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!!F*Z In answer to still another question, it was stated that the railroad would maintain a waiting room in the building. There being no further questions or discussion, the Chairman asked for an expression of opinion of those persons in favor of and those opposed to the pro- posal. Sixty-nine indicated they were in favor of re- zoning the land described; no one indicated opposition to the proposal. Mr. Jaquith acted as chairman for the second part of the hearing which began at 8:12 p.m. He read the PROPOSED second proposal set forth in the notice previously re- BOARD OF ferred to and published in the August 28, 1958 issue of APPEALS the Lexington Minute -man. He then explained that in APPROVAL preparing the proposed regional shopping center amend- OF A 1 ment to the Town's zoning by-law, a question was DISTRICT raised as to how far the Planning Board could go in PLANS approving plans for a center. He said that after this matter was studied further by the counsel for Filene's and the Lexington Town Counsel approval of plans was changed from the Planning Board to Board of Appeals jurisdiction. Mr. Jaquith added that in the case of garden apartment and hotel districts the Planning Board thought it desirable to change approval authority to ' the Board of Appeals, the Planning Board still having the power to make recommendations. Mr. 3tenhen T. Russian of 10 Marlboro Road asked if anyone had found it necessary to make a change such as was being proposed. Mr. Jaquith said no. Mr. William Roger Greeley of 1948 Massachusetts Avenue asked how the court decision in regard to the North Andover zoning by-law applied in the proposal to amend Lexington's by-law. Mr. Jaquith replied that the North Andover case involved the power to approve a motel 3.n any area after holding a public hearing on such a proposal whereas Lexington's by-law called for approval of plans for a motel to be located in a specif- ically described garden apartment and hotel district. He explained that the amendment proposed by the Planning Board provided that garden apartments and hotels could not be built without approval of plans, that such plans had to be submitted with an application of approval to the Board of Appeals, that said plans and application had to be referred to the Planning Board for a report thereon, and that they then had to be acted upon by the Board of Appeals after the holding of a public hearing. ' There being no further questions or discussion, Mr. Jaquith asked those present to indicate by a show