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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-07-28PLANNING BOARD MEETING July 28, 1969 The regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in its office on Monday, July 28, 1969, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Lund opened the meeting with members Clarke and Worrell, planning director Zaleski and planning intern Yaffe present. The revised plans for the Village Cir. Subdivision and the Town Engineer's letter regarding the subdivision were reviewed by the Board. After dis- cussion of this plan, a motion was duly made, seconded and the Board VOTED: To extend the time within which the Planning Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan of "Village Cir.", dated May 12, 1969, to September 9, 1969, inclusive, as requested by the developers. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was also VOTED: To request Town Counsel to prepare and have executed by the developers a Covenant, a grant of easements and a conveyance of open space necessary for approval of this subdivision, Village Cir. The next item considered by the Board was the Oak Park II subdivision. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board VOTED: To extend the time within which the Planning Board must act on the definitive subdivision plan of "Oak Park, Section II", dated Feb- ruary 28, 1969, to August 5, 1969, inclusive, as requested by the developers. The plan submitted by Wilbur C. Nylander and Alfred P. Tropeano, with application Form A # 69-25, showing the proposed BTU Corp. lot was reviewed by the Board. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: The plan entitled: "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated July 17, 1969 by Bradford Saivetz and Associates Inc. and showing lots 7 and 8 on Hartwell Avenue, does not require approval under the Sub- division Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by the Board. Chairman Lund referred to a letter prepared by the planning director to Roe P. Hendrick, accepting his proposal as a consultant for the Traffic Study. The Board unanimously approved the letter as read. The next item reviewed by the Board was a plan submitted by E. Conrad Levy with an application Form A #69-26. After brief discussion, a motion was duly made, seconded and the Board VOTED: The plan entitled: "Easement Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated July 25, 1969, by E. Conrad Levy & Associates, showing portions of Lots 1, 2A and 2B at #66 and #68 Meriam St., does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by the Board. VILLAGE CIR. EXT. OF TIME OF P.B.ACTION TOWN COUNSEL TO PREPARE INSTRUMENTS OAK PARK II EXTENSION OF TIME FOR P.B. ACTION FORM A #69-25 HARTWELL AVE. LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE - ROE HENDRICK FORM A #69-26 MERIAM ST. 1 1 July 28, 1969 -2 The reply of the Design Advisory Committee to the Planning Board's request DAC for comments on the Town Office Building addition was discussed next. The TOWN OFFICE Board approved sending a letter to the Board of Selectmen as dictated by BUILDING the Chairman and enclosing a copy of the DAC's proposed alternative plan. ADDITION The planning director reported he had prepared and sent a letter to DR. FRIEDMAN Dr. Manfred Friedman, Chairman of the Precinct 5 Airport Study Committee AIRPORT and enclosed copies of the letters received from Massachusetts Port STUDY COMM. Authority and Col. Grumbles, Commander of Hanscom Field, answering questions LETTER asked by the Planning Board for the committee. The next discussion was relative to highway and street classification by HIGHWAY AND the State DPW required by the Bureau of Public Roads. The planning director STREET wrote a letter to the Board of Selectmen submitting the Planning Board's CLASSIFICATIO1 recommendations relative to the proposed classifications and suggestions for additions and changes. Next to be discussed were the Subdivision Regulations and the PUD Guide. The planning director noted changes which have been made and suggestions for additional changes were made by members of the Board. The Board unanimously approved the PUD Guide, as amended, for publication. The planning director reported the quoted printing estimates for reprinting the zoning map submitted by four companies. It was agreed to give the job to Hutcheson Company. The layout plan for Joseph Napoli's proposed Idylwilde Farm Subdivision was discussed. The planning director was asked to contact Mr. Napoli con- cerning drainage easement and location of lots. A letter from the Town Engineer to the Town Counsel and one from the Town Counsel to the Board relative to the completion of work on the Country Club Manor I Subdivision were noted and placed on file. The proposed revision of Subdivision Requirements and Regulations relative to street and turnarounds, as prepared by the planning director, was dis- cussed by the Board. The chairman suggested the Board send the Town Engineer a letter describing the proposed amendments, enclosing sketches of turnarounds and stating that the Board plans to approve these designs for turnarounds, after September 1, 1969. After discussion of cul-de-sac provisions in length, the Board unanimously approved the revision of permitting dead end streets long enough to provide frontage for a maximum of 14 lots in subdivisions in residential districts. The Board of Appeals decisions for hearings held on July 22, 1969 were noted as follows: Charles H. Cole II - granted Anthony Cataldo - granted Hideo Sasaki - granted Myer Herman - granted Lexington Trust Co. - granted Almarjo Realty Trust - granted (1 for sign and 1 for parking spaces) SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND PUD GUIDE ZONING MAP REPRINTING NAPOLI SUBDIVISION COUNTRY CLUB MANOR I SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REVISION SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS CUL-DE-SACS B/A DECISIONS JULY 229 1969 The Board discussed the Rte. 128 - Hartwell Ave. connector and Mr. Nylander's RTE. 128 - offer of conveying land for this connector. The Board expressed its desire HARTWELL AVE. to offer the Selectmen its assistance in this matter. CONNECTOR 1 July 28, 1969 _3 At 9:30 p.m., the Conservation Commission met with the Planning Board CONSERVATION with members Stanley Brown, Francis K. Smith, Angela Frick, and Frank COMM. & P.B. Totman present. Mr. Brown announced there are fewer and fewer willing sellers of land for conservation purposes and the Commission would like some suggestions from the Planning Board. He expressed the opinion that they preferred not to use eminent domain. Some of the suggestions offered the Commission included: the piecemeal approach rather than bulk land at today's prices; the possibilities of conservation and wetland zoning; the back part of lots on Cedar St.; conservation easement on Edison land on Wood St. north; Drummer Boy land; conservation easements on local farm land; between Vine St. and Arlington Reservoir along Munroe and Fessenden Brooks land could be taken by eminent domain. After a lengthy discussion on preservation of wetlands, Chairman Lund inquired if the Conservation Commission was asking the Board to give as much consideration as possible to wetland zoning. He asked the planning director to put both wetland zoning and the possibility of revising the Subdivision Regulations on the agenda for the first meeting in September and in the meantime, reissue the planning director's memo on May 20, 1969, relative to wetland and conservancy zoning. The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m. Francis T. Worrell Clerk