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control law, with the addition of language that the endorsement it is not a determination of conformance with the Lexington zoning requirements and that lots C, D and E do not meet the requirements of the Lexington zoning bylaw for frontage. ********************************TOWN MEETING******************************* PUBLIC HEARINGS: Mr. Canale called the three public hearings to order at 7:50 p.m. The order of the public hearings, a brief back ground of the Center and the purpose of these articles, which is to increase the vitality of the Center were presented. The Board is looking for input on these articles tonight before Town Meeting. Ms. McCall-Taylor did the presentation for the following articles. Article 35, Residential Use in the CB Zone: Allow residential use above the street level in a commercial building and allow use on the ground floor, but not in a center store front, by special permit. Article 36, Home occupations in the CB Zone: Allow home occupations in residential dwellings in the CB district Article 37, Height and FAR in the CB Zone: Allow an increase in the FAR from 2.0 to 3.0, remove limitation on the number of stories in a building, and raise the maximum height in feet to 45 feet for all buildings. Board Comments:  Allowing residential use is fine, but there is a concern about allowing that use on the street level.  The Board has to decide what it visualizes for the Center with step backs and fine tuning the FAR before setting the actual motions for Town Meeting. Center Committee Comments: Mr. Jerry Michelson said the Center Committee is unanimous in support of moving forward and has the same concerns as the Planning Board. Board Comments:  Parking is not addressed in these Center articles because the Board wants to come up with a unified solution to parking and not add another bandaid to the problem. Next year the Board hopes to come back with a comprehensive plan for parking in the Center.