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r � Selectmen s Meeting December -16 1 986 Mr. Bowyer pointed ou that it could he considered spot zoning and questioned the need to rezone when reconstr is procedurally possible under the Zoning Eby- -Let ,.i without e re. -Lon i rig. Issues involved in such a procedure were described by Mr. Bowyer. David Wells referred to the development options not earlier and sail... th it ir, € as h is i t t w ere no o ption s avai la b le except to rebui Id exactly as before. If expanded, parking requirements would have to be m et which he felt tr. .jas. r , C , t possible since no space in Ce" Districts exists.. Mr. Mar shall felt that unless the matter was brought to Town Meeting there would be no options, as Mr. Wells had said. He saw it as an opportunity for improvement in the Center and recommended that thought should be given t o that procedure in the next two or three weeks . Mrs. Smith felt that the owners should provide plane to react to and should proceed through normal channels . M r. Abrams, owner of the property, noted that it t difficult to submit a pla at this time when procedural measures a c onstrai n t s a re still unknown. He said he would like to imp what had been and work t " #i th whatever restrictions exist. Mrs.. Ba t t i n , Chairman of the Zex i n 3 t o n Center Commi ttee, offered the assistance of an L. C.C. Sub- comri -tit tee formed for that purpose. Mr. Eddi s.on noted the time constraint, with the Warrant closing on ,€�► December 30, hu t it was suggested that space for are A r t i c l e can be reserved before that date of the closing without completion of the-specifics. Because bf the importance of the prod ect , it was thought that Town a9enci es. - - _ sho coordi efforts to assist in the procedure. Mr. Wells sa id he tta s impressed h1i the sp i r - i t c! f c, er a ` i o n. shown b j t o t,� ;n erd . H e f e t t he t r agedv 'o f t he f i r e- w�ict u I d b e ev erg = -icy r se i t t he buildings were replaced as t he had been an t hat the owners should be ,:; i v en all help possible with their plan to construct an attractive building +hat will he a credit to the Town for years to come. Mr. Cohen referred to the proposed plans of the owners to have the building constructed and occupied by nee t Fall and said that under procedures required for zon i nQ amendments, it would not be possible to meet that deadline. M r. Marshall felt that an Article regarding a park i nq structure should he on the Warrant, possibly with two alternative sets of plans., to qi ve time to develop options.. Upon mo ti o n duly made and seconded, it was v oted to reserve s.p ace i the Warrant for the 19.7 Annual Town Meeting for a rezoning article for the Mass. Avenue bu i ldi pia destroyed bk) fire, and are article relative to construc -t i o of - a Farb. i r,3 Structure adj acen t to that bu i ldi na f LEXINGTON CENTER POLICE BOOTH M r . M r e p o r t e d th a t i ts m eet in g o De c em b er 11t t L e x i n g t o n Center Committee had discussed the offer of the Mar t i gne t t i f POEM t fund a ne ts,# Police Booth on Mass. Avenue. He li .vi an que stions raised as fo Elevation plans should be 1ookzed at bk) the Historic. Districts C ommission term o f t ?r a .�t d t i �s �# p i. 3 t'i e X i 4 t: '-i �{ f 1 d i �i '� ■ 0'