HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-04-08PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF APRIL 8, 1987
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Build-
ing, was called to order at 7:15 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members
Cripps, Sorensen, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Planner Rawski
present. Mrs. Klauminzer arrived at 7:30 p.m.
111. Minutes for March 2, 17 and 30, 1987: The Board reviewed, and made correc-
tions to the minutes for the meetings of March 2, 17 and 30, 1987. On the motion
of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, it was voted unanimously to approve the
minutes of March 2, 17, and 30, 1987, as corrected.
112. Receipt of Resignation of Stephen Cripps: Mrs. Uhrig accepted the resigna-
tion for the Board and agreed to notify the Board of Selectmen that he has re-
signed, and to request a joint meeting of the Planning Board and Selectmen to
elect a person to fill the vacancy on the Planning Board until the next town
election. The joint meeting will need to be scheduled two or three weeks hence
to allow time for interested parties to apply for the vacancy.
******************* ARTICLES FOR 1987 TOWN MEETING *****************************
113. Presentation of Zoning Articles other than Planning Board Articles:
Articles 47, 48, and 49: Mr. Sorensen agreed to speak for the Board on the three
citizen articles, 47, 48 and 49.
Article 41: Mrs. Uhrig reported there is a some disagreement between the Conser-
vation Commission and the Board of Selectmen as to how to divide the funds col-
lected by the Land Bank. The Planning Board may be asked their opinion at Town
Meeting. Both sides want to give the State Legislature a "sense of the meeting",
as the provisions Lexington prepares may be included in the local option bill
which the Legislature is drafting.
114. Article 43: Mr. Bowyer briefly reviewed the revised draft of the use
tables presently before the Board. The Board also discussed the different cate-
gories of commercial zones proposed for the revision.
******************* ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS *************
SUBDIVISION OF LAND
115. Briefing on Subdivision Plans Recently Submitted: Ms. Rawski gave a brief
summary of the status of subdivision applications presently before the Board,
including some recently filed.
1) Hayden Ave. W.R. Grace, Preliminary Plan: They have divided the proper-
ty into three commercial lots. The purpose for filing is to gain an eight
year freeze of the zoning. In response to a question from Mrs. Klauminzer,
Mr. Sorensen commented the definitive plan must be approved and recorded in
order to obtain the freeze, but that the road did not necessarily need to be
constructed.
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2) Tracer Lane, CR Property, Preliminary Plan: Ms. Rawski reported they
are proposing to gain access to this Lexington property from Trapelo Road in
Waltham via a road/bridge across wetlands located in Lexington. Mr. Bowyer
noted the road is longer than the 650 foot dead-end restriction because this
restriction applies only to residential property. In response to a question
from Mrs. Wood, Mr. Bowyer stated it is more practical for the City of
Waltham to provide all municipal services. He added only about half of the
property is not in the wetlands, and there are major hurdles to be overcome
if the property is to be buildable.
3) Hill Street, Definitive Plan: Ms. Rawski reported the application had
been filed again, and appears to be unchanged. All they apparently have
done is is to go through the list of technical errors in the submission and
correct them.
4) North Street Manganello, Preliminary Plan: Ms. Rawski reported the
applicants have taken into consideration all of the recommendations made on
the sketch plan previously submitted, such as a buffer between the residen-
tial land and the commercial land, and have stayed far enough away from the
edge of wetlands. They have shown the walking easement requested by the
Conservation Commission.
5) Lillian Road, Busa Farms, Definitive Plan: Ms. Rawski reported the
plan appears to be in fairly good order. She will be examining it more
' thoroughly within the allotted review time periods.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m.
Martha C. Wood, Clerk
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