrs. Otis Brown, Arthur Douglass and Frederick Conroy submitted a petition for a public hearing on the rezoning of Seth-Maxner land to C 4 Office district. Mr. Brown outlined the advantages of the re- zoning proposal, particularly as regards the relief to the town from the demand for more office parking. The chairman expressed the concern of the Board that this rezoning would have adverse effect on the central business district. Messrs. R. K. Pedersen and M. A. Cheek of Holiday Homes Real Estate met with the Board and proposed the use of some STADIUM PROPOSAL 150 acres of land between Woodhaven and Hayden Ave. for a covered stadium building some 400 ft. in diameter with a capacity of some 52,000 persons. The chairman warned that the evaluation of the considerable impact on traffic would appear to be impossible in the short time available. Member Lund disclosed at the outset of this discussion that his law firm represented the stadium group and that he would refrain from discussion for this reason. ' The Board next reviewed articles for the Special Town Meeting on June 12, 1967. It was decided to include in the TOWN MEETING warrant Articles listed in the Addendum, except Article D 1, ARTICLES the wording of which Mr. Lund proposed to modify. 4-24-67 -2- TODD REALTY, INC. Letter from Board of Appeals relative to Todd CLUSTER SUBDIVI- Realty Trust "cluster" development off East St. was read. I SION It was decided to recommend disapproval for the follow- ing reasons: 1. The proposed cul-de-sac is substantially longer than permitted under our Rules and Regulations. This is par- ticularly important in "cluster" subdivisions, where more houses are served by a given length of street because of reduced frontage. The developer does not propose to con- struct Emerson Rd., thus materially reducing the likeli- hood of second street access in the foreseeable future. 2. No satisfactory arrangement proposed as to ownership, development and use of open space in a manner which would benefit primarily the residents of this subdivision and compensate for the reduced area of individual lots. 3. The Planning Board is not assured that it can approve the subdivision in its present form. The majority of lots have been disapproved by the Board of Health and while sewer extension is expected, it is not available now; the question of street extension to facilitate the provision of a second access must be resolved. A significant modi- fication of the plan may be required for its approval as a subdivision and a special permit should not be granted until such modifications have been agreed upon and until ' your Board knows what they'll do. Board of Appeals decisions of April 18, 1967 were BOARD OF APPEALS read and noted, as follows: Janet Legere - granted Alfred Buss. - granted Decisions Charles Devoe - granted Ralph Hall - denied Arthur Millican - denied ARTICLE D-1 The draft of Article D-1 was reviewed and modifi- cations proposed by Erik Lund adopted. Letter to the Selectmen relative to the completion AUGUSTUS RD. of Augustus Road in the Country Club Manor Sec. 1 sub- division was approved. A brief discussion on Schumacher farm subdivision SCHUMACHER off Wood St. followed. The Board was generally in favor of layouts by S. Dawson, including a waiver of regulations to permit a divided entrance street, but no conclusion was reached regarding provision for access to vacant land to the northeast. A letter received from Mr. Chester Lidberg relative LIDBERG - to the cost of land for Emerson Rd. off Adams St. was ' EMERSON RD. read. The Board was of the opinion that the price of $5,000 was too high, particularly in conjunction with the -t-24-67 conditions that no betterment assessment would be levied and that the road must be constructed within three months. ' The Planning Board then adjourned to a meeting with the Board of Selectmen at which Mr. Greeley informed the MEETING WITH Selectmen of the articles for the June 12 Town Meeting SELECTMEN initiated by the Planning Board. A discussion followed of the possible effects of rezoning land at Worthen Rd. for offices, as proposed by Mr. Otis Brown and others. The Selectmen informed the Planning Board of the resignation of John J. Carroll from the position of Town Engineer and Supt. of Public Works. The meeting finally adjourned at 11:40 p Li �Evert N. o/vule, Clerk * * * * * * * * * * * * F.i))7plif UT 1 PLANNING BOARD ARTICLES FOR JUNE 12, 1967 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING A 1 - B - To To require parking space in C 2 districts up to 50% of lot area. permit funeral homes in R 1 subject to regulation (on major streets) ' D 4 - To provide for planned unit developments in R 1 E 3 - To require 15,500 sq.ft. area, 125 ft. frontage in CS districts. F 1 - To rezone to CS part of land of Stevens, K of C, PWD G - To rezone Maloney land at Bedford St., now zoned C 1, to CS H - To rezone from A 1 to R 1 land at Woburn St. east of RR I - To define "junk yard" J - To increase maximum fine for zoning violations to $50 K• - To require consolidation of small lots in one ownership L - To make procedure on appeals conform to Ch. 40A M - To amplify the severability clause N - To lay out and construct Emerson Rd. at Adams St. PROBABLE BY CITIZENS' PETITION X - To extend CN district at No. Hancock St. 40t ft. northeasterly XX - To rezone south side of Mass. Ave. (Oak to Pleasant St.) to R 2, 100' deep XXX - To rezone to C 4 Seth land at Worthen Rd. 1