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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF February 28, 2007 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, was held in Cary Auditorium in Cary Hall, and called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Manz with members Hornig, Galaitsis, Canale, Zurlo and planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. ************************ ARTICLES FOR 2007 TOWN MEETING************************** PUBLIC HEARINGS Article 7, 303 Woburn Street, Rezone from RO to CRS At 7:00 p.m., Chairman Manz advised the audience that the applicant had withdrawn the rezoning petition and that the Board would be in recess until the next hearing scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Article 6, Penalties At 7:15 p.m. Ms. Manz opened the public hearing on Article 6, Penalties. There were 60 people in the audience. Ms. Manz explained that the non-criminal disposition in the Code of Lexington §1.6 covers violations of the Zoning Bylaw, and therefore this section 135-9(B) was seen as unnecessary. Questions and Comments: Mr. Frank Sandy wanted to know if the penalties were the same under both sections of the Code. Mr. Bartenstein asked the Planning Board to read these two sections of the Code - general provisions and the Zoning Bylaw. Ms. Manz read both items noting there is a schedule in the general provision but not in the zoning bylaw. Ms. McCall-Taylor said the current practice of the Zoning Administrator is to use the schedule in the general provisions. Ms Manz closed the public hearing at 7:22 p.m. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recommend the article to Town Meeting. Article 5, Tree Management At 7:30 p.m. Ms. Manz opened the public hearing on Article 5, Tree Management. Mr. Canale’s presentation stated that the objective of the bylaw amendment is to more explicitly include the protection of trees as a part of the findings and determinations required when the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Appeals grants a special permit or a special permit with site plan review. A tree maintenance plan would become part of the standard submission for those projects under the jurisdiction of the