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L PLANNING BOARD BEARING March 6, 1935 The Planning Board held a public hearing in the Selectments Room of the Town Office Building, Wednesday, March 6, 1935, on the petition of Mrs. Catherine Kelly. Messrs. Duffy, Robinson, Ellis, Kimball and Greeley were present. The petition was to amend the Zoning By -Law as follows: - "By inserting after Section 3, C.1 Districts, Paragraph 30, a new paragraph which shall read as follows: - 30A. At the junction of East and Lowell Streets, in the southeast corner of the intersection, extending 196 feet along Lowell Street and 250 feet along East Street and of a depth of 100 feet throughout." At 8:10 Mr. Duffy opened the hearing by reading the notice which had been published in the local public paper and sent to the various property owners in the district laid out by the Planning Board. There were three people present, Mr. Kelly, F. J. Spencer and Mr. Andrew Bierenbroodspot. Mr. Greeley stated that due to a typographical error, the article in the Town Warrant called for a depth of 200 feet instead of 100 feet as was asked for in the petition and that it would be necessary for the Planning Board to submit an amend- ment making this correction, according to instructions from the Town Counsel. Mr. Kelly stated that it would be satisfactory to him if this change was made and also added that the notice called attention to the southeast corner and it was the southwest corner that he wanted the change to affect. He remarked that he wanted the property changed from residential to business and although he has no definite plans at the present time is looking ahead into the future. In regard to his work, Mr. Kelly stated that things were uncertain. Mr. Kimball asked Mr. Kelly if he had not acquired the property within a few years knowing it was in a residential zone, and Mr. Kelly replied that at the time he took over the property he did not investigate to see how it was zoned, which time was about one year ago. Mr. Greeley advised Mr. Kelly that at the time he first appeared before the Planning Board, about two months ago, it was understood that it was his intention to have a stand there for farm produce and he had been referred to the Board of Appeals. He also told him that this was the time to present arguments in favor of the change so that the Board could pre- pare a report to present at the Town Meeting on the matter. Mr. Kelly asked what objection the Planning Board could have to the change and felt that as long as no one appeared to oppose the petition they were in favor of it as they had so stated by signing. He also said that he had not been before the Board of Appeals. Mr. Duffy stated that this was not the time for the Planning Board to give its views on the matter but the time for Mr. Kelly to give his reasons for wanting the change. Mr. Kelly advised the Board that things were uncertain where he is employed and he is paying $60.00 a year taxes on the land and is getting nothing out of it. K6117 Hearing