HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-10-23PLANNING BOARD MEETING
' October 23, 1967
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was
held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, October
23, 1967. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m, by Mr.
Fowle, Chairman Protem, with members Lund, Worrell, and Plan-
ning Director Zaleski present.
Minutes of Planning Board meeting of October 16, 1967
were approved.
Reply to Mr. Lafley's request for information regard-
ing subdivision and rezoning to A 1 of land in C 2 district
at 25-27 Mass. Ave. was approved.
Letters to Dept. of Natural Resources and to Senator
Mackenzie and Representative Cole relative to federal funds
for acquisition of recreation land under the provision of
Land & Water Conservation Act were approved.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted
to go into executive session to discuss matters the premature
disclosure of which may adversely affect financial interests
of the town. Following a discussion of lands to be acquired
' the Board resumed open meeting.
Messrs. Charles Cole, Flately, Haddad and Barry met
with the Board to Discuss a possible subdivision of Schumacher
Farm at Wood St. for A 1 apartments. Mr. Flately proposes
some 300 units on 40 acres, leaving some 5 acres with Schu-
macher homestead. The rents would vary from $160-200+ and pre-
sumably would not be occupied by military personnel to any
great extent. The Board took the matter under advisement.
Messrs. Greenan, Alexander, Cochrane of Ford Motors Co.
and Atty. Harold Stevens met with the Board to discuss the re-
zoning of_Barnes property at Bedford St. opposite Eldred St.
(Lot 422 of 5.04 acres) for a Ford dealership which would com-
ply in all respects, except for use, with the requirements for
a CH 1 district. The proposal is for the establishment of a
new zone with more rigid requirements than C 1 or possibly for
a variance. The Board decided to take the matter under ad-
visement.
The Board next met with the Conservation Commission
and upon a motion duly made and seconded voted to discuss in
executive session matters the premature disclosure of which
would adversely affect the financial interests of the..Town.
Following a discussion of land acquisition proposals the Board
' voted to resume open meeting.
The Board then adjourned to the office of the Selectmen.
The matters discussed included
MINUTES
REZONING PRO-
POSAL - A 1 -
SCHUMACHER LAND
REZONING PRO-
POSAL - FORD
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
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a. Appointment of assistant zoning inspector ,
MEETING WITH (Selectmen working on the problem).
SELECTMEN b. Verification of eligibility of lots by the Town
Engineer assisting and advising the Building In-
spector.
c. Traffic projections for Waltham St. and Watertown
St. with Worthen Rd. alternatives and cost esti-
mates for Waltham St. widening.
The Board then went into executive session to discuss land
acquisition proposals. Following a discussion of parcels to
be acquired for open space, recreation and municipal off-
street parking, the joint meeting was terminated.
TODD REALTY Returning to its office the Planning Board approved
a letter to Todd Realty recommending modifications of Carol
Lane subdivision.
It was decided to schedule in the near future a
discussion of the possibility of permitting apartments in
Central Business District.
The Board agreed to invite the owners of land in
Hayden Woods area for individual discussion of the future
land use pattern in that area. '
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. /011
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Evert N. Fowle
Clerk
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