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believes that no Public need, exists to require the new business area petitioned for. The particular parcel of land named in this petition is located in proximity to the main street and between two other streets and a railroad right of way in an area where radical changes are ultimately inevitable, which will involve considerable damages if the land is occupied by business buildings or uses .It is located between one area in which the town has a heavy investment in public buildings of excep- tional dignity and another in which it has a heavy investment in school plant. To permit the development in this wedge, of a business use is not only to add to the traffic hazards to which the school children and others - - are exposed, but is to prejudice the lown' s opportunity for an attract- - ive and harmonious development along its principal thoroughfare without burdensome costs . If not used for residence Purposes it should remain an opPn space until such time as the development is, fixed or a civic use for it is found. To the plea that the owner cannot profitably use the ground under its present zoning,the Planning Hoard and the Town mpy rightfully ans- wer that the owner acquired the Property in its present zoning. status, without any commitment implied orotherwise , that the lOwn was prepared to change its status on his request. Surely, the Town, if it values its opportunities to protect itself under the Zoning Ey-Law cannot afford to grant to any ownerof peculiarly located or otherwise unusable tracts the privilege of business or other special uses, unless such uses are justified in toe public goad. Signed; J Henry Duffy. Sheldon A Robinson. Wm.Dilne, C Edward Glynn. Edward W Kimball. 0ct.16,1933. E F Scheibe . Selectman Tr.O ' Conhell stated he was ready to make certain changes,referring to the building of a re-7 street, and Would' sigh an agreement, drawn up by the Town Counsel, in referrence to changes to be made at this point. Selectman Mr. Trask spoke in favor of the change, and read the agreement,as drawn up by the Town Counsel. Mr.Francis Chamberlain spoke in opposition to the change -:oove- ing that the article be indefinitely Postponed. indefinite postponement: carried unanimously 8;48 Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article two, offering the following; Voted; That the Plumbing By-Laws , substantially as printed in the Lexington mute- an of August 4, 1933, be and the same hereby are adopted as Plumbing _By-Laws of the Town, And further voted, that the sum of 472 .00 be transferred from the -oxcess and Deficiency Account to provide funds for the print- ing 7,nd publishing of said By-Laws . Questions by Mr . Walter Spellman, Selectman Sr. Trask mentioned the fact this was the third time said Plambing 2y-Laws had been presented to the Town ;Ieeting Members and hoped same would be accepted. On a two-thirds vote , the following result was obtained; Yes Tellers No 26 Nichols 4 52 Redman 7 30 Miller 0 _ 108 11 Carried 9 P.M. Selectman Yr . Trask moved to take up article 5. Under article 5 Mr. Francis Burke , read and offered the following motion; Voted;That the Lexington Zoning 1P7-Law and map be amended by changing from an R;=1 District to a C-1 District the following described parcel of and,namely,' A certain parcel of land numbered 259 in,the street numbering of Redford Street,being lots 30and 31 on Plan of aunnyfield,Lexington _ Massachusetts,as, shown on subdivision plan 9475 B recorded in -t:ie Land Court, Department of Middlesex Registry of Deeds,a copy of is filed with Middlesex 10 ch District ReTistry of Deeds, said plan being a sub-division of 17nd shown on plan 9475 A filed with Certificate of Title No .27001 in said Registry. •