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PROPOSED DRAFT 10.1 (12-19-2012) SECTION 135-1.0 <br /> 1.1 — 1.6 <br /> SECTION 135-1.0 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY <br /> 1.1 TITLE <br /> This Bylaw is entitled the "Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts". <br /> 1.1.1 Continuity of Bylaw. This Bylaw is a reenactment and continuance of the provisions <br /> of the Bylaw in effect when it was adopted, except as it contains changes in wording or <br /> arrangement which constitute changes in meaning. <br /> 1.1.2 Headings. Headings, subheadings, and captions are for reference only and are not <br /> substantive provisions of this Bylaw. They are not legally adopted parts of this Bylaw as <br /> voted by Town Meeting. <br /> 1.2 PURPOSE <br /> This Bylaw has been adopted to govern uses of land; the size, height, bulk, location and use <br /> of structures, buildings and signs; and for all of the other purposes set forth in, but not limited <br /> by, Section 2A of Chapter 808 of the Acts of 1975. <br /> 1.3 AUTHORITY <br /> This Bylaw is enacted under the authority of MGL c. 40A, as amended, and by the Home <br /> Rule Amendment, Article 89 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth <br /> of Massachusetts. <br /> 1.4 APPLICABILITY <br /> The use, construction, repair, alteration, height, location, percentage of site coverage of <br /> buildings and structures, and land in the Town of Lexington are regulated as described in this <br /> Bylaw. No building, structure, or land may be used or occupied and no building, structure, <br /> or part thereof, may be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered <br /> unless in conformity with the regulations of this Bylaw. <br /> 1.5 AMENDMENTS <br /> Amendments to this Bylaw must be made in conformance with MGL c. 40A s. 5. <br /> 1.6 SEVERABILITY <br /> The invalidity of any section or provision of this Bylaw does not invalidate any other section <br /> or provision of it. <br /> 1 of 101 <br />