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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-04-28PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF APRIL 28, 1986 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Office Building and Cary Hall, was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members Cripps, Klauminzer, Sorensen, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Rawski present. Mrs. Wood was absent. 125. Approval of Minutes: On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unanimously (4-0) to approve the Planning Board minutes of April 22, 1986 as presented. 126. Annual Report on Affordable Housing: On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted unanimously (4-0) to approve the Report for the 1986 Town Meeting as presented. 127. Form A/86-9, Waltham Street, Robert Phelan: The Board reviewed a plan not showing the transfer of land at the rear of the lot on Waltham Street into a lot within the Farmhurst V subdivision. No additional building lots are created by this transfer. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted unanimously (4-0): to endorse the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass. dated April 11, 1986, by Hayes Engineering, Inc., certified by Sidney Field, Jr., Cer- tified Land Surveyor, with application form A/86-9, as it does not require ' approval under the Subdivision Control Law. 128. Sunset Ridge, off Buckman Drive: Ms. Rawski reported the staff had explor- ed several options with the engineers to implement the Board's direction to the staff (see the minutes of April 22, 1986). The Board agreed: 1) to permit a reduction in the pavement width of the left -arm of the road by two feet to 22 feet, where it serves only one home, in order to hold the setback between the pavement and the neighbors' rear lot lines to a minimum of 8 feet; 2) to allow a slight increase in the length of the 9.5% grade section of the roadway, if necessary, but not to allow any increase in the grade percentage. 3) that construction of the stone pillars would not be permitted within the right-of-way; and 4) that fencing would be provided where the wall is over three feet in height. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unani- mously (4-0) to grant the applicant's request for an extension of time for action by the Board until May 9, 1986. The staff was requested to prepare a draft of a decision for the Board. 129. APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS: Mr. Cripps gave an oral report of the five applications to be heard by the Board of Appeals on May 8, 1986. It was agreed to make no recommendation on the following two cases: 7 Brandon Street, John Johansson; SP, expand dwelling 330 Woburn Street, Shell Oil; SP, gas station and sign Minutes of April 28, 1986 Page 2 Woburn Street, Countryside Manor; SP, RD development: The Board reviewed a draft or a memorandum to the Board of Appeals dated April 28, 1986 dealing with compli- ance with Subdivision "Rules and Regulations". Ms. Rawski stated she had review- ed the plan with the same checklist that was used for a definitive subdivision and the Countryside development plan complied with the relevant sections of the Subdivision Rules. Mr. Bowyer commented that an RD development had to comply with the design standards of the Subdivision Rules, not the lot layout and street right-of-way requirements which would not apply for an interior drive that will not be accepted by the Town as a public street. It was agreed that item number 3 on page 2, dealing with the preparation of a street, should refer to the Country- side Neighborhood Association by name. On the motion of Mr. Cripps, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted 3-0, with Mr. Sorensen abstaining, to determine that the site development plan for Countryside Manor complies with the "Rules and Regulations" and to send the memorandum, as corrected, to the Board of Appeals. The Board reviewed a draft of a report and recommendations to the Board of Ap- peals. It was agreed to change the wording of the sentence under the heading Recommendations to show the Board was making a recommendation and not a decision. Mrs. Klauminzer commented that the last page of the draft included recommenda- tions developed by the Housing Needs Advisory Committee. It was agreed they should be included in the Board's report. Mrs. Klauminzer noted that the data on the assets test for the applicants for the moderate rate rentals needed to be verified against the latest action by LEXHAB. That should be checked and cor- rected, if need be, before the report is sent to the Board of Appeals. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Cripps, it was voted 3-0, with Mr. Sorensen abstaining, to recommend that the Board of Appeals approve the special permit and to approve the report, as corrected. Mrs. Uhrig asked when the final report and recommendation would be available. Mr. Bowyer said that consistent with the Board's practice and its understanding with the Board of Appeals, the report would be available after it is delivered to the Board of Appeals. He was not certain when the data about the LEXHAB guidelines would be verified but the report should be available before the week was out. 10 Muzzey Street, SP, restaurant: It was agreed the Board had no objection to granting the special permit for the expansion of Le Bellecour restaurant. Mr. Sorensen urged that the Board state in its letter that the new basis for comput- ing the required number of parking spaces be included in the decision. He was concerned that someone might attempt to use the reduction of eight parking spaces, resulting from the change in use from the theater to the restaurant, as a credit for another use. As the session of the Town Meeting was about to begin, Mrs. Uhrig declared that the meeting was recessed and would be reconvened in Cary Hall after the conclu- sion of the Town Meeting session and the only item of business to be taken up would be the Board's recommendation on 915 Waltham Street. The meeting was recessed at 7:56 p.m. At 11:01 p.m., the meeting was reconvened in Cary Hall. Minutes of April 28, 1986 Page 3 915 Waltham Street, Wacky Willies Inc; SP, take out food service: Mr. Sorensen pointed out a number of problems with mixing a take out food service and a ser- vice station. It was agreed that the Board would recommend against granting the special permit. The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 p.m. n 1 Vice Chairman