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

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November 8,2021 Special Town Meeting#1(2021-1),cont. Mr.Hornig stated that he hoped that they could move forward with this small step towards more diverse housing in Lexington. He also promised that more changes would be coming. 9:52 p.m. The Moderator opened voting on the Motion,as Amended. Following remote electronic vote tallying,the Moderator declared: Article 15,as Amended Fails on a vote of: Yes No Abstain 85 88 3 MOTION FAILS 9:54 p.m. The Moderator declared Special Town Meeting#1 open under Article 16. 9:55 p.m. Mr.Peters served Notice of Reconsideration on Article 15. ARTICLE 16:AMEND ZONING BYLAW RESIDENTIAL PARKING To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw to reduce residential parking requirements to encourage additional residential units;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 update the Zoning Bylaw to reduce the amount of required parking for some residential uses to decrease the cost of adding housing units and encourage use of alternative means of transportation. MOTION: Mr.Peters moves that the Zoning Bylaw,Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington,be amended as follows(sem text 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: 4. Amend the first four residential use rows of the table in§ 135-5.1.4(Table of Parking Requirements)as follows: Type of Use Parking Factor Residential Uses pperapartment Dwelling unit,accessory apartment,rooming or unitunit,bed-and-breakfast unit P44el. assist@4 14ai sit4g fat rho @14@-l. er persons 0.5 per dwelling unit Housing for old 5. Amend§ 135-5.1.13.10(Design Standards)as follows: 10.Exception for one-family or two-family dwelling.The provisions of§ 5.1.13 with regard to backing into a public street,marking of pavement,ffiei,itig of i,ehi and surfacing and drainage shall not apply where parking is provided for any one-family or two-family dwelling.