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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-02-21L 1 PLANNING BOARD MEETING February 21, 1972 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Clarke, Costello, Lund and Graham, planning director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance were F. Sandy, CLC and T. Curran of the Lexington Minute -Man. The draft of a letter to the Board of Appeals regarding the addition of HONEYWELL MFG. manufacturing in the Honeywell Radiation Center was reviewed. Sugges- BD. OF APP. tions for amendment for clarification were made and the letter will be so revised by the chairman andtransmitted to the Board of Appeals. Consideration of approval of the minutes of Feb. 24, 1972, was postponed MINUTES 2/24 until next week. Copy of a letter from Mr. Sumner Darman, Trustee, Heritage Realty Trust, MOBIL OIL/ART97 to the Selectmen stating intention of withdrawing Art. 97 (Bedford St. DARMAN rezoning to CG) was read. It was.agreed that a letter would be sent to Mr. Darman from the Planning Board acknowledging his cooperation and willingness to accede to the recommendations of the Board. At 7:30 Mrs. Shirley Stolz and Mr. Robert Hilton, Director, Cary Mem'1 CARY LIBRARY Library, of the Library Building Committee met with the Board to pre- ADDITIONS sent preliminary plans for the proposed addition to the library. Ten- tative specifications for parking provisions, location of a ramp to serve handicapped persons and estimate of costs involved were discussed. It was agreed that the Planning; Board would submit written comments to the committee at some time before definite plans for the addition are formulated. Dr. Clarke accepted assignment as liaison between the Planning Board and the Library Building Committee. Mr. Eric Mollo-Christensen met with the Board at 8:00 p.m. and presented MIN. MAN REG. the print of a plan for part of the site for the Minute Man Regional VOC. TECH.SCH. Vocational Technical School. The Board voted unanimously that approval PLAN ENDORSE - of this plan showing land off Massachusetts Ave.(Rte.2) is not required MENT VOTED under the Subdivision Control Law and that the tracing of the plan will be so endorsed when duly submitted. The draft by Dr. Clarke of Planning Board report on Art. 97 (Mobil 011 PL. BD. REPORT co./Bedford St. rezoning) was reviewed. After brief discussion of the ART. 97 content, Dr. Clarke agreed to revise the draft for Planning Board con- sideration at the next meeting. Mrs. Stolz offered to assist the Board regarding distribution to Town PL. BD. REPORTS Meeting members of Planning Board reports on Articles at the TMMA DISTRIBUTION Information Meeting on March 8, 1972, if these reports, with maps, are ready before that date. Planning Board report on Art. 84 was reviewed and after editing by PL. BD. REPORT Mrs. Brown and Mr. Zaleski, it will be prepared for signing by the mem- ART. 84 bers at the next meeting. The draft of the Planning Board report on Art. 73 of 1971, (Waltham St. PL. BD. REPORT rezoning) was reviewed and modified. It will be acted upon in final ART. 73 form at the Feb. 28th meeting. Page 2 2/21/72 Discussion of the Saddle Club Area Swimming Pool Article was postponed SADDLE CLUB so as to allow time for members to review a letter received from Oak SW. CLUB.ART. Park Corp., developers. It was agreed that a brief report would be pre- pared on this Article, as requested by the Selectmen. Mention was made of a meeting of the Recreation Committee on Feb.17,1972 RECR. COMM. MTG Mr. Graham agreed to confer with Mr. Gallagher, Chairman, to obtain in- 2/17/72 formation regarding 1972 Recreation Plan. 1972 PLAN Mr. Donald Jenkins, developer, has an appointment to meet with the Board ASHLEY LAND on Feb. 28, 1972, to present plans for subdivision of the Ashley land at JENKINS Highland Ave. It was noted that a portion of this land has been pro- CONS. COMM. posed for acquisition by the Conservation Commiselon and it was decided that a representative of the Commission would be invited to be present. Mrs. Brown reported on the public hearing she attended in the State HousePUBLIC HEARING on February 17, 1972, relative to the Rte. 3 access bill. RTE.3 ACCESS Mrs. Mildred Whitney's petition to the Bd. of Appeals to permit the BD. APPEALS operation of a professional secretarial service at her residence, 1415 PETITIONS Mass. Ave., was reviewed. Correspondence of Jan. 20, 1970, regarding WHITNEY b ITEK a previous petition of Mrs. Whitney was noted and it was agreed to follow the substance of the earlier Planning Board objection, with additional comments, in a letter to the Board of Appeals to be drafted by the planning ' director. The petition of the Itek Corp., Maguire Rd., for permission to erect two signs, and drawings showing their size and proposed location, were re- viewed. It was the decision of the Board to make no comment. Conservation Commission's land acquisition Articles, which will be a CONS.COMM. subject of the TM14A information meeting on March 1, 1972, were dis- ARTICLES cussed next. It was the consensus to invite a representative of the DISCUSSION Conservation Commission to discuss these Articles with the Planning 2/28 Board at the meeting on February 28, 1972. Plans showing Parcell, Lowell St., location of land to question re- garding proposed abandonment of flowage rights at Butterfield Pond, FLOWAGE RIGHTS were examined by the Board. It was agreed that no written statement of BUTTERFIELD PND Planning Board position was necessary on the proposal. Mrs. Brown expressed her concern that the Board should follow closely CAP. EXP. the scheduling of capital expenditures for sewers, parking, land acquis- SCHEDULE ition and recreation and their relationship to comprehensive planning. The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. "0 Donald M. Graham Clerk