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Maguire Road Hartwell Avenue/Wood Street If not in compliance with the statute, Lexington would become ineligible for MassWorks Infrastructure and Capital Project Fund state grant programs. Lexington has received $2,670,500 in MassWorks grants over the last ten years for various intersection and sidewalk improvements. In the first year of non-compliance, the Lexington Housing Authority could lose approximately $31,000 in State Operating Subsidy(10.6%)which support its annual budget as well as DHCHD Capital Project Funds. JUSTIFICATION FOR RECOMMENDATION The zoning overlay districts established under Article 34: • Are consistent with multiple goals, objectives, and directives from the 2022 Lexington NEXT Comprehensive Plan: o Goal 1: To promote the diversity, equity, and inclusion of people visiting, living, and working in Lexington. ■ Remove barriers to living in Lexington (objective 1.1) o Goal 2:To promote a wide range of housing options: ■ Produce a range of housing types in a variety of locations throughout town (objective 2.1) ■ Increase the supply of subsidized housing (objective 2.2) ■ Increase the effectiveness of housing efforts (objective 2.6) ■ Affirmatively further fair housing (objective 2.9) o Goal 3: To promote a vital economy, including a variety of small and large businesses that contribute to the tax base and provide goods and services to meet the needs of residents, employees, and visitors. ■ Encourage private redevelopment in large commercial areas, making them more exciting (objective 3.1) ■ Improve Lexington Center so that it becomes more of a destination (objective 3.3) ■ Retain and support existing businesses and evaluate opportunities for commercial growth in strategic locations (objective 3.4) o Goal 7: To make traveling into Lexington safe, pleasant, and efficient with sustainable and equitable mobility options for all ages and abilities. ■ Adopt land use policies that advance the town's transportation goals (objective 7.5) • Develop zoning that will create housing production. Zoning to the minimum state compliance will not create more housing nor vibrant business districts due to land and construction costs; • Propose districts are 2%of Lexington's total land area; • Disperse multi-family housing throughout town, on many lots, to promote gradual and incremental change; Page 2 of 4 Planning Board Report with Recommendation to Town Meeting Article 34