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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 7, 2012 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with members Wendy Manz, Michelle Ciccolo, Greg Zurlo, and Charles Hornig and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor, and Lori Kaufman present. ********************************TOWN MEETING******************************* Joint Meeting with the Center Sub-Committee on Zoning Article 36, Home Occupations in the CB District: On a motion duly made and seconded it was voted, 5-0, to recommend to Town Meeting the motion as written by staff and ask staff to write the report supporting Article 36 for Home Occupations in the CB District. Article 35, Residential Use in the CB District: Mr. Levin of the Center Sub Committee said there was some apprehension in the Center Committee that allowing residential use on street level by special permit could cause some concern at Town Meeting so residential use should only be allowed above the first floor. Board Comments:  Keeping residential use above the first floor is a good idea.  There would be some first floor space devoted to residential access anyway.  Better to keep it simple.  Clear access is permitted since it already exists as access to offices now. In Lexington Place the lobby is behind the storefronts and there is no need to limit square footage, just limit ground floor use to residential unit access. Mr. Brown said that economic conditions would dictate limited use of storefront, but leave some flexibility for space behind them for residential lobbies.  Economic conditions did not dictate the narrow entrances at Lexington Place, Town Meeting did. Mr. Michelson said the Center Committee wants a pedestrian center and wide driveways would not be appealing to pedestrians.  Entrances could be defined by the state building code to determine what should be required.