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ARTICLE 30 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS – TREES <br />To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 120 (Trees) of the Code of the Town of <br />Lexington as follows: <br />In Section 120-3, delete the first sentence of the definition of SETBACK AREA in its <br />entirety and replace it with the following: <br />The minimum setback area around a lot shall be measured in accordance with the larger <br />dimensions of: <br />(i)30 feet from the front and 15 feet from the two sides and from the rear of the lot; and <br />(ii)the minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard dimensional requirements under the <br />Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Lexington. <br />In Subsection 120-8.C(1), delete the words “1/2 inch of caliper” and replace with the words “one <br />inch of caliper”; <br />or act in any other manner in relation thereto. <br />(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Tree Committee) <br />DESCRIPTION: This article would make clarifying changes to the Tree Bylaw and would <br />increase the total inches of caliper of new trees that are required to be planted. <br /> <br /> <br />