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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF MAY 9, 2012
A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in The Selectmen’s Meeting Room,
Town Office Building was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with
members Greg Zurlo, Wendy Manz, Charles Hornig and Michelle Ciccolo and planning staff
Maryann McCall-Taylor, Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present.
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Article 34, 2027 and 2013 Massachusetts Avenue/Dana Home:
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU):
Mr. Canale said he would have liked additional edits to the MOU. The Board of Selectmen
should have had more time to make improvements for clarity and better order. If anything is left
open ended enforcement could be difficult. Ms. McCall-Taylor said the Building Commissioner
reviewed the document and had no issues with it.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-1, (Mr. Canale opposed) to confirm that the
executed MOU has the approval of the Planning Board since the conditions of the Board’s
recommendations have been met.
It was stated that the hope was to have the MOU reflect Mr. Canale’s opinions so the entire Board
could approve it; however, the Board could still recommend further conditions to be included in
the special permit and the Board will indicate that to the Zoning Board of Appeals in the future.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to reconsider the vote on Article 34.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-1, (Mr. Canale opposed) to accept the
report as amended for Article 34 with the conditions outlined as being met.
Presentation of Article 34:
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to reconsider the vote on the substitution
of the amended PSDUP.
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On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to recommend that Town Meeting accept
the substitution of the April 20, 2012 amended PSDUP for discussion at Town Meeting.
Mr. Zurlo will give the Board’s recommendation on substituting the amended PSDUP. Ms. Manz
will give the report on Article 34 as amended.
Ms. Manz will handle general questions for Article 34, Mr. Hornig the historical and
Conservation Commission questions, and Mr. Zurlo the landscaping and site plan questions. The
Board will make it clear that the buildings will be retained and demolition is unacceptable.
Article 9, Wright Farm:
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, by the Board to recommend approval of
Article 9 to Town Meeting and to express the Board’s hope to work with the Conservation
Commission as they develop their plan for the land.
Mr. Canale will present this recommendation at Town Meeting.
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113-115 Concord Avenue, Release of Covenant:
The owner of 121 Concord Avenue has applied for a mortgage refinancing and it was shown that
the Covenant required for the project still remained in place. All conditions for the project were
met as of May 2001.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to recommend the release of the Town’s
interest in the covenant in consideration of their completion of the required construction and
installation of municipal services, as well as the satisfaction of all special conditions contained in
the decision related to the project.
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On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the minutes as amended for
April 4, 12, 18, 23, and 25.
Minutes for the Meeting of May 9, 2012 Page 3
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105 Winter Street, Variance from dimensional controls:
The applicant has requested two variances for reduced lot areas of 19,141square feet for lot A and
24,120 square feet for lot B instead of the required 30,000 square feet in order to create two new
substandard lots from one conforming lot. The Planning Board reviewed the petition for the
variances and found no justification for granting the variances as there is no hardship, just simply
not enough land. Nothing related to soil conditions, shape or topography of the land necessitates
these variances.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to send a letter to the Zoning Board of
Appeals to recommend the variances requested be denied for the reasons discussed.
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The Board will meet on Wednesday, May 23 and June 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting
Room. The future meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at 10:30 p.m.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to recess to the Town Meeting session in
Cary Hall and to adjourn at its close without an additional vote. The session of Town Meeting
was called to order at 7:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:10 p.m.
The meeting was recorded by Lexmedia.
The following documents used at the meeting can be found on file with the Planning Department:
Consent Agenda item for 113-115 Concord Avenue from staff (1 page).
MOU for 2027 and 2013 Massachusetts Avenue, dated May 9, 2012 (7 pages).
Michelle Ciccolo, Clerk