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TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss.
To the Constable of the Town of Lexington, in said County,
Greeting:
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 Cary Memorial Building in said
Lexington, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of November, 1950, -11 -y6�, at
8: 00 P.M. , then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1, To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or
of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following
bequest contained in Paragraph Eleventh(b) of the will of George L. Gilmore,
late of Lexington, Middlesex Probate Docket #212)+70:
"To the Town of Lexington, to be held by the Trustees of the
public funds or such other officers as the Town may from time
to time direct, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) , the
income therefrom to be used as the Town may from time to time
vote; and if at any time a special use arises to which in the
opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may be
applied, then the principal of said fund may be so applied upon
vote of the Town Meeting authorizing same. "
and determine the manner in which such bequest shall be held and administered,
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 30 To see if the Town will vote to amend /the Zoning
By-Law by striking out Sections 1 to 21 inclusive thereof and sub-
stituting therefor the following Sections 1 to 20 inclus9 e, or act
in any other manner in relation thereto:
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For the purposes set forth in General Laws, Chapter 40, See. .
tions 25 to 30B inclusive, and, all acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto, and under the authority thereof and of General
Laws, Chapter 143,,--and any other enabling laws, the inspection,
materials, construction, alteration and repair,height, area, location-and
the use of buildings and structures and the use of'land in the Town of -
Lexington are hereby regulated as herein provided, and the Town is -
divided into districts as hereinafter defined and as shown on the Zoning
Map prepared by William M. Burns, Town Engineer, dated 1950, and
filed with the Town Clerk, which, Map is hereby made a part of this-
Sy-Law.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this By-Law, the following words and terms
used herein are hereby defined or the meaning thereof is explained or - t
limited:
(a) Family. Any number of individuals living and cooking to-
gether in a single housekeeping unit, ,
(b) One Family Dwelling. A detached residential building in- -
tended and designed to be occupied exclusively by a single
family.
(c) Two Family Dwelling. A detached residential building in-
tended and designed to be occupied exclusively by twq
families. -
(d) - Accessory Use or Building. An accessory use or building is
a use or building customarily incident to and located on
the same lot with the use or building to which it is acces-
sory and not detrimental to the neighborhood.
(e) Non-Conforming -Use or Building. A IawfulIy existing use
or building which does not conform to the regulations for
the district in which such use or building exists.
(f) Lot. An,area of land in one ownership with definite bound-
aries ascertainable by recorded deed or plan and used or set
aside and available for use as the site of one or more
-buildings or for any other definite purpose.
r`(g) Street. A publicway^or a private way legally open or dedi- i`
cated to public use or approved by the Planning Board.
(h) Hotel. A building or a portion thereof designed or used for
serving food in a public dining room and containing fifteen
or more sleeping rooms for resident or transient guests.
(i) Building. The word "building" shall include the word "struet .
tyre,"unless the context unequivocally indicates otherwise-
(j) Erected. The word "erected" shall include the words "built,''
"constructed," "reconstructed," "altered," "enlarged," and
"moved." -
'(k) Story- That portion of a building contained between any
floor and the floor or roof next above it, but not including
the lowest portion so contained if more than one-half of
such portion vertically is below the mean finished grade
of the ground adjoining such building.
'(1) Half Story. A story directly under a sloping roof in which
the points of intersection of the bottom of the rafters and
the interior faces of the walls are less than 3 feet above
the floor level.
(m) Recorded. The due recording in the Middlesex County South
District Registry of Deeds or, as to registered land, the
due filing in the Middlesex County South District Land -
Registration Office.
'(n) Front Yard. The open space between a building and the
exterior line of each street on which the lot on which it
stands abuts.
(o) Side and Rear Yard. The open space at the sides and rear
of a building between the building and the boundaries, -
other than streets, of the lot on Which it stands.
SECTION 3.
DISTRICTS DEFINED
The Town is hereby divided into districts designated as follows:
(a) -R 1—One family dwelling districts.
(b) R 2—Two family dwelling districts. '
(c) C 1—Local business districts.
(d) C 2—General business districts.
(e) T 1—Trunk highway districts.
(f) M 1—Light manufacturing districts. ,
(g) A I—Garden apartment and hotel districts.
(iEUGRAYHIUAL LEA'Uit1Y1'lUNS Ur11ibll6IUl'b
In the event of any discrepancy between the boundaries of the ^7 A`
districts as shown on,the Zoning Map and as hereafter described, the
descriptions set forth in this section -shall govern.
