Town annual report of Andover 1955-1959, Part 16

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1266

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ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will accept as a public way Lantern Road from Hidden Road to Alden Road, a dis- tance of 561 feet, as approved by the Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown on a plan en- titled "Subdivision and Acceptance Plan for Hidden Acres" made in January, 1947 by Clinton F. Goodwin, C. E. both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's office, on petition of Harry Axelrod and others.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Ar- ticle 52 as printed.

ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will accept as a public way Nutmeg Lane a distance of 682 feet from Lantern Road to the accepted portion of Nutmeg Lane where it intersects with Alden Road, as approved by the Board of Survey and

laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown on a plan en- titled "Subdivision and Acceptance Plan for Hidden Acres" made in September, 1954 for John Philip Enterprises, Inc. Fred Stowers, registered surveyor, Methuen, both plan and description referred to being on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, on petition of Harry Axelrod and others.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Ar- ticle 53 as printed.

ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to establish as an industrial zone, with the same restrictions as the "West Andover Industrial Zone" except the restrictions re- lating to area, yards, and setback, the following described property :

Beginning at the most northerly corner thereof at a point where the easterly line of Andover Street intersects the westerly line of the Boston & Maine Railroad right of way, said point being 484.5 feet more or less southerly from a point which is in range with the southerly side of the abut- ment supporting the Boston & Maine overpass at Central Street, thence running southwesterly by the said westerly location line of the Boston & Maine Railroad 2196 feet more or less to a point at the northerly side of a right of way and land of Chapman, thence running northwesterly by the said northerly side of a right of way and by said land of Chapman 84 feet more or less to a point in the easterly side of Andover Street, thence running northeasterly by several courses and by the said easterly side of Andover Street 2208 feet more or less to the point of beginning, on petition of Sidney P. White and others.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to establish as an industrial zone, with the same restrictions as the "West Andover Industrial Zone" except the restrictions relating to area, yards, and setback, the following described property :

point which is in range with the southerly side of the abut- ment supporting the Boston & Maine overpass at Central Street, thence running southwesterly by the said westerly location line of the Boston & Maine Railroad 2196 feet more or less to a point at the northerly side of a right of way and land of Chapman, thence running northwesterly by the said northerly side of a right of way and by said land of Chapman 84 feet more or less to a point in the easterly side of Andover Street, thence running northeasterly by several courses and by the said easterly side of Andover Street 2208 feet more or less to the point of beginning, as approved by the Planning Board.

The vote Yes 150, No 3. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will adopt the following by-law; to establish a planning Board of Appeals as requir- ed by General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81Z: " A Planning Board of Appeals of three members is hereby created under provisions of Chapter 41, Section 81Z of the General Laws and any and all amendments and additions thereto, as re- quired under the so-called "Subdivision Control Act."

"The Board of Selectmen shall appoint three members so arranged that the term of one member shall expire each year and such board shall have a chairman elected from its own members and a clerk. And the Board of Selectmen may appoint one or more associate members to the said Plan- ning Board of Appeals for terms of such length as shall be determined by the Board of Selectmen; that the said Plan- ning Board of Appeals shall have powers relative to appeals taken under the Subdivision Control Act, and any and all amendments and additions thereto," and appropriate $100. for said planning Board of Appeals.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED under Arti- cle 55, to accept Chapter 41, Section 81Z of the General Laws, establishing a Planning Board of Appeals and raise and appropriate $100.00 for their use.

ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $2,450.00 to cover an overdraft in the Planning Board budget for 1955.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,450.00 under Article 56. The vote Yes, more than 100, No 2. More than 4/5 as required. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to become a member of the Greater Lawrence Planning District under the provisions of Chapter 40B of the General Laws or take any action thereto.

Article 57 was defeated

ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by striking out paragraph 2, Section IX and substituting therefor the following:

"2. EXISTING LOTS OF RECORD. Any lots recorded at the time of the adoption of this amendment may be used for any permitted use in the district in which the lot is lo- cated, provided that lots which do not conform are used with the minimum non-conformance as to yards, provided that the adjoining lot is not vacant and in the same owner- ship and further provided that any lot on which more than one house existed at the time of the adoption of this amend- ment may be divided and sold to seperate owners and used with the minimum non-conformance. This amendment does not apply to lots appearing on definitive plans approved by the Planning Board after the Anuual Town Meeting of March, 1954."

Article 58 was defeated. The vote Yes 145, No 78. Less than 2/3 as required. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sec- tion V, Educational Districts, by adding the following pa- ragraph :

"5. Land subdivided in this district shall conform to the area, frontage, yard, and setback requirements of

Single Residence B."

