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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF APRIL 30, 2012
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room,
Town Office Building, was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with
members Greg Zurlo, Wendy Manz, and Charles Hornig and planning staff Maryann McCall-
Taylor, Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. Michelle Ciccolo was absent.
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Article 34, 2027 and 2013 Massachusetts Avenue/Dana Home:
The Board discussed the draft report to Town Meeting which included the following changes:
The Applicant will institute a multi-modal transportation plan to encourage fewer
automobile trips to address potential on-street parking problems with nearby residences.
The Applicant will provide landscaping between the Isaac Mulliken house and the
abutting residential district to the northeast.
The Board conditions it approval of the project on recommendations that it expects to be
incorporated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the applicant and
the Town. These recommendations are incorporated in the Board’s proposed draft MOU
attached as Appendix A.
Add to the report the Fire Department has indicated that the plan provides sufficient
access for their equipment.
The Board discussed the proposed draft MOU to be submitted to the Board of Selectmen to
negotiate with the Applicant and includes the following changes:
The Applicant will prepare the necessary engineering plans and submit a request to the
Conservation Commission to amend the Order of Conditions and any other permit, which
maybe necessary to implement driveway improvements for the Worthen Road driveway
as outlined by the Town Engineer in his memorandum of April 18, 2012.
The Applicant is providing $10,000 for nearby roadway infrastructure improvement as
requested by the Town Engineer. Anything not used within three years of the approval of
the DSDUP will be returned to the Applicant.
The PTDM plan to be created and implemented by the Applicant will be multimodal.
The Applicant will manage all on-site parking spaces to assure all overnight guests have
off-street parking spaces.
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The annual report for the proposed project will include data on number of nights the Inn
is at full capacity and data on the days of the week that the restaurant is operating at full
seating capacity.
If for any reason this agreement is not incorporated into the special permit granted by the
Zoning Board of Appeals, this agreement shall be recorded at the Registry of Deeds.
The Board asked the Applicant if there was anything in the proposed MOU that could not be
agreed upon. Mr. Levin responded that the Applicant had no comment.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to recommend to the Board of Selectmen
to negotiate the MOU substantially in the form agreed upon tonight.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to recommend the substituting in place
of the PSDUP, dated December 29, 2011, the amended PSDUP, dated April 20, 2012.
Mr. Canale said an inn and maybe a restaurant on this site could be acceptable, but this proposal
was too intense for the site, moving the Mulliken house to 11.5 feet from abutting residential
property with insufficient screening to the northeast was a problem, there are wetland issues and
the Worthen Road access needs further discussion before considering a recommendation for this
project. Mr. Zurlo said a minority view should be reflected in the report.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-1, (Mr. Canale opposed) to recommend
approval of the substituted PSDUP to Town Meeting.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-1, (Mr. Canale opposed) to accept the
report as amended for Article 34. Mr. Canale said reports should reflect objective views both
positive and negative and some of his comments were incorporated into the report. Mr. Canale
said this was the Board’s report and was comfortable going with the majority rule.
Mr. Zurlo left the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
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On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-0, to approve the minutes as amended over
time for March 7, 14, 21 and 26, 2012.
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The presentation of Article 34 at Town Meeting can be done by anyone, but Mr. Canale was not
comfortable with this and will ask Mr. Zurlo to do the presentation. Ms. Manz volunteered to give
the presentation if Mr. Zurlo chooses not to.
Article 37
: The Moderator will be notified that the Board will not ask for a reconsideration of
Article 37.
The next board meeting will be on Wednesday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Planning Office to take
a position on Wright Farm.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-0, to adjourn at 9:35 p.m.
The meeting was recorded by Lexmedia.
The following documents used at the meeting can be found on file with the Planning Department:
Draft report for Article 34 from staff with Board members additions (9 pages).
Draft MOU for 2027 and 2013 Massachusetts Avenue, dated April 30, 2012 (5
pages).
Wendy Manz, Acting Clerk