(a) R 1—One family dwelling districts. Every part of the Town not
shown upon the Zoning Map and not hereinafter specifically desig-
nated as an R 2, C 1, C 2, T 1, M 1 or A 1 district is hereby specifi-
cally made an R 1 district.
(b) R 2=Two family dwelling districts.
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of they Doth esterly line of Summer Street.:with-the'Arlingtonr.Lexinton town line, southwesterly-along said town ling4o-fhe Arling-
ton Reservoir, thencen huiegt, riy along, said,„6-rlington Reservoir to
-Munroe Brook„thence along saidtpp aed's Brook, thence north-
easterly along Reed's Brook to the'Gsdid southwesterly.line of Summer
Street; thence southeasterly°al'ong said southwesterly line of*Summer , -
Street t '-e-point=ofie eginning. -
2„ /' . 02. A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
extending from a line westerly of and distant 100 feet from the westerly -
line of Sylvia Street to a line easterly of and distant 100 feet from the
,, easterly line of Charles Street and for a depth of 100 feet throughout.
� T' A'district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
extending from the westerly line of Lisbeth Street to the easterly line
°1. of Oak Street and for a depth of 100 feet throughout.
. A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
`?`/ , extending from the northerly line of Pollen Road to the southeasterly
line of Plainfield Street and for a depth of 100 feet throughout-with
the exception of a business district designated therein.
r�c 459: A district between the northeasterly line of Massachusetts
Avenue and the railroad right of way extending from the north-
westerly line of the private way leading to the East Lexington Depot
to a line southeasterly of and distant 100 feet from the southeasterly
line of Maple Street with the exception of a business district designated
as located therein.
(c) C 1—Local business districts.
1. A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
extending from the Arlington line westerly to a point 100 feet beyond
the westerly line of Sylvia Street and a depth throughout-of 100 feet
from said southwesterly line of-Massachusetts Avenue.
2. A district on the easterly side of Massachusetts Avenue be-
ginning at the intersection of the easterly line of Massachusetts Avenue
with the more southerly line of Curve Street, thence easterly along said
southerly line of Curve Street distant about 100 feet to a point, thence
southerly by a straight line distant about 83 feet to a point, thence
westerly by a straight line distant about 100 feet to a point in the said
easterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, thence northerly 80.30 feet to
the point of beginning.
3. A district on the westerly side of Massachusetts Avenue begin-
ning at the intersection of the westerly line'of Massachusetts Avenue
with the southerly line of Independence Avenue, thence southerly along
said westerly line of Massachusetts Avenue distant 88 feet to a point,
thence westerly by a straight line distant 100 feet to a point, thence
northerly by a straight line distant 88 feet more or less to a point in
the southerly line of Independence Avenue, thence easterly along said
southerly line of Independence Avenue distant 100 feet to the point of
beginning. - - -
4. A district on the northeasterly side of Bedford Street beginning
at the intersection of the northeasterly line of Bedford Street and the
southeasterly lot line of land now of the Middlesex & Boston Street
Railway Company, thence northeasterly along said lot line-and the ex-
tension of said lot line to a point in the southwesterly line of the railroad
right of way, thence northwesterly along said southwesterly line of the
railroad right of way to a point in the northeasterly line of Bedford
Street, thence southeasterly along said northeasterly line of Bedford
Street to the point of beginning. -
5. A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street between
the railroad right of way and the North Lexington Brook beginning at
the intersection .of the southwesterly line of Bedford Street with the
northeasterly line of the railroad right of way, thence' northwesterly
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along said northeasterly line of the railroad right of way distant about
740 feet to-a point, thence northeasterly distant about 152 feet to a
point at the center line of the North Lexington Brook, thence south-
' easterly along the said center line of the North Lexington Brook about
490 feet to a point in the said southwesterly line of Bedford Street,
thence southeasterly distant about 265 feet to the point of beginning.
6. A district on the easterly side of Bedford Street between North
Hancock Street and Harding Road beginning at a point on the northerly
line of North Hancock Street, said point being westerly and distant 64.48
feet from the westerly terminus of a curve of 281.86 feet radius,thence
' westerly distant 68.70 feet to a point of curvature, thence following the
northerly line of North Hancock Street, the easterly line of Bedford
Street and the southeasterly line of Harding Road to Lot 12 as shown on
a plan recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in
Book 6988,Page 1,thence southeasterly along the southwesterly lot line
of said Lot 12 distant 107.68 feet to a point, thence easterly along the
southerly lot line of said Lot 12 distant 46 feet to a point, thence south-
erly by a straight line distant 108.96 feet to the point of beginning.
