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437 Planning Board Meeting April 5, 1982 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room 6-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by the Chairman, Mr. Sandy, with members Nichols, Smith, Sorensen, and Uhrig, and Planning Director Bowyer present. 51. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the meeting of March 27,"1982 were corrected and on a motion by Mrs. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, were approved unanimously as corrected. LO The minutes of the meeting of March 31,1982 were corrected and on a motion by Mr. N Sorensen, seconded by Mrs. Smith, were approved unanimously as corrected. Q , Q DETERMINATION OF PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL m 52. Land off North Street, Form A-82/3 Q It was agreed to postpone action ,on this plan as Town Counsel had not reviewed it yet. POLICIES, COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING 53. Traffic and Zoning in Hartwell Avenue -Bedford Street and Marrett Road Areas The Board discussed revisions to its policy relative to the percentage of parking spaces which should be physically limited during peak travel hours. Mrs. Nichols suggested that the percentage be changed from 85% to 80%. It was agreed that it was inappropriate to have the percentage of restricted parking spaces tied to any one development proposal. In a poll of the Board, Mr. Sorensen favored having the percentage at 85%; Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Smith favored 80%; Mrs. Uhrig favored a lower percentage; and Mr. Sandy favored stating the requirement in verbal terms rather than a numerical percentage. Mr. Sorensen made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Smith, that the policy, as stated in the draft dated March 22, 1982, be adopted. (The draft stated 85% of the parking spaces should be physically limited.) Mrs. Nichols, seconded by Mrs. Smith, offered a substitute motion that the policy set forth in a draft dated March 22, 1982, be amended in paragraph 4.a) to read 80% of all parking spaces. Mrs. Smith ' and Mrs. Nichols voted in favor; Mr. Sorensen and Mrs. Uhrig voted opposed; Mr. i" Sandy abstained, and the motion was not adopted. On the motion of Mrs. Uhrig, seconded by Mrs. Nichols, the Board voted 3-2, with Mr. Sandy and Mr. Sorensen opposed, to amend the draft dated March 22, 1982, to read that 75% of the parking spaces shall be physically limited and to adopt the policy "Relationship Between Additional Traffic and the Rezoning of Land in the Bedford Street -Hartwell Avenue Area and in the Marrett Road Area" dated March 22, 1982, as amended.