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PLANNING BOARD MEETING:
MINUTES OF JULY 12, 1982
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was
called to order at 7:33 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Nichols,
Sandy, Sorensen, and Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, POLICIES
102. Development of Muzzey School Property: Mrs. Smith reviewed a letter she had
L sent to the Board of Selectmen incorporating the comments made at the Planning
Board's previous meeting. The Board began discussion of the draft working paper
entitled "Use of the Muzzey School for Housing" dated July 9, 1982. The Planning
0 Director was requested to obtain data on.the costs of construction of new dwelling
units and for rehabilitated dwelling units, and for the costs of new housing units
M in converted school buildings.
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The meeting was recessed and 8:05 p.m. so that the Board could meet jointly with
the Board of Selectmen in the Selectmen's Meeting Room to discuss the Muzzey
School conversion process. The meeting was reconvened at 9:03 p.m.
Mrs. Uhrig said that terms such as moderate income housing, affordable housing,
low income housing and the like, needed to be defined with income ranges. There
should also be some data to back up the expressed need for non -market', unconven
tional housing.
.. Several comments were made on the working paper and suggestions were made for de-
letion of particular sections. With those changes and with the inclusion of the
definition of terms and supporting documentation requested by Mrs. Uhrig, the con-
sensus of the Board was that the working paper was the basis of a position by the
Board.
It was agreed to ask the League of Women Voters Housing Committee to attend the
Planning Board meeting on July 20.
SUBDIVISION OF LAND
103. Blossomcrest Tract: Certificate of Action, Special Permit: The applicants,
Robert Cataldo and Ray Howland, Jr., attorney Donald Katz, and Town Engineer Frank
Fields were present for the discussion as were two neighbors. Mr. Bowyer and Mr.
Fields reported on the drainage problem on Lot 7. Their recommendation was that a
culvert be constructed from the property line into a proposed catch basin on Crest
Circle. A small wall would be constructed, and the final grading of the lot would
direct water into the culvert.
Graham White, an abutter, said he preferred the easement for the footpath be on
the opposite side of Lot 5 from his property. Mr. Cataldo volunteered to locate
the easement wherever the neighbors and the Planning Board wanted it. It was
agreed to follow Mr. White's suggestion. Mrs. Nichols said that, in view of the
provision of the footpath, the construction of a sidewalk along Crest Circle
should be waived. Mr. Sandy read from a section of the "Rules and Regulations"',
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and suggested that the construction requirements be waived so that the footpath
would be four feet wide and covered with a gravel-stone dust surface rather than
pavement.
Mr. Cataldo agreed to make technical changes and corrections on the plan dealing
with the concrete bound, the corner rounding easement on Lot 2, a typical cross
section and to make sure the contours on the grading plan closed. He would submit
a revised plan by July 19.
The consensus was the Board would agree to the waivers requested. It was agreed
that the Planning Director would draft a favorable decision for both the Certifi-
cate of Action and the Special Permit and would furnish a copy of the draft deci-
LO sions to Town Counsel for review prior to the Board's vote.
104. Simonds Estates, off Grove Street: Extension of Time: Mr. Bowyer reported
p that he had talked with Oscar Cormier who had given his word he would file a re-
quest for an extension of time for action on his definitive subdivision plan. On
m the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted 4-0, with Mr.
Q Sandy abstaining, to grant an extension of time to Mr. Cormier based on his assur-
ance to the Planning Director. If that written request for an extension is not
received in time, a public hearing should be scheduled for July 29, 1982.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:07 p.m.
Judith J. U ig, Clerk f