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TOWN OF LEXINGTON 109 Section 24. Enforcement. Except as otherwise pro- vided, this by-law shall be administered by the building in- spector. He shall approve no application of any kind, plans and specifications and intended use for which are not in all respects in conformity with this by-law. Section 2.5. Occupancy Permit. No building erected, altered or in any way changed as to construction or us:: under a permit or otherwise, shall be occupied or used with- out an occupancy permit signed by the building inspector, which permit shall not be issued until the building and its uses and accessory uses comply in all respects with this by-law. Section 26. • Appeals. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the building inspector to issue a permit on ac- count of the provisions of this by-law or any person who is aggrieved by the issuance of a permit or by a decision of tae building inspector made under the provisions of this by-law, may by giving the building inspector and the board of appeal notice in writing within ten days from the date of the is- suance of the permit or of the decision appealed from, ap- peal to the selectmen, or to such officer, board, commission of committee as shall be appointed or designated by the select- men to act as a board of appeal, who shall give notice and a public hearing before rendering a decision, and record al decisions and the reasons .therefor. • Section 27. Amendment. The planning board, upon petition signed by fifty per cent in valuation of the pron- erty affected, or upon its own initiative, shall hold public hearings, fourteen days' published notice of which shall be given, for the consideration of any amendments to this by- law, and report to the Town its recommendations as to what action should be taken. Section 28. The invalidity of any section or pro- visions of this by-law shall not invalidate any other sec- tion or provision thereof. Section 29. This by-law shall take effect upon its ap- proval by the Attorney General and publication according to law. Y 110 ANNUAL REPORT • MAJORITY REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Presenting a proposed amendment to the By -Laws of Lexington to provide for Establishing Manufacturing, Busi- ness and Residential Zones. This report refers to the subject matter of Article 2 in the Warrant for Special Town Meeting called for Feb- ruary 18, 1924. To the Citizens of Lexington:— At the special town meeting held on the evening of February 18th, the Planning Board formally presented its report recommending the passage of a by-law to provide for zoning the town into manufacturing, business and resi- dential districts. The Board had been at work upon the subject for many months, had given three public hearings, and had conferred with numerous individual citizens, and the by-law then presented contained what appeared to meet the prevailing desire of the townspeople. It was clearly stated at each of the hearings and again in town meeting, that the sole purpose of the Planning Board was to offer a by-law that would express the wish of the citizens. So when, at the special meeting in question, a vote was passed referring the whole matter back to a com- mittee composed of the Planning Board and six other citi- zens for further consideration and report, the Board, while disappointed at the prospect of beginning all over again, was perfectly willing to do so if there was any possible chance of obtaining a fuller expression of the sentiment of'the town, or if the proposed by-law could be improved in any substantial particulars. The Board and the Conference Committee met prompt- ly and organized by the election of the chairman and clerk respectively of the Planning Board to the positions of chair- man and clerk of the enlarged committee. Several joint meetings have been held supplemented by numerous per- sonal conferences between committee members. Pursuant to the suggestion of the vote establishing the Committee, an additional public hearing was given in Town Hall to obtain further expressions of opinion from the citizens.