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Report to Town Meeting April 3, 1933 Actin on the petition of Daniel J. O'Connell to amend the Lexington ?oni:i, :3y -Laws by changiae; the tr.isnbular parcel of lend bounded by Fletcher Avenue, !"oburn Street and the ri6ht- of-v.ay of she Boston and Lowell RailroPd Corp. from an R.l district to a. C.1 district, the ''tannin;; Bo&rd in accordance with the provisions of the .'onin6 By -Law has held a duly advertised hearin6, and - fter consideratio.:, iiow reaorts to the Town. The ''lanninL, Board has twice previously considered requests for substantia.11Y this sane chane, end u.�on its adverse reports the Town has twice refused to approve it. T3pon this its third consideration of the iaatter, the Planning Board hes again unanimously voted to recoiiaaend to the Town that this chenge be not apyiroved at this ti.ae. It does not ap?et r that tree fnn t mental conditions affecting the matter have i_i r.ny :iatcriai degree chpnf ed since it was last considered by the Town. The opposition of the ;'tannin Board to the proj)osed change is, t s formerly, 'o< sed primarildr upon a firm belief that the area e ready L)rovided for business use is a,..,)ie, not only for all present needs but for the needs of wany years to cone, anc: that to eniarge the ..rep. viii necess:.ri y lead to a depreci tion in value of existing, busiiess areas and a progressive deterioration of nearby residential properties. :3eyond this )rimay'consideratio;i, which iuvolv._s a principle of f«r-reachi.,: ir:.)ortance affectiig the future develop- ment of the Town with respect to its business arez,s, the P_Lannirig Board in mope(- by other and more iaLaediate considerations to recouuaend the.t the Town at:,least difer comiiiittin6 itself to a change at this time. Among t.ese are the following; (1) The petitioner has indicated that he has in mind re- questin the withdrawal of certain lands on the southerly side of Gassa.chusetts Avenin e from ...inthrot) Road to the Baptist Churen from the ?3usiness or A.1 district to an:.l or residence district and further th4t ae would fe.vor the withfrawa.i of the lend frow the Town _Buildings to Pletcher Ivenue, from tag C F l dis district to n R.� district. Such cha.n6es, the lanni.ng :hoard feels, deserve the serious consideration of the Town, and should be carefully explored and acted upon before any new Brea immediately adjacent is set apart for business use. (2) The Russell Irouse property involving an important tract of land adjacent to Town property is now in the marxet and its future development is uncertain. Beim important in its influence on general town develo.inent the future of this area should riot be prejudiced at this time by a, cha.n;,e in the status of tree property involved in this petition. The Plannin- .rioard recognizes the improvements that the petitioner ha.s im de in the I)roy)Prty, and the ap,)arent fact that the land cannot be turned to as great profit for the owner through