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Planning Board Minutes
Meeting of April 12, 1982
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, 'held in Room G-15, Town Offices,
was called to order at 7:06 p.m., by the Chairman, Mr. Sandy, with members
Nichols, Smith, Sorensen, and Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present.
DETERMINATION OF PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL
55. Land off North Street, Form A-82/3
The Board reviewed a plan of land off North Street which proposes to create a
new lot of 30,800 square feet, of which 12,600 square feet would be in Burling-
ton and 18,000 square feet would be in Lexington. Mr. Bowyer reported that Town
Counsel had advised that the Board should sign the plan with a notation as de-
scribed below. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, it was
voted unanimously:
1) The plan entitled "Compiled Plan of Land in Lexington, Woburn, and Burl-
ington, Mass." dated March 5, 1982, by Miller & Nylander Company of Lex-
ington, Mass., certified by.Donald J. Forand, registered land surveyor,
application Form A-82/3 by Bruno and Aldo Gallinelli, does not require
approval under the Subdivision Control Law; and
2) That the notation, "Lot A does not necessarily comply with the current
provisions of the Lexington Zoning By -Law and may not necessarily qual-
ify as a building lot for zoning purposes", and
3) That the Planning Director is authorized to sign the plan in behalf of
the Board after the notation is placed on the plan.
ARTICLES FOR 1982 TOWN MEETING
56. Approval of Planning Board Reports
The Board reviewed final drafts of reports (dated April 12, 1982) on the arti-
cles listed below; voted to recommend that the Town Meeting either approve or
disapprove the article as indicated in the table below; and voted to approve
each of the reports as written:
Article Motion Seconded
Number Made By By Recommendation Vote
57 Smith Nichols Approve Unanimous
58 Uhrig Smith Approve Unanimous
59 Nichols Smith Approve 4-0-1; Sandy abstained
60 Smith Nichols Approve 3-0; Sandy & Sorensen
opposed
62 Nichols Smith Disapprove Unanimous
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63 Sorensen Nichols Approve if 4-1; Sandy opposed
Article 64
not accepted
64 Sorensen Smith Approve 4-1; Sandy opposed
65 Sorensen Uhrig Disapprove Unanimous
Report on Housing Policy Resolution of 1979:'
Smith Uhrig --- -- Unanimous
57. Other Articles: The Board discussed several other articles in the warrant
to determine if it would take a position on them.,
Article 15, Use of Chapter 90 Funds: It was agreed that the Board would
support the use of Chapter 90 funds for design work on the North Lexington
Traffic Improvements Project.
Article 192 Parking Improvements, Lexington Center On the motion of Mrs.
Smith, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, it was voted 4-1, with Mr. Sandy opposed,
to support the article which calls for the appropriation of $15,000 for
improvements to three parking lots in Lexington Center.
REPORTS
58. Planning Director's Report
Cormier Subdivision, off Grove Street: ` Mr. Bowyer reported that
revised plans had been submitted by Mr.. Cormier. It was agreed to
schedule a meeting for Thursday, April 22, at 7:00 p.m. Members will
review the plans beforehand and submit comments, if any, to the staff.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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Karsten Sorensen, Clerk