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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-04-22L n L PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 22, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, April 22, 1968. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Riffin at 7:30 p.m. with members Clarke, Fowle, Lund, Worrell, and Planning Director Zaleski present. Mr. Jenkins, owner of lots on Nickerson Rd., met with the Board to inquire into the intentions of the Board with regard JENKINS to the pedestrian easement to Estabrook Rd. It was agreed that NICKERSON RD. Mr. Jenkins would be given a sketch plan to comment upon. Mrs. Cormier and Messrs. F. Lind and Lundberg met with the Board next to discuss,a preliminary layout for a subdivision CORMIER of land of the Evangelical Covenant Church off Allen St, between WORTHEN RD. conservation land and Bowman School. The plan was reviewed by members of the Board and a general discussion ensued. It was decided to study the plan and inform the applicants after two weeks. Mrs. Bayle, attorney for Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Hamilton met with the Board and outlined a proposal to locate a real HAMILTON - estate office in an addition to house #2 Taft Ave. which is TAFT AVE. adjacent to a C 2 district. A plan of the proposed layout was submitted by Mrs. Bayle. The question of justification for a variance was brought up. The Board took the matter under ad- visement. Mr. and Mrs. Backaler next met with the Board to dis- cuss a petition for the rezoning of Davenport land off Bedford BACKALER - St. and Hartwell Ave. The Board unanimously agreed that the DAVENPORT submission of this rezoning would be inappropriate at this time LAND because of conflict with the codification and because other petitioners were discouraged from submitting zoning amendments for the June Town Meeting. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted unanimously to submit to the Selectmen the article for zoning ZONING By -Law codification as prepared by Messrs. Herr and Zaleski CODIFICATION and amended to date, subject to corrections after a review by the Town Counsel. The letters to the Town Counsel requesting the,prepara- CARNEGIE PL. tion of agreements for the approval of Carnegie P1. and Maureen MAUREEN RD. Rd, were approved by the Board and signed by the chairman. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously RECREATION VOTED: to appoint Mr. Gallagher to the RecreationCommittee COMMITTEE replacing Mr. Hanson who is resigning. APPOINTMENT The definitive subdivision plan of the land of Essarian ESSARIAN was accepted by the Board for review and public hearing HEARING DATE scheduled for May 20, 1968. 4-22-68 -2- It was the unanimous opinion of the Board that it would BARNES - be in opposition to any rezoning of Barnes property at Redford BEDFORD ST. Street for a Ford dealership. The question of buying less than the entire parcel A for HARRINGTON the extension of Harrington Playgpaund was taken up next. The PLAYGROUND Board agreed to go along with omitting from the purchase the R 1 EXTENSION land 80 ft. from the C 1 district boundary without implying any support or agreement with any proposed use of this land. Notices of Board of Appeals hearings were read and dis- BOARD OF cussed next. The Board decided to oppose the use of R 1 land APPEALS for business parking by Board of Appeals variance. There are 394 Lowell St. numerous instances where business parking on residential land of the same owner was denied; the proper approach is to peti- tion for a rezoning. The Board was opposed to the petition of Shell Oil Co. for the variance permitting the replacement of gas station at Mass. Ave, and Maple St. as being an extension of a non - Shell Oil Co. conforming use to the detriment of the neighborhood and en- croaching upon residential lots nearby. The Board would be prepared to give favorable consideration to a different layout having less undesirable impact upon and adequate buffers next to adjacent residential properties. The Board was unanimously opposed to the petition of Mark Moore - Mark Moore for the permission to build a two-family house at Bedford St. 115 Bedford St. as being inappropriate and without justifica- tion in a new subdivision. The petition of Kingston Homes to permit the division Kingston Homes of a lot at the corner of Maple St. and Ingleside Rd, was dis- cussed next and the Board voted unanimously to oppose the petition. The plan entitled "L.C.Subdivision Plan of Land Lex - FORM A ington, Mass.", dated April 10, 1965 by Joseph W. Moore, C.E. Tropeano showing land of Tropeano between Revere St. and the Railroad with the easement thereon was reviewed by members of the Board and endorsed as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The rezoning and acquisition of various portions of Hayden Woods area was discussed next. The meeting adjourned at 11: 20 p.m. Francis T. Worrell Clerk 1 1