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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 Plan submitted by D. Pihl with Form A application #67-12, withdrawn for additions and re -submitted on May 29, 1967, was reviewed and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was voted that approval under the subdivision control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 5-29-67 -2- 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. ,l Evert N , Cler . Fowlek D D 1