1947-03-03-TE-Warrant-and-1947-03-24-ATM-Warrant

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than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet. On each side of each dwelling, garage, barn, ,stable or other accessory permitted structure nearest each sideline there shall be provided a side yard of at least 15 feet in width and no building or structure shall be moved, altered, reconstructed, enlarged or rebuilt in such districts so that a side yard less in width shall result. No lot in R.1 or R.2 Districts, upon which is located any dwelling or other permitted structure and accessory structures or for which a building permit has issued and is still outstanding, shall be subdivided and reduced so that said lot shall have a lot frontage and area less than, or side yards and street setback less than, the minimum re- quired. Nor shall any lot in said Districts, upon which permitted structures have been erected or moved or for which a building permit has issued and is still outstanding, be subdivided in any manner unless said structure shall retain the required frontage, area, side yard, and street depth upon a street or highwa existing at the time of erection or moving thereon or a street constructed there- after in accordance with existing Town Laws. No land conveyed, devised, or otherwise transferred that violates the restrictions on subdivisions of lots herein set forth shall be included in determining the frontage and area of any other lot, and the building inspector, or other person authorized to issue permits to erect or 'move structures thereon, shall not issue a permit unless said other lot con- tains the required frontage and area exclusive of land transferred in violation of the restrictions pertaining to subdivisions. The provisions of this section pertaining to side -yards only shall not apply to lots of less than 100 -foot frontage duly recorded by plan or deed at the time this By -Law is adopted. However, on such lots there shall be provided on the side of each dwelling, garage, barn, stable or other accessory permitted structure nearest each side line a side yard, as follows: On lots recorded previous to July 19, 1929 the side yard shall be at least 7.5 feet in width and on lots recorded after July 19, 1929 but before October 6, 1938 the side yard shall be at least 10 feet in width; and on lots recorded after October 6, 1938 and prior to the adoption of this amendment the side yard shall be at least 15 feet in width." Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By -Laws by striking out paragraph (a) of Section 7 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "7(a) —In residence districts designated as R.1 a yard of at least thirty feet in depth and in width between the exterior lines of the streets and not less than fifty feet from the center line of such streets, whether accepted or not, and the adjacent line of any porch or building shall be provided for every lot of land, and in R.2 and T.1 and C.1 districts designated at the following points, namely, junction of Waltham Street and Marrett Road, known as Grape Vine Corner; junction of Marrett Road and Spring Street; junction of Lincoln and School Streets and Mar- rett Road, commonly known as "The Five Forks"; junction of Waltham Street and Concord Avenue; ' junction of Woburn and Lowell Streets and the junction of Lowell and North Streets, and in C.1 Districts hereafter created, a yard of at least twenty feet in depth between the ex- terior line of the street, and not less than forty feet from the center line of such street, whether accepted or not, and the adjacent line of any porch or building, shall be pro- vided for every lot of land, and no new building or struc- ture shall be constructed and no building or structure shall be moved, altered, reconstructed, enlarged or rebuilt in such districts so that a yard less in depth shall result; ex- cept that this section shall not apply to buildings fronting on streets on which building lines shall have been specially established according to law during or subsequent to the year 1924." Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire for public purposes the so-called Mara property on Meriam Street, comprising about 12,163 square feet, more or less, belonging to the estate of or the heirs of Edward H. Mara, and to provide for the pay- ment therefor by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or act in any other manner in, relation thereto. Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate a sum of money for the purchase of equipment for the Department of Public Works and provide for payment therefor by direct appropriation, by transfer from avail- able funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to make a supplementary appropriation to cover the expense of grading the enclosed athletic field, and to provide payment therefor by direct appropriation, by transfer from avail- able funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate a sum of money to purchase a fence for Belfry Hill . and to provide for payment therefor by direct appropria- tion, by transfer from available funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Article 43. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $5,024.17 to pay for services rendered in complet- ing plans and specifications for proposed additions to the library building, and to provide for the payment therefor by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the High School planning Committee to obtain detailed plans, specifications and working drawings for a new Senior High School and to provide for the payment there- for by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, by a combination of these methods; or make application and enter into any necessary agreement in order to obtain an advance or loan from the Federal Works Agency to pro- vide for such payment; .or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. - Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen to take the necessary steps to have the Massachusetts General Court enact legislation authorizing the Town to borrow funds outside the debt limit to provide the estimated cost of a new Senior High School, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Article 46. To see if the Town will determine the location of a new elementary school building and will auth- orize the Moderator to appoint a committee of seven to obtain preliminary plans and estimates for the construc- tion of such building and report not later than the next Annual Town Meeting, and provide for the payment there- for by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain as a site for school purposes 17,200 square feet of land more or less with the buildings thereon, belonging to Stephen F. and Nellie J. Hamblin, situated at number 45 Parker Street and bounded and des- cribed as follows: easterly by said Parker Street, south- erly by land now or formerly of Stanley I. and Margaret A. Phalen, westerly by land of the Town of Lexington and northerly by land now or formerly of William J. and Edith Nagle, and to provide for payment therefor by direct ap- propriation, by transfer from available funds or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, or act in any other Manner in relation thereto. Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain as a site for school purposes 19,000 square feet of land more or less with the buildings thereon, belonging to Stanley I. and Margaret A. Phalen, situated at number 47 Parker Street and bounded and described as follows: easterly by said Parker Street, southerly by land now or formerly of Paul A. and Violet M. Ringland, west- erly by land of the Town of Lexington and northerly by land now or formerly of Stephen F. and Nellie J. Ham- blin, and to provide for payment therefor by direct appro- priation, by transfer from available funds or by the issue of bonds or notesof the Town, or act in any other manner in -relation thereto. Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain as a site for school purposes 16,800 square feet of land more or less with the buildings thereon belonging to Paul A. and Violet M. Ringland, situated at number 49 Parker Street and bounded and described as follows: easterly by said Parker Street, southerly by Clarke Street, westerly by land of the Town of Lexington and northerly by land now or formerly of Stanley I. and Margaret A. Phalen, and to provide for payment therefor by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, or act in - any other manner in relation thereto.