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4 !41 notice thereof published more than fourteen days earlier in the Lexington Times -Minute -Man of July 4th , 197)0 , and registered notices sent to some sixty residents living within the area designated by the Planning Board as affected by the proposed change . Fifteen citizens appeared at this hearing , of which six recorded themselves as in favor of the change and nine opposed . The property is at present used for driving practice for golf . The Planning Board is opposed to what may be called " spotty " business developments and business zones . Where there is a demand for business to such an extent as to justify a well-develo ; ) ed business zone , a change is perfectly proper and under norral conditions should be made , but vterre , as in this case , no demand was expressed for use of the property for real business purposes and no deed of business at that part ' cu1ar point was expressed , the Planning Board voted to recommel '.d that, the petition be not granted . To establish business upon this one lot would deprcc _ ate res i_ dential property values on either side . Thus adjoining properties , which would. thereafter be worth less for residential purposes , would have no offsetting increased values for business purposes because there is not yet a deA end for business in that locality . The Plan: .ing Borird reports adversely upon this petition . Respectfully submitted , F . L . Emery Chairman . motion : Under this Article Mr . Georae t . Bean offered the following " Voted : That the town amend the Lexington Zoning By- law and map by changing frim an R-1 district to a C-1 distr et the plot of land owned by Ethel W . Bean and located on the easterly side of Bedford Street , northwest of property of said name at 241 Bedford Street , said plot extending easterly two hundred ( 200 ) feet ; thence turning and running in a northerly direction three hundred ( 300 ) feet ; thence turning and running southwesterly two hundred fifty ( 250) feet to Bedford Street ; thence turning and running southeasterly along Bedford Street two hundred forty - seven (247 ) feet to the point of beginning and comprising one and three eights ( 1 )/8) acres of land 11( re or 4:ess . " A rising vote was taken on Mr . Bean ' s motion , fifty-five voting in the affirmative and twenty- seven in the negative , the Moderator declared the motion carried by a two - thirds vote . The question of a quorum was present , and the Tellers counted one hundred and . seven town meeting members present . D Art . 6 . On motion of Mr . Frederick L . Emery , article o was taken up . Under this article Mr . Emery offered the following report of the Planning Board : REPORT OF THE PLANNIr1G BOARD . Article o provides for consideration of change in the Zoning By - law and zoning map from an R . 1 Residential District to a C . 1 Business District of all or any of the remaining corner propertLes at the junction of Bedford Street , Nrertr! Hancock Street and Valley Road that still remain as Residentin& 1 District . This article developed initially from the petition of Harriette W . Smith , owner of the north -west corner property