HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-10-21PLANNING BOARD MEETING
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. October 21, 1968
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in its office
on October 21, 1968, was called to order by the chairman, Mrs.
Riffin, with members Clarke, Worrell and planning director
Zaleski present. Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. Riffin reported that Mr. Nickerson was unable to DRUMMER BOY
attend the meeting. The various methods of revising the
Drummer Boy subdivision to make it acceptable to the Board
of Appeals were discussed. It was decided to recommend
that a layout be prepared showing lots across "Algonquin"
Rd. from the P.U.D. as 20,000 sq. ft. also and submit it
to the Board of Appeals for an informal review, together
with plans showing the entire area subdivided as a P.U.D.
and as a conventional layout.
Messrs. H. White, Robert Lurie and Donald Graham, SUBURBAN RESP.
chairman of the housing subcommittee of the Committee on COMM.
Suburban Responsibilities, met with the board next. Mr.
White outlined a proposal for a moderate -rent housing de-
velopment under the federal legislation, such as 221(d)3,
utilizing a portion of the land, owned by a corporation of
' which Mr. White is an officer, located between the Gold
Ribbon farms and Cottage St., northeast of the B & M RR.
The criteria used by Mr. White include the following:
1. Need for housing for moderate -income families
in Lexington, such as some town employees, work-
ing widows, etc.
2. Bankruptcy of the public housing concept as a
feasible economical solution.
3. Easy access to stores, offices, churches, medi-
cal facilities and public transportation by
one -car families; next to a putative MBTA
extension;
4. Relative compatibility with adjacent de-
veloped area;
5. Wholehearted support of the public agencies con-
cerned.
Mr. White then presented a tentative generalized de-
velopment scheme comprising 100110 units on 10-11 acres.
The units would be town houses with individual yards, com-
bined into 16 buildings of varying dimensions.
A general discussion followed.
Next reviewed was the plan submitted with Form A FORM A #68-30
#68-30, entitled "Subdivision of Land in Lexington, Mass.",
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by Boston Survey Consultants, dated October 18, 1968, showing
a revision of easements off Mason St. in the Peacock Farms VI
subdivision. It was decided not to endorse the plan, since it
constitutes a revision of the subdivision plan. The Town
Counsel will be requested to prepare the necessary instruments
for the revision of easements.
The minutes of the meeting of October 14, 1968 were MINUTES
approved with amendments.
The notices of Board of Appeals decisions were noted B/A DECISIONS
as follows:
Oak Park Corp. - Granted; Robert W. Mann, Granted;
Trinity Covenant Church - Granted; Ralph G. Semon -
Denied; Mystic Valley Mental Health - Granted;
Michael & Helen Lynch - Granted
Notices of hearings by the Board of Appeals on the B/A HEARINGS
following petitions were reviewed and noted:
Wm. P. & Iris Howard - Corazzini Bros. - Lexington
Driving School - Instrumentation Lab. - Augustus
Campbell - Albert Trieschman
' Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unani- MAUREEN RD. -
mously VOTED: (RIDGE ESTATES)
The required construction work in the Maureen Rd.
(Ridge Estates) subdivision having been partially, but
not fully, completed, the penal sum of the bond posted
by the developer to guarantee the construction of ways
and the installation of utilities and the obligations
of the developer thereunder are hereby reduced from
$43,000 to $30,000.
The following items of correspondence were noted
and placed on file:
Selectmen's minutes - Notice of Assn of Conserva-
tion Commission meeting - Hist. Dist. Comm. hearing
notices - Conservation Commission 1969 budget esti-
mate - Letter re Cedar St. sidewalk - Standards for
letter on plans from Registrar of Deeds
Mr. Fowle joined the meeting at this time (9:40 p.m.)
Mr. H. Goldberg's plea for the Board's support of the EAST ST.
' proposed East St. swimming club was taken up next (re SWIM CLUB
minutes of September 30, 1968). After some discussion the'
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Board decided to state that it was generally in favor of pri-
vate recreation areas,since they augment the public recreational
facilities at no cost to the town. Such use would be particu-
larly desirable if designed to serve the immediate neighborhood
of the proposed swimming club.
The preparation of the workable program was discussed
next. It was the vote of the Board that the preparation of
the program should be started by the planning director and
additional funds or services requested when necessary.
The question of zoning articles to be submitted to the
1969 annual town meeting was considered next and several
zoning changes suggested as follows:
A. Eliminate CS Zoning
B. Rezone Lowell St. near North St. to CS
C. Rezone to CS land away from Bedford St. off
Hartwell Ave. towards RR
D. Rezone PWD garage land to RS
E. Rezone houses near PWD garage to RS
F. Rezone CN land north of the RR at Bedford St.
to RS
G. Rezone SW corner of Lowell St. - North St. to RO
H. Rezone town land at Laconia St. (Countryside) to RO
I. Rezone Hayden Ave. land to CR
J. Land acquisitions - Hayden Woods
K. Land acquisition - Corazzini
L. Bedford St. setback NW of Rte. 128
M. No special permit for P.U.D.
The meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
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Francis T. Worrell
Clerk
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