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1 1 a large free-standing sign when signs conforming to the Lexington Zoning By-law could be designed and erected, where they could be readily seen, attached to and parallel with the face of the existing build- ings of the agency. It was decided that Chairman Grindle would notify the Chairman of the Board of Appeals of the Planning Board's opposition to the granting of said petition. Read to the Board was a copy of a June 21,1957 MAHONEY letter to the Chairman of the Board of Appeals from BROTHERS Mr. George R. Healy of 935 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington in regard to the construction of a garage on the Mahoney property at 927 Massachusetts Avenue. (See addendum.) The Planning Board accepted an application for PEACOCK FARMS approval of a definitive subdivision plan entitled SEC. 5 "Peacock Farms Section Five Lexington, Mass.", dated June 11, 1957 and decided to hold a public hearing on said application on July 15, 1957 at 8:00 p.m. At 9:10 p.m. Town Counsel Stevens came to the Planning Board meeting as did also Mr. Frank M. Hodgdon, the latter wishing to discuss the Planning Board's decision that the plan accompanying his application #57-49 for determination of Planning Board jurisdiction does require approval under the subdivision control law. After explaining to him in detail ub y the Board determined that said plan did require approval, Mr. Stevens examined Mr. Hodgdon's deed and noted that his property was bounded on the southwest by a driveway Mr. Hodgdon claims is a right-of-way and that, according to the deed, Mr. Hodgdon had no rights in said driveway. Based on Mr. Hodgdon's statement that he did not use the driveway himself for vehicular travel, Mr. Stevens pointed out that Mr. Hodgdon had no adverse rights in the driveway and suggested to Mr. Hodgdon that he have his attorney, Mr. Higgins, call Mr. Stevens should he wish to have the plan and the application dis- cussed further. Mr. Hodgdon left the meeting at 9:35 p.m. The Board next discussed with Mr. Stevens a pro- posed revision of the Subdivision Rules and Regula- tions, particularly in regard to Section II. B., "Plan believed not to require approval." It was decided that Messrs. Stevens, Jaquith and Snow would draft a specific proposal and present it to the Board at an early date. Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 10:00 p.m. at which time Mr. Mark Moore, Jr. met with the Board HODGDON SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS REVISION