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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF July 13, 2022 Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board Held on July 13, 2022, Virtual Meeting at 6:00 pm Present: Robert Peters, Chair; Michael Schanbacher, Vice-Chair; Melanie Thompson, Clerk, Robert Creech, Charles Hornig and Michael Leon, Associate Member. Also present were Abby McCabe, Planning Director, Molly Belanger, planner, Sheila Page, Assistant Planning Director, and Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Land Use. Robert Peters, Chair, called to order the meeting of the Lexington Planning Board on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 6:00 pm. For this meeting, the Planning Board is convening by video conference via Zoom. LexMedia may broadcast this meeting live and will record it for future viewing. Detailed information for remote participation by the public may be found on the Planning Office web page. Mr. Peters conducted a roll call to ensure all members of the Planning Board and members of staff present could hear and be heard. Mr. Peters provided a summary of instructions for members of the public in attendance. It was further noted that written materials for this meeting are available on the Town's NovusAGENDA dashboard. ****************DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW****************** Draft Comprehensive Plan Review Public Work Session for the following Sections: Goal 3: Economic Vitality: Ms. McCabe explained that the draft plan presented tonight was revised and incorporated all comments and edits received from staff, Board members, residents and others through June 28, 2022. Additional comments received and discussed tonight will be incorporate into the next draft. The final updated draft will be done in September after all sections are reviewed by the Board. Ms. McCabe presented the updated draft with the new recommendations. Board and Public Comments and Questions:  Board members discussed the rearranging the order of strategies, potential actions and editorial changes for Goal 3.  There was a request for clarification on the revised sign bylaw in potential actions.  Ms. Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director said the major issues with the sign bylaw were the size of the signs and the process of going to the Zoning Board of Appeals and then the Design Advisory Committee. Another piece would be to update the uses and definitions.  A Board member said in 3.2.2 streamlining the permitting process should be town-wide not just in the Center.  A resident said the Tourism Committee should be listed as a lead or an existing resource in 3.2.4 to encourage tourists to explore.