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11-3-58 <br />to go on record as being opposed to the granting of said I petition, and to write a letter to the Board of Appeals <br />setting forth the reasons for said opposition. <br />After a detailed study of zoning ordinances and by-laws <br />the Planning Board recommended in 1956 that the Lexington <br />Zoning By-law be amended by creating C 3 -Special commer- <br />cial districts, by allowing C 3 use in M 1 -Light manufac- <br />turing districts, and by eliminating from the latter dis- <br />tricts such incompatible uses as oil storage, the sale of <br />lumber and other structural materials, etc. These recom- <br />mendations <br />ecommendations were made with the idea of creating an M 1 <br />district that would be more attractive for office build- <br />ings, research laboratories, and the like, and increasing <br />the value of the lands in said district for such purposes. <br />The Town adopted the Board's recommendations at Special <br />Town Meetings held on November 19, 1956 and September 151 <br />1958. <br />The Planning Board is of the opinion that if development <br />of the type proposed in the Reiss petition is permitted, <br />a variance fors aid development will not b e compatible <br />with the type of uses which the Town has indicated is de- <br />sired by the adoption of the amendments for light manu- <br />facturing districts. <br />Sincerely yours, , <br />LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD <br />(s) Thomas S. Grindle, <br />Chairman <br />F <br />