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to amend Sec- tion V, Educational Districts, by adding the following paragraph :

"5. Land subdivided in this district shall conform to the area, frontage, yard, and setback requirements of Single Residence B," as approved by the Planning Board. The Vote Yes 287, No 44. Voted by more than 2/3 as re- quired. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence B to Single Residence C as defined in paragraph one of Section IX of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town as most recently amended in March, 1955, a por- tion of the Town of Andover, bounded easterly by a line which is 220' west of the center line of the Andover By- Pass; southerly by the Town boundary line against the Town of North Reading and the Town of Wilmington, west- erly by a line which is 220' easterly from the center line of River Street and by a line which is 170' easterly from the center line of High Street; northerly by a line which is 170' southerly from the center line of Andover Street by land of the Town of Andover, used as a Playground, and by a line which is 220' southerly from the center line of Ballardvale Road, 220' easterly from the center line of South Main Street and 220' southerly from the center line of Wildwood Road.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to change from Single Residence B to Single Residence C as defined in paragraph one of Section IX of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town as most recently amended in March, 1955, a por- tion of the Town of Andover, bounded easterly by a line which is 220' west of the center line of the Andover By- Pass; southerly by the Town boundary line against the town of North Reading and the town of Wilmington, westerly by a line which is 220' easterly from the center line of River Street and by a line which is 170' easterly from the center line of High Street; northerly by a line which is 170' south-

erly from the center line of Andover Street by land of the Town of Andover, used as a Playground, and by a line which is 220' southerly from the center line of Ballardvale Road, 220' easterly from the center line of South Main Street and 220' southerly from the center line of Wildwood Road, as approved by the Planning Board. The vote Yes 222, No 89. Voted by more than 2/3 as required. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence B to Single Residence C as defined in paragraph one of Section IX of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town as most recently amended in March 1955, a por- tion of the Town of Andover, bounded on the east by a line which is 220' westerly from the center line of Andover Street by a line which is 220' westerly from the center line of Dascomb Road to a point which is approximately 800' southwesterly from the intersection of said Dascomb Road with said Andover Street, across Dascomb Road with said Andover Street across Dascomb Road at right angles and intersecting a line which is again 220' westerly from the center line of Andover Street, by a line which is 170' north- westerly of the center line of Bannister Road, by a line which is coincident with the center line of Dascomb Road, by a line which is 170' southwesterly of the center line of Clark Road, by a line which is 170' northwesterly of the center line of Moody Street, by a line which is 170' south- westerly of the center line of Moody Street by a line which is 170' westerly from the center line of Chester Street and from the center line of Tewksbury Street to a point which is 1300' southwesterly from the intersection of said Tewks- bury and Chester Streets ; bounded westerly by a line which is drawn from the last mentioned point to a point which is 220' westerly from the intersection of the center line of Lovejoy Road with the center line of Dascomb Road, and by a line which is westerly 220' from the center line of Love- joy Road and the center line of Greenwood Road to a point which is 220' southerly from the intersection of said Green- wood Road with High Plain Road ; northerly by a line which

is 220' southerly from the center line of High Plain Road, 220' westerly from the center line of Virginia Road, to a point which is 220' southwesterly of the intersection of Vir- ginia and Shirley Roads, northwesterly by the center line of Lowell Street to its intersection with Shawsheen and Re- servation Roads hence to a point which is 220' southerly from the intersection of said Shawsheen and Reservation Roads, northerly by a line which is 220' southerly of the center line of Shawsheen Road to a point where it meets the "A" zone thence by the "A" zone to where this boundary crosses Red Spring Road easterly by a line which is 220' westerly of Red Spring Road to a point of beginning of description.

Article 61 was defeated. The vote Yes 192, No 112, less than 2/3 as required. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence C to Single Residence D in which all property subdivided within the area described below shall have not less than 2 acres in area, nor less than 250' in frontage and that the residences in said area shall be set back from the street not less than 50', with distances from the side line to the nearest side of the house not less than 50', a portion of the Town of Andover bounded easterly by the westerly line of the proposed Route 28, bounded south- westerly by the town line between the town of Andover and the town of Tewksbury and bounded northwesterly by the Merrimack River.

Article 62 was defeated. The vote Yes, 186 - No, 134, less than 2/3 as required. A quorum was present.

At this point in the warrant, at 11:40 P. M., upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn until Monday, March 12, 1956 at 8:00 P. M.

Adjourned Town Meeting MARCH 12, 1956

The check lists were used at entrance and showed 993 voters admitted to the meeting.

The meeting was called to order by Roland H. Sherman, Moderator, at 8:00 P. M.

Unanimous consent was voted to admit three non-voters. At this point, it was not voted unanimously to admit two members of the press, Mr. David Young of the Townsman and Mrs. Helen Peters of the Tribune. Both were admitted to the meeting later.

ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded on the West by Highland Road from Salem Street northerly to the Town boundary line between Andover and North Andover, on the North by the Town boundary line aforesaid, on the east by the present "B" dis- trict and by the Andover By-Pass and on the South by a line which is 170 feet from and parallel with Prospect Hill Road, Appletree Lane, Holt Road and by the northerly line of Brother's Field owned by Phillips Academy, set apart as an educational district.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded on the West by Highland Road from Salem Street Northerly to the Town boundary line between Andover and North Andover, on the North by the Town boundary line aforesaid, on the east by the present "B" dis- trict and by the Andover By-Pass and on the South by a line which is 170 feet from and parallel with Prospect Hill Road, Appletree Lane, Holt Road and by the northerly line of Brothers' Field owned by Phillips Academy, set apart as an educational district, as approved by the Planning Board. The vote Yes 610 - No 201, voted by more than 2/3 as required.

ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded northerly by Harverhill Street and by the educational district accommodating lands of Merri- mack College to Elm Street at the Town boundary line be- tween Andover and North Andover, northeasterly by the Town boundary line between Andover and North Andover to Highland Road, southerly by a line which is 170 feet north of the center line of Summer Street, westerly by a line which is parallel with and 170' east of the center line of Pine Street, by the east and northerly lines of Johnson Acres and by the south bounded by the Town Farm, by the center line of High Street to an extension of the northerly line of the Town Farm and by a line which is 170' westerly from and parallel to the center line of High Street.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded northerly by Haverhill Street and by the educational district accommodating lands of Merrimack College to Elm Street at the Town boundary line between Andover and North Andover, northeasterly by the Town boundary line between Andover and North Andover to Highland Road, southerly by a line which is 170 feet north of the center line of Summer Street, westerly by a line which is parallel with and 170' east of the center line of Pine Street, by the east and northerly lines of Johnson Acres and by the south bounded by the Town Farm, by the center line of High Street to an extension of the northerly line of the Town Farm and by a line which is 170' westerly from and parallel to the center line of High Street, as ap- proved by majority of Planning Board. The vote Yes 748 - No 21, voted by more than 2/3 as required.

ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town in Shawsheen Village bounded northeasterly by the center line of North Main Street to a point 600 feet northerly from the Shawsheen River, east by the westerly

line of the Castle Heights Development (so called) to a line of the Industrial District, extended from the Stevens Mills Property and by the north and westerly lines of the Beech Circle Development (so called) and across Shawsheen Road to an intersection with the northeasterly line of the present "B" district in the area and bounded southerly by the north- erly line of the present "B" district, which line is 170 feet from and parallel with the center line of Shawsheen Road and the center line of Lincoln Street to a point which is 1100 feet southwesterly from the intersection of Lincoln Street with Lowell Street, northwesterly by a line which is the southeasterly limit of the present developments in this area and by the northerly line of the present developments in this area and by a line which is 70 feet southeasterly from the center line of Lowell Street to the southwesterly limits of the Marwood Drive Development, and by the Southeast- erly limits of this development extended to North Main Street aforesaid.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town in Shawsheen Village bounded north- easterly by the center line of North Main Street to a point 600 feet northerly from the Shawsheen River, east by the westerly line of the Castle Heights Development (so called) to a line of the Industrial District, extended from the Stev- ens Mills Property and by the north and westerly lines of the Beech Circle Development (so called) and across Shaw- sheen Road to an intersection with the northeasterly line of of the present "B" district in the area and bounded south- erly by the northerly line of the present "B" district, which line is 170 feet from and parallel with the center line of Shawsheen Road and the center line of Lincoln Street to a point which is 1100 feet southwesterly from the intersec- tion of Lincoln Street with Lowell Street, northwesterly by a line which is the southeasterly limit of the present de- velopments in this area and by the northerly line of the pre- sent developments in this area and by a line which is 70 feet southeasterly from the center line of Lowell St. to the the southwesterly limits of the Marwood Drive Develop-

ment and by the Southeasterly limits of this Development extended to North Main Street aforesaid as approved by the Planning Board. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town northwest of Lowell Street and north of Can- terbury Street bounded on the north by Hussey's Brook, and the southeast by a line which is parallel with and 170 feet northwesterly from the westerly line of Lowell Street, on the south by a line which is parallel with and 170 feet northerly from the center line of Canterbury Street, and southwesterly by the "B" district near the Andover Country Club.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town northwest of Lowell Street and north of Canterbury Street bounded on the north by Hussey's Brook, and the southeast by a line which is parallel with and 170 feet northwesterly from the westerly line of Lowell Street, on the south by a line which is parallel with and 170 feet northerly from the center line of Canterbury Street, and southwesterly by the "B" district near the Andover Country Club, as approved by the Planning Board. A quo- rum was present.

ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded in part by the boundary line between Lawrence and Andover and in part by the North Andover Town boundary, bounded southerly by the center line of Ha- verhill Street and bounded westerly in part by the westerly line of High Street and by the easterly line of the existing Educational District.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded in part by the boundary line between Lawrence and Andover and in part by the North

Andover Town boundary, bounded southerly by the center line of Haverhill Street and bounded westerly in part by the westerly line of High Street and by the easterly line of the existing Educational District, as approved by the Plan- ning Board. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded northeasterly by the Town boundary between Andover and North Andover, easterly by Elm Street, southerly, westerly, and northerly by the present Educational District located between Haverhill and Elm Streets.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to change from Single Residence A to Single Residence B a portion of the Town bounded northeasterly by the Town boundary between Andover and North Andover, easterly by Elm Street, southerly, westerly, and northerly by the pre- sent Educational District located between Haverhill and Elm Streets, as approved by the Planning Board. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 69 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by striking out that part of paragraph 1 of Section IX which reads : "Or if land is being subdivided for summer camp lots on or near shores of a pond, river, or lake."

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to amend the Zoning By-Law by striking out that part of paragraph 1 of Section IX which reads: "Or if land is being subdivided for summer camp lots on or near shores of a pond, river, or lake," as approved by the Planning Board. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence C to Industrial a portion of the Town known as Lowell Junction and bounded as follows: Begin- ning at the intersection of the Andover-Tewksbury bounda-

ry with the Shawsheen River; thence proceeding northerly by the Shawsheen River to the Lowell Line of the Boston & Maine Railroad; thence proceeding easterly by the Lowell Line of the Boston & Maine Railroad to its intersection with Lowell Junction Road; thence continuing easterly by Lowell Junction Road to its intersection with River Street ; thence proceeding southerly by River Street to the Andover- Wilmington boundary; thence proceeding southerly by the Andover-Wilmington boundary to the Andover-Tewksbury boundary; thence proceeding northwesterly by the Ando- ver-Tewksbury boundary to the point of beginning. There is included herein the entire triangular section encompassed by the Boston & Maine Railroad lines at Lowell Junction.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to change from Single Residence C to Industrial a portion of the Town known as Lowell Junction and bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Andover-Tewksbury boundary with the Shawsheen River; thence proceeding northerly by the Shawsheen River to the Lowell Line of the Boston & Maine Railroad ; thence proceeding easterly by the Lowell Line of the Boston & Maine Railroad to its inter- section with Lowell Junction Road; thence continuing east- erly by the Lowell Junction Road to its intersection with River Street; thence proceeding southerly by River Street to the Andover-Wilmington boundary; thence proceeding southerly by the Andover-Wilmington boundary to the An- dover-Tewksbury boundary; thence proceeding northwest- erly by the Andover-Tewksbury boundary to the point of beginning. There is included herein the entire triangular section encompassed by the Boston & Maine Railroad lines at Lowell Junction as approved by the Planning Board. The vote Yes 704, No 5. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence B to Industrial a portion of the Town of Andover in the West District and bounded as fol- lows: Beginning at the intersection of Fish Brook and Ri- ver Road; and thence proceeding by Fish Brook northwest- erly to the Merrimack River; thence turning and proceed-

ing northerly and easterly by the Merrimack River to the Andover-Lawrence boundary; thence proceeding southerly by the Andover-Lawrence boundary to a point 200 feet north of River Road, thence proceeding westerly parallel with River Road and 200 feet northerly therefrom to a point 200 feet beyond the westerly junction of North Street and River Road; thence turning and proceeding southeasterly by a line parallel with North Street and 200 feet southwest- erly therefrom to a point 1000 feet northwesterly of the in- tersection of Greenwood Road and North Street; thence proceeding southwesterly to the intersection of Ledge Road and Chandler Road; thence proceeding northwesterly and westerly by Chandler Road to the point of beginning.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to change from Single Residence B to Industrial a portion of the Town of Andover in the West District and bounded as fol- lows: Beginning at the intersection of Fish Brook and River Road; and thence proceeding by Fish Brook north- westerly to the Merrimack River; thence turning and pro- ceeding northerly and easterly by the Merrimack River to the Andover-Lawrence boundary ; thence proceeding south- erly by the Andover-Lawrence boundary to a point 200 feet feet north of River Road, thence proceeding westerly paral- lel with River Road and 200 feet northerly therefrom to a point 200 feet beyond the westerly junction of North Street and River Road; thence turning and proceeding southeast- erly by a line parallel with North Street and 200 feet south- westerly therefrom to a point 1000 feet northwesterly of the intersection of Greenwood Road and North Street; thence proceeding southwesterly to the intersection of Ledge Road and Chandler Road; thence proceeding north- westerly and westerly by Chandler Road to a point of be- ginning, as approved by the Planning Board. The vote Yes 591, No 166. A quorum was present.

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Town annual report of Andover 1955-1959, Part 16

Author: Andover (Mass.) Publication date: 1955 Publisher: The Town Number of Pages: 1266

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1266