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submitted. The modified amendment will be discussed at the Planning Board meeting on April 10, 2023. The HPB discussed the original and modified amendments. As neither the Planning Board nor the SPRD committee has voted on the modified amendment, the HPB did not take a position on the modified amendment though the sense of the discussion was that the HPB also opposed both the original and modified amendment. 3. Article #34 – Multi-Family Zoning Housing for MBTA Communities Amendment response, vote, and statement if needed Mr. Hornig and Ms. Thompson provided an overview of the two proposed amendments to Article 34. Todd Burger filed an amendment requiring a special permit review rather than a site plan review for development in Lexington Center. Dawn McKenna filed an amendment that deletes five districts from Article 34 and requires special permits for two districts. The amendment from Mr. Burger makes development in Lexington Center substantially more difficult for developers because of the uncertain nature of the special permit review process. Ms. McKenna’s amendment moves new development and, thus, new inclusionary units, to the outskirts of Lexington, away from most public transportation. Mr. Hornig also noted that most of the capacity for the remaining five districts is on Hartwell Avenue. He added that one landowner said that with the current and proposed zoning for Hartwell Avenue, it would be much more profitable to develop commercial buildings than residential housing. Given that, it’s likely that very little housing – inclusionary or otherwise – would be developed if the amendment from Ms. McKenna was adopted. Mr. Hornig moved that the HPB recommend to the Select Board and Town Meeting that both amendments be rejected. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. In favor: Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Charles Hornig, Paul Linton, Wendy Manz, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Betsey Weiss Against: none Abstaining: none 4. Next Meeting Date The next meeting date is April 25 at 7:00 pm. The state has allowed meetings to continue virtually. The April 25 meeting will be held on Zoom. 5. Adjournment Ms. Weiss moved adjournment. Ms. Cohen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. In favor: Harriet Cohen, Jeri Foutter, Charles Hornig, Paul Linton, Wendy Manz, Bob Pressman, Melanie Thompson, Betsey Weiss Against: none Abstaining: none The meeting adjourned 3:30 pm.