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PLANNING BOARD HEARINGS ' FEBRUARY 15, 1965 The Lexington Planning Board held public hearings in Esta - brook Hall, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday evening, February 15, 1965, on four proposals for amendments to the Zoning By-laws to appear on the Warrant for the annual town meeting, and on proposed revision of Subdivision Rules and Regulations. Present were Chair- man Bryson, Members Campbell, Greeley, Meyer and Riffin; Planning Director Zaleski; and Secretary Macomber. Chairman Bryson opened the meeting at 7:40 to discuss the first proposal to amend the Zoning By -Law which reads as follows: "to strike out Section 1 thereof and inserting in its place a new Section 1 reading as follows: SECTION 1 PURPOSE For the purposes set forth in General Laws, Chapter 40A, Sections 1 to 22 inclusive, and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and under the authority thereof and of General Laws, Chapter 143, and any other ' enabling laws, the inspection, materials, construction, alteration, repair, height, number of stories, area, size, location and the use of buildings and structures, the size of lots, yards, courts and other open spaces, and the use of land in the Town of Lexington are hereby regulated as herein provided, and the Town is divided into districts, as hereinafter defined and as shown on the Zoning Map prepared by the Planning Board, as amend- ed, a certified copy of which is filed with the Town Clerk, which map is hereby made a part of this By -Law." It was explained that the by-laws now refer to a map as en- gineered by William M. Burns, Town Engineer, dated 1950. The pur- pose of this change is that when reference is made to the Zoning Map it would mean the latest map and that the map may be changed from time to time to accord with changes which have taken place by amendments or by changes resulting from building. Mr. Ephriam Weiss spoke in favor and an expression of opin- ion being called for, those present represented themselves as being in favor. The hearing was declared closed at 7:45 p.m. The second article was then taken up, which reads as follows: ' "by striking out the last sentence of Sec. 19 thereof and inserting in place thereof the following two sen- tences: