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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-06-071 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING June 7, 1971 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in its office on June 7, 1971, was called to order by chairman Mrs. Brown at 7:00 p.m. with members Costello, Graham, Lund and Clarke, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow in attendance. Also present, upon invitation of the Board, was Mr. Walter O'Connell, Town Manager. The matter of delay in resolving the Star Market parking lot violation STAR MARKET was discussed. Mr. O'Connell told the members that the Engineering Dept. PARKING LOT has established the Lexington/Waltham boundary line which is designated by VIOLATION painted nails and that the Building Inspector will notify Star Market this week that they are legally in violation of Lexington's zoning regulations. Mr. O'Connell was asked about the situation involving a billboard on the BILLBOARD Arlington/Lexington line, belonging to the Atlantic Station, 1351 Mass. Ave.,ARLINGTON Arlington. It has been ascertained that a small part of this billboard is in Lexington and Mr. Young, of the Planning Dept. of Arlington, will be so advised. The Bicentennial celebration was discussed with Mr. O'Connell at this time. 1975 BICENTEN- He told the members that the Town will form a 1975 Celebration Committee NIAL which will bring to the Board of Selectmen early this fall the committee's concept of the scope, make-up and nature of this event. Mr. Kingston Howard, General Chairman of the Bicentennial celebration and Mr. O'Connell will attend a meeting next week with Concord's committee so as to avoid dupli- cation of effort in planning for parking, camp sites and other matters. Plans for utilities and street expansion etc. must be planned for and com- pleted by 1973-74. He informed the members that 7 towns in this area will be participating in the celebration and that there will be an inter -town committee. The state and federal committees for the observance of the Bicentennial in 1976 will cooperate with the individual town committees. The members expressed their desire to become involved as soon as possible in the parts of the planning for this event which will be their responsibility. Mr. O'Connell left the meeting at 7:20 p.m. The minutes of Planning Board meetings of May 17, 1971 and June 2, 1971 were MINUTES approved as amended. 5/17 & 6/2 It was agreed by the members that votes would be recorded in the minutes as RECORDING OF unanimous, if that is the case, If not unanimous, and only if so stated VOTES as being desired by an opposing member, the name of the opposing member and reason for opposition would also be noted. Mr. Roy Daley of the DAC joined the meeting at this time. Copies of the DAC report on the recommendations of the DAC regarding the Central Block were CENTRAL BLOCK distributed to members. The planning director was asked to contact Mr. John Sullivan, surveyor, and A71-7 ask him to deliver the Teitelbaum plan to the Planning Board office by June TEITELBAUM 14, even if all the changes and clarifications requested by the Planning Board had not been completed. The request of the Oneida Corp. for an extension of time was noted and the EXTENSION Drummer Boy plan examined. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was DRUMMER BOY unanimously VOTED: It is the sense of the Planning Board that the road layout shown on the plan should not be changed and access by way of Rangeway be sought. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously VOTED: DRUMMER BOY To extend to August 3, 1971, inclusive, the time for Planning Board (cont'd) action on the definitive subdivision plan entitled "Drummer Boy", ' dated August 18, 1969, revised to September 1, 1970, as requested in writing by the applicant, Oneida Corporation. The report of the Planning Board on the zoning amendment contained in Art.6 Art. 6 of the Warrant for the June 14, 1971, Special Town Meeting was read and it June 14th was unanimously voted to approve this report. Town Meeting A letter to the Board of Appeals regarding the petition of Heritage Glass HERITAGE GLAS' 5 Mirror Co. with a Planning Board recommendation to deny the granting of PETITION the requested variances was read. It was unanimously voted to approve this letter as amended. The revised letter to the Board of Appeals was read supporting the granting DR. CHABOT of a special permit sought by Dr. Joseph Chabot. Upon a motion duly made PETITION and seconded it was voted to approve the letter. Mr. LUnd abstained. The reduction of bonds, Minute Man Hlds. IV was next on the agenda. Upon MINUTE MAN a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously