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Home My WebLink About1968-01-031-1 LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD 1968 January 8, 1968 through March 5, 1968 Evert N. Fowle, Clerk Roland B. Greeley, Chairman Erik Lund (Mrs.) Natalie H. Riffin, Vice Chairman Francis T. Worrell IMarch 5, 1968 through January 6, 1969 Eric T. Clarke Evert N. Fowle, Vice Chairman Erik Lund (Mrs.) Natalie H. Riffin, Chairman Francis T. Worrell, Clerk Through May 31, 1968 - Louise M. Macomber, Secretary 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING January 3, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, January 3, 1968. The meeting was called to order by Chair- man Greeley at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Riffin, Worrell and Planning Director Zaleski present. Articles for insertion in the Warrant for the 1968 TOWN MEETING Annual Town Meeting were signed (see Addenda). ARTICLES The minutes of the meeting of December 18, 1967 were MINUTES approved. The Board then adjourned to a joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen to discuss the citizens' articles for the SELECTMEN'S purchase of land for future street in Peacock Farms, Sec. VI MEETING subdivision, sidewalk program, Bedford St. zoning, Worthen Rd. and other traffic problems, and Lincoln St. stadium. Plans submitted with Forms A #68-1 and #68-2, as follows, were reviewed by the Board and endorsed as not re- FORMS A quiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. #68-1, submitted December 27, 1967 by Frederick J. Conroy for Buss. Realty Trust; plan entitled "Plan of Busa Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Dec. 19, 1967, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. #68-2, submitted December 27, 1967 by Ralph Hall; plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", Hall dated Dec. 20, 1967, Miller & Nylander, C.E.'s & Surveyors. Letter to Selectmen relative to authority for STREETS acceptance of streets and for municipal improvements was approved. Letter to F. Conroy authorizing the performance of extra drainage work in Birch Hill subdivision subject to BIRCH HILL subsequent reimbursement by Town was approved. Letter to H.U.D. relative to Lexington's participa- H.U.D. tion in regional planning was approved. The Board then voted to release all lots in Bushnell LORING HILL Drive (Loring Hill Estates, Sec.V) in $25,000 security and (BUSHNELL DR.) executed the release instrument. ' The Board approved the payment of $50 annual dues to Mass. Federation of Planning Boards. 1-3-68 -2- Mr. Greeley submitted his resignation as chairman effective January 8, 1968. The meeting adjournedat ;40 p.m. Evert N. FowleACle ARTICLE - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law as follows: A. by adding the following new subparagraph g. at the end of subsection (e) of Section 8 thereof under the caption CM 1 Districts: g. For each permitted principal or accessory building Rte. 128 abutting Bedford St. or Bedford St. -Rte. 128 yard thereon extending from the southwesterly line of on land northwest of interchange, a front Bedford Street to a 1 1 The Board discussed the request of Kingston Homes to KINGSTON HOMES approve Carnegie P1. with either a wall or a slope at the CARNEGIE PL. land of Gaffey and decided to request the developer to submit design drawings for either type of construction and indicate provisions for the future maintenance of the wall. Mrs. Riffin reported that the Capital Expenditures CAPITAL EXPEND- Committee was agreeable to a meeting at 8:00 p.m. on January ITURES COMM. 15, 1968, to discuss the long range financial study. Mr. Worrell left the meeting at 10:00 p.m. BD. OF APPEALS The Board agreed to support Kingston Homes petition KINGSTON HOMES for a Board of Appeals variance to permit building on Lot 15B Ingleside Rd. Board of Appeals decisions on the petitions heard on December 19, 1967 were noted and placed on file. BD. OF APPEALS Notices of Board of Appeals hearings scheduled for - January 23, 1968 were read and noted. The Planning Board MAY voted to support the May petition for a variance to permit offices as a use of #24-26 Muzzey St. The request of the owner of #35 Balfour St. for the TAX TITLE LOT purchase of adjacent tax title land with a view of creating BALFOUR ST. another buildable lot was discussed next. It was the Board's opinion that the proposal was unacceptable and that the 6140 sq.ft. tax title land should be conveyed to and incorporated into adjacent land and not used as a site for another house. Mr. Greeley then outlined his proposal for a rezoning REZONING PROPOSAL amendment to permit apartments in C 2 districts. A discus - CENTRAL BLOCK sion followed and it was decided to study the proposal further and to inquire of the owners of Central Block what provisions would be acceptable to them. Mr. Greeley submitted his resignation as chairman effective January 8, 1968. The meeting adjournedat ;40 p.m. Evert N. FowleACle ARTICLE - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law as follows: A. by adding the following new subparagraph g. at the end of subsection (e) of Section 8 thereof under the caption CM 1 Districts: g. For each permitted principal or accessory building Rte. 128 abutting Bedford St. or Bedford St. -Rte. 128 yard thereon extending from the southwesterly line of on land northwest of interchange, a front Bedford Street to a 1 1 1-3-68 -3- line parallel to and distant 175 feet southwesterly from the base line of Bedford Street as shown on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts layout 4689, dated June 3, 1958 and shown as auxiliary base line 'V' on the State Highway Alteration Layout 5016 dated August 30, 1960. Within such yard there shall be permitted