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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-11-22PLANNING BOARD MEETING November 22, 1971 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Clarke, Costello and Lund, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were Mr. Wayne Barber, Creative Environments Inc., Mr. Thomas Curran, Lexington Minute -Man and Mr. Frank Sandy, CLC. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of November 8, 1971, were reviewed MINUTES 11/8/71 and approved as written. The minutes of Planning Board meeting of November 15, 1971, were approved as amended. MINUTES 11/15 Copies of the letter regarding bicentennial planning which were sent last BICENTENNIAL week to planning boards and boards of selectmen in nine surrounding towns will be sent to chambers of commerce in these nine towns if the Lexington Board of Selectmen approves. An explanatory cover letter will accompany these copies. Mention was made of a report in the Lexington Minute -Man of a SILC meeting SILC MTG. attended by Mr. Costello, at which plans for the bicentennial celebration BICENTENNIAL and regional approach to solid waste disposal were discussed. The Board reviewed a plan submitted with application Form A71-27 showing FORM A71-27 Lots 1 and 2 on Kendall Rd. After a discussion of the condition of KendallKENDALL RD. Rd., history of other plans which have been submitted for this site, review of its status as a legal street, and upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: To endorse as not requiring approval under the Subdivision Control Law the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated November 3, 1971, by Miller & Nylander, showing Kendall Rd. as a legal street, which was submitted with application Form A71-27 on November 15, 1971. The endorsement was made with the provision that the following note be added to the plan: "No determination is made hereby that Lots 1 and 2 are separate building lots." Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Harrison, owners of a building at 72 Waltham St. HARRISON and 4 interested residents of this area met with the Board at 8:00 p.m. 72 WALTHAM to discuss the possibility of extension of CB district to include this ST. site, now in RS district. Mrs. Harrison, proprietress of a fabric shop, "The Golden Hand", 315 Marrett Rd., presented a description of the opera- tion, type of clientele, degree of activity and the probability of a need to seek new location for her business. She described work done to renovate the building at 72 Waltham St. and asked the Board for advice as to pro- cedures for seeking rezoning of this corner lot. She showed a plan to illustrate a physical separation of the commercial and residential sections of Vinebrook Rd, creating a parking area at the Waltham St. end and dead - ending the remaining stub. The Planning Board believes rezoning on Waltham St. should be considered for a larger area and would oppose any lot -by -lot rezoning. The advisability of the Harrison's seeking a variance from the Board of Appeals rather than a rezoning was considered. The plan for dividing Vinebrook Rd. was left with the planning director for further study. Mr. Alfred Tropeano and Mr. Wilbur Nylander met with the Board for dis- cussion of three matters: (1) Plans presented by Mr. Tropeano to the ' Planning Board earlier this year for a second professional building on Waltham St, were reveiwed. Discussion continued regarding whether this proposal should be presented to the Board of Appeals for a variance or whether Planning Board would support the necessary rezoning. The parking situation in the area, attitude of neighbors regarding rezoning of the site and the resultant construction were also considered. Since condi- tions have not changed since previous consideration of this proposal, the members reaffirmed their decision not to initiate a proposal for Waltham St. rezoning at this time. (2) Messrs. Tropeano and Nylander completion of Vine Brook Meadows I Mr. Tropeano and the Town Engineer. 2 TROPEANO WALTHAM ST. PROF. BLDG. VINE BR. requested that the discussion on MEADOWS I&II and II be delayed pending a meeting of (3) A plan for a subdivision on land owned by Messrs. Tropeano and Ny- SUBDV. OFF lander off Worthen Rd. was presented. The type of soil in the parcel WORTHEN RD. in relation to drainage and the Planning Board's need for more detailed information on soil test findings were discussed. The Conservation Commission and the Planning Board are to receive copies of the proposed plan from Tropeano and Nylander with soil boring test information super- imposed, to aid in decisions regarding conservation easements for wetland protection and other features of the plan. Mr. Zaleski was asked to obtain a copy of the 1937 topographic map of the site. Mr. Caswell, acting chairman of the Lincoln Planning Board, will contact M.M. REG. ' Mrs. Brown regarding a date for the proposed meeting of the Lexington and TECH. H.S. Lincoln Planning Boards to discuss the location of the Minute Man Regional LINCOLN P.BD, Technical Vocational High School. A list of streets to be proposed for acceptance at the Annual Town Meeting ST. ACCEPT. and a draft of a letter prepared by Mr. Zaleski was reviewed by the Board. A. T. M. It was agreed to send this list in two parts; one of streets completed and ready for acceptance and one of streets not yet completed but which are expected to be ready for acceptance by the time of the Town Meeting. These lists and letter will be revised by Mr. Zaleski and will be sent to the Board of Selectmen after the Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Board considered three aspects of Wayne Barber's "Flintlock" PUD pro- FLINTLOCK posal; the physical suitability of land and location of the site in PUD -BARBER relation to the proposed plan; the zoning device necessary for this type of development. Mr. Barber was present and participated in the discussion. After extended discussion, he was advised by the Board to resubmit his pro - posal in a year's time, pending enactment of the State enabling PUD legislation. The Board agreed to send another letter to the Town Counsel asking for TOWN COUNSEL written guidelines on the status of unaccepted streets shown on plans ST. STATUS antedating the subdivision control law. GUIDELINES Mr. Costello recommended that an Article be initiated requesting several ART. SOIL & thousand dollars for soil and drainage studies. A brief discussion fol - -<_DRAINAGE ' lowed on the possibility of justifying the specific sum which may be re- STUDIES quested, whether such money would be spent and whether the time for sub- mission of budget items has passed. 3 The plans for a 12,000 sq, fto. lot at the easterly corner of Centre and ' Ward streets and the petition of Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer for a Board of CENTRE & Appeals variance to subdivide this lot into two small lots was discussed. WARD STS. The Board voted to oppose the variance on the grounds that it would be SAWYER,BD OF against the Town policy to break up a lot once consolidated but still APPEALS substandard into even smaller substandard lots. The plan submitted with application Form A71-28 showing land at Barrett FORM A71-28 Rd. was reviewed next. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was BARRETT RD. VOTED: That approval under the subdivision control law is not required with respect to the plan entitled "A Subdivision of Land Court #23539", dated Nov. 19, 1971, by Miller & Nylander, submitted by Harvey Duffy, Partridge Assoc., applicant. The plan was so endorsed by members of the Board. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m. 1 1 Donald M. Graham Clerk