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PLA'uNII`'G 30r'sFtDI^ARIT?G Sarah A. Cutler November 19, 1936 Plannin;T 3oard hearing was held in the Selectmen's boom of the Town Office Building, Lexington, Thursday, November 19, 7.936, at 7:30 P. P:I. upon the petition of pairs. Sarah A. Cutler. Lessrs. Borden, I'imball, Ferguson, and Ellis were present. '_'he petition was to amend the Zoning ByHLaw and Yap bar changing from an I=-.1 TD!stri_ct to a C.1 District the area bounded and described as follows: - "On the easi;erl7 side of I'leasant Street be- ginning at a point 100 feet north of the Concord Turnpilo:e and extending northerly along Pleasant Street for a distance of 150 feet, from there run- ning easterly for about 400 feet to a point on the Concord Turnpike 100 feet east of where Clematis Brook goes under the Concord 'Turnpike, and bounded on the south b7 the Concord Turnpike and Clematis Brook." prir. Borden declared the hearing open and Lir. Kimball read the notice of hearing which had been published in the iovember 4th issue of the Lexington Idinuteman and sent to property o•:•rners affected by the petition. i,:"ro. Cutler stated that she had nothing; to say except that she had changed the area in the petition and that she did not have her lariyer representing her this time. She did not think he ad been treated fairly at the last Town Leeting •-� s it was ten minutes of twelve when her article in' the !'Iarrant ,vas brought up, and man,= of the Town p,ieeting iaembers had gone home. She felt that the small tract of land named in the -oetition is undesirable for house lots and is only asiring for vlri�.at she thinks is fair as she owns nine acres a_lon7 t':�e ne;°r roar. i,:rs. t utler also stated that: slie ould not afrree to a building that ,°rould be detrimental to the 'Town and feels that, she is taking the attitude Irir. Cutler !^✓ould have ta'ren. She felt t'l at a asoline station was needed es several; people i ave cone to her house for gasoline. She could not understand vrhv the Planning Board was so opposed but thoi. 'Frht tl-cre was a limit, and felt that she was justified in asking the Toren to grant this change. i.r. ��ord.en asked if there were others who wished to sneak either in favor or in opposition and there were none. Te then asked I;:.rs. Cutler if she would be willing to have her petition changed from a C.l to a T.1 District. This, he exola_ned, i.,:ould m�:an that the land would be restricted to the sale of sasollne, oil and automobile accessories. h!rs. cutler replied that she would be willing to change to a T.1 Listrict as she was petitioning for the sale of gasoline ohhr. ane also asked if a T.1 District could be changed baclr to an 11.1 District and Lr. Borden answered that it could.