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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-05-20PLANNING BOARD MEETING iMay 209 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office, Town Office Building on Monday, May 20, 1968. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Riffin, with members Clarke, Worrell; and Planning Director Zaleski present. Minutes of the meeting of May 6 and May 13, 1968 were discussed and approved as corrected. Mr. Charles Gallagher, Planning Board's appointee to the Recreation Committee, met with the Board. The Chairman expressed the hope of the Planning Board that as their ap- pointee Mr. Gallagher would keep in contact with the Board and its staff especially as regards plans and developments. Mr. Gallagher mentioned current problems, including a neigh- borhood playground on the land of the Kennecott Copper at the end of Munroe Road and the development of the Old Reservoir for sweimming. Mrs. Riffin gave Mr. Gallagher a copy of the 1966 Town -wide Recreation Plan, pointing out the need for continuous updating. ' At 8:00 p.m. the public hearing on Woodbridge Estates Section II subdivision was declared open. Twenty-three (23) persons attended the hearing. Mr. J. A. Essarian, applicant, explained the layout of the proposed subdivision. Letter from the Board of Health approving the subdivision with a specific permit requirement for Lot 1 was read. A letter from the Town Engineer recommending several minor modifications was read. Both letters were made a part of the record. Several questions relative to the grading of the land and the con- struction were asked by those attending and answered by Messrs. Essarian and Hogan. The hearing was declared closed at 8:45 p.m. Messrs. D. C. Lawson, J. Hatfield and H. Levingston met with the Board next to discuss the payment for the sewer in Emerson Road in the Grove subdivision. Replies to Mr. Lawson's letters to the Planning Board and the Town Engineer relative to this subject were read. It was agreed to inquire of the Town Counsel, whether the developers of Emerson Road approved in 1961 would be entitled to reimbursement for the extra work in the subdivision incurred in 1962. Mr. Fowle joined the meeting at 8:45 p.m. The Board, voted unanimously to release all lots in the Carol La. subdivision in $18,000 bond and executed the release instrument. MINUTES GALLAGHER WOODBRIDGE ESTATES GROVE SUBDIVISION CAROL LA. 1 1 1 5-20-68 -2- The letter to the Selectmen recommending the discon- tinuance of a portion of Spring St, by Middlesex County Com- missioners was read and approved. Raytheon's petition for the approval of the proposes Education Division building at Spring St. was discussed next. The Board voted unanimously to recommend a favor- able finding and determination subject to the approval of sewer and drain design by the Town Engineer and sub- ject to a review of access driveways by the Traffic Study Committee in the light of a possible widening of Spring St. It was also voted to oppose the variance for a 60 ft. front yard as substantially derogating from the intent or pur- pose of the Zoning By -Law in the absence of conditions specifically affecting this lot and not other lands in the area, Messrs. Fowle, Worrell and the Chairman voting in opposition to the variance and Mr. Clarke voting in favor of the variance. Tax -title lot 52, Map 24, was disciissed'next and after a debate regarding the usefulness of the three 50 ft. wide tax -title lots at this location, the Board agreed to advise the Selectmen that Lot 98 could be sold to Luongo and consolidated with his 50 ft. lot and that the remain- ing two lots be consolidated and sold as one building lot. Town Counsel's letter relative to the use of the Edison Easement in subdivisions was discussed. It was noted that in the opinion of the Town Counsel land in the easement may be calculated as part of the recognized lot area, but not counted as part of the minimum required open land, in planned unit developments. It was agreed to send copies of the letter to Mr. Nelson of Drummer Boy Corp. and to Mr. Dawson of Design Advisory Group. The Board was in agreement that the proposed car wash at 27 Mass. Ave. would be a proper use provided no traffic congestion would occur in Mass. Ave. The Chairman reported that Mrs. Dorothy Savet has been employed as Secretary (S -7-B, $5,104 per annum) for the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals for full-time day work only. Evening meetings would have to be taken care of by someone else. SPRING ST. RAYTHEON TAX TITLE LOT EDISON EASEMENT LAFLEY SECRETARY Notice from the Town Engineer relative to the pos- STUDENTS sible employment of students under the federal work-study' program was read and noted. Mr. Zaleski explained that it was proposed to hire 5 students with Engineering, Selectmen, Public Works, Police and Planning Board each paying 25% of the compensation of one student. The Board was in agree- ment with the proposal. 5-20-68 -3- The notices of Board of Appeals hearings were dis- cussed next and after some deliberation the Board voted: To oppose the conversion of a garage at Westminster Ave. into a dwelling and the subdivision of a lot at that location because such conversion would significantly derogate from the intent and purpose of zoning and result in a dwell- ing located much too close to lot and street lines on a sub- standard lot of less than 10,000 sq. ft. The notice of the Historic Districts Committee hearing on Battle Green Inn sign was read and placed on file. Planning Director's reply to a letter from L. Turner relative to the zoning recodification was noted and placed on file. The reply of the Town Counsel to the Board inquiring into the meaning of the recently adopted State legislation on zoning hearings was read and placed on file. The Planning Director relayed an inquiry by Mrs. Backaler whether in C3 or CHI district there could be several buildings on one lot used by different companies but in one ' ownership and conforming cumulatively to ground coverage knd other zoning requirements. In the opinion of the Board such arrangements would be permissible. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Mrs. Riffin and Messrs. Clarke and Zaleski met with the Appropriations Committee to request a transfer of ad- ditional funds to cover the cost of legal advertising of the codified zoning by-law. Mrs. Riffin explained that the Board was of the opinion that the law did not require the printing of the entire text in the legal notice and did not appropriate funds for this. It was not until May 6 that the Town Counsel requested that the entire text be printed. The cost of printing came to $1,379. The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee recommended that the bills be paid out of Planning Board funds and a request for the transfer of additional funds be made through the Selectmen. Francis T. Worrell Clerk 1 BD. OF APPEALS WESTMINSTER AVE. H.D.G. L. TURNER HEARING MRS. BACKALER APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Attending Esserian Hearing May 20, 1968 Douglas E. Hogan, 75 Lexington Rd., Billerica Armen John Esserian, 107 Burlington St., Lexington Elizabeth Cooper, 191 Lincoln St., Lexington Mary D. O'Leary, 171 Lincoln St., Lexington Gore Zavarin, 135 Lincoln St., Lexington P. Bronchuk, 127 Lincoln St., Lexington L. Bronclus, 127 Lincoln St., Lexington Mary N. Zavarin, 135 Lincoln St., Lexington Linda Doukas, 114 Cedar St., Lexington Edward G. Magnavd, 2380 Mass. Ave. Hugh W. Sears, 153 Lincoln St., Lexington Blanche Sears, 153 Lincoln St., Lexington Frank Sandy, 353 Emerson Rd., Lexington Constance V. Buckley, 121 Lincoln St., Lexington John Buckley, 121 Lincoln St., Lexington Charles Collazzo, 2360 Mass. Ave., Lexington Gunther K. E. Kleeberg, 46 Eastern Ave., Lexington Fred W. Ellersick, 29 Fairland St., Lexington M. Dankas, 87 Lincoln St., Lexington Warren L. Larson, 117 Lincoln St., Lexington Priscilla Larson, 117 Lincoln St., Lexington Mr. & Mrs. Levine & Louis Salza, 103 Lincoln St., Lexington 1