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lr`4 TING OF PLA2?ITMr? - BOARD October 27, I933 A meeting of the Pla.nnin6 Board was held at the Town Office Buiidine on Friday, October 27, I963, at b:00 P.M.,the following were present: Messrs. Duffy, Mi.1ne,Kimball, Glynn and Robinson. The records of the previous meetinE of October 20 were read and aproved. LOCATION OF FILLING STATIONSS idr.Duffy opened the dissuasion of regulations governing the loc,-..tion of gasoline filling -stations with respect to public buildings,schools,churches,etc „ reading; extracts from the Sonine By-laws of the Town of Great Barrington, section I6 of which deals with these matters in amanner reflecting various recent court decisions, and which may thefore be regarded as a safe guide in drawin- up similar regulations for incorporation in our own By-law. A comparison of the uses permitted in C.I districts, as outlined in Section 4 of the Lexington By-law (Page b), was made with those of the Great Barrington By-law, and it was found that the two are for the most part in agreement.It was the general ' c opinion that while gasoline filling. -stations and 6ara.ges should remain subject to regulation by the Board of Appeals, as our By- law now specifies, automible salesroons, when operated independent of agarage or service -station, can properly be allowed in any C.I district and may well be permitted under paragraph 2 of our C.I section,along with retail stores of other lines of business, Some difference of opinion developed relative to tire and battery stores, which usually include a certain amount of service to customers, it being the feeling that if this service were carried on in the street adjacent to the store, some traffic hazard might result. The proper distance from public buildings, schools and churches, at which gara;es and filling -stations shauid be located was duscusse4 various distances from 200 to 500 rept were sug- gested. It seemed that 300 feet was reasonable, and was usually accepted as proper in other Towns where regulations of that sort are in effect. It was also agreed that a set-bacx of 20 feet from the street line was desirable, to allow for servicing cars off the street and entirely on the premises of the garage or filling -station. Upon motion, dul;T seconded, it was thefore VOTITD: That the Board adopt, sub,ect to the approval of the Town Counsel, the following amendments to the Lexington 'oning ' By-law: Under Section 4, in C.I Districts, article 2 after the word "stores" add the word "salesrooms" so that the article will read: "retail stores, salesrooms, and shops for custom work...". Also, in the same section, to delete article 6(c) and to