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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-10-201 1 The regular meeting Monday, October 20, meeting with members Zaleski present. PLANNING BOARD MEETING October 20, 1969 of the Planning Board was held in its office on 1969 at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Lund opened the Clarke, Graham, Worrell and planning director The minutes of the October 13 meeting were approved as amended. MINUTES The Board reviewed a plan submitted by Robert Cass showing lots on FORM A Marrett Rd, and Middle St., part of the Idylwilde Farm. The Board MARRETT RD. & decided to postpone action until meeting with Mr. Cass and Mr. Napoli MIDDLE ST. later in the evening. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to go EXEC. SESSION into executive session to discuss matters the desclosure of which PL.BD,MEETINGS would adversely affect the financial interest of the Town or the repu- LEX. MIN -MAN tation of any.person. Following discussion of the reporting of the Planning Board meetings by the Lexington Minute -Man, the Board resumed open meeting. At 8:45 p.m. Mr. Sorenson, representing Mr. Stephen Casey, met with the Board to discuss a plan for an access from Hayward Ave. to his property. After discussion of Bonair Ave., a "paper" street, Mr'. Lund suggested Mr. Sorenson prepare a map of this area showing ownership of lots adjacent to his property and get a statement of approval signed by these people fronting or abutting and discuss this further with the planning director and then come to the Board again. Messrs. R. Cass, E. Nitzsche, and J.,Napoli met with the Board to discuss a plan submitted with Form A application #69-41. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board VOTED: The plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated October 17, 1969, by E. Nitzsche, showing lots on Middle at. and Marrett Rd. does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by the Board. Then the Board, upon a motion duly made and seconded, voted to go into executive session to discuss matters, the disclosure of which would adversely affect the financial interest of the Town or the reputation of any person. A preliminary plan for subdivision was reviewed by the Board. After discussion of the plan, the Board resumed open meeting, and discussion of the drainage and location of lots continued. The Board advised Mr. Cass they would trans- mit copies of the plan to the Town Engineer and the Board of Health and as soon as the Town Engineer indicated it meets his requirements, Mr. Cass can go ahead with the definitive plans. MR. SORENSON MR. CASEY BONAIR AVE. FORM A #69-41 MARRETT RD. & MIDDLE ST. EXEC. SESSION PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN IDYLWILDE The next item considered was a letter from Albert Gray, Jr., with a copy LOT 37 of a letter from Mr. Busa requesting the purchase of lot 37 on Rockville ROCKVILLE AVE. Ave., which was acquired as part of the Moreland School site, asking the Board if it has any objection to the sale of this lot. The Board reiter- ated it has no objection. A letter from the Town Engineer relative to the reduction of the bond on MAUREEN RD. Maureen Rd. was read and the Board concurred with the Town Engineer on BOND taking no action for another week. P1. Bd. Meeting, October 20, 1969 -2 Also read was a letter from the Town Engineer with recommendations on CONESTOGA RD. the reduction of bond on Conestoga Rd. The planning director's BOND suggestion to postpone action on this matter was adopted by the Board. The reduction of bond of Minute Man Highlands Section IV, Dudley Rd. MIN MAN was discussed next. Upon the planning director's recommendation, a HIGHLANDS motion was duly made and seconded and the Board VOTED: SEC. IV The construction of ways and the installation of utilities in BOND REDUCTION Dudley Rd. in the Minute Man Highlands Section IV subdivision to serve lots 214 through 219 inclusive and lots 224 through 228 inclusive, secured by a bond dated May 2, 1969, in the penal sum of $35,000, reduced by a vote of the Planning Board on September 8, 1969 to $20,000, and by certificates of deposits in the Northeast Federal Savings and Loan Association, having been partially, but not fully, completed to the satisfaction of the Planning Board, the penal sum of said bond and the obligations of the developers thereunder are hereby reduced from $20,000 to $5,000. The Town Counsel is hereby authorized and requested to arrange for the release and return to the developer, Partridge Associates, Inc., of deposits in excess of $5,000. A letter from Town Counsel, with the original and three copies of a OAK PARK II partial release of the Covenant dated August 11, 1969 by Oak Park Corp., releasing lots 20 and 21, was reviewed and the release signed by the PARTIAL RELEASE members of the Board. LOTS 20 and 21 The next plan reviewed was a revised preliminary sketch of the proposed TRIN. COVENANT subdivision of the Trinity Covenant Church land off Worthen Rd. The CHURCH PRELIM. Board unanimously rejected the plan and asked the planning director to SUBDIVISION convey to Mr. F. T. Lind the Board's reasons for this action as follows: PLAN 1. So far as can be determined from the available data, the area of subdivision, exclusive of the Church lot, is 21.8+ acres or 949,600+ sq. ft. The permitted number of lots is equal to the number of 30,000 sq. ft. lots possible after a 157 deduction for streets or 26 lots. Your plan shows 28 lots. 2. The reserved open space must equal 257 of the total area of the tract, in this case, 237,400 sq, ft., must be located in "parcels of a size and shape appropriate for its intended use" and "access at least 40 feet wide must be provided to each parcel." The open space on the plan appears to contain about 168,000 sq. ft. and is in several small odd -shaped parcels without access from any street. 