HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-02-18PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 1987
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Build-
ing, was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members
Klauminzer, Sorensen, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Rawski and
Secretary Peters present. Mr. Cripps was absent.
49. Approval of minutes: The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the
meetings of January 12, January 26 and February 2, 1987. On the motion of Mrs.
Wood, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes
as corrected.
The Board reviewed the minutes for the meeting of January 15, 1987. On the motion
of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted unanimously to approve the
minutes as written.
The Board reviewed the minutes for the meetings of January 20, 1987, February 4 and
February 11, 1987. On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was
voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
50. Form A/87-2, Harrington Road, First Parish Church: The Board reviewed a plan
showing the transfer of Parcel A from Lot B on Harrington Road to property owned by
the First Parish Church, with both lots continuing to conform to the frontage and
' acreage requirements of the zoning district. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, se-
conded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unanimously:
to endorse the plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass.", dated
February 11, 1987, by Raymond Engineering Service, certified by Raymond J.
Garcia, Professional Land Surveyor, with application form A/87-2 by the First
Parish Church, as it does not require approval under the Subdivision Control
Law.
51. Farmington Rise off Bow Street, release of surety: Ms. Rawski reported the
deeds restrictions have been prepared requiring the owners of lots 20 and 21 to
maintain the drainage system installed by the developer on their property. She
added the staff has not heard if these deed restrictions are acceptable to the
Engineering Department. The Board will defer voting on the release of surety until
hearing from the Engineering Department.
52. APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Mrs. Uhrig gave an oral report of the following applications to be heard by the
Board of Appeals on February 26, 1987:
5 Ledgelawn Avenue, Peter A. Koury, Variance, rear yard setback: The deck was
constructed 2.1 feet within the setback due to an error on the applicant's
certified plot plan. The Board felt there were other options available that
would not require a variance, and that no hardship had been demonstrated. On
the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mrs. Klauminzer, it was voted unanimously
to recommend the variance be denied.
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28 Middle Street, Ann Neitlich, SP, Counseling Office: The applicant wished
to move her office into her home, citing an allergy problem to smoke and
perfume. The Board felt a counseling office within a residence was an improp-
er use in a residence area, and that other solutions could be found to the
allergy problem that would not require using a home as an office. On the
motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Wood it was voted 3-1-0 ( with Mrs.
Klauminzer voting in favor of granting the special permit) to recommend the
special permit be denied.
The Board agreed to make no comment on the following application for a sign:
80 Maple Street, Amina Nahabet, SP, sign.
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53. Article 43, Part H - Designation of Districts: The following members of the
Town Meeting Members Association were present: Jacqueline Davison, Ephraim Weiss,
Paul Hamburger, Margaret Rawls, Katherine Fricker, Iris Wheaton, and Robert
Domnitz, who arrived during the discussion.
Mr. Bowyer suggested that the subdivision of the larger CG (General Business)
districts into proposed smaller more defined districts be deferred until next year
and that the CG districts simply be renamed CRS (Retail Shopping) for the time
being. Mrs. Rawls recommended the CA (Auto Oriented Business) district be elimin-
ated, and objected to what was proposed to be permitted in the CRS (Retail Shop-
ping) district. She added that she felt the operating characteristics would be
difficult to enforce.
The Board agreed to eliminate the proposed districts called CA (Auto Oriented
Business), and CT (Tradesmen's Business), and merge their uses into the proposed
CRS (Retail Shopping) and CS (Service Business) districts.
Mrs. Klauminzer suggested, and the Board agreed, that a special permit be required
for automotive uses such as gas stations.
Mr. Hamburger commented the density of office buildings was of great concern,
and he also felt that the Town had lost all criteria regulating restaurants without
the special permit process. He added that he felt the comprehensive commercial
revisions had little chance for approval unless they were made much simpler.
Mrs. Davison felt the special permit process, regulating restaurants, should be
retained. She recommended the Board schedule another discussion meeting and sug-
gested the Board join TMMA at Clark Junior High School on the 25th of March.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
Martha Wood, Clerk