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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-01-15PLANNING BOARD MEETING I January 15, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 15, 1968. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mrs. Riffin at 7:30 p.m. with members Fowle, Greeley, Lund and Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of Planning Board meeting of January 8, 1968 MINUTES were approved. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted to extend to February 13, 1968 inclusive the time within CAROL LA. which it must act on the definitive subdivision plan of Carol EXTENSION Lane (Centre Estates), dated August 28, 1967 as requested by the applicant. Mrs. Rawls and Messrs. H. Chapin, Cohen and Mitchell 701 STUDY - of Capital Expenditures Committee met with the Board to CAPITAL EXPEND - discuss the progress of the 701 study. Metcalf & Eddy memo- ITURES COMM. randum No. 13 (Long Range Financial Study) was discussed at some length. It was a joint decision of the two groups to request additional explanatory information from Metcalf and Eddy. Messrs. Giroux, Matheson, Brown, DeFelice and Atty. Blair Perry met with the Board to continue discussion of the APARTMENTS IN Central Block. Proposed articles permitting apartments in CENTRAL BLOCK C 2 districts, rezoning to a special A 2 district and hotels with cooking facilities in 40% of guest units were read and analyzed. It was agreed that the owners of the Central Block would come back prior to 12:00 noon on January 19, 1968. ' The Rowe petition for variance to permit the exten- BD. OF APPEALS sion of the existing A & P building having insufficient ROWE CHEVROLET side yard was discussed and it was decided to comment that the Board is generally opposed to any increase in the Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted to extend to February 13, 1968 inclusive the time within BATTLE GREEN which the Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan OFFICE PARK of Battle Green Office Park, dated Nov. 2, 1967, said exten- EXTENSION sion having been requested by the applicants. Mr. John J. McSweeney, Town Engineer, met with the Board to discuss the proposed turnaround on Denver St. near DENVER ST. ' Bellflower St. Mr. McSweeney recommended extending Denver TURNAROUND St. to Bellflower St. The Board inquired into various legal and engineering aspects of the alternate layouts. It was voted to request the owners to submit evidence of legal ability or rights to extend Denver St. to Bellflower St. Mrs. Rawls and Messrs. H. Chapin, Cohen and Mitchell 701 STUDY - of Capital Expenditures Committee met with the Board to CAPITAL EXPEND - discuss the progress of the 701 study. Metcalf & Eddy memo- ITURES COMM. randum No. 13 (Long Range Financial Study) was discussed at some length. It was a joint decision of the two groups to request additional explanatory information from Metcalf and Eddy. Messrs. Giroux, Matheson, Brown, DeFelice and Atty. Blair Perry met with the Board to continue discussion of the APARTMENTS IN Central Block. Proposed articles permitting apartments in CENTRAL BLOCK C 2 districts, rezoning to a special A 2 district and hotels with cooking facilities in 40% of guest units were read and analyzed. It was agreed that the owners of the Central Block would come back prior to 12:00 noon on January 19, 1968. ' The Rowe petition for variance to permit the exten- BD. OF APPEALS sion of the existing A & P building having insufficient ROWE CHEVROLET side yard was discussed and it was decided to comment that the Board is generally opposed to any increase in the 1-15-68 -2- degree 2- degree of non -conformity, but in this case the difference ' between the variance and what could be done otherwise would be negligible and the Board does not feel that an objection in this case would be warranted. WOODBRIDGE EST. Letter from the Town Engineer relative to the Wood- bridge Estates, Sec. II preliminary subdivision plan was read and noted. Letter from the Town Engineer recommending numerous BATTLE GREEN modifications to the Battle Green Office Park subdivision plan OFFICE PARK was read and it was decided to refer the letter to the appli- cant for comment. It was decided to take no action on the invitation from the Charles River Association to join it. Minutes of Selectmen's meeting on January 3 were read with specific reference to Lincoln St. recreational complex. The Planning Director reported that Dr. Smith has REZONING agreed to have his land at Bedford St. included in the proposed ARTICLE rezoning to CM 1. The Board decided to include the rezoning of Smith, Davenport and C.C. & F. lands in the Board's article, replacing the citizens' article which would be withdrawn by I Mrs. Backaler. The Planning Board then adjourned to the office of CAPITAL EXPEND- the Selectmen for a joint meeting with the Capital Expendi- ITURES COMMITTEE tures, Recreation and School Committees on the schedule for the development of Lincoln St. recreational complex. The Lincoln St. Planning Board and the Recreation Committee supported the School Committee in recommending that: a. A general layout plan and rough cost estimate costs be prepared for the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. b. An article be placed in the warrant to appropriate money. for a detailed design and for the first stage of con- struction (6-7 acres). c. The first stage commence in 1968 as soon as enough design work has been done to ensure that the first stage will fit in with the rest of development. The Capital Expenditures Committee opposed any con- struction until the design of the whole is concluded. The Capital Expenditures Committee would support an appropriation o of $100,000 for tests and detailed design, the Seleatment would spend $25,000 for a grass cover, if no other development is authorized, and the Recreation Committee would designate ' some $25,000 out of its usual appropriation of $30,000 for Lincoln Starea development. The School Committee supported by the Planning Board, favored the appropriation of some 1-15-68 -3- additional',funds which together with the $60,000 agreed to by ' other committees above, should suffice to develop 6-7 acres for athletic fields. Following some discussion of this matter, the Planning Board resumed its regular meeting in its office. The owners of the Central Block met again with the Board to consider further the various proposals to permit C 2 DISTRICT - apartments in C 2 districts or to rezone some parts of C 2 to CENTRAL BLOCK a new district permitting apartments. The question of open space requirement was discussed at some length. It was decided to meet with the owners again at 9:00 ppm. on January 22, 1968, after they had a chance to thoroughly study the proposed zoning amendments and recommend modifications. The meeting adjourned at 11:35 p.m. % jderouW Francis T. Worrell Clerk 1 1