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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS <br /> OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL <br /> WESTERN MASSACHUSE'I f5 DIVISION <br /> 1350 MAIN STREET <br /> MARTHA COAKLEY SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01103-1629 (413)784-1240 <br /> ATroRNEY GENERAL www.rnass.gov/ago <br /> August 31, 2009 <br /> Donna M.Hooper,Town Clerk <br /> 1625 Massachusetts Avenue <br /> Lexington,MA 02420 <br /> RE: Lexington Annual Town Meeting of March 23,2009-Case#5129 <br /> Warrant Article#33 (General) <br /> Warrant Articles#44,45,46,47,and 49 (Zoning) <br /> Dear Ms.Hooper: <br /> Articles 33,44,45,46,47,and 49- We return with the approval of this Office the amendments to the <br /> Town by-laws adopted under these Articles on the warrant for the Lexington Anpual Town Meeting that convened <br /> on March 23,2009, and the maps pertaining to Articles 46 and 49. <br /> Note: Under G.L.c.40,§32,neither general nor zoning by-laws take effect unless the town has first satisfied the <br /> posting/publishing requirements of this section, Once this statutory duty is fulfilled,(1)general by-laws and <br /> amendments take effect on the date that these posting and publishing requirements are satisfied unless a later <br /> effective date is prescribed in the by-law,and(2)zoning by-laws and amendments are deemed to have taken <br /> effect from the date they were voted by Town Meeting,unless a later effective date is prescribed in the by-law. <br /> If the Attorney General has disapproved and deleted one or more portions of any by-law or by-law amendment <br /> submitted for approval,only those portions approved are to be posted and published pursuant to G.L.e.40,§32. <br /> We ask that you forward to us a copy of the final text of the by-law or by-law amendments reflecting any such <br /> deletion. It will be sufficient to send us a copy of the text posted and published by the Town Clerk pursuant to <br /> this statute. <br /> Nothing in the Attorney General's approval authorizes an exemption from any applicable state law or regulation <br /> governing the subject of the by-law submitted for approval. <br /> Very truly yours, <br /> MARTHA COAKLEY <br /> ATTORNEY GENE <br /> by:Kelli E. Gunagan,Assistant Atto ey General <br /> By-law Coordinator,Municipal Law nit <br /> 1350 Main Street,4t'Floor <br /> Springfield,MA 01103-1629 <br /> (413)784-1240,x 7717 <br /> enc. V N N a_t 9 ti l 11 <br /> cc: Town Counsel <br /> 6S :c 14d 2 d3S 600Z <br /> 'f Rt113 CpCOPY ATt`E,ST -- <br /> &WA kAtPW <br /> 0 1AIJ --,18 <br /> TOWN CLERK <br /> LEXINGTON,MA <br />