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November 16,2009 Adjourned Session of the 2009 Special Town Meeting The second session of the Fall 2009 Special Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Deborah J. Brown at 7:30 p.m.,Monday,November 16 2009,Cary Memorial Hall;a quorum of 169 present. The Moderator reviewed the evening's procedures and schedule. 7:34 p.m. Selectman Norman Cohen requested a recess for a review of the Lexington Housing Partnership grant application. 7:50 p.m. Presented by Jerry Michelson,pr.5. ARTICLE 4: AMEND ZONING BY-LAW MOTION: That the Zoning Bylaw,Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington,be amended as follows: 1. Add the following definition after the definition of"APARTMENT BUILDING" and before the definition of"ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE" in §135-8: ARTISAN WORK-The creation,finishing,refinishing or similar production of custom or hand- made commodities,together with the retailing of such commodities. 2. Amend row 6.21 in Table 1 (Permitted Uses and Development Standards), Part B(Commercial Uses)by deleting the existing row and replacing it with the following: CN CRS CS CB CLO CRO CM 6.21 Office located on a street level floor Y N N SP* Y Y Y (*In CB District,office shall not be permitted in a Center Store Front.A Center Store Front is defined as the portion of the ground floor level of a building in the CB District that has frontage on a public way or a public parking lot.) 3. Amend row 7.28 in Table 1 (Permitted Uses and Development Standards), Part B(Commercial Uses)by deleting"Private postal services(see definition)" and replacing that text with"Private postal services." 4. Add a new row 8.22 in Table 1 (Permitted Uses and Development Standards), Part B(Commercial Uses)as follows: CN CRS CS CB CLO CRO CM 8.22 Artisan work N NNYN N N 5. Amend row 9.12 in Table 1 (Permitted Uses and Development Standards), Part B(Commercial Uses)by deleting"Fast-food or takeout service serving enough food to comprise a meal" and replacing that text with"Fast food service." 6. Amend row 9.13 in Table 1 (Permitted Uses and Development Standards), Part B(Commercial Uses)by deleting"Takeout or fast-food service serving food or beverages,such as coffee,snacks,ice cream,or donuts,but not enough to comprise a meal" and replacing that text with"Takeout food service." 7. Delete the letters stricken through and replace with the letters under the CB column in the lines of Table 1(Permitted Uses and Development Standards),Part B (Commercial Uses)as shown below: 6.15 Advertising,editing,composition, but not including printing or other N y reproduction service 7.12 Laundry or dry cleaning pickup station with processing done N Y elsewhere;laundry or dry cleaning with processing on the premises subject to the development standards for the district;self-service laundromat or dry cleaning 7.28 Private postal service N Y 8.20 Lawn and garden supplies and equipment N Y 9.11 Restaurant 8g y 9.13 Take out food service 8g y 9.14 Caterer or other establishment preparing meals for groups of people N SP* (*In CB District,only in conjunction with a substantial retail food business as set forth in lines 8.13,9.11,9.12 or 9.13 in Table 1.) 10.12 Indoor athletic and exercise facilities,weight reduction salon N Y