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Warrant for Special Town Meeting March 25, 2002
TOWN OF LEXINGTON WARRANT
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday, March 4 Town Elections
Polls Open - 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12—7:30 p.m. Moderator's Workshop for New
Selectmen's Meeting Room Town Meeting Members
Wednesday, March 13 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting
Clarke Middle School Municipal Budget & Capital Expenditures
Thursday, March 14 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting
Clarke Middle School School Budget & Capital Expenditures
Sunday, March 17— 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. TMMA Bus Tour
(Meet at Clarke Middle School Gym)
Wednesday, March 20 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Information Meeting
Clarke Middle School Citizen Articles
Thursday, March 21 - 7:30 p.m. Moderator's Meeting with Article Sponsors
Selectmen's Meeting Room
Monday, March 25 - 8:00 p.m. Town Meeting begins (No Town Meeting on
Museum of Our National Heritage Auditorium Passover, March 27 and School Vacation
Week, April 15-20)
Note: During Town Meeting, interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing are available on request
to Human Services Coordinator Steve Baran at 861-2742.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Calendar Inside Front Cover
Board of Selectmen's Message 3
Warrant for Special Town Meeting 4
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Article 1 Elections 7
Article 2 Reports of Town Officers, Boards, Committees 8
Article 3 Appointments to Cary Lecture Series 8
FINANCIAL ARTICLES,
4181 Article 4 Operating Budget 8
Article 5 Supplementary Appropriations for Current Fiscal Year(FY2002) 12
Article 6 Prior Years'Unpaid Bills 12
Article 7 Supplementary Appropriations for Authorized Capital Improvement Projects 13
CAPITAL AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARTICLES
Article 8 Capital Projects and Equipment 13
a)Public Works Equipment
b)Pine Meadows Improvements
c)Traffic Improvements
d) Street Related Improvements
e)Playground and Recreation Facilities Improvements
f) Storm Sewer Improvements
g) Sidewalk Improvements
h)Town Building Envelope Program
Article 9 Water Distribution Improvement 14
gap Article 10 School Technology 14
Article 11 School Capital Project 15
43) Article 12 Computerized Public Tree Inventory 15
Article 13 Muzzey High Condominium Repairs 16
Article 14 Amend Quitclaim Deed- Muzzey High Condominium 16
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ZONING AND CONSERVATION ARTICLES
Article 15 Amend Zoning Bylaw-Rezoning, RO to CRS, Waltham Street at
Waltham Town Line 17
Article 16 Amend Zoning Bylaw- CRS, Change of Use to Allow Athletic Facilities 17
Article 17 Amend Zoning Bylaw- Technical Corrections 18
Article 18 Amend Zoning Bylaw- Setbacks for Sheds 20
Article 19 Amend Zoning Bylaw- Changes Definitions 21
'® Article 20 Amend Zoning Bylaw-House Impact Review 23
Article 21 Zoning Bylaw- Codification 29
Article 22 Amend Wetlands Protection Bylaw 30
Article 23 Transfer of Land to Conservation-Lot 120 on Map 41 30
GENERAL ARTICLES,
Article 24 Board of Health Violations-Non-Criminal Disposition 30
Article 25 Historic Districts Commission-Non-Criminal Disposition 31
Article 26 Amend General Bylaws- Sidewalks 31
Article 27 Amend General Bylaws- Fees 31
Article 28 Resolution -Use of Appropriated Funds 32
CO Article 29 Community Preservation Act-Accept MGL Chapter 44B 32
J Article 30 Community Preservation Act- Amend Bylaws 33
Article 31 Amend Permanent Eastment-Various Lots 33
Article 32 Retirement Board-Early Retirement Incentive 34
Article 33' Use of Funds to Reduce the Tax Rate 34
2020 Vision Goals 35
Expenditures/Appropriations/Revenues History 41
Map 42
List of Town Meeting Members 44
Election Information Inside Back Cover
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XINGT0x, OFFICE OF SELECTMEN
JEANNE K.KRIEGER,CHAIRMAN
PETER D.ENRICH
DAWN E.McKENNA TEL:(781)862-0500 x208
CATHERINE M.D.ABBOTT FAX:(781)863-9468
LEO P.McSWEENEY
To the Residents of Lexington:
These Warrants provide notification of the Annual Town Meeting and a Special Town Meeting
on March 25 and advise residents of the various issues being considered at the Meetings. Only
articles listed in the Warrant may be discussed.
The Annual Town Meeting Warrant includes the Town Manager's Proposed Budget for Fiscal
Year 2003. The Board of Selectmen is reviewing the Town Manager's Proposed Budget and
will present its recommendations to Town Meeting after further consultation with the School
Committee, Finance Committees and Town Manager. The Town Manager's comprehensive
proposed budget as adopted by the Board of Selectmen will be delivered to all Town Meeting
members prior to the consideration of any financial articles by Town Meeting.
A table of contents is provided for easy reference. The articles are grouped by topic and brief
descriptions are provided in an attempt to make the Warrant useful and understandable. A map is
also provided that shows the new precincts for 2002 and the locations of proposed public works
and special projects. Included also, as an Appendix, is a summary of the Themes, Goals, and
Recommended Actions identified through the 2020 Vision process. In addition, throughout the
Warrant, article descriptions are referenced to the 2020 Vision goals and themes where
appropriate. The 2020 Vision process, initiated by the Board of Selectmen, School Committee
and Planning Board, invited the participation of all residents through many public meetings and
workshops conducted in 1999 and 2000 and through a questionnaire sent to all households a year
ago. Inclusion in the Warrant is intended to make residents aware of the scope and breadth of
the recommendations of the 2020 Vision process. While the 2020 Vision process was
established and endorsed by the elected boards, the specific recommendations have not been
adopted or approved by those bodies.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Jeanne K. Krieger, Chairman
Peter D. Enrich
Catherine M. D. Abbott
Dawn E. McKenna
Leo P. McSweeney
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TOWN WARRANT
Town of Lexington
Special Town Meeting
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Lexington Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the
inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at
the Museum of Our National Heritage, in said Town on Monday, March 25 at 8:15 p.m., at
which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by
the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended,
and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended.
ARTICLE 1 STREET RELATED IMPROVEMENTS
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for improvements to town streets, and to
take by eminent domain,purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land
necessary therefore; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer
from available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other
manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $7,000,000
DESCRIPTION: The funds requested will be for a four-phase program to address
neighborhood streets.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision I.5.a
ARTICLE 2 CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION
To see if the Town will authorize the Conservation Commission to purchase or otherwise
acquire, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, upon the written request of
the Conservation Commission, for conservation purposes including outdoor recreation as
provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, any fee, easement or
conservation restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws, or other
interest in all or any part of land shown as Lot 1 on Assessor's Property Map 91 now or formerly
of Wright; and appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided
by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these
methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Conservation Commission)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at Press Time
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DESCRIPTION: This parcel is located in the northwest corner of Lexington adjacent to
the town lines of Bedford and Burlington. The parcel is approximately 15 acres
consisting of open pasture areas, wooded areas, and conservation jurisdictional resource
areas. The passage of this article would protect one of the last remaining tracts of land in
Lexington, provide linkage with contiguous town open space and protect the valuable
wetland resource areas and historical and cultural features of this parcel.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision 1II.2
ARTICLE 3 LINCOLN PARK
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to reconstruct the Lincoln Park athletic
fields and parking lot; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer
from available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other
manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $3,400,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to rehabilitate and reconstruct three full
size multi-use athletic fields. This project would address the serious shortage of athletic
fields and address the safety issue. The project also includes rebuilding and expanding
the existing parking lot.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision II.2.h, II.3.b
ARTICLE 4 SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remodel, reconstruct and make
extraordinary repairs to the Diamond Middle School and to provide design funds for Lexington
High School; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from
available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other
manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the School Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time
DESCRIPTION: The funds requested by this article are to remodel, reconstruct and
make extraordinary repairs to the Diamond Middle School, and provide funds to do
design work at the high school. These funds will be included in the submission to the
School Building Assistance Board for reimbursement.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision II.3.b
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ARTICLE 5 REMODELING/CONSTRUCTION OF TOWN SCHOOLS
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to construct, originally equip and furnish
new elementary schools, including architectural and engineering services in connection
therewith; determine whether the money shall be provided by borrowing or otherwise; or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the School Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time
DESCRIPTION: Funds requested by this article are for completion of design documents,
construction documents and construction of new schools to replace the current Fiske and
Harrington Elementary Schools. This article will also provide funding for complete
design and engineering services for two more elementary schools.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision II.3.b
And you are directed to serve this warrant fourteen days at least before the time of said meeting
as provided in the By-Laws of the Town.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk,
on or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 4th day of February, 2002.
Jeanne K. Krieger Selectmen
Peter D. Enrich
Catherine M. D. Abbott of
Dawn E. McKenna
A true copy, Attest: Leo P. McSweeney Lexington
George Anderson
Constable of Lexington
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TOWN WARRANT
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of
the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in their
respective voting places in said Town.
PRECINCT ONE, HARRINGTON SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, BOWMAN SCHOOL;
PRECINCT THREE, JONAS CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT FOUR, BRIDGE
SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, FISKE SCHOOL; PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND
MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT SEVEN, ESTABROOK SCHOOL; PRECINCT EIGHT, FIRE
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING; PRECINCT NINE, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, on
Monday, the fourth day of March, 2002, at 7:00 a.m., then and there to act on the following
articles:
ARTICLE 1 ELECTIONS
To choose by ballot the following Officers:
Two Selectmen for terms of three years;
One Moderator for a term of one year;
One member of the School Committee for a term of three years; One member of the School
Committee for a term of one year;
One member of the Planning Board for a term of three years; One member of the Planning Board
for a term of one year;
One member of the Lexington Housing Authority for a term of five years;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct One, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
an unexpired term ending March 2004;
Eleven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
an unexpired term ending March 2004; the three receiving the next highest number of votes to
fill unexpired terms ending March 2003;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
an unexpired term ending March 2003;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years;
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Nine Town Meeting Members in Precinct Six, the seven receiving the highest number of votes
to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an
unexpired term ending March 2004; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an
unexpired term ending March 2003;
Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Seven, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years;
Ten Town Meeting Members in Precinct Eight, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
an unexpired term ending March 2004; the two receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
unexpired terms ending March 2003;
Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Nine, the seven receiving the highest number of
votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill
an unexpired term ending March 2003.
