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March 31, 2021 Adjourned Session of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, cont'd...
<br /> 7:47 p.m. Presented by Robert Peters, Vice-Chair, Planning Board.
<br /> ARTICLE 39: AMEND ZONING BYLAW—HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCENTIVES
<br /> MOTION: That §135-6.2 of the Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of
<br /> Lexington, be replaced with the following:
<br /> 6.2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCENTIVES
<br /> 6.2.1 Purpose.
<br /> The general objectives of this section are to:
<br /> 1. Encourage preservation of buildings, structures, sites, settings, and other elements of
<br /> historical or architectural significance;
<br /> 2. Establish eligibility criteria for buildings, structures, sites, settings, and other
<br /> elements attaining protected status under §6.2.2;
<br /> 3. Expand economic options for owners, by broadening the permitted uses in various
<br /> zoning districts and removing barriers presented by development standards governing
<br /> those uses;
<br /> 4. Permit flexibility of development options by modifying dimensional requirements
<br /> that might be an impediment to historic preservation; and
<br /> 5. Provide incentives to preserve contributory elements of historic or architectural
<br /> significance, such as settings, sites, objects, monuments, trees, or other elements.
<br /> 6.2.2 Historic Eligibility Defined.
<br /> Any historic building, structure, site, setting, object, monument, tree, or any other
<br /> element of historical, architectural or cultural significance that contributes value in
<br /> establishing historical context, may qualify for eligibility under this section, if it is
<br /> included on any of the following lists or surveys:
<br /> 1. National Register of Historic Places;
<br /> 2. Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places;
<br /> 3. Lexington Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey; or
<br /> 4. Pending nominations in good standing to the National or State Register.
<br /> 6.2.3 Review by Historical Commission.
<br /> The Historical Commission shall review applications and advise the SPGA on whether,
<br /> in the Commission's view, the proposed renovation, repair, adaptive reuse, or relocation
<br /> preserves the historical and architectural features of the building, structure, or elements if
<br /> renovated or relocated according to the plans.
<br /> 6.2.4 Special Permit.
<br /> The SPGA, after making the findings required by §6.2.5 below, may grant a special
<br /> permit to authorize the following uses and activities in order to allow the renovation,
<br /> repair, adaptive reuse or, in limited instances, relocation of historic or architecturally
<br /> significant buildings, structures, or elements:
<br /> 1. Permit uses permitted in another district but not as of right in the district in which the
<br /> historic or architecturally significant building, structure or element is to be located;
<br /> 2. Modify the operating or development standards contained in Table 1, Permitted Uses
<br /> and Development Standards;
<br /> 3. Modify the standards for bed-and-breakfast homes (§6.5), congregate living facilities
<br /> (§6.6), and accessory apartments (§6.7);
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