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Minutes for the Meeting of December 17, 2008 Page 5 Mr. Hornig thanked the presenters and said they should come back before the Board with a draft before they file. Hartwell Avenue Area Study; Warrant Articles: FAR: Mr. Canale made a recommendation to make Lexington’s method of calculating the FAR more compliant with other communities to encourage more efficient buildings. Mr. Zurlo did not agree that it would make building more efficient and did not see the value of fine-tuning the way Lexington determined the FAR. Mr. Hornig said it had been requested by others to make it more uniform. Mr. Zurlo said the EDTF did discuss the Cecil Group’s material regarding the FAR and while they said the definition was unique it was not cited as a significant issue. Mr. Galaitsis said this was the first time he was seeing this; where did the new FAR figures come from and why were the parking controls removed? Permitted Uses: Mr. Hornig said it was too broad and the Board would need to be more specific for changes to the uses table. Traffic: Ms. McCall-Taylor said creating an alternative traffic overlay district would be a way to get monies into traffic mitigation funds legally. Mr. Henry said impact fees were a gray area and this would allow options when submitting this plan to the Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Canale preferred keeping the .15 FAR and requiring anything greater to comply with the required mitigations established. Mr. Hornig said that would require a special permit for everything. Mr. Galaitsis said the bottom line would be if the changes addressed the present and future traffic problems in the nearby residential area. Mr. Zurlo said it was important to remove the trip wire of requiring level of service (LOS) D and instead redefine what traffic means. Get the intersections improved, but it should include other modalities. Mr. Galaitsis said Town Meeting would be voting without a clear plan established. Ms. McCall-Taylor said there would be only an outline. Mr. Canale said that the Board would have more specific things to talk about. ?? How would transit fit into this? ?? The total cost under assumed build out. ?? What percentage landowners would contribute.