7. A district at the northeasterly corner of Marrett Road and
Waltham Street beginning at a point in the northeasterly side of said
Marrett Road, said point being the intersection of said street line with
the lot 'line between Lots 80 and 81 as shown on a plan recorded in the.
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 274,Page 43,thence
northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Marrett Road to a
point on the easterly side of said Waltham Street, thence easterly along
_ the southerly line of Grapevine Avenue to its intersection with the rear
lot line of Lot 78E as shown on a plan recorded in the Middlesex South
District Registry of Deeds, Book 365, Page 32, thence southeasterly
along the northeasterly lines of Lots 78B, 79 and 80 as shown on plans
hereinabove referred to distant 177.35 feet to a point, thence south-
westerly distant 121.71 feet to the point of beginning.
8. A district at the southeasterly corner of Marrett Road and
Waltham Street beginning at a point in the easterly line of said Wal-
tham Street, said.point being the intersection of said street line with
the lot line between Lots A and D as shown on a plan recorded in the -
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 7185, Page 474, G
thence northerly along the easterly line of said Waltham Street and
southeasterly along the southwesterly line of said Marrctt Road to its
intersection with the lot line between Lots 22 and 23 as shown on a
plan recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in
Book 273, Page 9, thence southwesterly distant 123.24 feet to a point,
thence northwesterly distant 14.20 feet to a point, thence westerly dis-
tant 10426 feet to the point of beginning.
9. A district at the southwesterly corner of Marrett Road and
Waltham Street, consisting of an area 200 feet wide, running southerly
from the southerly line of said Marrett Road along the westerly side
of said Waltham .Street distant 360.35 feetto a lot line as shown on
Land Court Plan #18315A.
10. A district on the northerly side of Marrett Road beginning at
a point 69.50 feet westerly of the westerly terminus of a curve of 215.47
feet radius, thence westerly along the northerly line of said Marrett
Road distant 197.70 feet to a point, thence northerly distant 214.15 feet
to a point, thence westerly distant 86.04 feet to a point, thence north-
easterly distant 78.12 feet to a point, thence southeasterly distant 260.42
feet to a point, thence southwesterly distant 60 feet to a point, thence
westerly distant 15.3 feet to a point;thence southerly distant 200.9 feet
to the point of beginning, said district including Lots 193, 194 and 195
as shown on a plan recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry
of Deeds in Book 349, Page 49, and Lot 239 as shown on a plan recorded
in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 321, Page 5.
1L A district at the westerly corner of Marrett Road and Spring
Street and running westerly along the southerly side of said Marrett
Road distant 411.14 feet from the westerly terminus of a curve of 265.47
feet 'radius to the westerly lot line of Lot 235 as shown on a plan re-
corded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 321,
Page 5,-and running southwesterly along the northwesterly side of said
Spring Street distant 85.19 feet from the southwesterly terminus of a
curve of 32.60 feet radius to the southerly lot line of Lot 230C as shown
on a plan recorded in said Registry of Deeds in Book 361, Page 20, and
extending southerly from said southerly side of Marrett Road-to the
southerly lot lines of Lots 230C, 23013, 230A, 231, 232, 233, 234, and 235,
all of said lots being shown on said plans hereinabove referred to.
12. A district at the intersection of the northeasterly line of Lin-
coln Street with the easterly line of School Street extending fora dis-
tance of 200 feet southeasterly along said Lincoln Street and for a dis-
tance of 200 feet northerly along said School Street and for a depth of
200 feet from the lines of said streets. _ .,,
-- _ - _- - - I3.-A district at-the soutbeasterly corner-of Lincoln Street and _ - - --
- Marrett Road beginning at!a point in the easterly line of Marrett Road, ?in
• thence bearing to the right with a curve of 60 feet radius distant 95.61 ' 7 I-1
feet to a point of tangency in the southerly line of said Lincoln Street, -
thence N 83' 39' E distant 42.50 feet to a point of curvature, thence -bearing to the right with-a curve of 626.96 feet radius distant 74.60 feet
to a point, thence southerly along a lot line distant 158 feet to a point,
said lot line being described.in a deed recorded in the Middlesex South
District Registry of Deeds in Book -4491, Page 161, thence easterly
along the northerly lot line of Lot 9 as shown on a plan recorded in the
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 4273 at the end, -distant 240 feet to a point, thence along the easterly lot lines of said
Lot 9 and Lot 8 as shown on a plan recorded in the Middlesex South
District Registry of Deeds in Book 382, Page 2, by two courses distant
157 feet to a point, thence westerly along the southerly lot line of said
` Lot 8 distant 330 feet to a point in the easterly line of said Marrett
Road, thence N 7° 39' W distant 304.03 feet to the point of beginning.
