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1 r 3a : _ . I S 1 1,lrl'12 G October 7, 1935. 11i regular meeting of the Hoard of Selectmen was held in the selectmen's iLoo!n, Towyn Office Building, at 7:30 P. 1d1. l.essrs. ermu-son, Gilcreast, L,;ons and. Potter were present. The Clem: =•Pas also present. At 7:30 P . i.. a ioint l.Z )aring with the Planning Board and the Board of i'. -.)peals -!as called to order. I.Ir. J. ienrr Duff -r, Chairman of the Planning Board, stated gnat his Board- felt that it ^rould be helpful if a meeting of the three Boards were held to talk over the following matters: (1). Shall the Town sinvle out the Concord Turnpike, the proposed nev, Lowell F:oad and the proposed circumferential hight_Fa}r and 11 -mit these three roads to a certain setback, say of fift, feet? (2) Shall the Tonin attempt to keep all business off these roads and o--onose all requests fnr changes from F1.1 to C.l Districts? (3) Does the Town wish to select one area on these roads to be zoned for business and to keep the business within that area? I,1r. Duffy stated that the Planning Board has received petitions from. the following persons for changes from a residential to a business area: TC.rs. [utchinson (of icrlington) owning; land at the Arlington- i?e lnont; line; rs. amu.+.,ler,o mint land near Pleasant Street; 1,--r.L;eVincent, o^ninr� land on Pleasant Street; Hutchinson 3rothers (of Lexington) ownin�,land on Blossom Street; h!r. Peterson, 01.1,11A _1 land on '.`{altham Street. Lr. Luffy stated that; the 'bill before the Legislature or:i.ginall�r provic,ed for a set-baclr of 100 feet on the new Concord Turnpike, but that this was finally modified to a 50 foot setbac'_.. The 'lanninp :3oard felt that this was insufficient. is r. ler,(ruson stated that the feeling of the Board of Selectmen was that ttlere should be special restrictions on the three ne•r roads and that the set -back should be 100 feet for business areas and 50 feet for residenti.al areas. r. _Edward . Kimball stated t'rat Ex. A. N. 7vaddison was favorable towerd a 100 feet set -back for business zones in order to keep out as many stands as possible. C. '�d•ran' Glynn stated that the Board of Appeals had not discussed the matter as a Board at all, but that a petition for a roadside stand had been denied by that Board 2;:r. Gl, nn stated t'o.at lie viould like to be advised what the ar;rurreiits sere for a 50 foot set -back. I,'`r. Ferguson stated that he thought a 100 feot set - bac" for residential areas was too much and that a 50 foot set -back would keep the houses far enough back to give a decent anpearance and that the drivewa?rs would ao back far enol-zph so as not to interfere with the view of traffic on the nen, road. Highway Zoning (Also Concord & circum- ferential Highways