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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-12-28-Referendum-Warrant • TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are di- rected to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town. PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL: PRECINCT TWO, THREE AND FOUR, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING on Monday the 28th day of December, 1953 at 7:30 o 'clock A.M. then and there to act upon the following article : To vote YES or NO by ballot upon the following question pre- sented to the voters at large by the Selectmen, pursuant to a petition for a referendum upon a vote adopting the measure under Article 4 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on November 30, 1953s ACTED: To amend the Zoning By-Law as follows : A. By striking alit paragraphs (a) 1 and (a) 2 of Section 8 and insert- ing in place thereof the following paragraphs- (a) 1 and (a) 2: (a) R-1 and R 2 Districts. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, in R 1 and R 2 districts there shall be provided : a. For each dwelling or other permitted principal build- ing erected after the adoption of this amendment to this By-Law in R 1 districts situated outside of the area described in Section 8 (a) 1 b., a lot contain- ing an area of not less than 30,000 square feet and a frontage of not less than 150 feet upon the front- age street. b. For each dwelling or other permitted principal building erected in any R 2 districts and in R 1 districts situated within the following described area, a lot containing an area of not less than 15,500 square feet and a frontage of not less than 125 feet upon the frontage street . Said area is bounded and described as follows : the area within the following described lines ; beginning at the Arlington-Lexington town line, thence along the Cambridge-Concord Highway to Wellington Lane Avenue, thence along Wellington Lane Avenue to Meadow Brook Avenue, thence along Meadow Brook Avenue to Moreland Avenue, thence along Moreland Avenue to a point opposite the southeasterly end of Buckman Drive, thence to the southeasterly end of Buckman Drive and along Buckman Drive to Locust Avenue, thence along Locust Avenue to Follen Road, thence along Follen Road to Marrett Road, thence along Marrett Road to Stedman Road, thence along Stedman Road to Brookside Avenue, thence along Brookside Avenue to Waltham Street, thence along Waltham Street to Bridge Street, thence along Bridge Street to Payson Street, thence along Payson Street to Grassland Street, thence along Grassland Street to Winston Road, thence along Winston Road to Hudson Road, thence along Hudson Road to Marlboro Road, thence along Marlboro Road to Woodcliffe Road, thence along Woodcliffe Road to Spring Street, thence along Spring Street to Shade Street, thence -2- along Shade Street to Weston Street, thence along Weston Street to Lincoln Street, thence along Lincoln Street to the Northern Circumferential Highway to Grove Street, thence along Grove Street to Burlington Street, thence along Burlington Street to Hancock Street, thence along Hancock Street to Coolidge Avenue, thence along Coolidge Avenue to Adams Street, thence along Adams Street to Woodland Road, thence along Woodland Road to Colony Road, thence along Colony Road to Grant Street, thence along Grant Street to Hayes Lane, thence along Hayes Lane to Woburn Street at the Boston and Maine Railroad, thence along the Boston and Maine Railroad to the northwesterly line of the private way leading to the East Lexington Depot, thence in a straight line to the southwesterly end of Bartlett Avenue at Munroe Brook, thence along Bartlett Avenue to Lowell Street, thence along Lowell Street to Summer Street, thence along Summer Street to the Arlington-Lexington town line, thence along the Arlington-Lexington town line to the point of beginning. c. For each dwelling or other permitted principal building and for each accessory building in R 1 and R 2 districts there shall be provided : (1) A front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth on the frontage street and a front yard of not less than 20 feet in depth on each other street on which the lot abuts . (2) A side yard on each side of not less than 15 feet in width. (3 ) A rear yard of not less than 15 feet in depth. 2. The foregoing provisions in Section 8 (a) 1. as to area, frontage and side yards only shall not apply to the following: a. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed priorto March 17, 1924. b. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed on or after March 17, 1924 and prior to March 18, 1929, provided such lot contains an area of not less than 5,000 square feet and a frontage upon the frontage street of not less than 50 feet. c. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed on or after March 18, 1929 and prior to August 8, 1938, provided such lot contains an area of not less than 7,500 square feet and a frontage upon the frontage street of not less than 75 feet. d. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed on or after August 8, 1938 and prior to December 4, 1950, provided such lot contains an area of not less than 12,500 square feet and a frontage upon the frontage street of not less than 100 feet. e. Any lot situated outside the area described in Section 8 (a) 1 b., lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed on or after December 4, 1950 and prior to the adoption of this amendment to this By-Law, provided such lot contains an area of not less than 15,500 square feet and a frontage upon the frontage street of not less than 125 feet. B. If this amendment or any part hereof shall be held invalid as to one or more parcels or tracts of land, this shall not affect its validity as to other land and the provisions of the Zoning By-Law in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amendment shall apply to such parcels or tracts of land. -3- Y E S N 0 The polls will be open at 7 :30 A.M. and will remain open until 8:00 P.M. And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this 14th day of December, A. D. 1953. 210:0 ‘ee7(.7 „.62(2 )1 pa.14,,e4e Selectmen garatedi 292 %.rece of L. ", ,,,'r.i Lexington .0124 e A true copy, Attest: C nstable of Lexington CONSTABLE'S RETURN To the Town Clerk December/17:953 I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five (5 ) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at his last residence, as appears from the rec- ords of the Board of Registrars ‘7/1 days before the time of said meeting. Attest: ConstablVof Lexington