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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF MARCH 18, 2013 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Planning Office, Town Office <br />Building, was called to order at 6:07 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with members Michelle <br />Ciccolo, Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, Charles Hornig and Greg Zurlo and planning staff Maryann <br />McCall-Taylor and Aaron Henry present. <br /> <br />The Board members signed copies their report on Article 34 Zoning Bylaw for filing with the <br />Town Clerk and the Moderator. Copies of the report were made available Friday at the Police <br />Station and will be on the table outside of Town Meeting tonight. <br /> <br />******************************TOWN MEETING********************************* <br />Article 30 Tree Bylaw John Frey and Gerry Paul from the Tree Committee were present. Mr. <br />Paul gave a brief overview of the proposed bylaw changes. He said it would strengthen the bylaw <br />in two ways – by increasing the trees subject to the bylaw and increasing the required mitigation <br />in hopes of saving trees rather than having developers replant or pay into the tree fund. In <br />addition, it would remove the ambiguity about how the mitigation fee is applied. Board members <br />discussed the costs of complying with the bylaw and its possible negative effects on economic <br />development as it has the potential to expand the area of impact on large scale commercial <br />developments. It was suggested that the Tree Committee focus on specimen trees. <br /> <br />On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recommend to Town Meeting the adoption <br />of the tree bylaw amendment. <br /> <br />Planning Board Report under Article 2 Mr. Canale circulated copies of his draft report to Town <br />Meeting. Members were generally in agreement on the content but suggested emphasizing this <br />year’s accomplishments more than the prospective work plan. <br /> <br />**************************SPECIAL TOWN MEETING**************************** <br /> <br />Article 2 – 33 Marrett Road Mr. Canale reported that the Community Preservation Committee <br />had voted (7-0) to recommend the supplemental money for support of the purchase, in addition to <br /> <br />