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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF MARCH 21, 2011
A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in Room G-1, Town Office Building was called to order at
6:55 p.m. by Vice Chairman Richard Canale with members Michelle Ciccolo, Charles Hornig and Wendy
Manz and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor and Aaron Henry present. Gregory Zurlo joined the
meeting in progress.
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Article 41 Hartwell Avenue RO to CM Mr. Canale said that there had been questions on the Town
Meeting Members Association listserv to which the Board should be prepared to respond. The issue is
the appropriateness of the zone, not the development potential of the lot; a single-family house would be
inappropriate in the middle of a commercial zone. The assessment question was based on a
misunderstanding that the price quoted was for this lot only, rather than the combined lots that include the
restaurant.; Commercial development would be a good thing if the lot allowed it within the constraints of
the wetlands and floodplain. These constraints suggested that development was unlikely, whatever the
zoning.
Mr. Zurlo joined the meeting and took over as chair.
Article 40 1095 Massachusetts Avenue Rezoning Mr. Fenn will ask that this article be referred back to the
Planning Board for further study, rather than ask for indefinite postponement. On a motion duly made
and seconded, the Board voted 5-0 to support referring Article 40 back to the Planning Board.
Article 39 Private Ways Mr. Hornig recused himself from the Planning Board deliberations on this matter
as he and his family have homes on private ways. As a resident, he asked that the Planning Board support
his amendment that would eliminate the eligibility section.
The discussion centered around the streets shown on the Zoning Map as unaccepted and whether they met
the criteria outlined in the Development Regulations. Not all streets meet the standards as the Board has
waived standards when making determinations of adequacy. It was felt that because of this, some of the
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streets shown on the Zoning Map would not be eligible to be repaired by the Town. If the eligibility
section is eliminated, it must be clear how the regulations will apply and the Selectmen should put forth a
consistent and transparent process. There may be a flood of requests for repairs and there may need to be
a priority list.
On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted 4-0, Mr. Hornig being recused, to support the
proposed amendment to Article 39.
At 7:29 p.m., on a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recess to the Town Meeting and
adjourn when the session of Town Meeting adjourned.
The meeting was recorded by Lexmedia.
The following documents used at the meeting can be found on file with the Planning Department:
1. E-mail from Charles Hornig to Planning, Saturday, March 19, 2011, subject “Article 27 Private
Ways) amendment”.
2. “Article 27 (Private Ways) Amendment” from Charles Hornig, Precinct 8, 2011-03-21.
Michelle Ciccolo, Clerk