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1 1 ANNUAL REPORT December 31, 1958 To the Citizens of Lexington: The Planning Board herewith submits its report. for 1958. While brief, this report reflects the activities and accomplishments of the board during the past year. It is the intention to issue during the coming year a preliminary report of the Board's long-range development plan. Since this report is being prepared under the direction of the planning director, any report by him at this time would be largely duplicated in the later report on the long - ran a plan. For this reason Mr. Snow's report for 1956 is being omitted. The following information obtained from the Planning Board records for the year give some indi- cation of the Board's activities. Regular meetings 47 Special meetings 17 Conferences with developers 16 Joint meetings 9 Public hearings 12 Definitive subdivision plan applications acted upon 12 Determinations of Planning Board jurisdiction 79 Board of Appeals cases acted upon 8 Except for bimonthly meetings during the summer months, the Planning Board has continued to meet regularly Monday evenings. Large portions of 17 of the planning board meetings (not including public hearings and special conferences) were devoted to the Regional Shopping Center and Special Commercial Districts proposals. The study of sketches and preliminary plans submitted for our opinions regarding their suit- ability as definitive subdivision layouts has been time-consuming. The Planning Board has devoted much considera- tion to zoning matters during the year. Eight dif- ferent proposals to amend the Lexington Zoning by ' laws were presented for the special town meetings held May 12, 1958 and Sept -151 1958. Public hear- ings on each of these proposals were held. Written ZONING