You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in the Museum of Our National Heritage
Auditorium, 33 Marrett Rd. in said Town on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of March at 8:00 p.m.,
at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by
the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended,
and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended.
ARTICLE 2 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES
To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town.
ARTICLE 3 APPOINTMENTS TO CARY LECTURE SERIES
To see if the Town will authorize the appointment of the committee on lectures under the wills of
Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article that provides for the appointment of three citizens
to the Cary Lecture Series by the Moderator.
FINANCIAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 4 OPERATING BUDGET
To see if the Town will make appropriations for expenditures by departments, officers,boards,
and committees of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year and determine whether the
money shall be provided by the tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any
revolving or special funds, including enterprise funds, or by any combination of these methods;
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
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Aim ill' 5 r r R
1000 Education
1100 Lexington Public Schools $ 53,081,796 $ 57,994,812 $ 61,721,696
1200 Regional Schools 811,455 $ 787,116 843,688
Total Education $ 53,893,251 $ 58,781,928 $ 62,565,384
2000 Shared Expenses
2100 Employee Benefits
Contributory Retirement 2,671,527 2,635,674 2,721,766
Non-Contributory Retirement 117,150 123,000 123,000
General Insurance 3,170,950 4,120,317 4,884,033
5,959,627 6,878,991 7,728,799
2200 Debt Service
Payment on Funded Debt 3,250,000 3,105,000 2,185,000
Interest on Funded Debt 538,575 406,066 292,933
Temporary Borrowing 88,630 329,500 554,000
Exempt Debt 950,625 1,708,200 2,357,000
4,827,830 5,548,766 5,388,933
2300 Operating Articles
Reserve Fund - 150,000 150,000
Municipal Salary Adjustment - 402,667 327,668
552,667 477,668
2400 Organizational Expenses
Municipal Services and Expenses
Personal Services 65,734 69,900 41,975
Expenses 93,592 97,400 97,400
159,326 167,300 139,375
Total Shared Expenses $ 10,946,783 $ 13,147,724 $ 13,734,775
3000 Community Services
3100 DPW General Fund
3500 Personal Services 3,300,117 3,005,287 3,174,054
Expenses 4,365,121 3,778,187 3,888,088
3700 Water Enterprise 4,242,892 5,032,956 4,911,735
3800 Sewer Enterprise 7,456,954 7,864,345 7,941,089
19,365,084 19,680,775 19,914,966
3600 Transportation
Personal Services 33,253 58,205 64,261
Expenses 219,955 247,833 279,308
253,208 306,038 343,569
Total Community Services $ 19,618,292 $ 19,986,813 $ 20,258,535
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4000 Public Safety
4100 Law Enforcement
Personal Services 3,635,807 3,655,834 3,871,790
Expenses 370,820 388,742 410,572
4,006,627 4,044,576 4,282,362
4200 Fire Services
Personal Services 3,205,313 3,228,076 3,381,744
Expenses 304,537 343,747 484,726
3,509,850 3,571,823 3,866,470
Total Public Safety $ 7,516,477 $ 7,616,399 $ 8,148,832
5000 Culture and Recreation
5100 Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services 1,172,695 1,344,097 1,491,257
Expenses 247,764 258,583 266,394
1,420,459 1,602,680 1,757,651
5200 Recreation
Personal Services 413,972 479,379 498,744
Expenses 739,953 726,751 745,864
1,153,925 1,206,130 1,244,608
Total Culture and Recreation $ 2,574,384 $ 2,808,810 $ 3,002,259
6000 Social Services
6100 Council on Aging
Personal Services 135,539 144,495 143,795
Expenses 175,485 176,555 179,140
311,024 321,050 322,935
6200 Human Services
Veterans Admin and Benefits
Personal Services 26,479 28,113 29,390
Expenses 22,498 22,791 22,791
Services for Youth 73,998 74,087 74,087
Developmentally Disabled 14,302 14,839 14,839
137,277 139,830 141,107
Total Human Services $ 448,301 $ 460,880 $ 464,042
7000 Community Development
7100 Office of Comm. Development
Personal Services 572,897 562,914 585,789
Expenses 45,918 53,560 58,360
618,815 616,474 644,149
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7200 Planning
Personal Services 148,460 179,043 175,134
Expenses 52,332 58,200 58,450
200,792 237,243 233,584
7300 Economic Development
Personal Services 55,918 55,918 57,596
Expenses 8,362 10,780 20,780
64,280 66,698 78,376
Total Community Development $ 883,887 $ 920,415 $ 956,109
8000 General Government
8100 Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen Admin.
Personal Services 60,708 62,383 64,404
Expenses 44,503 73,766 74,090
Legal 284,998 225,000 225,000
Town Report 6,000 6,000 6,000
396,209 367,149 369,494
8200 Town Manager
Personal Services 306,819 307,285 318,246
Expenses 14,389 16,000 14,667
321,208 323,285 332,913
8300 Town Committees
Appropriations Committee 340 1,000 1,000
Misc. Boards and Committees 6,893 8,755 8,755
Public Celebrations Committee 17,477 25,000 25,000
24,710 34,755 34,755
8400 Finance
Personal Services 722,504 725,509 826,330
Expenses 177,476 203,900 219,900
899,980 929,409 1,046,230
8500 Town Clerk
Personal Services 163,506 167,437 161,564
Expenses 25,980 28,450 41,245
Elections Personal Services 46,935 19,610 59,220
Elections Expenses 22,097 16,600 24,150
258,518 232,097 286,179
8600 Management Information Systems
Personal Services 143,008 148,424 152,390
Expenses 194,617 197,720 235,220
337,625 346,144 387,610
Total General Government $ 2,238,250 $ 2,232,839 $ 2,457,181
Total-Operating $ 3 98,119,625 :' $ 105,955,808 $ 4'11 587,'11T ?
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DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the Fiscal Year 2003 (July 1, 2002 - June
30, 2003) operating budget. The operating budget includes the school and municipal
budgets, including water, sewer and recreation operations. The operating budget also
includes requests for funds to provide salary increases for employees, including salaries
negotiated through collective bargaining negotiations. The municipal budget also includes
certain school costs. These are primarily the costs of debt service requirements,property and
liability insurance on school buildings and contents, and pension costs for school employees
other than professional staff. The preceding chart lists by account FY 2001 expenditures,
FY 2002 appropriations and FY 2003 proposed.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision I.1.b,c,d, I.2.b, I.3.b, I.4.a,b,c,d,e, I.5.b,d,f, I.6.a,b,
II.2.a,b,d,e,f,h,i, II.3.b, III.1.a,d, III.2.b,c,d, III.4.a,b,c, III.5.c, III.6.a, IV.1.a,b,c, IV.2.c,
IV.3.b,c, V.1.a,b,c, V.2.b,c, V.3.a,b,c, V.4.c, V.5.a,c
ARTICLE 5 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS
FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR(FY 2002)
To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations, to be used in conjunction with
money appropriated under Article 4 of the warrant for the 2001 Annual Town Meeting, to be
used during the current fiscal year, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year
budget and appropriations that may be necessary; determine whether the money shall be provided
by transfer from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at Press Time
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year
(FY 2002) expenditures.
ARTICLE 6 PRIOR YEARS' UNPAID BILLS
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills rendered to the
Town for prior years; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer
from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in
relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time.
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds to pay bills received after the
close of the fiscal year in which the goods were received or the services performed, and for
which no money was encumbered.
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ARTICLE 7 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with
money appropriated in prior years for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers and
sewerage systems, drains, streets,buildings, recreational facilities, or other capital improvements
that have heretofore been authorized; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax
levy, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds, by borrowing, or by any
combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time.
DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds for capital improvement project
expenditures that exceed the level of appropriation.
CAPITAL AND OTHER FINANCIAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 8 CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the following capital
improvements:
(a) Public Works Equipment;
(b) Pine Meadows Improvements;
(c) Traffic Improvements;
(d) Street Related Improvements;
(e) Playground and Recreation Facilities Improvements;
(f) Storm Sewer Improvements;
(g) Sidewalk Improvements;
(h) Town Building Envelope Program;
and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available
funds, including enterprise funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods;
authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for
such capital improvements; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $2,742,500—(a) $327,500 (b) $300,000 (c) $150,000
(d) $1,100,000 (e) $30,000 (f) $100,000 (g) $50,000 (h) $685,000
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DESCRIPTION: This is the fourth year of combining into one article capital renewal
funding for maintaining existing assets, as distinguished from funding new or significantly
expanded assets. This article is proposed to request routine maintenance funding for
existing assets in a single article both to give it priority in the budgeting process and to allow
capital discussions to focus on other, more difficult or controversial financial decisions.
This article implements this concept for most non-school, capital renewal requests for
FY2003.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision I.5.a, c, I.6.c, II.2.h, II.3.b, 111.1, IV.3
ARTICLE 9 WATER DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENT
To see if the Town will vote to install new water mains and replace or clean and line existing
water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may
determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain,
purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefore;
appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money
shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special water
funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Selectmen to
apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such projects; or
act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $900,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests Water Enterprise funds for relaying of mains on
Lowell and Shade streets which are in too poor condition to line; and abandonment and
service work on about 7,000 feet of main on Lowell Street. This request also includes an
allowance to address needed water work on streets that are to be resurfaced.
