HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-05-29PLANNING BOARD MEETING
May 29, 1967
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board
was held on Monday, May 29, 1967 in its office, Town Office
Building. The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Greeley at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Lund, Riffin and
Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present.
Plan submitted by D. Pihl with Form A application
#67-12, withdrawn for additions and re -submitted on May 29,
1967, was reviewed and upon a motion duly made and seconded
it was voted that approval under the subdivision control .
law is not required of the plan entitled "A Compiled Plan
of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated May 10, 1967 by Miller
and Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. The plan was so endorsed
by the Board.
Information Bulletin of the Citizens Housing and
Planning Association was read and discussed. It was de-
cided to recommend that any legislative proposal which this
group may wish to have adopted be published for review by
local planning agencies prior to formal submission.
Messrs. Lester and James Stevens and Mr. Mancini met
with the Board to discuss the Stevens land at Bedford St.
The Board voted to go into executive session to discuss
matters the premature disclosure of which might adversely
affect the financial interests of the town or the reputa-
tion of.any person. Following a discussion of a possible
land acquisition, the.Board voted to resume open meeting.
Messrs. Vincent Benfante, Alfred Buse and Ralph
Hall, Jr. met with the Planning Board for a discussion of
the proposed rezoning of the Knights of Columbus land at
Bedford St. Present users of the building are Lexington
Furniture, Fitzgerald and K of C in a 90' x 100' building
of one and partly three stories.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board
voted to go into executive session to discuss matters
which, if prematurely disclosed, would adversely affect
the financial interests of the town or the interests of
any person. Following a discussion of a possible land
acquisition, the Board voted to resume open meeting.
Minutes of Selectmen's meetings of May 1, 8 and
15, 1967 were noted and placed on file.
The offer by Mary Schumacher to buy from the Town
' lots 82 and 83 Colonial Ave. (tax title) was discussed
and decision deferred pending receipt of additional in-
formation.
FORM A
Pihl
CITIZENS HOUS-
ING & PLANNING
ASSN.
STEVENS LAND
BEDFORD ST.
REZONING PROPOSAL
BEDFORD ST.
TAX TITLE LOTS
SCHUMACHER
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Notices of Board of Appeals hearings scheduled for June 13,
BOARD OF 1967 were reviewed next, as follows:
APPEALS
Ralph Hall Harry Knight
Hearings Carmine Ciriello David Myerson
Harvey Newgent Hartwell -Lexington Trust
Lex. Indoor Tennis Frank Batemen
It was decided to point out that the petition for the divi-
Ciriello sion of Lot E (Carmine Ciriello) incorrectly refers to 15,500 sq.ft.
zone and object to the granting of variance for the reasons that
the lot now conforms to zoning requirements, having 30,226 sq.ft.
area in 30,000 sq.ft. district, that the neighborhood is not uni-
formly developed in lots of that small frontage and area, and that
additional driveway exits are not desirable opposite Franklin
School.
The Board voted to oppose the petition of Frank Bateman
Bateman for home decoration center as being a business use in a residential
district and objectional because of added traffic interfering with
the traffic flow at an already congested intersection.
H.D.C. Notices of Historic District Commission hearings on June 7,
1967 were read and noted.
Memo from F. Holland, State Division of Planning, relative
"701" to the progress of Lexington's "701" planning program was noted
and placed on file.
Planning Board report on "junk yard" definition article was
"JUNK YARD" read and approved. Planning Board's report on "planned unit devel-
opment" article was read and approved as amended. It was decided
to ask for comments on the amendment and the report by members of
the design advisory group.
At 11:05 p.m. the Board decided to adjourn to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 1, 1967.
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