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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-12-16PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 16, 1968 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in its office December 16, 1968. Present were chair- man, Mrs. Riffin, who called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m., and regular members Clarke, Lund, Worrell and planning director Zaleski. The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of December 9, 1968 and of the executive session of the same date were ap- proved. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted to reduce the security held by the Town for the construction of ways and utilities in the Oak Park I subdivision and the obligations of the developer under the agreement of January 26, 1967 to $2000 and authorize the town counsel to return the security in excess of this amount to the developer. The Board postponed action on the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated December 3, 1968, by Miller and Nylander submitted with Form A application #68-34 to enable the planning director to review the plan. Mr. Worrell submitted a draft of a section on sidewalks for the annual report. The question of the public hearing schedule on zoning articles was discussed and it was decided to begin adver- tising on January 2 and hold hearings between January 16 and February 17, 1969. MINUTES OAK PARK I FORM A #68-34 READY -JEAN RD. MORGAN RD.,AARON SIDEWALKS PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING ARTICLES Dr. Richard Seed met with the Board to explain a citizens' SEED - CITIZEN'S article he had initiated for the rezoning of 7.5 acres of his land at #258 East St. from RO to CM to permit a continued operation of a small electronics company there in a barn em- ploying some 5 workers. The appointment of a Design Advisory Committee to re- DESIGN ADVISORY place the informal executive committee of the Design Ad- COMMITTEE visory Group previously in existence was discussed next. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously VOTED 1. To establish a Design Advisory Committee composed of five design professionals living in Lexington for the purpose of reviewing subdivision and other plans and pro- jects, as requested by the Planning Board, and making re- commendations for the improvement of their design and for December 16, 1968 -2- the improvement of rules, regulations and by-laws to control design. 2. To appoint to the Design Advisory Committee, to serve at the pleasure of the Planning Board, the following architects, landscape architects and planners from among the candidates recommended by the Design Advisory Group: Walter Pierce Richard Galehouse Donald Olson Morse Payne 3. To request the committee to prepare for approval by the Board a set of rules or by-laws concerning membership, officers, operation and the replacement or reappointment of the members of the Committee. As the member of the Committee's predecessor (executive committee of the Design Advisory Group), Mr. Pierce is requested to call the first meeting of the com- mittee. 4. To request the Committee's recommendations for the appointment of the fifth member, who may be an engineer, or land surveyor familiar with the design of subdivisions and the en- gineering aspects of site development. 5. To request the Committee to serve as a liaison with the informal Design Advisory Group and to seek ways in which the volunteer services of the group can best help to raise the quality of design in Lexington. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board voted (with Mrs. Riffin abstaining) to appoint Mrs. Riffin to the Beautification Committee established under Article 75 of the Warrant for the March 1967 Town Meeting to replace Mr. Dawson who had moved out of town. It was agreed to omit the meeting of the Planning Board on Monday, December 30, 1968 if the business permits. Following a brief discussion of town meeting articles, the Board adjourned to a meeting with the Selectmen. In the meeting with the Selectmen the Planning Board recommended to increase the appropriation.for sidewalks to $60,000. Mrs. Riffin then explained the articles for the amendment of zoning by-law submitted by the Planning Board and the related citizens' articles. It was decided due to the large volume of work to discuss bhe articles on Saturday, December 28, 1968. The Selectmen requested a study by the Planning Board of vehicular accesses to the proposed new junior high school. APPOINTMENT OF MRS. RIFFIN TO BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING WITH SELECTMEN December 16, 1968 -3- Resuming the meeting in its office, the members of the ACCESS TO NEW Planning Board discussed briefly the accesses to the pro- JR. HIGH SCHOOL posed junior high school and decided to postpone decision for one week to enable the planning director to study the matter and make recommendations. The review and approval of the preliminary 'Open Space OPEN SPACE & and Conservation Plan" was considered next. It was agreed CONSERV. PLAN to review it and submit recommendations for changes to the planning director. The various approaches to handling the Hayden Woods HAYDEN WOODS artices were explored next. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. 1 i Francis T. Worrell Clerk