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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-04-19PLANNING BOARD MEETING April 19, 1971 ' The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in its office on April 19, 1971, was called to order by Chairman Lund at 7:35 p.m. with members Costello, Graham, Clarke and planning director Zaleski present. Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board unanimously VOTED: The construction of ways and the installation of utilities to serve lots on Barrett Rd. from station 1 + 28 to the end having been par- tially, but not fully, completed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement dated July 6, 1970, the obligations of the developer, Partridge Associates, Inc., under said Agreement and the penal sum of the Aetna Insurance Company surety bond S-695748, dated June 30, 1970, are hereby reduced from $33,500 to $10,000, as recommended by the Town Engineer. Plan submitted with Application Form A71-5 showing land on Valley Rd. was reviewed and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: That the plan entitled "Land of Kenneth H. and Evelyn M. Messinger, Lexington, Mass." dated April 16, 1971, showing a revision of the lot line between lots "A" and "B" Valley Road does not require approval under the Subdivision Control Law. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. MINUTE MAN HIGHLANDS IV FORM A71-5 VALLEY ROAD Applications for the summer planning intern were reviewed and it was SUMMER decided to have the planning director interview the two applicants from PLANNING Lexington (Besecker and Broderick). If neither is qualified, other INTERN applicants will be considered. It was decided to hold the public hearing on the rezoning of access to PUBLIC HEARING the Vine Brook Village on May 6, 1971. DATE The proposed legislation of interest to planning boards and the letters prepared by the planning director were reviewed and discussed by members LEGISLATION of the Board. The action on these letters was postponed for one week. Messrs. Daly and Galehouse of the DAC met with the Board to discuss the future of Central Block. Mr. Galehouse reported on the diverse positions of the design professionals in town. The majority appears to be in favor of holding the proposed building setback to create the sense of enclosure, but there are also groups favoring no building at all and some kind of compromise. A general discussion followed. It was agreed that the DAC would prepare a position paper to aid the Selectmen in reviewing the situation as regards the Central Block. The decisions of the Board of Appeals on the following petitions (all granted) were read and noted: Gaklis Strong N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Cataldo Roadside Stand Lexington Housing Authority Chalet Suisse The chairman suggested a discussion with the Town Manager and Town Counsel regarding the possibility of a suit to determine the legality of the various uses made of the Season's Four -Gold Star -Gold Ribbon Farms CENTRAL BLOCK SEASON'S FOUR GOLD RIBBON FARM z property. The chairman outlined the history of this business and of the several permits granted. It was decided to write to the building inspector requesting him to STAR MARKET enforce the Zoning By-law with respect to the Star Market parking lot in RO district at the Waltham line. Articles for the rezoning of access to the Vine Brook Village and for REZONING ARTICLES the conservation acquisition of land at Burlington line, as submitted to the Selectmen by the planning director, were noted. A notice of CHPA meeting on housing at Brandeis on Saturday, May 1, 1971, CHPA was noted. It was decided to record the position of the Planning Board with respect N.E. TEL.& TEL. to the permit for the extension of the N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co. building. CO. The Board has no objection to the proposed addition as approved by the Board of Appeals, but a change of use or an increase in the number of employ- ees or cars would be a change of conditions on which special permit was granted and would require new special permit procedures. The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. 1 1 Donald M. "Graham Clerk