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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. Minutes for April 8, 1987 Page 2 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 1