VOTED: HLDS. IV The construction of ways and the installation of utilities to serve lots on Barrett Rd, from station 1+28 to the end having been partially, but not fully, completed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement dated July 6, 1970, the obligation of the developer, Partridge Associates, Inc., under said Agreement and the penal sum of the Aetna Insurance Co. surety bond 5-695748, dated June 30, 1970, and reduced by vote of the ' Planning Board on April 19, 1971 from $33,000 to $10,000, are hereby reduced from $10,000 to $9,000, as recommended by the Town Engineer. An invitation to the Lexington Planning Board has been received from the Burl- ington Selectmen to attend a meeting on June 17, 1971, at 8 p.m. in the Main BURLINGTON Meeting Room, Burlington Town Hall, regarding the Burlington line strip. LINE STRIP Mr. Lund, Mr. Graham and Dr. Clarke expressed intentions of attending, if MEETING their schedules permit. The Planning Board recommendation on Art. 13 of the Warrant for the June 14 ART. 13 Special Town Meeting was discussed. Two residents of Carol Lane were presentJUNE 14th A revised plan which was submitted by Mr. Charles Cole, architect for M.MooreTOWN MEETING Jr., was examined by the members and visitors. Mrs. Brown referred to the Planning Board policy on apartment houses as stated in the Housing Policy of Spetember, 1970, "The Planning Board will support no apartment proposal which does not include the mixed income feature incorporated in the Town's recently created RH zone.". Mr. Lund's view was that any builder's incentive is the key element to subsidized housing. To vote to approve RM housing at this time would mean the end of subsidized housing in Lexington. The members agreed that the Planning Board should adhere to its policy supporting RH housing. A report is to be drafted stating that the Planning Board continues to believe that the loca- tion of the site off Bedford St. would be a good one for apartments but the majority cannot recommend rezoning to RM. Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously VOTED: ' To oppose the rezoning as proposed in Art. 13 of the Warrant for the June 14, 1971, Special Town Meeting. Town Meeting Articles 2, 3 and 4 on the Central Block were next to be considered. It was agreed that there would be no formal report by the Board. Mrs. Brown ART:203,4 will present the Planning Board recommendations at the Town Meeting using the DAC report as a guideline and 500 copies of this report will be made for distribution at the Public Information Meeting of June 9, 1971, and the Special Town Meeting, June 14, 1971. Referring to Art. 10 on the Burlington line strip, it was agreed that a ART.10 tranparency showing the entire Town and indicating the locus of the strip BURLINGTON in question should be shown at the Town Meeting, if not by the Selectmen, LINE STRIP then by the Planning Board. Art.12 was referred to regarding the addition to the Conservation Committee. ART.12 After some discussion it was agreed to take no position on the matter. CONSERVATION COMMISSION The letter from Mr. Herbert Eisenberg with the views of the "Citizens Advis- ory Board on Street Construction" regarding the installation of sidewalks was read. A letter is to be sent to the Board of Selectmen asking that no action be taken on this issue before further study by the Planning Board. The traffic conditions at the junction of Fern and Pleasant streets and the proposal of the Traffic Committee as outlined by Mr. Zaleski were discussed at this time. It was suggested by Mr. Daley of the DAC that the 'Dever House" which is located at this junction, was worth saving as an example of 19th century architecture. It was unanimously voted by the Planning Board to support the recommendation of the TrAffic Committee: that some of the land at the corner of this property should be taken to permit a redesign of the junction which will improve traffic conditions, but that demolition of the house should be avoided if possible. Progress on the 1971 Work Program was briefly discussed. Mr. Graham reported WORK PROGRAM that he had started to work on the bicycle path project and referred to the Radcliffe plan. Mr. Costello suggested that Mr. Robert Perkins of the Minute Man Historical BICENTENNIAL Park be invited to meet with the Planning Board on May 21st, to exchange ideas on the Bicentennial celebration plans. Mr. Costello also referred to the mounds of earth which are seen on Waltham St. near Rte. 2 and which spoil the appearance of the area. Mr. Zaleski will ask the Town Engineer about ownership of this fill and what can be done to have it removed or flattened. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m. 1 N\ Donald M. Graham Clerk