2021-11-08-STM#1-min-as Amended June 2022

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November 8,2021 Special Town Meeting#1(2021-1),cont. 9:45 p.m. Jessie Steigerwald,Pct. 8,asked how the Planning Board would feel based on the results of the vote and whether he had a sense from Town Meeting based on the discussion. Mr.Hornig stated that they would have a sense more from the vote rather than the discussion and that how the vote was enacted would help them see if the Town were willing to make changes with real effects and that this would help set the Board's priorities and goals pursuing DEI moving forward. 9:48 p.m. Melinda Walker,Pct. 8,spoke in favor of the Article and stated that common sense would need to be applied about whether certain things had impact on DEI and that she looked at this as an opportunity for the Town and could help first time home buyers. She noted that the Town could insist that more first time homebuyer and affordable housing opportunities become available for people who would like to participate and for people to be able to take advantage of—mostly being homeowners. She appreciated that the Planning Board had taken this on as a first step. 9:51 p.m. Richard Canale,Pct.9,planned to vote yes,but wished section 1 had stronger language and hoped that in the future,it would be strengthened to move toward better equality and equity. 9:58 p.m. The Moderator called the vote on the Motion as Amended. Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared that: Article 13,as Amended Adopted on a vote of: Yes No Abstain 163 10 9 MOTION CARRIES BY MORE THAN NECESSARY 2/3RDS 9:57 p.m. The Moderator declared Special Town Meeting#1 open under Article 14 ARTICLE 14:AMEND ZONING BYLAW-SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw to remove restrictions on, and streamline permitting for,solar energy systems,or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Select Board at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: This article would encourage construction of solar energy systems by permitting solar energy systems on nonconforming lots and wherever other structures are permitted, and by streamlining permitting for small-scale solar energy systems. MOTION: Mr.Peters moves that the Zoning Bylaw,Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington,be amended as follows(setfglrtext is to be removed and underlined text is to be added),and further that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted to comply with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Lexington: 1. In§135-3.4 Table 1,Permitted Uses and Development Standards,row 0.1.13 (Solar Energy System, Small-Scale),replace the symbol"R"with the symbol"Y"in every column in which it appears. 2. Amend§135-4.2.2 so that it reads: 4.2.2 Lot Regularity.No structure other than a Solar Energy System may be erected on any lot that does not have an area in which a circle,the diameter of which is 80%of the minimum lot frontage,tangent to the lot frontage and within all other lot lines,may be located.