14. A district at the southwesterly corner of Waltham Street and
Concord Avenue beginning at a point on the southerly line of said Con-
cord Avenue, thence bearing to the right with a curve of 69.17 feet
radius distant 90.99 feet to a point of tangency in the westerly line of
said Waltham Street, thence S 5° 39',05" E distant 42.06 feet to a point
of curvature, thence bearing to the right with a curve of 1945.62 feet
radius distant 52.94 feet to a point, thence N 81' 04' 20" W distant 150
feet to a point, thence N 50° 22' 30" W distant 148.54 feet to a point
in the southerly line of Concord Avenue, thence S 81' 01' 25" E distant
96.61 feet to the point of beginning.
15. A district at the southeasterly corner of Waltham Street and
Concord Avenue beginning at a point on the southerly line of Concord
Avenue, thence along said southerly line S 79° 43' 15" E distant 68.52
feet to a point, thence S 11° 44' 55" W distant 160.45 feet to a point,
thence westerly distant 99.50 feet to a point in the easterly line of said
Waltham Street, thence northerly along the easterly line of said Wal-
tham Street by a curve bearing to the left of 2005.62 feet radius distant
95.33 feet to a point of reverse curvature, thence bearing to the right
with a curve of 60.97 feet radius distant 112.72 feet to the point of be-
ginning.
16. A district upon the easterly side of Pleasant Street beginning
at a point 100 feet southerly from the intersection of the Concord Turn-
pike extending 150 feet along Pleasant Street and of a depth of 200
feet throughout.
17. A district consisting of a triangular area of land bounded on
west by Fletcher Avenue distant 183.90 feet, on the south by Woburn
Street distant 320.22 feet, and on the northeast by the railroad right
of way distant 317.40 feet, containing about 27,994 square feet.
18. A district at the junction of Lowell Street and North Street
as follows: On both sides of Lowell Street a distance of 300 feet north-
erly and 300 feet southerly from the point of intersection of the center
lines of Lowell Street and North Street, and on both sides of North
Street a distance of 250 feet northwesterly from the point of-intersec-
tion of the center lines of Lowell and North Streets, and on both sides
of North Street northeasterly a distance of 200 feet from the inter-
section of the center lines of Lowell and North Streets and of a depth
of 100 feet from the adjacent street lines in each instance.
19. A district on the westerly side of Bedford Street beginning
at a point on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street,said point being
northwesterly and distant 154 feet from a stone bound marking the
southeasterly terminus of a curve of radius 866.4 feet and extending
southeasterly along Bedford Street to the northeasterly side line of
Reed Street and of a depth of 100 feet from the adjacent side line of
Bedford Street.
20. A district on the easterly side of Bedford Street beginning at
the Railroad property and extending 150 feet northerly along Bedford
Street and embracing the property formerly known as the William L.
Burrill property and of a depth of 100 feet easterly in from the easterly
side line of Bedford Street. -
21. A district on the southerly corner of Lincoln Street and Mar-
rett Road and extending southwesterly along said Lincoln Street and-
southeasterly along said Marrett Road for a distance of 200 feet in
each instance and for a depth of 100 feet from the adjacent street lines. ,
22. Districts at the junction of Woburn and Lowell Street upon
each of the four corners and extending for a distance of 200 feet along
each street from the junction points of the side lines of each street
thence back at right angles to each said street until the exterior lines
intersect.
23. A district on the northwesterly corner of Marrett Road and
Waltham Street and extending northeasterly along said Waltham Street
and northwesterly along said Marrett Road for a distance of 200 feet
in each instance and for a depth of 100 feet from the adjacent street
lines.
(d) C 2=Gaderal business districts.
1. A district on the northeasterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
extending northwesterly from the Arlington-Lexington town line to the
northwesterly line of the private way leading to the East Lexington
Depot and extending northeasterly from Massachusetts Avenue to the
railroad right of way.
2. A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
extending from the northwesterly line of Waltham Street to the south-
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easterly line of Muzzey Street and from the southwesterly line of said
Massachusetts Avenue to the southwesterly lot lines of premises now--
- numbered 73 Waltham Street and 20 Muzzey Street as shown respec-
tively on a plan in Book 68, Page 13,and a deed in Book 6865, Page 558,
at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds.
