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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-03PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 1983 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:44 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Flemings, Nichols, Sorensen, Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present. PLANS NOT REQUIRING SUBDIVISION APPROVAL 184. 28-30 Ingleside Road, Kahn and Quinn, Form A-83/9: The Board reviewed a plan showing land with frontage on Ingleside Road being subdivided from a large parcel owned by Kahn and Quinn. Mr. Sorensen observed that: the title block of the plan said it was a subdivision of Lot 3 but there is no other reference to a Lot 3 on the plan; lot 15 does not have frontage on a public way; and there are several ways shown whose status is not clear if the Planning Board approves the plan. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, it was voted unanimously that the Board disapprove the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass." dated Septem- ber 29, 1983, by T&M Engineering Associates Inc., Salem, Mass., certified by Erland Townsend, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, with application Form A-83/9 by Kahn/Quinn Development Inc. The reasons are the plan has incomplete information, in that the location of Lot 3 is not defined; Lot 15 does not have sufficient frontage; and ways are shown on the plan whose status may be affected by the approval of the Planning Board. 185. APPLICATIONS TO BOARD OF APPEALS Mrs. Nichols presented an oral review of cases to be heard by the Board of Appeals on October 13, 1983. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Flemings, it was voted unanimously that the Board would make no recommendation on the following cases: 45 Hartwell Avenue, Raytheon Company: SP, sign 98 Maple Street, The Assemblies of God: SP, maintain house 80 Hayden Avenue, Data Group Corporation: SP, signs: Two wall signs, larger than the By -Law permits, are requested. Mr. Bowyer noted the request should be for a variance as well as a special permit. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Flemings, it was voted unanimously to recommend that the application for the special permit be denied. The recommendation should inquire as to what hardship exists for a variance and should note that a building so close to Route 2 has little justification for a large sign. 2-3 Forbes Road, Honeywell: SP, maintain temporary trailers: On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, it was voted unanimously to recommend that the application be denied because the applicant has not lived up to assurances that the trailers would be removed and because the trailers have been there so long that they cannot be considered a temporary use. 4 Hartwell Place, Data Instruments Inc.: SP, maintain trailers: On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, it was voted unanimously to recommend that the application be denied because the Board of Appeals unanimously agreed in 1982 that it would not look favorably on an additional request for a special permit. Planning Board Minutes of October 3, 1983 -2- COMMUNICATIONS 186. Parking on Forest Street: The Board reviewed a draft of a letter to the Board of Selectmen recommending that business district parking not be permitted on Forest Street. Mrs. Uhrig objected to the reference to examining the feasibility of parking off Park Drive; it was agreed to delete that paragraph. On the motion of Mrs. Nichols, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted unanimously to approve the letter as corrected. 187. Lexington Square, First Baptist Church: The Board reviewed a draft of a letter to the editor of the MinuteMan clarifying the powers and responsibilities of the Planning Board relative to the Lexington Square development and the construc- tion of an access drive -parking area for the First Baptist Church on Massachusetts Avenue. Corrections were made. On the motion of Mrs. Nichols, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted unanimously to send the letter to the editor, as corrected. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, POLICIES 188. Housing Analysis Acting Chairman Eleanor Klauminzer and Ruth Nablo, of the Housing Needs Advisory Committee, Assistant Planner Arslan and Planning Intern Mary Trudeau were present for a continuation of the discussion of the draft of the Housing Analysis. Several members suggested that the use of a section called "Questions" in Chapters 1-4, be rethought as the policy type questions are concentrated in Chapter 5. A ' number of comments were made about the readability of the graphs and tables and the text in Chapters 1-3. REPORTS 189. Planning Director a. Xerox Property, Spring Street: Mr. Bowyer reported the Department had received a number of phone calls and inquiries from developers because, reportedly, the Xerox is offering the building and land for sale. Several developers have very ambitious schemes for a more intensive development of the site. b. Unaccepted Streets: Mr. Bowyer reported the Development Committee, of Town Department Heads, had met that morning and discussed priorities for Town expenditures in converting unaccepted streets to Town streets. 190. Planning Board Members a. MAPC Representative: Mrs. Smith suggested that, as Alex Zaleski, former Lexington Planning Director, is now the Executive Director of MAPC, it would be timely to invite Angela Frick, the Town's MAPC representative, to meet with the Board for a briefing. The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 p.m. udith J. UMgi, Clerk 9UT LO N 0 a M a C PLANNING BOARD MINUTES 2 39 MEETING OF OCTOBER 11, 1983 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:41 p.m. by the Chairman Mrs. Smith, with members Flemings, Nichols, Sorensen, Uhrig and Assistant Planner Jehanne Arslan present. 191. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of September 26, 1983 were corrected and on the motion of Mrs. Nichols, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, were approved unanimously as corrected. The minutes of the meeting of October 3, 1983 were corrected and on the motion of Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, were approved unanimously as corrected. ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 192. APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS 2 and 3 Forbes Road, Honeywell: SP, maintain temporary trailers: William Dailey, attorney for Honeywell, explained that by the second quarter of 1984, the Honeywell move to Marlborough should be completed. He stated that the firm is "phasing out the trailers;" perhaps some will be gone by January 1, 1984. Because of the Marl- borough construction timetable, Mr. Dailey expects that Honeywell will go before the Board of Appeals in March to ask for one more six-month special permit. The Board clearly stated to attorney Dailey that they would not look favorably upon any special permit application that would extend beyond September 30, 1984. On the motion of Mrs. Flemings, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, the Board unanimously voted in favor of granting the special permit subject to the condition that no special permit shall extend beyond September 30, 1984. ARTICLES FOR 1984 TOWN MEETING 193. Subdivision Streets for Acceptance On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that Battleview Circle, Kitson Park Drive, Crest Circle and Ingleside Road be submitted to the 1984 Annual Town Meeting for acceptance as Town ways. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, POLICIES 194. Criteria for Unaccepted Streets The Planning Board made comments on a draft memo dated October 5, 1983, by Robert Bowyer, Planning Director, on criteria for expenditures for upgrading unaccepted streets to Town streets. C O m a r PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 1983 195. Housing Analysis -2- 241 Acting Chairman Eleanor Klauminzer, Ruth Nablo and Artero Guiterrez, of the Housing Needs Advisory Committee, Planning Director Robert Bowyer and Planning Intern Mary Trudeau were present for a continuation of the discussion of the Housing Analysis draft report. A number of comments were made regarding the readability of the graphics and text in Chapter 4, as well as the usefulness and accuracy of some of the developed statistics. The members agreed to meet again on October 24 at 8:00 p.m. In the interim, mem- bers will review the comments made during previous meetings, so that all issues will be covered in Chapter 5. It was agreed that staff would aim for the comple- tion of a first draft executive summary that could be discussed at that October 24 meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 10:44 p.m.oe L%2yvr udith J. Uh , Clerk