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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
MI14'UTES OF 3/27/82
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices,
was called to order at 9:07 a.m. by the Chairman, Mr. Sandy, with members
Nichols, Smith, Sorensen and Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present.
44. Approval of Minutes
On the motion of Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, the minutes of the
meeting of March 22, 1982, were approved unanimously.
45. ARTICLES FOR 1982 TOWN MEETING
LO The Board reviewed draft reports on Articles 57-59 and 61-65.
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0 Article 57, Special Permits, Traffic Considerations: On the motion of Mrs.
_Q Smith, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, it was voted 4-1, with Mr. Sorensen in
opposi-tion, to retain traffic level of service "C" as the suggested standard for de-
termining the traffic capacity of adjoining streets in applications for an SPS.
Q It was agreed to change the word 'shall' to 'may' in the first line of the pro-
posed amendment and to attach a new motion to the report on this article.
Article 58, Time of Hearing: No changes were proposed in the draft report.
Article 59, Marrett Road near Minuteman School: Some minor changes were made in
the draft report. A direct quote from the Site Development and Use Plan dealing
with the development of the building relative to the staging of traffic improve-
' ments should be included in the report.
Article 61, Hartwell Avenue and Wood Street: The Board reviewed a proposed new
location for Building #1 and its parking area. Mr.Bowyer reported that Spaulding
& Slye Corporation indicated they intended to relocate Building #2. The Board
agreed that it was not satisfied with the location of Building 2 as shown on the
plan submitted due to its poor siting. Mr. Bowyer reported that Spaulding &
Slye was concerned about the expense of preparing detailed surveys for the loca-
tion of Building 2 and wanted the situation to be flexible. If another location
for Building 2 is proposed, it must be shown specifically on the plans in order
to comply with CD requirements. The Board agreed that Spaulding & Slye has two
choices: 1) make a commitment to the location of Building #2 and provide the
supporting documentation for it, or 2) not show Building #2 on the plan.
Mrs. Nichols raised questions about how the parking lot for Building #1 would
work in order to comply with the peak hour utilization restrictions and whether
parts of the parking lot were in the flood plain. Mr. Sandy noted there should
be some documentation from Mrs. Maguire, the owner of record of part of the
land, that the development plan has her approval. Mrs. Uhrig abstained from the
discussion of Article 61.
Article 62, DeVincent Land, off Waltham Street: After some minor changes, the
Board agreed the draft report is acceptable.
Article 63, 64, Hayden Avenue near Route 2. Ramp: No changes were made in the
report on Article 63 and some minor changes were made in the draft report for
Article 64.
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Article 650 Waltham Street, near Lexington Center:After making several
changes, it was agreed that the draft report is acceptable.
Housing Report: It was agreed that the report to the Town Meeting on the
Housing Resolution of 1978 should be essentially a status report. A fuller
report addressing housing issues will be issued at another time.
SUBDIVISION OF LAND
46. Blossomcrest Tract: Mr. Bowyer reported that he and other Town officials
had met with Raymond Howland who was planning to submit a new Definitive Subdi-
vision Plan. The additional information submitted by Mr. Howland has raised
some other questions. A letter is being sent to him requesting he address those
questions.
Mr. Sandy commented that the applicant may need to seek a waiver from the
section of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations that states a street must be
extended to the property line (the Trinity Covenant land) which is subject to
further development.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:02 p.m.
Karsten Sorensen, Clerk