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Mr. Greeley stated that if a house was built with garage on a 100 foot lot, the garage must be 15 feet from the next lot line and there is 15 feet plus the width of the house and 15 feet left ' on the other side. _ Mr. Black felt that the tendency was to crowd to the service side of the house and leave as much yard as possible on the liv- ing room side. Mr, George Fuller stated that he owned 17 acres of land on North Hancock Street and asked what chance he would have selling lots of 100 feet when the developments on three sides of his land were laid out and recorded with 75 foot lots. Rir. Greeley stated that the Board would be glad to give the matter study and report to him. _ Asir. Eugene Buckley felt that 10,P00 square feet would suffice and that the depth should be decreased to 100 feet. He stated that he had talked with other citizens and they felt that 7500 feet would suffice and that 5000 foot increase was quite a lot, One person suggested 90 feet frontage and a depth of 125 feet. He stated that he was hoping at the last Town Meeting that the meeting would decide on 10,000 square feet. Mr. Greeley stated that the Planning BoardIs aim was to present what it felt was good policy and discover what the citizens wanted. He asked Mr. Buckley if he thought the jump would be ' too sudden from 7500 to 12,500 square feet, Mr. Buckley stated that he favored 100 by 100 foot lots and would rather spe the area set at 10,000 square feet rather than 12,500 square feet. Mr. Robert Uerriam felt that 10,000 square foot lots with 100 foot frontago,•was large enough near the center of the Town. He felt that farther out 12,500 foot lots are alright but can see the difficulty of drawing the line, In regard to the side line, he felt as Mr. Black, He stated that he thought it would be well to leave out the secpnd paragraph because it is not proposed to have this amendment retroactive to lots already laid out. Mr, Greeley asked Mr. Merriam if he felt that the amendment should not be retroactive, that any lot of any size previously recorded should be permitted to stand. Mr. Merriam replied in the affirmative. Mr. T. A. Custance stated that he was in sympathy with Mr. Black in regard to the setback and would like to see it increased, He would like to see a tentative layout made of all large areas of the Town as yet undeveloped,which developers and builders could refer to. He stated that he thought 10,000 foot lots with 100 ' foot frontage would be for the best interests of the Town.