3. A desirable feature of the earlier proposal was that it had only 2 lots dependent on Worthen Rd. for access. The latest plans would have 10 or 11 driveways opening onto Worthen Rd. 4. If the relocation of Worthen Rd. is necessary because of the low wet land in the easterly portion of the tract, the same objections may apply to its use for houses. A letter from Temple Scanlon, Lexington Housing Authority, stating the LEX. HOUSING need of additional housing for the elderly was read and discussed. The AUTHORITY NEEDS planning director was asked to prepare a reply for review by the Board. P, B, Meeting, October 20, 1969 -3- At 9:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Wheaton and Mrs. Winslow Briggs met ' with the Board to discuss the Drummer Boy subdivision. Mrs. Wheaton asked the Board to request the U.S. Department of Agriculture to do a soil study. After discussion of this soil study and the topographi- cal map with revisions showing swampy areas, the Board concurred that planning director should contact Mr. Morehouse of Acton and ask him to go ahead with a soil study. WHEATON-BRIGGS DRUMMER BOY the A letter from Evans C. Hawes, Acting Director of Conservation Services, LETTER FROM DIV Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources was read and it was noted OF CONSERVATION that the DNR would carry out a review under the so-called Hatch Act on SERVICES RE. request of either the owner or of the Planning Board. The letter was DRUMMER BOY in response to a letter from some abutters of the Drummer Boy land to the Planning Board asking it to request a review of this land under the Hatch Act. After brief discussion of the relocation of Rte. 2A, the Board concurred it should wait until more information is received from the Board of RELOCATION OF Selectmen to consider this matter. RTE. 2A. Discussion of the 1970 articles to be considered included nursing 1970 ARTICLES homes, garden centers, parking in CB districts with attention to the situation at Worthen Rd, and Bedford St. Mr. Worrell and planning director Zaleski will work on a draft for the parking article. A letter from Stanley W. Ellis, Chief Engineer, Department of Public UNDERGROUND ' Utilities, relative to street lighting rates with underground wiring WIRING 6 RATES was discussed and the planning director was asked to write asking for a representative to meet with the Board to discuss this matter in detail. A copy of a letter from citizens on Cedar St. to the Board of Selectmen SIDS regarding construction of sidewalks was read by the Chairman. CEDAR ST A list of sites which might be available for use in developing a SUBSIDIZED subsidized housing program which had been prepared by the planning HOUSING SITES director was discussed by the Board and tabled for future discussion. TOPICS was discussed briefly by the Board. The planning director was TOPICS asked to talk with Albert Gray, Jr. and make an appointment to dis- cuss this matter with the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Graham suggested the Selectmen should request a meeting with the State Department of Public Works. The planning director read a letter prepared to send to the Board of SENIOR PLANNER Selectmen and the Appropriations Committee requesting the services of a Senior Planner. The letter, with a job description appended, was approved by the Board. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. Francis T. Worrell Clerk PLANNING BOARD MEETING ' EXECUTIVE SESSIONS October 20, 1969 1. A letter from Alexander V. Zaleski, the planning director, to the editor of the Lexington Minute -Man publications and the points which were reported contrary to the Planning Board's statements at a meeting on October 13, 1969, were discussed in detail. The reporter, Mrs. Anne R. Scigliano, to join the executive session and read her notes from which she had quoted a statement allegedly made by Mr. Fowle. Mr. Lund reported he had written a letter to the Editor and also discussed this matter with Mr. Alan Adams, publisher of the Minute Man. The Board agreed to send the planning director's letter, stating the intention of the Board members in their statements as contrary to the statements published and suggesting damage could be done to a dedicated citizen's reputation. The planning director agreed to send the letter as revised during this discussion. Also discussed briefly was a letter received from Donald E. Legro, Town Counsel, regarding subsidized housing. 2. Mr. Lund mentioned that the town has been interested in this land since it is wetland. He suggested that if Mr. Cass did not have any plans for this land located on the Idylwilde Farm the town would be interested in buying it. Mr. Cass said he would be interested. Mr. Lund inquired about the price, expressing the necessity of knowing at an early date so the Planning Board and Conservation Commission could bring this matter up in the Town Meeting. Mr. Cass suggested the first of the year and Mr. Lund said that it would have to be sooner. Mr. Zaleski said it was his under- standing that this was going to be given to the town originally by Mr. Napoli. Mr. Cass was agreeable to no payment unless there are any costs involved. 1