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x. _:. --. ,e.. is'_ ..f..:.... .,..,—,.. ,_„s ar,EI.:✓.!3...ryf?S,.S.,2n.'.r":,s.,z, i ..., s.,....> tt?:... >SIr.;3.€,_.P Y,[.,. _._- .._.[,:. M O T I O N ARTICLE 29 COMPREHENSIVE REVISION,SECTION 9, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUBDIVISIONS AND RD DISTRICTS That the Zoning By-Law be amended by striking out the existing Section 9.Planned Residential Development, in its entirety and by inserting in place thereof, the following: "SECTION 9. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS 9.1 OBJECTIVES AND APPLICABILITY 9.1.1 The provisions of this section are intended to: a. ensure that the development of additional housing does not detract from the livability,scale,character or economic value of existing residential neighborhoods; b. encourage greater diversity of housing opportunities in Lexington to meet the needs of a population which is diversified with respect to number of persons in a household, and income; c. provide greater choice in the type of housing available to correspond to the varying needs of town residents in different stages of their life cycle; d. encourage the development of housing affordable to low-,moderate-and middle-income households; e. provide greater flexibility and design freedom in the development of those tracts of land which lend themselves to planned development; f. promote a high standard in the design of development sites and of individual buildings; g. encourage the preservation of open space for conservation, outdoor recreation, park purposes, or public access to open space,in conjunction with residential development; h. encourage the preservation,and minimum disruption,of the existing natural features of land and to minimize impacts on environmentally sensitive areas; i. preserve,where applicable,historically or architecturally significant buildings or places; j. permit ostensibly different types of structures and residential uses to be combined in a planned interrelationship; k. facilitate a detailed review, by town officials and by the public,of those developments which either: 1) have an impact on public facilities and services and on adjoining land,or 2) are large enough to constitute a self-contained environment; 1. promote the efficient and economical provision of public facilities such as utilities and streets; m. assure that the number of dwelling units allowed will be compatible with surrounding land uses,and that traffic and public services will not be adversely impacted; 9.1.2 No building permit shall be issued for a dwelling which is part of a development on a tract of three or more dwelling units,or their equivalent in housing accommodations not classified as dwelling units,except in accordance with the provisions of this section. 9.1.3 In an RO, RS or RT district, a residential development of three or more dwelling units may be: a. a conventional(cony)subdivision, b. cluster (clus) subdivision,with the tract divided into separate lots for dwellings and common open space,or c. a special(spec)residential development in which the tract may be in one ownership or may be divided into separate lots for dwellings and common open space, d. a development with significant public benefit(RSPB).