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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-10-091 7j PLANNING BOARD MEETING October 9, 1967 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held on Monday, October 9, 1967 in the Board's 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. Minutes of meeting of October 2, 1967 were approved. The second sheet of the Bushnell Dr. subdivision plan was signed. A letter from Mr. Bram re: Diamond Rd. subdivision was read, action deferred pending receipt of comment from Town Engineer. MINUTES BUSHNELL DR. DIAMOND RD. Mr. Fowle reported on the meeting with Citizens for Lexington Conservation attended by Messrs. Fowle and CITIZENS FOR Zaleski on October 4, 1967. A discussion followed relative LEX. CONSERVATION to the various methods of securing conservation lands and the applicability of Hatch Act so-called. Question of handling Planning Board zoning articles and recodification of the Zoning By -Law was discussed next. ZONING ARTICLES Mr. Lund was requested to confer with Mr. Legro and make recommendations to the Board. Notices of Board of Appeals decisions of hearings held Oct. 3, 1967 were read and noted, as follows: Honeywell - granted B. Burke - granted E. Johanson - granted Cheever-Kelly - granted Wm. & Iris Howard - granted P. Valentino - granted Notices of Board of Appeals hearings on October 31, 1967 were read and noted as follows: Follen Church Society Sacred Heart Parish Bruce McGee Joseph Maurano John & Rosina Buss. Robt. & Mary Newman Busa Realty Trust Donna Realty Trust The Board decided to advise that if McGee is granted the requested permission, it should not be construed as indi- cating that any future expansion would be acceptable. Notices of Historic Districts Commission hearings were noted and placed on file. BOARD OF APPEALS Decisions Hearings 10-9-67 -2- NICKERSON RD. The Board voted to request the Town Counsel to prepare a release of all lots in Nickerson Rd. in $15,000 bond. The Board reviewed a proposal from the Sanborn Map Co. MAP for custom up -dating of their atlas. It was decided to take no action at this time. MINUTE MAN PARK Letter to Mr. Benjamin Zerbey, Supt. of Minute Man CAMPING FACILITIES National Park, relative to the provision and operation of camping facilities adjacent to the Park was approved. ZONING - Invitation to Mr. L. Stevens to meet with the Board for L. STEVENS a discussion of the zoning of his property at Bedford St. was approved. FORBES RD. The Board agreed to extend for six months to April 1, 1968 the time for completion of Forbes Rd. and of utilities in that subdivision. Under old business Mr. Worrell offered a proposal ZONING for front yards in C 2 districts within 100 ft. of R 1 dis- PROPOSALS trict and for 10 ft. green strips in side and rear yards in C 2 districts next to R 1 districts. The Board decided to prepare the requirement for green strips. As regards front yards, it was decided to postpone action until a specific proposal comes up. Next item under old business was the elimination SMALL LOTS of small lots. The Board decided to prepare a proposal which would eliminate lots under 50 x 100 ft., require con- solidation of lots up to 75 or 100 ft. width and provide for special permits for small lots to conform to neighbor- hood standards. The elimination of small lots shall be a separate article. The question of building sidewalks other than those SIDEWALKS requested by the School Committee was taken up next. The Board agreed to make a physical inventory of arterial and collector streets carrying significant pedestrian traffic for a future presentation to a town meeting. Mr. Worrell's proposal to increase rear yards in resi- YARDS IN R 1 dential lots at the expense of front yards was considered as the next item under old business. After some discussion the consensus of the Board appeared to be that no action need be taken at this time. The Board then considered the creation of a citizen's CITIZENS COM- advisory and review committee to evaluate Planning Board MITTEE proposals. It was decided to maintain closer contact with the T.M.M.A. Land Use Committee. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board 10-9-67 ' voted to go into executive session to discuss items the pre- mature disclosure of which would adversely affect the finan- cial interests of the town. Following a discussion of con- servation proposals the meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m. EveZv'e' /e" r'ttNFow Clerk 1 11