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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
January 8, 1979
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:36 p.m.
by the chairman Mr. Zabin with members Sandy, Nichols, Friedman,planning
director Briggs and secretary Mrs. Snow present. Also in attendance was
Susan Fisher, Lexington Minute -Man.
Letter from Thomas Wenham, Assessor, dated January 4, 1979, requesting
information regarding status of two lots was noted. Lot 53 on Arcola
St. (paper street), and Lot 146A on Fouler Ave. are both considered
unbuildable at this time. Mr. Wenham will be informed of this informa-
tion by letter, which will also contain conditions to be met if the
owners wish, in the future, to obtain building permits.
STATUS OF
LOTS, FOTTLER,
PEARL/ARCOLA
Mr. Briggs reported on Mr. DiMatteo's request for Planning Board authori- 60 WESTVIEW
zation of issuance of a certificate of compliance for the property at
X660 Westview St. with regard to proper use under CM zoning. Upon a
motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to recommend
that the certificate be issued.
Mr. DiMatteo also requested that a meeting of the Planning Board, Board of
Appeals and himself be scheduled for January 17 at 3 p.m., for interagency
review of the Planning Board's proposed zoning amendments. Since a regu- PL. BD, B/A
lar Planning Board meeting has been posted for 7:30 p.m. on the same date,BLDG. COMM.
effort will be made to hold the afternoon meeting on January 18. MTG. 1/18
Minutes of Planning Board meeting of December 4, 1978, were approved as
amended.
At 8:10 p.m., public hearing for approval of the definitive plan for
Willow Ridge subdivision was opened. The hearing closed at 9:28 p.m.,
and the regular meeting was resumed.
John Tuttle's request for extension of time regarding Planning Board
action on his application for special permit for Willow Ridge subdivision,
was considered. Additional time is needed to obtain information not now
shown on the plans and to obtain an order of conditions from the Conser-
vation Commission, as required under Section 39. Upon a motion duly made
and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED:
To extend to March 6, 1979, inclusive, the time within which the
Lexington Planning Board must act on the application of John C. Tuttle,
Jr., Exec. Vice President, Landsail Inc. for Special Permit for the
subdivision plan entitled "Willow Ridge Lexington, Mass.", dated
November 20, 1978, by Frank C. Gelinas Associates, as requested by
John C. Tuttle, Jr.
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WILLOW RIDGE
PUBLIC HEAR-
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S.P. EXTENSION
At 9:33 p.m., Joel Greenstein met with the Board to informally present TRINITY
his proposal for rezoning of the Trinity Covenant Church land at Allen COV. CHURCH
St., to RD. Mr. Briggs, an immediate abuttor to the property, declared REZONING
that he would make no recommendations on the project because of proximity
of his property to the site.
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Mr. Greenstein proposes to constuct 66 condominium units contained in TRINITY COV.
15 buildings on the 25+ acre site, now owned by the Trinity Covenant CH. REZONING
Church, at a density of 2.6 units/acre. Architects Bruce Taylor and (cont'd)
Claude Miquelle, and Engineer John Thomas were introduced. Mr. Miquelle
showed on a site analysis plan the location of the site, general topo-
graphy, existing stone walls and tree lines, and vegetation. Mr. Taylor
pointed out access points, traced the path of an intermittent brook, and
noted wet areas. Sewer and water provisions and a drainage study, now
being prepared, were noted. Road layout, location of buildings with
respect to preservation of natural features and open space, were
indicated. The chairman informed Mr. Greenstein of the probability of
Planning Board adoption of a policy to require a percentage of low/moder-
ate income housing in multi -unit housing proposals, and asked if the
proponent would be willing to supply a number of such units, if higher
density were allowed. Mr. Greenstein refused to make a commitment on
the basis that higher density is not feasible because of development
restraints on the site. Several residents asked to be heard, including
Mr. Gailliard, Shirley Byrnes, and Pauline Burke, all of whom spoke in
opposition.
At 10:20 p.m., Mark Moore informally presented his proposal for the re- MORROW CROSSING
zoning to RD of the Morrow property at 151 East St. He plans to con- REZONING
struct 21 condominium units on the -'10.64 acre parcel. Concept plan was
displayed showing open space and building clusters, site plans showing
walking and bike path easements, and utility plan for placement of gas,
water, sewer line and drain culvert were exhibited. Proposed housing
mix, population makeup and expected schools population were discussed,
as well as traffic generation, and architectural style. Mr. Moore was
asked if he would make any provision for low and moderate income housing
in the development. He expressed doubt that government financing for a
small number of units could be obtained, and stated that he would prefer
not to include less expensive units.
Revised building plans for Kiln Brook Office Park, proposed by the new KILN BROOK
owner of the site, were reviewed. The changes to the plans previously OFFICE PARK
approved by the Board of Appeals, were reviewed briefly and Mr. Briggs
reported on Dr. Wadsworth's request for Planning Board view on the
significance of the changes, and whether a new SPS hearing will be re-
quired. The Board deferred decision until additional details and com-
parisons with the previously approved plans have been supplied.
The meeting adjourned at 11:17 p.m.
Iris G. Wheaton, Clerk