only walks, driveways, and parking facilities; landscaped green areas of grass, shrubs, plants and trees; fences, pools, gates of security stations, and ornamental structures permitted in the finding and determination of the Board of Appeals. Parking facilities shall occupy not more than 25% of the area of such yard. B. By striking out subparagraph b. of paragraph 1. of subsection (i) of Section 8 then eof under the caption CH 1 Districts and by inserting in place thereof the following new subparagraph b.: b. For each permitted principal or accessory building on land northwest of Rte. 128 and abutting Bedford Street, a front yard thereon extending from the southwesterly line of Bedford Street to a line parallel to and 175 feet distant southwesterly from the base line of Bedford Street shown on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts layout 4689 dated June 3, 1958. Within such yard there shall be permitted only green areas of grass, plants, shrubs and trees; walks, driveways and parking facilities occupying not more than 25% of the area; and gates of security stations. C. By adding at the end of paragraph 1. of subsection (k) of Section 8 thereof under the caption CS Districts the following new subparagraph g. g. For each permitted principal or accessory building on land northwest of Rte. 128 abutting Bedford Street, a front yard thereon extending from the southwesterly line of said Bedford Street to a line parallel to and distant southwesterly 175 feet from the base line of Bedford Street as shown on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Layout 4689 dated June 3, 1958. Within such yard there shall be permitted only green areas of grass, shrubs, plants and trees; fences and gates of security stations; and walks, driveways, access ways, gasoline pumps, and parking facilities occupying not more than 50% of such yard and located not less than 100 feet from said base line of Bedford Street. or act in any other manner in January 3, 1968 relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman Natalie H. Riffin Evert N. Fowle Erik Lund Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law by striking out subparagraph c. of paragraph 4. of subsection (k) in Section 5 thereof under the caption PERMITTED BUILDINGS AND USES And by inserting in place thereof the following new subparagraph c.: c. Automotive repair shops and gasoline service stations. '--3^F = -4- or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law as follows: A. By striking out the description of District 1. in subsection (i) of Section 4 under the caption CH 1 - Commercial and hotel districts and by inserting in place thereof the following description: 1. A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street bounded and described as follows: northeasterly by the southwesterly line of Bedford Street as laid out by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 3, 1958, Layout 4689; southeasterly by a line parallel to and distant 175 feet northwesterly from the southeasterly boundary of land shown on Land Court Plan 31699-B and owned now or formerly b y Heritage Hotel, Inc.; south- westerly by a line parallel to and distant 1,200 feet northeasterly from the northeasterly side of the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way and northwesterly by Hartwell Avenue. B. By adding at the end of subsection (f) of Section 4 under the caption CM 1 - Commercial - Light manufacturing, districts the following new.dis- trict: 3. A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street bounded and described as follows: northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly by the Bedford Street -Route 128 interchange as laid out by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 30, 1960, southwesterly by a line parallel to and distant 1,200 feet northeasterly from the northeasterly line of the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way and northwesterly by the southeasterly boundary of Lot B shown on Land Court Plan 9475-A. C. By adding a new subsection (k) in Section 4 thereof under the caption GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF DISTRICTS as follows; (k) CS -Service and trade districts 1. A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street bounded and described as follows: northeasterly by the southwesterly line of Bedford Street as laid out by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 3, 1958 a distance of 580,65 feet; easterly by the westerly line of Bedford Street -Rte. 128 interchange as laid out by the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts on August 30, 1960 a distance of 21.66 feet; southeasterly by the southeasterly boundary of Lot B shown on Land Court Plan 9475-A; south- westerly by a line parallel to and distant 1,200 northeasterly from the northeasterly line of the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of,way and north- westerly by a line parallel to and distant 175 feet northwesterly from the southeasterly boundary of land shown on Land Court Plan 31699-B. or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD 101 Evert N. Fowle /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Francis T. Worrell /s/ Natalie H. Riffin -5- ARTICLE r To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to be expended by the Selectmen as authorized by Chapter 570 of the Acts of 1962 for reimbursing subdividers for part of the cost of constructing ways or installing municipal services, as required by the Planning Board in its approval of definitive subdivision plans under the Sub- division Control Law, of a greater width or size than would be required to serve the subdivision alone, the reimbursement as to any subdivision not to exceed the amount recommended by the Planning Board. or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By -Law by striking out subparagraphs a. and b. and the words "on or after March 18, 1929 and" in subparagraph c. of paragraph 2. of subsection (a) in Section 8 thereof under the caption R 1 and R 2 Districts by inserting therein the following new paragraphs a. and b.: a. A#y lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed prior to March 18, 1929, provided such lot contains an area of not less than 5,000 sq.ft. and a frontage upon the frontage street of not less than 50 feet and on (effective date) was not contiguous to one or more vacant lots in the same ownership and located in the same zoning district. b. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed, provided such lot complied with area and frontage requirements in effect at the time of such recording and has an area of not less than 5,000 sq.ft. and a frontage of not less than 50 ft. on a public way or a way shown on a plan approved under the Subdivision Control Law, may be granted a special permit by the Board of Appeals for an exception from the requirements of paragraph 1. this subsection (a) as to area and frontage only, but not as to required yards, where a substantial area in the vicinity of such lot has been developed and built upon and the residences in such area have been con strutted on lots having nor more area and frontage than such lot and where a substantial financial hardship to the owner of such lot would result from the requirements of greater area and frontage than generally prevail in the area. or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell 1-3-68 -6- ARTICLE - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By -Law by striking Section 8(c)l.a.(1) thereof and by substituting in place thereof the following: (1) If a boundary of the lot abuts on or is within 10 feet of land in an R 1, R 2 or A 1 district, a side yard or rear yard, whichever is applicable, adjoining such boundary not less than 20 feet in width, of which yard the 10 feet nearest such boundary shall be unpaved and may contain only grass, plants, shrubs, trees and fences, and shall not be used for parking, driveways or outdoor storage. Except for the 10 feet nearest the boundary, the yard may be used for driveways and parking. or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will authorize the Selectm(:n to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for playground, recreation and other public purposes a parcel of land situated to the south of the property at the southerly corner of Woburn and Lowell Streets and shown as Parcel A on "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated September 2, 1958, by Fred A. Joyce, recorded in Book 9264, Page 429 in Middlesex South Deeds; appropriate money for said acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /a/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for playground, recreation and other public purposes any part of a parcel of land situated south of Route 2 and east of Blossom St. and shown as Lot, 31A on Assessors Map 9; appropriate money for said acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell 1-3-68 ,7.. ARTICLE - To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for playground, recreation and other public purposes a parcel of land situated between Harrington School Play- ground and Woburn St. and shown as Parcel B on "Compiled Plan of Land To Be Acquired By The Town of Lexington, Mass.", dated November 30, 1967, by A. V. Zaleski; being a portion of land shown on "Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Mar. 5, 1966, by J. W. Moore, recorded in Middlesex South Deeds in Book 11079, Page 82; appropriate money for said acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner In relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for playground, recreation, conser- vation and other public purposes a parcel of land situated between the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Great Meadows, containing 8 acres more or less and shown as Lot 84 on Assessors Map 30; appropriate money for said acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combinatin of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell ARTICLE - To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for cemetery, street, open space, conservation and other public purposes a parcel of land between Westview Street bind Hartwell Avenue containing 1.61 acres and being shown as Lot 5 on "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated Dec. 16, 1960, by A. A. Miller and W. C. Nylander, recorded in Middlesex South Deeds in Book 9757 -End as Plan 157 of 1961; appropriate a sum of money for such acquisition and determine whether said money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from avail- able funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or actin any other manner in relation thereto. I LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/'Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell 1-3-68 Mc ARTICLE - To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for playground, recreation and other public purposes all or any part of a parcel of land situated be- tween Blossom St. and Lawn Ave. shown as Lot 33A on Assessors Map 9, and being a portion of the premises shown on plan entitled "Land of Arthur F. and Edwin W. Hutchinson at Lexington, Mass.", dated May 1932, by F. P. Cutter, recorded in Middlesex South Deeds, Book 5654 -End; appropriate money for said acquisition and determine whether the money shall be pro- vided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD /s/ Roland B. Greeley, Chairman /s/ Evert N. Fowle /s/ Erik Lund /s/ Natalie H. Riffin /s/ Francis T. Worrell 1 L