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1 said board on November 26, 1957. Particular attention was given to Mr. Roland B. Greeley's November 19, 1957 letter in regard to the Paino-LaCava Trust petition and suggestions for formulating a policy in regard to and preparing an amendment to Sec. 5(a)7.c. of the town's zoning by-law. (See Addendum). The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. kcM A Levi G.Burnell, Jr. Clerk ADDENDUM Lexington Planning Board Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen: According to a political ad in another situation is arising where the is being asked for a special permit for major professional office building. If prets the Zoning By -Law as they have in they could presumably grant permission November 19,1957 the Minute -Man Board of Appeals erection of a that Board inter - the past, then under Section 5(a)7.c. I agree that this Subsection can be interpreted to contemplate erection of large-scale professional office buildings. But I contend that such an interpretation is contrary both to good zoning and to the intent of the Town Meeting which enacted the By -Law in its present form. The special tyypes of use contemplated. under this Subsection 7.c. may, I suppose, be divided into three classes: (1) the large, extensive uses of land, where the number of actual instances will be few, the locational re- quirements highly particularized, and the site entirely capable of establishinga character of its own: hospitals, sanitaria, golf clubs, cemeteries, etc.; (2) the incidental uses, customarily accessory to residential uses, which may in fact be appropriately absorbed into residential sections: those uses which are referred to the Board of Appeals by Section 6.b. and c., because they involve new buildings, but with the obvious intent that the new building be "accessory" in character; and (3) semi -commercial uses such as professional office buildings, fraternal club head-