ARTICLE 10 SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to purchase computer hardware and software
for the public schools; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by
transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the School Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $185,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funding for computer hardware and other peripherals
which will be distributed throughout the system. Included are work stations for students,
server upgrades, networking, printers, scanners and display devices.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision II.2.b
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ARTICLE 11 SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECT
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to remodel, reconstruct and make
extraordinary repairs to school buildings and purchase additional equipment therefor; determine
whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, by
borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted by the School Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $80,000
DESCRIPTION: This request will provide funds to replace the gym floor at the Clarke
Middle School. The funds will be included in our submission to the School Building
Assistance Board for reimbursement.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision II.3.b
ARTICLE 12 COMPUTERIZED PUBLIC TREE INVENTORY
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to prepare a comprehensive inventory of
trees on Town-owned land and public rights of ways; determine whether the money shall be
provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these
methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Tree Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $20,000
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds to retain a consultant to provide a
comprehensive inventory of all Town-owned trees on a computer database. The inventory is
the necessary first step in comprehensive planning and will insure the systematic care of our
public tree resources. Data collected would include tree size, species, location, health,
maintenance priorities and identification of viable planting spaces. This will allow our Tree
Division to manage the urban forest more efficiently.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision I.5.f
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ARTICLE 13 MUZZEY HIGH CONDOMINIUM REPAIRS
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to fund repairs at Muzzey High
Condominium, located at 1475 Massachusetts Avenue; determine whether the money shall be
provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these
methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by James A. Harding and nine or more registered voters)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time
DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds both to reimburse current unit owners for
their repair and related costs incurred because of construction defects in the building's
conversion to condominiums, and to help pay for future repairs necessitated by such
construction defects.
ARTICLE 14 AMEND QUITCLAIM DEED—MUZZEY HIGH CONDOMINIUM
To see if the Town will vote to request and authorize the Board of Selectmen to amend the
restrictions in the Quitclaim Deed by which the Town granted,pursuant to a vote of the February
14, 1983 Special Town Meeting, the land and buildings now known as Muzzey High
Condominium, located at 1475 Massachusetts Avenue, in order to remove the "Maximum Resale
Price"restrictions and other relevant restrictions; or take any other action relative thereto.
(Inserted by James A. Harding and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: One of the original restrictions in the Deed prevents unit owners from
selling their units for an amount greater than a"Maximum Resale Price"which is generally
defined as the owner's purchase price increased at an annual rate of 5%. Removing the
"Maximum Resale Price"restrictions and other relevant restrictions will allow owners to
maintain and improve Muzzey High rather than allowing the building to continue to
deteriorate and become an eyesore in the historic district in the center of Lexington.
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ZONING AND CONSERVATION ARTICLES
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lexington by changing
the zoning district designation of the land described below from the RO District to the CRS
District, said property being located on the westerly side of Waltham Street at the
Lexington/Waltham town line and being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
SOUTHEASTERLY by Waltham Street, 150 feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY on the Lexington/Waltham town line by land now or formerly of
H&M Realty Trust,234.53 feet;
NORTHWESTERLY by land of Lexington Ridge Avalon, 118.80 feet; and
NORTHEASTERLY by land of said Lexington Ridge Avalon, 216.16 feet.
Said parcel contains 30,019 square feet of land.
(Inserted by Frederick J. Conroy and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: The intent of this article is to rezone from Residential to Commercial a
30,019 square foot parcel of land located on the Westerly side of Waltham Street at the
Waltham/Lexington Town line. If successful,the Watertown Savings Bank will construct a
new building for the conduct of its banking business at this location.
ARTICLE 16 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW—CRS,
CHANGE OF USE TO ALLOW ATHLETIC FACILITIES
It is requested that Item 10.12, Section 4,under Permitted Uses and Development Standards in the
Lexington Zoning Bylaw, governing CRS Zone,be changed from N to Y to allow"Indoor athletic
and exercise facilities,weight reduction salon".
(Inserted by Deirdre Niemann and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: This citizens' petition submitted by Deidre Niemann on behalf of Bowmass
Management, Inc., owner of property at 3 Bow Street, Lexington,would change the allowed
use in CRS,Retail Shopping District,to allow"indoor athletic and exercise facilities,weight
reduction salon."
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ARTICLE 17 ZONING BY-LAW
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
A. In Section 2. "Definitions"by deleting the comma after"not accessible"in the definition of"STORY"
so that it reads as follows:
STORY: That portion of a building contained between any floor and the floor or roof next above
it but not including a cellar, a crawl space, or the uppermost portion so contained if under a
sloping roof and not accessible by an approved stairway, or not designed or intended for human
occupancy.
B. In Section 4. "Permitted Uses and Development Standards"by adding a comma and"or"to line 18.2
after"electromagnetic radiation"so that the line reads as follows:
"Any use, structure,operation or activity whether otherwise permitted or accessory to a permitted
use, structure, operation, or activity or not,which may be disturbing, detrimental or hazardous to
persons working or living in the neighborhood by reason of special danger of fire, explosion,
pollution of water ways or ground water, corrosive or toxic fumes or materials, excessive heat,
smoke, soot, obnoxious dust or glare, excessively bright or flashing lights, electromagnetic
radiation, or excessive noise or vibration."
C. In Section 11. "Off-Street Parking and Loading"by changing the reference in subsection 11.7.1
EXCEPTION FOR ONE-FAMILY,TWO-FAMILY DWELLING from "11.7.2e"to"11.7.2?'so that
the sentence reads as follows:
"The provisions of paragraph 11.7.2f (backing into a public street), 11.7.5 (marking of
pavements), 11.7.6c (moving of vehicle) and 11.7.1 (surfacing, drainage) shall not apply where
parking is provided for any one-family or two-family dwelling."
D. In Section 5.8.1 by deleting subsection"c":
c. A fence or wall, at least five feet high for the pool and at least eight feet high for the
racquet court, shall be provided so that the pool or court is completely enclosed. A
principal or accessory building may form part of the enclosure. All gates in the fence
surrounding a swimming pool shall be self closing and self-latching and the latch shall be
at least four feet above the ground.
And by substituting the following:
c. A fence or wall, at least eight feet high for the racquet court, shall be provided so that the
court is completely enclosed. A principal or accessory building may form part of the
enclosure.A fence around a swimming pool shall be provided as required by state law.
E. 1) Section 11.3.5 by deleting the first sentence:
"Specially designated parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be provided as
follows:"
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and by substituting the following:
"Specially designated parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be provided as required
by state law."
2) In Section 11.3.5 by deleting the table:
10 25 1 space
26---49
41- 00 40. . . . ., __ .. • . •.,•
101 200 °• - - • -• __- -. -
201 500 2%of the total spaces but not less than 6
501 1,000 1.5%of the total spaces but not lav than 19
1,001 2,000 0.75%of the total spaces but not IN than 2-0
3) In section 11.7.2 by deleting the references to handicapped parking so that the section reads as
follows:
11.7.2 DIMENSIONS
a. On any lot in any district, parking spaces and maneuvering aisles shall have the
minimum dimensions set forth in the following table and elsewhere in this subsection:
Minimum Parking Space and Aisle Dimension for Parking Lots(in feet)
S=standard C=compact
Angle of Width of Parking Depth ** Width of Unit Parking Depth
Parking of Parking Space Maneuvering Aisle
S C S C S C S C
61-90 9* 8.5* 19 15 22 20 60 50
degrees
46-60" 9 8.5 19 15 16 15 56 48
45 " 9 8.5 19 15 14 13 53 47
I Parallel 8 8 22 18 12 12 n/a
* Where one or both of the long sides of a parking space abuts a wall or similar obstruction,the width shall be
12 feet.
** Up to 2 feet of unpaved landscaped space may be included in the depth provided there are no obstructions
to the vehicle's overhang.
Or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: These are changes of a corrective nature or changes meant to simplify the Zoning By-
law. The changes proposed in A, B, and C are to correct grammatical errors and an incorrect subsection
reference. The last two changes, D and E, are at the suggestion of the Building Commissioner and
remove unnecessary language from the Lexington Zoning By-Law as the state law now regulates these
matters.
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ARTICLE 18 ZONING BY-LAW
SETBACKS FOR SHEDS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
A. In Section 2. "Definitions"by adding after the first sentence the following:
"Storage sheds are permitted in side and rear yards but shall be subject to height and square footage
limitations(see Section 5.8.3)."
So that the definition now reads:
"YARD: An open space on a lot unoccupied by a building or structure or such parts thereof as
covered or uncovered porches, steps, cornices, eaves and other projections; provided however
that fences, gates or security stations, yard accessories, ornaments and furniture, and customary
summer awnings are permitted in any yard but shall be subject to height limitations. Storage
sheds are permitted in side and rear yards but shall be subject to height and square footage
limitations (see Section 5.8.3). Yard depth shall be measured from the street or lot line to the
nearest point on a building (not including a storage shed as described in Section 5.8.3 of this
Zoning By-law)in a line perpendicular or normal to such lot or street line. The minimum required
yard shall be a strip of land of uniform depth required by this By-Law measured from the lot or
street line and adjacent thereto."
B. By adding a new subsection 5.8.3 to Section 5.8 "Accessory Structures"as follows:
5.8.3 STORAGE SHEDS
Storage shed,not exceeding 120 square feet in gross floor area and 12 feet in height,may be
located within required side and rear yards,but in no case closer than 5 feet to the property line.
C. In Table 2. Schedule of Dimensional Controls,under the RO and RS&RT Districts,by adding a new
footnote"m" to"Minimum Side Yard in feet", "Minimum Rear Yard in feet", and"Minimum Side and
Rea Yard Adjacent to,or Front Yard Facing a Residential District in feet(f)" as follows:
"m. Storage shed,not exceeding 120 square feet in gross floor area and 12 feet in height,may be
located within required side and rear yards,but in no case closer than 5 feet to the property line."
Or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: These changes would allow a shed to be placed closer to a lot line at the side or rear of a
lot. A storage shed is a building according to the Zoning By-Law, and therefore it is subject to Table 2
Schedule of Dimensional Controls.Under the current rules, it must be set back 15' from the side and rear
property lines. This will not affect the front yard setback which will remain 30'.
The Board of Appeals gets a fair number of requests for variances to allow sheds closer to the lot line than
15' and most often grants these requests. The Building Commissioner, in an effort to decrease the
number of applications before the Board of Appeals, has asked that the Town Meeting consider allowing
storage sheds closer to the side and rear lot lines than is currently allowed.
