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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF FEBRUARY 13, 2008 <br /> <br />A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building was called to <br />order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Zurlo, Galaitsis, Manz, and Canale and planning <br />staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Canale recused himself from the public hearing on <br />the Special Permit Residential Development. <br /> <br />************************ARTICLES FOR 2008 TOWN MEETING************************** <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Article 49, Special Permit Residential Development: At 7:35 p.m. Mr. Hornig opened the public hearing <br />on the Special Permit Residential Development bylaw amendment. There were 20 people in the audience. <br />Mr. Hornig explained that in Article VIII there were no changes, they only moved the contents of the <br />planned residential developments (RD) from Article IX to Article VIII. <br /> <br />Article IX was revised and simplified. References were updated, which removed the distinction between <br />semi-attached and two-family dwellings and useable open space was eliminated as a requirement. The <br />new bylaw is simpler and easier to understand and went from 21 pages with 14 pages of guidelines and 4 <br />pages of worksheets to 8 pages in total. The amount of development allowed is based on the lots in a <br />proof plan. The targeted goals were a range of housing sizes, increased open space, and encouragement of <br />affordable housing. There were name changes for the residential developments, they are now special <br />residential developments and can be special permit conventional developments, site sensitive <br />developments, which include the former reduced frontage subdivision, balanced housing developments <br />corresponding to the cluster and special residential developments, and public benefit developments which <br />provide impact and density bonuses in exchange for ten percent affordable units. The permit process does <br />not change. <br /> <br />Audience Questions and Comments: <br />Ms. Vicki Blier asked about the number of units and felt that 7,200 square feet would make them <br />enormous. Mr. Hornig said the 7,200 square feet is a gross floor area (GFA) multiplier, which is based on <br />average new construction. The houses would be dividing the GFA among all the units they would build. <br /> <br />Mr. Joe Marino of Homes Development said this all hinges on the proof plan and he would encourage the <br />Board not to change the development regulations that define the proof plan and don’t make the <br /> <br />