3. A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of said Massa-
chusetts Avenue with the northwesterly line.of Muzzey Street, thence
northwesterly along said southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue
-distant about 173 feet to a point, thence southwesterly distant 149.50
feet to a point, thence southeasterly distant 11 feet to a point, the last
two described lines being shown on a plan recorded in the Middlesex
South Registry of Deeds in Book 6130, Page 59, thence by a straight
line distant about.380 feet to a point in the northeasterly line of Ray-
mond Street,thence southeasterly distant 165 feet to the intersection of
said northeasterly line of Raymond Street with the northwesterly line .
- of Muzzey Street, thence northeasterly along said northwesterly line of
Muzzey Street to the point of beginning.
- 4. A district on the northeasterly side of Massachusetts Avenue
between the northeasterly line of said Massachusetts Avenue and the,
southwesterly side of the railroad property and extending from .the -
- northwesterly line of Grant Street to the southeasterly line of Meriam-
Street.
5. A district on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street between '.
the northwesterly lot line of premises now numbered 30 Bedford Street.
and said"lot line extended and the northwesterly lot line of property
now or formerly owned by Custance Bros., Inc., and said lot line ex-
tended'and-for a depth of 400 feet southwesterly from the southwesterly
line of said Bedford Street.
6. A district on the northeasterly side of Bedford Street between
the northeasterly line of said Bedford Street and the westerly.side of
the railroad right of way, extending from the southeasterly lot line of
land now or formerly owned by the Christopher S. Ryan Estate to the
northwesterly lot line of property now or formerly owned by the Lex=. ,
ington Lumber Corporation.
7. A district on the southwesterly side of Massachusetts Avenue..,
beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of said Massa,.
chusetts Avenue with the southeasterly line of Waltham Street, thence- ,
running southeasterly along said southwesterly line of Massachusetts
Avenue distant about 800 feet to a point, thence southwesterly along a
lot line distant about 295 feet to a point, thence northwesterly along
the northeasterly lot lines of Lots 14B, 14A, 13, 12, 19, 20, 10 and 9,
said lots being shown on Land Court Plan 9469, distant about 470 feet
to a point, thence northwesterly about 215 feet to a point, thence south-
westerly distant about 137 feet to a point in the northeasterly line of •
Vine Brook Road, thence northwesterly along saidnortheasterlyline
of Vine Brook Road to the southeasterly line of Waltham Street, thence -northeasterly along said southeasterly line of said Waltham Street to
the point of beginning.
(e) T 1—Trunk highway districts.
1: A district on the southerly side of the Cambridge-Concord
Highway beginning at a point 200 feet easterly of the intersection of •
the easterly line of Blossom Street with the southerly line of said Cam-
bridge-Concord
- Highway, thence along said southerly line of said Cam-
bridge-Concord
Highway S 87° 26' 58" E distant 200 feet to a point, _
thence S 2° 33'02" W distant 100 feet to a point,thence N 87° 26' 58" W
distant 200 feet to a-point, thence N 2° 33' 02" W distant 100 feet to
the point of beginning.
2. A district on the northerly side of the Cambridge-Concord
Highway beginning at a point on the southwesterly side of Watertown
Street,thence bearing to the right with a curve of 23 feet radius distant _
55.98 feet to a point of tangency, thence westerly along the northerly -
line of said Cambridge-Concord Highway N 87° 03'43" W distant 227.50
feet to a point,thence N 2° 56'17" E distant 98.97 feet to a point,thence,
N 30° 46' 47" E distant 98.97 feet to a point, thence southeasterly along
the southwesterly line of said Watertown Street S 59° 13' 13" E distant
159.16 feet to a point of curvature, thence bearing to the right with a
curve of 576.55 feet radius distant 127.80 feet to the point of beginning.
(f) M 1—Light manufacturing-districts. -
1. A-district 1,200 feet wide on the northeasterly side of the rail-
road right of way extending from the northwesterly line of Pine Street -
` and said line extended to the southeasterly line of Westview Street.
2. A district 2,400 feet wide on thesouthwesterlyside of the
railroad right of way extending from the northwesterly line of Pine
Street and said line extended to the southerly line of Westview Street
and the Lexington-Bedford town line.
(g) A 1—Garden apartment and-hotel districts.