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ARTICLE 19 ZONING BY-LAW
DEFINITIONS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
A. In Section 2."Definitions"by deleting the definition for"LIVING AREA OF ONE-FAMILY
DWELLING UNIT":
LIVING AREA OF ONE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT: Total Living Area is the total of all
finished area on the first floor and above. Total Living Area does not include any area in a cellar
or basement (See definitions). Space in a half story (See Definition) which is finished and is
accessed from permanent interior stairs, is included in the calculation of total living area.
And by substituting the following definition to be placed as a subsection of the definition of"FLOOR
AREA":
LIVING AREA OF A DWELLING UNIT: The sum, in square feet, of the horizontal areas of all
stories in a dwelling unit measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, or the centerline of a
common wall. Living area shall include space in a half story which is finished and is accessed
from permanent interior stairs, but shall exclude garages, basements, cellars, crawl spaces,
porches, attics and decks, and, in the case of a dwelling with more than one unit,common areas.
B. In Section 2."Definitions"by deleting the definition for"FLOOR AREA RATIO(FAR)":
FLOOR AREA RATIO(FAR): The ratio of the sum of the net floor area of all buildings on a lot
to the developable site area of the lot.
And by substituting the following definition to be placed as a subsection of the definition of"FLOOR
AREA":
FLOOR AREA RATIO,NONRESIDENTIAL: The ratio of the sum of the net floor area of all
buildings on a lot to the developable site area of the lot.
C. By inserting "non-residential"before the phrase"floor area ratio" where it appears in Section
3.6.2.a.1,and in footnote"i" in Table 2. Schedule of Dimensional Controls.
D. In Section 2."Definitions"by inserting in the list of definitions after"LIGHT TRESPASS"the
following:
LIVING AREA OF A DWELLING UNIT: (see definitions under"FLOOR AREA")
E. In Section 2 "Definitions"by moving the existing definitions of"NET FLOOR AREA"and"FLOOR
AREA, GROSS"so that they are placed as subsections under"FLOOR AREA". The definition of
"FLOOR AREA"to appear as follows:
FLOOR AREA
FLOOR AREA RATIO,NONRESIDENTIAL: ...
GROSS FLOOR AREA: ...
LIVING AREA OF A DWELLING UNIT: ...
NET FLOOR AREA: ...
F. In Section 2."Definitions" by inserting in the list of definitions after"FLOOR AREA"the following:
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FOOT PRINT: same as"SITE COVERAGE"
Or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
DESCRIPTION: These changes are to make it easier to find and comprehend definitions related to
measuring building size. The change proposed in part A incorporates the information referred to from
other definitions into the definition of living area so that someone using the Zoning By-law will not have
to flip back and forth to understand the definition of living area. It also brings the definition in line with
the way the assessors calculate livable area.
The changes reorganize the definitions relating to floor area so that they can be found together in one
section of the definitions,making them easier to understand.
The definition of nonresidential floor area ratio has been renamed to show that it is for nonresidential
buildings, but the basic definition is the same. The term "non-residential" has been added where
necessary to reflect this change.
The addition of a definition of"footprint" confirms that it is the same as site coverage. "Footprint" is
used in the Zoning and other by-laws without being defined. This is for purposes of clarification.
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ARTICLE 20 ZONING BY-LAW
HOUSE IMPACT REVIEW
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
A. In Section 2. "Definitions,"by inserting in the list of definitions under the heading FLOOR AREA
and after subsection "FLOOR AREA RATIO,NONRESIDENTIAL"the following:
FLOOR AREA RATIO,RESIDENTIAL: The ratio of the sum of the gross floor area of all
buildings, accessory buildings and sheds having more than 120 square feet of floor area, and
structures on a lot to the total lot area.
B. In Section 2. "Definitions,"by deleting the last sentence in the definition for"GROSS FLOOR
AREA,"which presently reads as follows:
Where the text of this By-Law refers to floor area,the term shall mean gross floor area unless the
term net floor area is used.
And by inserting:
Where the text of this By-Law refers to floor area,the term shall mean gross floor area, unless the
terms"net floor area"or"living area"are used.
The entire definition shall be placed as a subsection of the definition of"Floor Area"after the definition
of"FLOOR AREA RATIO,RESIDENTIAL"and shall read as follows:
GROSS FLOOR AREA: The sum, in square feet, of the horizontal areas of all stories of a
building or several buildings on the same lot measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, or
from the center line of a party wall separating two buildings. Gross floor area shall also include
garages, basements, cellars,porches and half stories, but shall exclude crawl spaces, attics, decks,
and any accessory building or shed having 120 square feet or less of floor area. Where the text of
this By-Law refers to floor area, the term shall mean gross floor area, unless the terms "net floor
area"or"living area"are used.
C. By adding a new subsection 3.8 as the last subsection of Section 3. "Administration and
Enforcement,"as follows:
3.8. LARGE HOUSE SITE PLAN REVIEW
Large House Site Plan Review shall be required where the gross floor area of a new or replacement
single-family dwelling (for the purposes of the provisions of Section 3.8 the term single-family
dwelling shall include one-family detached dwelling including those with accessory apartments) plus
accessory buildings and sheds having more than 120 square feet of floor area,exceeds the following:
a. On lots having not more than 10,000 square feet of lot area: review required if such gross floor
area exceeds 3,500 square feet.
b. On lots having in excess of 10,000 but not more than 30,000 square feet lot area: review required
if such gross floor area exceeds 3,500 square feet plus 0.25 times any lot area in excess of 10,000
square feet.
c. On.lots having in excess of 30,000 square feet of lot area: review required if such gross floor area
exceeds 8,500 square feet plus 0.05 times any lot area in excess of 30,000 square feet.
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Additions of gross floor area to a single-family dwelling shall be subject to Large House Site Plan
Review a)if the resulting gross floor area would exceed the above thresholds,and b)the additions
authorized subsequent to the effective date of this amendment would cumulatively total more than
300 square feet.
3.8.1 APPROVAL STANDARDS AND CRITERIA.
The Planning Board shall approve or approve with conditions by a majority of the quorum present a
Large House Site Plan, as long as that the application for review is complete and the application
meets the mitigation objectives set forth below. The visual compatibility with the surrounding area is
promoted and negative impacts substantially mitigated through such efforts as the following.
a. Use of building design and massing, location on the lot, including the use of setbacks
greater than the minimum required, and building orientation being configured to avoid or
mitigate any differences in architectural scale from that prevailing in the vicinity.
b. Retention of existing mature trees and other vegetation and addition of new landscaping
features to visually soften the impact of house construction.
c. Treatment of the areas within the front yard setback, unless inappropriate for other
reasons, being consistent with that prevailing in the vicinity, such as whether such areas
are retained in a natural state, or have had understory vegetation cleared and replaced
with dense plantings, or have extensive mown lawns, or street edge-defining elements
such as fences,walls or hedges that are prevalent in other residences along the street.
d. Avoidance of prominent on-lot automobile impact through location and orientation of
garage entrances, curved driveway alignment and narrow width of driveways as they
approach the street, and other means.
e. Site design being configured to avoid large changes in existing grades and earth removal,
and avoidance of use of planting species not either indigenous to or common within the
vicinity.
f. Consideration being given to abutting properties, protecting their privacy, access to sun
and light, and the integrity of existing vegetation that abuts or overhangs property
boundaries.
3.8.2 PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW
Procedures for Large House Site Plan Review shall be as follows.
a. Large House Site Plan Review shall require a Public Information Meeting in accordance
with subsection 2.6.7.1 and 2.6.7.3 of the Development Regulations. Owners of all lots
abutting the premises or separated from it only by a street shall be notified by mail or
hand delivery at least seven days in advance of said meeting. The Public Information
Meeting may be conducted within the agenda of any duly noticed Planning Board
meeting.
b. The Public Information Meeting shall be conducted within 45 days of the date of filing of
a complete Large House Site Plan Review application as determined by the Planning
Director or designee.
c. An approval or approval with conditions shall be rendered within 30 days of the date of
the Information Meeting unless:
1) additional material is deemed necessary to complete Planning Board review, in
which case it shall be rendered within 30 days after the Board (or the Planning
Director or such other agent as the Board may designate) determines submittals to be
sufficient with which to take such action, or
2) within such later time period agreed to by the applicant and the Board at, or in written
form prior to,the Public Information Meeting.
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3.8.3 INFORMATION REQUIRED
A person applying for Large House Site Plan Review shall file one copy of an application and
plans with the Town Clerk and seven copies of each with the Planning Board. Such application
and plans shall include information on conditions, standards and criteria sufficient for the
Planning Board to make the finding and determination required by subparagraph 3.8.1.
Submittals shall include a Landscape Plan, as described in subsection 10.2.3 and subsection
2.4.1.g of the Planning Board's Development Regulations, prepared by a Massachusetts
registered landscape architect.
Submissions also may include any of the materials outlined below,or such of them as the
Planning Director or other agent designated by the Board may determine prior to the Information
Meeting to be necessary for a well-informed decision by the Board:
a. A plan of other lots and house footprints on properties abutting the large house site, as
well as any additional properties significantly impacted by the proposed house or
addition;
b. Documentation by a wetlands biologist and/or a copy of the determination of
applicability issued by, or of notice of intent filed with, the conservation commission
pursuant to Article XXXIII of the general by-laws and chapter 131, section 40, MGL;
c. A site construction plan prepared by a Massachusetts registered landscape architect and
civil engineer in accordance with subsection 2.4.1.d of the Planning Board's
Development Regulations; and
d. Architectural elevation sketches and/or section drawings prepared by a Massachusetts
registered architect to clarify issues of bulk and massing or relation of the structure to
grades.
3.8.4 EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 3.8 shall be effective upon the vote of Town Meeting or June 1,2002,whichever is later.
