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
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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.
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Donald M. "Graham
Clerk