HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-04-03PLANNING BOARD MEETING
April 3, 1972
' The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was cilled to order at 7:00 p.m.
by the chairman, Mrs. Brown with members Graham, Clarke, S. Brown, planning
director Zaleski and secretary Mrs. Snow present.
The amended motions, regarding limited building size at commercial recrea- MOTIONS,ARTBO
tion facilities, on Art. 80 were approved by the Board. APPROVED
A revised draft of a letter to the Board of Appeals regarding the petition MOBILOIL CO
of Mobil Oil Co. to construct a gasoline station on Lowell St. was reviewed. BD.OF APPEALS
It was voted to approve the letter which contained conditional approval of
the Planning Board of the proposal, subject to the provision of buffer space,
and which pointed out that the remaining RO-zoned land lacks the frontage re-
quired for a lot.
The minutes of the Planning Board meeting of March 27, 1972, were approved MINUTES 3/27
as corrected. APPROVED
The minutes of the meeting of March 13, 1972, were approved subject to sub- MINUTES 3/13
mission of revised wording by the absent member before the adjournment of TENTATIVELY
the meeting. APPROVED
The newly submitted plans (received April 3, 1972) for the proposed Living LIVING 6
and Learning Center on Maple St. (Board of Appeals hearing on April 4,1972) LEARNING CTR.
were shown and several changes from the original plan described by the RESUBMITTED
planning director. Following review and discussion of a memorandum on the PLANS
subject by Mr. Zaleski, April 3, 19720 it was voted by the members to recom-
mend the granting of a special permit in accordance with the revised plans,
subject to Hatch Act permit. A letter will be sent to the Board of Appeals
with those recommendations and making reference to problems created by sub-
mission by petitioners of revised plans at a time after publicAtion of the
hearing notice.
It was voted that it shall be the intent of the Planning Board to inform the INFO. TO
Conservation Commission by sending copies of Planning Board letters, about CONSERV.COMM.
matters which pertain to Hatch Act, wetland and any other matters before the
Planning Board or on which the Planning Board comments to other town agencies
which are of concern and interest to the Conservation Commission.
A memorandum from DCA, regarding a hearing to be held on April 5, 19729 State H.5009 HEAR.
House, Boston, on House Bill 5009, an act to modernize the Zoning Enabling ZONING ENABL
Statute, was noted. It was voted that Planning Board will support passage ACT
of this bill without approval of the specific provisions. The Planning Direc-
tor was instructed to testify at the public hearing on behalf of the Planning
Board.
A written statement expressing Planning Board support of Art. 39 (extension PL. BD.
of the Meriam St. parking lot), prepared by Mrs. Brown, was reviewed by the SUPPORT,ART39
members. It was voted that the report be approved as written.
' Legal advertising for Board of Appeals hearings, April 18, 1972, were re-
viewed:
Four Star Realty Trust, to maintain residences at 524 Marrett Rd. and
17 Middle St. which lack adequate setback or side yard;
BD. OF APELS
BEARINGS/4/18
524 MarrettRd
17 Middle St.
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Continental Trust, permission to erect sign at 703 Massachusetts Ave.; SIGN,703 MassAve
Ralph Cataldo, permission to erect a steel framed building at 61 Bow
St.;
Florence Luongo, permission to erect and maintain a roadside stand at LUONGO,ROADSIDE
53 Pleasant St.; STAND
Amy Samoylenko, for special permit to operate and maintain a theatre SAMOYLENKO,
and restaurant at 10 Muzzey St.. 10 MUZZEY ST.
Schedule of Planning Board meetings for April was discussed. It was de- APRIL SCHEDULE
cided that at the meeting of April 10, 1972, dates of subsequent meetings PL.BD. MEETINGS
will be established. Tentative plans were made to meet on April 12, 1972,
and the meeting on April 17th will be cancelled because of celebration of
the holiday and the expected absence of several Board members.
The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
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Donald M. Graham
Clerk