D. In Section 4.2, Table 1 of the Zoning By-Law by inserting the footnote reference"(1)"in line 11.1
under the columns headed RO/RS,RT,RM,RD,CN as follows: {identified by bold, italic text }
Line RO RT RM RD CN CRS CS CB CRO CM
RS * CL
0
*For uses permitted in RD districts, see subparagraphs 4.1.1 and 8.3.3
1. RESIDENTIAL USES
1.1 PERMITTED RESIDENTIAL USES
(Must also comply with operating and development standards)
1.11 One-family dwelling Y Y Y SP Y N N N N N
(1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
and by adding a footnote(1)at the end of Table 1 as follows:
I (1) Shall be subject to subsection 3.8 and related provisions pertaining to house impact.
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E. In subsection 7.5 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES by inserting at the end of the first
paragraph a sentence as follows:
For purposes of determining the number of stories in a building or structure, measurement at the
lower elevation shall be from the average natural grade, as described in subsection a. below
So that 7.5 reads as follows:
The maximum height of a building shall not exceed either the distance in feet or the number of
stories, whichever is less, set forth in Table 2 for the district in which the building is located. The
maximum height of a building in feet shall be the vertical distance between the lower elevation
and the upper elevation, as described below. For purposes of determining the number of stories in
a building or structure, measurement at the lower elevation shall be from the average natural
grade,as described in subsection a.below.
F. In subsection 7.5 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES by deleting subparagraph 7.5.1.b: in its
entirety,which presently reads as follows:
b. The upper elevation shall be:
1) in the case of a flat roof,the top of the highest roof beams;or
2) in the case of a pitched, gable,hip gambrel, or mansard roof,the plane that passes
through the ceiling of the top story.
Where the top story is not finished with a horizontal ceiling,the elevation seven feet above
the floor of the top story shall be considered equivalent to the ceiling.
And by inserting in place thereof the following:
b. The upper elevation shall be the highest point of any ridge, gable,other roof
surface,or parapet.
G. In Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls,by :
1) inserting the words"non-residential uses" after"Maximum Floor Area Ratio" within the
existing cell;
2) inserting a row after"Maximum Floor Area Ratio" entitled"Gross Floor Area Ratio,
Threshold for Site Plan Review under 3.8 and related house impact provisions"; and,
3) inserting a footnote(1), as follows: {identified by bold, italic text, }
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TABLE 2. SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONAL CONTROLS
Districts RO RS RM CN CRS CS CB CLO CRO CM
& &RD
RT (a)
Uses permitted in R5&RT bistricts shall Conform to Provisions of Subparagraph 7.1.2
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Maximum Floor NR NR NR 0.20 0.20 0.20 2.0 0.25 0.15 0.15
Area Ratio (i) (i) (i)
(F.A.R.) for
non-residential
uses
Gross Floor See See See See See See See See See See
Area Ratio, note note note note note note note note note note
Threshold for (l) (l) (l) (l) (I) (Z) (l) (Z) (l) (l)
Site Plan
Review under
3.8 and related
house impact
provisions
Maximum% 15% 15% 25% 20% 25% 25% NR 20% 25% 25%
Site Coverage (g) (g)
Public&Institu-
tional Buildings
Maximum
Height: 2.5 2.5 2.5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
In stories: 40 40 40 45 45 45 30 45 45 45
In feet:
Other Buildings,
Maximum
Height:
In stories: 2.5 2.5 NR 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
In feet: 40 40 40 15 25 25 25 20 45 45
FOOTNOTES TO TABLE 2, SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONAL CONTROLS
As used in the Schedule of Dimensional Controls, symbol"NR"means no requirements, "s.f."means
square feet, and"ft."means linear feet...
1. See subsection 3.8 and related provisions pertaining to house impact In addition, existing, non-
conforming dwellings in non-residential districts to which additions are proposed, shall be subject
to the same provisions, should the resultant floor area exceed site plan review thresholds.
Or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Planning Board)
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DESCRIPTION: This zoning article institutes a series of amendments which together provide a means of
mitigating the impact of large or out-of-scale houses in Lexington. It does so by establishing thresholds
based upon the relation of the exterior bulk and massing of the dwelling to its lot area. Houses exceeding
such thresholds are subject to a site plan review process administered by the Planning Board (or
potentially another Board-designated authority in the future), in which the objective is to mitigate the
visual impact of the house by employing topographic features, existing and new vegetation, the siting of
the structure, screening, setbacks, or related site amenities. The article also amends certain definitions
related to floor area, and establishes an amended definition of height, in order to align Lexington's roof
measurement point with those of most other communities. This change in definition will have the effect
of lowering the permitted maximum height.
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ARTICLE 21 ZONING BY-LAW
CODIFICATION
To see if the Town will vote to:
A.Amend the Zoning By-Law as follows:
1) To change all references to the "Building Commissioner" and "Zoning Officer" to read "Building
Commissioner or designee" (Attachment A, which is on file with the Town Clerk, shows where these
references occur);
2) To change "planned residential development" to "residential development" in Section 2 in the
definitions of"cluster subdivision"and"special residential development", in subsection 4.1.8.4, and in
footnote k of Table 2;
3)To change"variances—to authorize"to"The Board of Appeals may authorize"in Subsection 3.2.2;
4)To change"to link"to"may link"in the third paragraph of Section 3.4.3, subparagraph 2);
5)To add"construction details and"after"A site construction plan showing"in Section 3.6.3
subparagraph d;
6)To add"The general objectives of this section are to:" in Section 4.4.1;
7)To insert"screening"immediately after"c." in Section 11.6.6.c;
8) To insert the word"Space"following the words"Width of Parking" in the table in Section 11.7.2;
9)To insert"Parking Spaces" immediately after"d." in Section 11.8.d;
10)To incorporate in the Zoning By-Laws the minor technical corrections contained in Attachment B
"Codification Adjustments",which is on file with the Town Clerk;
B.Adopt the recodification of the Zoning By-Law as prepared by General Code Publishers which is on
file and available for inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk;
or to act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Planning Board)
DESCRIPTION: This article will incorporate the Lexington Zoning By-Law into Chapter 135 of the
Code of the Town of Lexington. The rest of the Town By-laws were adopted in codified versions at the
2001 Annual Town Meeting. Upon the acceptance of codification all amendments to the Zoning By-Law
(including those from the 2002 Town Meeting)will be incorporated into the Lexington Code of the Town
of Lexington.
Further details of the codification are on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk.
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ARTICLE 22 AMEND WETLANDS PROTECTION BY-LAW
To see if the Town will vote to amend §130-8 of the General Bylaws (Wetland Protection)by
adding to and making technical corrections and changes to the definitions section, all as shown
on a document on file in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted at the Request of the Conservation Commission)
DESCRIPTION: This article clarifies the definitions of protected resource areas as used in
the bylaw.
ARTICLE 23 TRANSFER OF LAND TO CONSERVATION—LOT 120 ON MAP 41
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and control of all of the
land on Worthen Road between Baskin Road and the Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path
shown as Lot 120 on Assessor's Property Map 41 to the Lexington Conservation Commission for
conservation purposes as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or act in
any manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Charles Lamb and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: This wooded parcel of Town land on Worthen Road is located across from the
High School Field House, extending from Baskin Road to the entrance of the Teresa and
Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path. It consists of approximately 3 acres. This woodland
contains over 400 trees of diverse species, including mature black locust, oak, elm,red
maple, cherry and ash. This land also harbors wetlands. It is part of the centrally located
stretch of open space and recreational land that includes Lincoln Field, the Teresa and
Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path and Swamp Nature Trail. This parcel is immediately
adjacent to the Baskin and Loring Roads residential area and serves to buffer residents from
the traffic, noise, lights and pollution on Worthen Road. It is also a corridor for wildlife.
GENERAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 24 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS BOARD OF HEALTH VIOLATIONS,
NON-CRIMINAL DISPOSITION
To see if the Town will vote to amend §1-6 of the General Bylaws (Non-Criminal Disposition)
by adding thereto the regulations of the Board of Health pertaining to the local body art
regulations and to establish a fine schedule therefor; or act in any other manner in relation
thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Health)
DESCRIPTION: This article would establish fines for non-criminal disposition(ticketing)
of violations of the local health code pertaining to body art. This fine is requested to
promote compliance with the Board of Health regulations.
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ARTICLE 25 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION,
NON-CRIMINAL DISPOSITION
To see if the Town will vote to amend §1-6 of the General Bylaws (Non-Criminal Disposition)
by adding thereto violations of Chapter 447 of the Acts of 1956 as amended and determinations,
rulings and regulations issued thereunder(Historic Districts Commission Act) and to establish a
fine schedule therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the Request of the Historic Districts Commission)
DESCRIPTION: This article proposes to make certain regulations of the Historic Districts
Commission subject to non-criminal disposition to be enforced by the Building
Commissioner.
ARTICLE 26 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS —SIDEWALKS
To see if the Town will vote to amend §100-3A of the General Bylaws by deleting the words
"within all commercial and industrial districts as defined in Section 1.2 of the Zoning Bylaw of
the Town of Lexington" so that the section shall read as follows: "No owner or agent having
charge of any building or lot of land abutting on a sidewalk shall place or permit or suffer to
remain for more than four hours between sunrise and sunset any snow or ice upon such sidewalks
which impedes the orderly flow or safety of pedestrian traffic upon such sidewalks, unless such
ice is made even and covered with sand or some like material to prevent slipping"; or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by Dana Wendel and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: This Bylaw seeks to clarify responsibility for sidewalk shoveling for all
abutters.
ARTICLE 27 AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS—FEES
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws by deleting the following sections:
§76-6 (Storage of Gasoline), §90-18 (Fees-Town Clerk), and §107-3 (Fees of Sealer of Weights
and Measures); or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: These bylaw amendments are proposed to remove references to fees, which are
now set pursuant to M.G.L.c.40, §22F.
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ARTICLE 28 RESOLUTION—USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
To see if the Town will vote to accept the following resolution or act in any other manner thereto.
Resolved: That any funds appropriated by Town Meeting for a specified amount and
purpose(s)be used only up to the amount specified and only for the purpose(s) specified.
