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PLANNING BOARD MEETING <br />Monday, March 7, 1955 <br />ee <br />' Present: Adams - Grindle, Hathaway, Irwin, Jaquith, Ripley - Snow, Stevens. <br />Meeting opened at 8:00 o'clock. Record of the previous meeting was <br />read and approved. <br />Lexington Estates Trust Hearing <br />Discussion was held on the Lexington Estates Trust hearing. It was_felt <br />that in general the Board approved of an apartment zone somewhere in Lexington <br />and that this was a good locality for it; also, that the actual amount of paid <br />taxes to the Town would be greater from the A-1 district proposal than from <br />that of the same area developed as an R-1 district. It was moved by Mr. <br />Grindle, seconded by Mr. Irwin and unanimously - <br />VOTED: that the Board recommend the change of zone petitioned for by <br />Lexington Estates Trust. <br />Seabury Hearing <br />The majority of the Board felt that the area asked for was too large, <br />altho they were not against a part of this area being zoned for A-1. However, <br />in view of the fact that the Lexington Zoning By-law states that buildings in <br />A-1 zones must be connected with a sanitary sewer and that the petitioner was <br />so advised, it was moved by Mr. Irwin, seconded by Mr. Jaquith and <br />VOTED: that the Planning Board do not recommend thischangein zone at <br />the present time, <br />Mr. Hathaway not voting. <br />Sarano Hearing <br />After discussion, Mr. Jaquith moved, Mr. Hathaway seconded and it was <br />unanimously <br />VOTED: that this petition be not approved for the following reasons: <br />There is enough land in the immediate vicinity zoned as a C-1 <br />district and which has not been developed for such purposes at <br />this time; a change to a C-1 district would increase the automo- <br />bile traffic at an already dangerous intersection; a change to <br />C-1 use of the tract would not preserve the character of the <br />present Barrymeade Farm subdivision; and in 1950, when the tract <br />was rezoned from a C-1 to an R-1 district, there was no objection <br />to the change from the petitioner. <br />House Bi -11 #628 relative to agricultural buildings was read. It was <br />moved by Mr..Bathaway, seconded by Mr. Grindle and unanimously <br />