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ZONING AND CONSERVATION ARTICLES ARTICLE 4 ZONING BY-LAW,HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCENTIVES To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as set forth in a document entitled Zoning By-Law,Historic Preservation Incentives,which is on file and may be inspected in the offices of the Planning Board and the Town Clerk. The amendment addresses the following issues: 1) authorizing a special permit to encourage preservation of buildings, other structures, sites and other elements of historical and architectural significance; 2)providing uniform definitions of eligible structures and elements; 3)providing an incentive for adaptive reuse of structures by removing certain use restrictions, dimensional requirements and development standards; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: The proposed amendment provides zoning incentives to preserve buildings, structures, sites, settings, objects and other elements of historic and architectural significance,by modifying the uses of land otherwise allowed in various zoning districts, and allowing modifications to a number of other controls regulating site development. The Planning Board will be conducting public hearings on Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 on Wednesday, February 24, at 7:45 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room in the Town Office Building. The full text of the proposed amendments under Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7 and a draft of the Planning Board's report explaining them may be viewed on the Town of Lexington Web page at www.lexinutonma.org. ARTICLE 5 ZONING BY-LAW, ADJUSTMENTS SECTION 9, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as set forth in a document entitled Zoning By-Law, Adjustments to Residential Developments, Section 9, which is on file and may be inspected in the offices of the Planning Board and the Town Clerk,which adds to or clarifies several sub-sections pertaining to: 1) frequency of updating impact data for clusters; 2) dimensional and intensity standards; 3) control of exterior character of certain buildings in cluster subdivisions; 4) options for public benefit; 5)the affordable housing public benefit; and 6) the minor revision process; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: In 1996 the Town Meeting approved a zoning amendment that completely revised Section 9 of the Zoning By-Law that deals with residential development in subdivisions. The proposed amendments further clarify and refine the parts of Section 9 that deal with cluster subdivisions. The amendments clarify and adjust the ways in which the Planing Board administers the cluster development provisions. 7