(Inserted by Paul Hamburger and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this resolution is to ensure that funds are spent as directed
by Town meeting, and that the intended use of funds be clearly stated in Town Meeting
motions or amendments. As an example it implies that any funds appropriated from the tax
levy or allocated from Chapter 90 funds for road repair and/or rebuilding may not be used
for: improvement or creation of Town parks or gardens; improvement or creation of Town
parking lots; improvement or creation of Town sidewalks; improvement or creation of
Town buildings; or other specific purposes, even in support of roads, such as construction
of a salt shed. Rather, appropriations or allocations for projects such as those listed must be
specified in Town Meeting motions or amendments to that effect.
ARTICLE 29 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT
ACCEPT MGL CHAPTER 44B
To see if the Town will vote to accept sections 3 through 7, inclusive, of Chapter 44B of the
Massachusetts General Laws (Massachusetts Community Preservation Act), and set the amount
of the tax surcharge and any exemptions thereto; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: The Community Preservation Act is statewide enabling legislation
designed to encourage cities and towns to allocate funds for open space, historic preservation
and affordable housing. It authorizes municipalities to adopt a property tax surcharge of up
to three percent for Community Preservation purposes and exempts the surcharge amount
from the restrictions of Proposition 2 1/2 . It also provides for partial State matching funds
financed by a new fee imposed on all real estate transactions at the Registry of Deeds.
Communities can expend the funds derived from these two sources on any of the three CPA
purposes (open space, historic preservation, affordable housing),with the condition that at
least ten percent of each year's proceeds must be spent in each of the three areas. This
article would permit Town Meeting to vote to place the question of adopting the Community
Preservation Act before the voters as a referendum.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision I.4, 1.6, 111.2
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ARTICLE 30 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT
AMEND BYLAWS
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws by adding a new Article VII to
Chapter 29 entitled"Community Preservation Committee", all as shown on a document on file in
the office of the Town Clerk; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
DESCRIPTION: Should Town Meeting vote to place the question of adopting the Community
Preservation Act before the voters as a referendum, this Article would also permit Town Meeting
to adopt the implementing bylaw establishing the Community Preservation Committee, as
referenced in the Act. This would allow the established committee to act as the committee
referenced in the Community Preservation Act immediately upon local adoption of the Act
without having to wait for the following Town Meeting to adopt the implementing bylaw.
Supports Lexington 2020 Vision I.4, 1.6, 1E2
ARTICLE 31 AMEND PERMANENT EASEMENT—VARIOUS LOTS
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen, with the approval of the
Conservation Commission, to grant a change of use of an existing permanent easement from the
transport of petroleum products, to the transport of fiber optic cable through the existing pipeline
located on Town property as stated, but not limited to the following:
Assessor Map Lot Location
21 22 by the Waldorf School
22 14b by Spencer St.
30 83 & 84 by the Great Meadows
38 137 by Maple and Butterfield St.
46 113a& 126b by Maple St behind Harrington School
to Countryside Village to Woburn St.
1 lb by Concord Ave. and Metropolitan State
And to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for an act to permit such
change of use over conservation land, and/or act in any other manner in relation hereto.
(Inserted by Thomas O. Fenn and nine or more registered voters)
DESCRIPTION: The C2C Fiber Company of Littleton, Massachusetts has purchased from
Exxon Mobil Corporation an existing permanent easement for a(4"or 6")pipeline installed
underground during the mid 1940's by Colonial Beacon Oil Company. The pipeline was
used for the transport of oil and other petroleum products. C2C Fiber requests Town
Meeting's approval for a change of use of the easement from the transport of oil and other
petroleum products to the transport of Fiber Optic cable through the existing pipeline which
is located on portions of Town owned property as stated above.
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ARTICLE 32 RETIREMENT BOARD
To see if the Town will vote to accept legislation providing an early retirement incentive program
for certain town employees; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Retirement Board)
DESCRIPTION: The Senate and House of Representatives in the General Court of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts are in the process of enacting legislation, which would
provide an early retirement incentive program for local governments. The proposed
legislation would provide up to five years additional age or service or a combination of
additional age and service not too exceed five years for those employees who have 1.)
Attained the age of fifty-five and have at least ten years of creditable service or 2.) Any
member who has at least twenty years of creditable service. The executive body(Board of
Selectmen) may limit the amount of creditable service or age as well as the number of
participants. If participation is limited, the retirement of employees with greater creditable
service shall be approved before the retirement approval of employees with lesser creditable
service.
ARTICLE 33 USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money from available funds toward the reduction of
the tax rate for the fiscal year; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
FUNDS REQUESTED: Undetermined at press time
DESCRIPTION: This article requests the use of available funds--"free cash"--to reduce the
tax rate. Subject to certain adjustments, "free cash" is surplus revenue less uncollected
overdue real estate and personal property taxes from prior years.
And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as
provided in the By-Laws of the Town.
Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant,with your doings thereon, to the Town
Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Lexington this fourth day of February, A.D., 2002.
Jeanne K. Krieger, Chairman
Peter D. Enrich Board
Catherine M. D. Abbott of
Dawn E. McKenna Selectmen
Leo P. McSweeney
A true copy, Attest:
George Anderson
Constable of Lexington
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Lexington 2020 Vision Themes, Goals, and Recommended Actions
This report was the result of an inclusive community process designed to offer context for
public policy decisions over the course of the next decades. While the 2020 Vision
process was established and endorsed by the Board of Selectmen, School Committee and
Planning Board, the specific recommendations have not been adopted or approved by
those bodies.
THEME I: Promote and Strengthen Community Character
1. Design and promote community gathering places and events
a. Provide town government booths at events for info and comments.
b. Zone business and commercial districts to encourage a"whole community"
viewpoint for residents, shopping, work and leisure.
c. Provide space, maintained by the town, for unstructured teen activities.
d. Expand eldercare services
2. Develop criteria and mechanism for preserving the physical character of residential
neighborhoods.
a. Establish neighborhood council advocacy groups (with no legal authority) to
promote and communicate with developers about the character of their
neighborhood.
b. Limit"mansionization"by establishing laws prohibiting the building or redesign
of homes that would make them out of scale with existing houses and/or lot sizes.
3. Provide increased housing options to promote diversity of income and age
a. Enable cooperative housing for mixed generations
b. Enact zoning by-law changes/incentives to create more smaller-scale age-
restricted housing for the elderly.
4. Create strong incentives to maintain and expand affordable housing
a. Sustain ongoing affordable housing efforts.
b. Pursue opportunities with federal, state, county and town"surplus" land.
c. Make the accessory-apartment laws flexible to allow more facilities to be
permissible.
d. Conduct equitable real estate tax assessments, including interior inspections.
e. Modify zoning by-laws and create zoning overlay districts to allow and encourage
development of higher density housing in areas close to retail centers and public
transportation.
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5. Integrate transportation infrastructure and/or environmental aesthetics with
commercial districts and historic and housing characteristics.
a. Adhere to the town road repair and reconstruction plan.
b. Reduce the effect of expanses of asphalt paving and provide scaling elements in
commercial districts.
c. Sidewalks: Survey conditions and existing network; prioritize and repair in timely
fashion; develop plan for expanding network.
d. Bike path: Survey conditions and prioritize repairs, enhance interaction between
Minuteman bike path and town, as well as with other existing bike paths/trails.
e. Implement traffic demand management initiatives (e.g., traffic calming measures,
alternative transport modes).
f. Trees: Plant at least one new street tree for every tree removed; enhance and
enforce existing by-laws regulating canopy tree planting and screening.
6. Preserve and maintain historical areas, and celebrate the Town's place in national
history for residents and tourists.
a. Locate, purchase and use appropriate means to preserve and maintain historically
significant areas.
b. Provide information (signs, brochures, maps, kiosks) to alert tourists and residents
to all points of historical import.
c. Improve visitors' center/gift shop, and information provided by staff there.
d. Outreach to tour companies.
e. Re-establish walking tours of Lexington.
THEME II: Foster Educational Excellence
1. Ensure that all citizens are aware of and have access to life-long education and
learning opportunities.
a. Develop a consumer-friendly clearinghouse for all community life-long education
and learning opportunities.
b. Publicize all education and learning opportunities through multiple media.
c. Employ diverse methodologies to provide classroom learning experiences to
address the different gifts, talents and special needs of all students.
d. Clarify and convey high but realistic expectations to all students and citizens;
foster critical thinking; facilitate creative thought and expression; infuse
classroom learning with lessons of respect and cooperation.
2. Continuously update and modify the programming, grounds and facilities, and
materials and equipment and learning facilities.
a. Develop and implement a committee to ensure curriculum alignment throughout
school years.
b. Teach skills in all areas of up-to-date technology.
c. Mandate public schools to offer courses in the expressive arts, and to offer applied
learning opportunities.
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d. Strengthen pre-school programming.
e. Provide opportunities for students who fall short of or exceed performance
standards.
f. Develop and implement and safe schools program.
g. Develop and implement a comprehensive support services program, including
workshops on health and well-being, stress management, and self-assessment.
h. Maintain, improve and promote opportunities for physical recreation.
i. Address issues of diversity through professional development opportunities, in the
curriculum and during classroom time.
3. Provide sufficient funding for educational and learning opportunities.
a. Provide quality childcare, including extended daycare, at break-even cost.
b. Develop and implement a capital improvement and maintenance program.
c. Eliminate cost as an obstacle to not offering a desired aspect of physical
education.
4. Develop and implement and town-run partnership program to promote the concept of
community partnerships with all educational and learning facilities (with business
involvement, intergenerational learning, all governing bodies, students, families).
a. Develop and implement mentoring programs: teacher-to-teacher; student-to-
teacher; elders to youth; youth to elders.
b. Educate town in the concept of "youth as resources."
c. Develop and implement a program addressing health and well-being for all family
members including students.
5. Develop and implement an ongoing evaluation process for all systems associated with
life-long learning.
a. Involve students in the evaluation process.
b. Develop and implement a committee to monitor the ongoing process.
c. Develop and implement a performance-based testing process for students.
THEME III: Sustain and Enhance Physical Character and the Larger
Environment
1. Improve traffic and parking conditions in the Center.
a. Conduct a traffic/parking study re: the need for and location of parking garage.
b. Adhere to Transportation Demand Management Policy, apply it to existing and
new businesses.
c. Consider satellite parking with shuttles.
d. Provide appropriate parking for tourist buses—not on the Green.
2. Increase protected open space.
a. Establish Lexington Conservation Foundation.
b. Establish local land bank that includes a real estate transfer tax.
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c. Provide a land management program to protect wetlands, streams, and ponds.
d. Establish plans and policies that allocate a proportion of any property being
developed to open space.
3. Preserve and enhance local air quality.
a. Encourage the purchase and use of hybrid and/or electric autos via tax credit.
b. Covert commercial and public vehicles to low emissions fuels.
4. Reduce the environmental impact of households and businesses.
a. Use permitting mechanisms to require Center businesses to clean up trash,
pavement and surroundings.
b. Conduct community programs to encourage conservation and heighten awareness
of the use of synthetics and chemicals.
c. Implement a"pay-as-you-throw"municipal solid waste disposal program, and
continue to monitor and support pay-as-you-throw utility rates.
5. Limit traffic, noise and pollution from Hanscom Field.
a. Require state-of-the-art noise and pollution abatement.
b. Require road improvements and environmental coordination.
c. Manage Hanscom expansion, in commercial office development, airside issues,
and ground access issues.
6. Increase alternatives to single occupancy vehicles.
a. Promote and improve public transportation services: better coordination of and
increased number of routes; explore "on-call"taxi service.
b. Educate public about bicycling options.
c. Provide incentives to parents/students to use alternative modes (bicycle,bus,
walking) to get to school and disincentives to drive (e.g., parking fees at high
school).
THEME IV: Reinforce Connections Between Residents, Civic Organizations and
Town Government
1. Expand information dissemination options for civic activities.
a. Modernize and update Town's information technology systems.
b. Expand and make more readily accessible the Town web site, including
establishing a person-in-charge; post a meeting calendar with agendas and
opportunities for Q & A.
c. Establish a (multi-media)kiosk (could be part of an existing structure).
d. Use the school newspaper and radio station to inform students; use and enhance
local newspaper coverage and advertising fliers in bills.
2. Provide approaches to inspire the uninvolved of all ages to become involved.
a. Encourage town meeting members to contact their constituents through local
gatherings.
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b. Disseminate information about/invitations to school activities to all residents, not
just those with school-aged children.
c. Develop a brochure for residents (new and old)providing an orientation to the
town, government, voting, organizations, historical assets and other items of
interest.
d. Appoint an ombudsman.
3. Increase accessibility/availability of government buildings, agencies, officials,
materials and services.
a. Include photos of officials in publications, Web site, cable TV and the libraries.
b. Recruit and hire town employees of diverse backgrounds, including staff of all
educational and learning institutions.
c. Support a community-endorsed plan for Senior Center requirements.
4. Encourage increased resident participation in and understanding of the fiscal process.
a. Develop and organize multiple mechanisms for citizen involvement in optimizing
the receipt of sufficient local, state, and federal funding for town services.
b. Have high school students develop a document describing the town's fiscal
process.
5. Promote use of volunteers (including students) and connect them with those needing
services.
a. Formalize role of volunteer coordinator and publicize the position, the
opportunities and the values of that interaction.
THEME V: Establish Open and Accessible Processes for Town-Wide Decision-
Making, Planning and Conflict Resolution
1. Enhance and refine the fiscal process to make it useful and accessible.
a. Improve the system of fiscal accountability of town government: have
departments establish goals for fiscal year to explain and link spending to specific
goals and budget line items. Assess if these goals have been met.
b. Identify ways to consolidate government services and operations.
c. Create alternative revenue sources to reduce reliance of residential real estate
taxes: incubate a pool of talent and knowledge for ideas.
d. Ensure that town and affiliated regional entities receive maximum state and
federal funding.
2. Conduct and/or influence long-range studies,policies and regulations in the areas of
fiscal, transportation, technology and environmental planning.
a. Survey Lexington's transportation infrastructure on a regular basis.
b. Continue high quality and clearly articulated 5 year plan for fiscal revenues and
expenditures.
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c. Support installation of communications technology infrastructure to encourage
"telecommuting" and home businesses.
d. Conduct local surveys of environmental quality parameters.
3. Initiate and/or participate in regional groups to resolve common problems, address
common needs, capitalize on common strengths, and share services and resources in
the areas of transportation planning, open space, environmental quality/monitoring,
and fiscal planning.
a. Establish effective agencies and increase effectiveness of existing agencies to
manage Hanscom expansion.
b. Establish intermodal transport routes connecting Lexington with transport centers.
c. Establish and promote a regional planning authority to address the protection of
open space.
d. Annual fiscal reporting for town and private agencies should include information
on regional opportunities and agency actions to promote involvement and usage.
4. Re-evaluate, through a participatory structure, the 2020 vision and planning processes
periodically.
a. Re-evaluate success with respect to Goals and Measures every 2 years.
b. Survey residents on a regular basis to ensure that the Goals are on-target.
c. Rely on 2020-derived"core values" for decision-making.
d. Weigh long-term savings and benefits against short-term investment.
5. Strengthen and support existing democratic processes for town decision-making.
a. Encourage existing organizations to discuss town issues and provide feedback to
the appropriate entity.
b. Use mechanisms for expeditiously resolving conflicts.
c. Assure that public hearings and public notices are widely used to provide
information and solicit input from residents, and that all town decisions are
publicly disclosed and explained.
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Summary of Expenditures, Appropriations, & Revenues
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Town Operating* $26,094,062 $29,176,128 $29,909,101 $29,909,101 $32,741,838 $31,008,304
Articles and Capital** 715,500 821,419 1,178,723 1,178,723 2,088,030 1,309,500
Stabilization Fund
Total Town General Fund 26,809,562 29,997,547 31,087,824 31,087,824 34,829,868 32,317,804
Public Schools 49,058,448 53,081,796 57,994,812 57,994,812 62,591,696 61,721,696
School Capital**
School Renovation Debt 69,375 950,625 1,708,200 1,708,200 2,000,000 2,357,000
Regional Vocational School 797,604 811,455 787,116 787,116 810,729 843,688
Total Education 49,925,427 54,843,876 60,490,128 60,490,128 65,402,425 64,922,384
Water Enterprise Fund*** 4,856,688 5,115,572 5,934,482 5,934,482 5,813,261 5,899,376
Sewer Enterprise Fund*** 7,751,714 7,744,433 8,320,745 8,320,745 8,397,489 8,414,765
Recreation Enterprise Fund**" 1,180,991 1,239,616 1,301,352 1,301,352 1,339,830 1,342,288
Enterprise Articles 610,000 590,000 635,000 635,000 813,000 813,000
Total Enterprise 14,399,393 14,689,621 16,191,579 16,191,579 16,363,580 16,469,429
Total Appropriations/Expenditures 91,134,382 99,531,044 107,769,531 107,769,531 116,595,873 113,709,617
Supplemental Appropriations 542,148
Prior Year Deficits&Judgments 199,059 79,753 384,232
Intergovt Charges,Offsets&
Assessors Overlay 2,905,273 2,924,537 2,729,515 3,088,401 2,696,503 2,602,655
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State Aid $8,528,199 $9,976,815 $10,773,599 $10,466,658 $10,626,902 $9,909,161
Local Receipts 9,177,275 10,586,536 10,407,389 10,721,573 10,407,389 10,998,450
Available Funds 2,627,943 1,663,694 1,837,589 2,379,737 1,380,000 3,496,418
Enterprise Revenue 14,787,907 16,082,362 16,191,579 16,191,579 16,363,580 16,469,429
Non-Tax Levy Revenue 35,121,324 38,309,407 39,210,156 39,759,547 38,777,871 40,873,458
Previous Year Levy 57,904,293 61,322,549 67,831,893 67,831,893 70,327,690 71,101,282
Allowable 2 1/2%Inc. 1,447,607 1,533,064 1,695,797 1,695,797 1,758,192 1,777,532
Allowable New Construction 1,970,649 1,535,451 800,000 1,573,592 700,000 950,000
Override-Approved May 22 3,440,829
Tax Levy Limit 61,322,549 67,831,893 70,327,690 71,101,282 72,785,882 73,828,814
Actual Tax Levy(w/out Debt Excl.) 61,144,139 67,784,263 71,063,565
PAYT Tax Levy Reduction ($747,000) ($747,000) ($747,000) ($747,000)
Debt Exclusion 120,000 950,625 1,708,200 1,708,200 2,000,000 2,357,000
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Budget Deficit/Surplus 2,146,749 4,508,961 0 0 -6,475,623 0
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MASSACHUSETTS
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
At Large
Catherine M. D. Abbott 38 Eldred Street
Margery M. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road
Peter D. Enrich 35 Clarke Street
Donna M. Hooper 47 Emerson Gardens
Jay R. Kaufman 1 Childs Road
Jeanne K. Krieger 44 Webster Road
William L. Lahey 22 Fair Oaks Drive
Dawn E. McKenna 9 Hancock Street
Leo P. McSweeney 435 Lincoln Street
Precinct 1
Term Expires 2004
John P. Breen 8 Crescent Hill Avenue
Jonathan G. Cole 23 Whipple Road
Stephen D. Cole, Jr 857 Emerson Gardens Road
Lillian T. MacArthur 42 Emerson Gardens
Eric Jay Michelson 16 Emerson Gardens
Barry E. Sampson 8 Brandon Street
Carol J. Sampson 8 Brandon Street
Teuii Expires 2003
Joel A. Adler 22 Village Circle
Laura L. Boghosian 4 Russell Road
Jean W. Cole 23 Whipple Road
Maria-Elena Kostorizos 20 Wheeler Road
Janet Moran 41 Bartlett Avenue
Paul G. Topalian 46 Circle Road
Judith L. Zabin 1 Page Road
Term Expires 2002
Nancy M. Adler 22 Village Circle
James E. Barry 10 Crescent Hill Avenue
Mary Bowes 32 Arcola Street
Carol Bukys 17 Wheeler Road
Daniel P. Busa, Jr. 6 Farm Road
Albert P. Zabin 1 Page Road
*John C. Bartenstein 46 Sanderson Road
*David Hornstein 11 Lowell Street
*John F. Rossi 40 Arcola Street
Precinct 2
Term Expires 2004
James L. Avery 8 Daniels Street
Thomas R. Diaz 10 Tower Road
Karen A. Dooks 5 Mohawk Drive
Myla Kabat-Zinn 58 Oak Street
Andrew McAleer 121 Follen Road
Barry Orenstein 132 Follen Road
New Candidates °Reprecincted 44
Term Expires 2003
Marian A. O. Cohen 8 Plymouth Road
Kenneth Ford 10 Lisbeth Street
Lauren McSweeney MacNeil 17 Sutherland Road
Michael J. O'Sullivan 12 Aerial Street
Donald D. Wilson 36 Fern Street
James S. Wilson 43 Locust Avenue
Scott Wilson 23 Pleasant Street
Term Expires 2002
Robert W. Cunha 10 Stevens Road
Robin B. DiGiammarino 2 Sunset Ridge
Merrill A. Forman 15 Butler Avenue
Paul H. Lapointe 224 Follen Road
Lucy Lockwood 15 Smith Avenue
Daniel A. Lucas 3 Tower Road
Christina J. Welch 41 Locust Avenue
Precinct 3
Term Expires 2004
Nancy M. Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street
Sara B. Chase 1 Grassland Street
Sherry L. Gordon 7 Stedman Road, #408
Patrick R. Mehr 31 Woodcliffe Road
Mary E.Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place
Loren Wood 14 Benjamin Road
Term Expires 2003
Samuel Berman 11 Barberry Road
Jacqueline B. Davison 86 Spring Street
Richard L.Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place
Robert Rotberg 14 Barberry Road
Term Expires 2002
Nicholas A. Cannalonga 942 Waltham Street
John P. Carroll 31 Allen Street
Dan H. Fenn,Jr. 59 Potter Pond
William J. Frawley 68 Potter Pond
Gloria V. Holland 3 April Lane, #31
David J. Kessler 20 Barberry Road
Alexander E. Nedzel 4 Chadbourne Road
*Shirley Rauson Frawley 68 Potter Pond
*Kevin R. Johnson 283 Concord Avenue
*Arthur Katz 18 Barberry Road
*Daniel A. Pion 12 Barrett Road
Precinct 4
Term Expires 2004
Nyles Nathan Barnert 142 Worthen Road
Scott F. Burson 58 Sherburne Road South
Georgia S. Glick 21 Eliot Road
Charles Lamb 55 Baskin Road
John S. Rosenberg 64 Bloomfield Street
Sandra J. Shaw 51 Wachusett Drive
Judith Uhrig 15 Vine Brook Road
New Candidates °Reprecincted 45
Term Expires 2003
Gloria J. Bloom 17 Loring Road
Timothy Counihan 27 Percy Road
David J. Harris 5A Eliot Road
Peter C. J. Kelley 24 Forest Street
Barrie Peltz 8 Jackson Court
Marina C. Smith 22 Muzzey Street
Term Expires 2002
John L. Davies 18 Prospect Hill Road
°Michelle Hutnik 10 Hilltop Avenue
°Douglas M. Lucente 71 Farmcrest Avenue
Nicholas Santosuosso 2 Washington Street
Martin K. White 50 Bloomfield Street
*Lisa A. Baci 18 Fair Oaks Terrace
*Beverly Kelley 24 Forest Street
*Ruth S. Thomas 10 Parker Street
Precinct 5
Terni Expires 2004
Ira W. Crowe 53 Woburn Street
Irene M. Dondley 22 Leonard Road
Andrew J. Friedlich 22 Young Street
Paul E. Hamburger 18 Cooke Road
Carol A. Liff 19 Douglas Road
M. Masha Traber 106 Maple Street
Charles T. Vail 66 Woburn Street
Term Expires 2003
David E. Burns 46 Ridge Road
Elaine Dratch 2 Maureen Road
Margaret C. Nichols 4 Rumford Road
Blair B. Ruocco 54 Webb Street
Sam Silverman 18 Ingleside Road
Jed N. Snyder 482 Lowell Street
Term Expires 2002
Howard Cravis 6 Rogers Road
Wallace Cupp 141 Woburn Street
°Marjorie M. Daggett 9 Burroughs Road
°Anthony G. Galaitsis 7 Burroughs Road
John Hayward 358 Woburn Street
Suzanne S. Larsen 6 Fessenden Way
Samuel L. Powers 7 Dunham Street
Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell Street
David G. Williams 1433 Massachusetts Avenue
*Paul F. Barnes 500 Lowell Street
*Loretta A. Porter 24 Fletcher Avenue,#1
Precinct 6
Term Expires 2004
Florence A. Baturin 11 Alcott Road
Paul Chernick 14 Somerset Road
Peter D. Cohen 5 Diehl Road
Alan J. Lazarus 22 Woodland Road
Martin Long 9 Franklin Road
Frank Sandy 353 North Emerson Road
*New Candidates °Reprecincted 46
Term Expires 2003
Bebe H. Fallick 4 Diehl Road
Edmund C. Grant 27 Grove Street
Jane Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle
Edith Sandy 353 North Emerson Road
Sheldon A. Spector 26 Suzanne Road
H. Jerrold VanHook 89 Meriam Street
Term Expires 2002
Marshall J. Derby 23 Suzanne Road
°Morton G. Kahan 44 Hancock Street
David L. Kaufman 152 Burlington Street
Marianne Lazarus 22 Woodland Road
Richard Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle
Anne A. Ripley 83 Hancock Street
Dana Z. Wendel 126 Grant Street
°Robert V. Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue
John S. Willson 16 Hathaway Road
°Thomas M. Zimmer 48 Hancock Street
*Norman P. Cohen 56 Coolidge Avenue
*Jonathan A. Himmel 66 Hancock Street
Precinct 7
Term Expires 2004
Neal E. Boyle, Jr 23 Pine Knoll Road
George A. Burnell 4 Eaton Road
Margaret Counts-Klebe 94 Winter Street
David G. Kanter 48 Fifer Lane
David G. Miller 23 Fifer Lane
Joyce A. Miller 23 Fifer Lane
Jane A. Trudeau 7 Volunteer Way
Term Expires 2003
Marsha E. Baker 46 Burlington Street
Steven L. Colman 63 Fifer Lane
Robert G. Coyne 2 Heritage Drive
Audrey J. Friend 84 Fifer Lane
Fred H. Martin 29 Dewey Road
James C. Wood, Jr. 51 Gleason Road
Alan A. Wrigley 205 Grove Street
Term Expires 2002
Deborah J. Brown 47 Robinson Road
Thomas V. Griffiths 7 Volunteer Way
Philip K. Hamilton 2 Grove Street
Wendy C. Rudner 18 Pine Knoll Road
John E. Taylor 11 Linmoor Terrace
Martha C. Wood 51 Gleason Road
*Edward B. Feinman 9 Linmoor Terrace
*Karl P. Kastorf 545 Bedford Street
*New Candidates °Reprecincted 47
Precinct 8
Term Expires 2004
Elizabeth J. Bryant 18 Liberty Avenue
John T. Cunha 11 Homestead Street
Diana T. Garcia 3 Gerard Terrace
Thomas M. Harden 32 Hill Street
Alan Mayer Levine 54 Reed Street
James A. Osten 8 Revere Street
Term Expires 2003
Richard H. Battin 15 Paul Revere Road
Steven J. Hurley 70 Reed Street
Ingrid H. Klimoff 75 Reed Street
Shirley H. Stolz 2139 Massachusetts Avenue
Carolyn H. Tiffany 109 Reed Street
Term Expires 2002
Roger F. Borghesani 24 Hastings Road
Margaret Bradley 48 Bellflower Street
Stacey P. Bridge-Denzak 38 Cedar Street
Florence E. Connor 12 Cedar Street
Ione D. Garing 157 Cedar Street
Charles Hornig 75 Reed Street
Richard A. Michelson 54 Asbury Street
*Lorraine M. Fournier 24 Cedar Street
*Stewart G. Kennedy 38 Liberty Avenue
Precinct 9
Term Expires 2004
Anthony B. Close 174 Wood Street
Rodney Cole 80 School Street
Margaret E. Coppe 12 Barrymeade Drive
Thomas O. Fenn 15 Shade Street
William P. Kennedy 135 Wood Street
Hank Manz 14 Ellison Road
Dorris P. Traficante 16 Fairbanks Road
Term Expires 2003
Narain D. Bhatia 8 Nickerson Road
Richard L. Canale 29 Shade Street
Susan A. Elberger 10 Ellison Road
Paul E. Mazerall 32 Roosevelt Road
Janet M. Perry 16 Ellison Road
Fred D. Rosenberg 76 Wood Street
Term Expires 2002
Alice J. Adler 10 Nickerson Road
Christopher P. Busa 12 Ewell Avenue
°Donald A. Chisholm 166 Lincoln Street
Emily R. Donovan 110 Wood Street
Janice A. Kennedy 135 Wood Street
°Ann H. Miller 40 Outlook Drive
°Michael Prensky 222 Lincoln Street
Wendy Manz 14 Ellison Road
Richard Schaye 7 Jean Road
Michael E. Schroeder 2 Welch Road
*Mary E. Donahue 3 Crosby Road
*New Candidates °Rcprecincted 48
ELECTION INFORMATION
Local Election - Monday, March 4, 2002
Polling Hours - 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Polling Locations
Precinct 1 Harrington School, Maple and Lowell Streets
Precinct 2 Bowman School, Philip Road
Precinct 3 Jonas Clarke Middle School, Stedman Road (off Waltham Street via
Brookside Avenue)
Precinct 4 Bridge School, Middleby Road
Precinct 5 Fiske School, Colony Road
Precinct 6 Diamond Middle School, enter off Hancock Street at Burlington Street
traffic circle
Precinct 7 Estabrook School, Grove Street near Route 128
Precinct 8 Fire Headquarters Building, Bedford Street at Worthen Road
Precinct 9 Maria Hastings School, Crosby Road (off Massachusetts Avenue near
Route 128)
For further information, call the Town Clerk's Office 862-0500, Ext. 270.