1. A district bounded on the southwest by-Massachusetts Avenue,
on the north by Woburn Street, on the northeast by the Boston &
- Maine Railroad right of way and on the southeast by the Town of Lex-
ington High School lot.
- 2. A district bounded on the north by Woburn'Street, on the-south- - - - -
west by the Boston & Maine Railroad right of way, on the southeast by
property now or formerly of the Lexington Nurseries Inc. and on the
northeast by property now or formerly of Thomas A. Corcoran, Jr.
which is at 91 Woburn Street. "
SECTION 5. ' - _ LL IA _
PERMITTED BUILDINGS AND USES
In the following districts the designated buildings and alterations ,
and extensions thereof and buildings accessory thereto and the desig-
nated•uses of land, buildings, or parts thereof and uses accessory
therto are permitted. All other buildings and uses are expressly
prohibited.
(a) R 1 Districts.
1. Public schools, parks, playgrounds and other municipal build-
ings or uses.
2. Religious, sectarian or denominational schools.
3. Churches, parish houses and rectories. "
4. One family dwellings. •
5: The taking of not more than four boarders or the letting or
renting of rooms, without cooking facilities, to not more than four per- -
sons,or both,in a dwelling by a family resident therein,but no dwelling
so used shall be erected for the purpose except with specific permission .from the Board of Appeals. -
6. Farms, including truck gardens, and nurseries, but only tools,
equipment and vehicles"incident to the actual use of the premises may
be stored thereon, and provided that the commercial raising, boarding,
breeding or keeping of fur-bearing animals may be operated or main-
tained on farms only with the permission of the Board of Appeals.
7. Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals,the following:
a. Trucking and express business. -b. Greenhouses, including conservatories.
c. Hospitals, sanitaria, physicians', dentists' and other pro-
fessional offices, charitable institutions, private schools,
halls, clubs and other meeting places and cemeteries.
d. Private parks, playgrounds and recreation buildings of a
nun-commercial and non-profit nature, private water _
towersandreservoirs.
e. Passenger stations, landing fields, telephone exchanges,
_ radio and television transmitting sites and sites, buildings
and uses for other public services.
(b) It 2 Districts. All buildings and uses that are permitted in R 1
districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth therein,
and the following:
1. Two family dwellings.
2. Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals,the following:.
a. Hotels, but cooking in rooms occupied by guests is ex- -
pressly prohibited.
(c) C 1 Districts. All buildings and uses that are permitted in R.1
and R 2 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth
therein, and the following:
1. Retail stores. -
2.- Shops for custom work or the making only of articles to be sold
at retail on the premises.
3. Business or professional offices and banks.
4. Restaurants and other places for serving food,with the exception
of diners and lunch carts, so-called, which are hereby expressly pro-
hibited, except as hereinafter provided.
5. Place of business of a barber, caterer, cleansing and dyeing
pick-up station, confectioner, decorator, dressmaker, florist, furrier,
hairdresser, manicurist, milliner, optician, photographer, radio and
television repair shop, hand laundry, self-service laundry, shoe repairer,
or tailor.
6.- Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals,the following:
a. Place of business of a baker,blacksmith, builder, carpen-
- ter, cleanser and dyer, contractor, mason, plumber, elec-
trician, painter, paper hanger, printer, roofer, tinsmith,
undertaker, upholsterer, wheelwright or diner or lunch
cart, so-called.
b. Retail gasoline, oil and greasing stations and places of
business for the sale and installation of tires and other
.,automobile accessories, garages for storage and repair
and salesrooms-for motor vehicles. .
c. Retail dealers in bottled gas, fuel, grain, ice, lumber and
structural materials, milk and commercial non-manufac-
turing uses not hereinabove specified in this sub-paragraph
6, except uses permitted in sub-section (d)-C 2 Districts
sub-paragraphs 1 and 3.a.
(d) C 2 Districts. All buildings and uses that are permitted in R 1,
It 2 and C 1 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set
• forth therein, and the following:
1. Billboards as regulated by law and by-law.
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•�; / / 2. etil dealers in bottled gas, grain,ice and`milk.
3. Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals,the following:
a. Billiard rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls, skating rinks,
theatres and similar commercial amusement places. •
b. Retail dealers in fuel, lumber, structural materials and
commercial non-manufacturing uses not hereinabove speci-
fied.
.(e) T 1 Districts, All buildings and uses that are permitted in R 1
and R districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth
therein,and subject to permission from the Board of Appeals,the follow-
ing:
1. Retail gasoline, oil and greasing stations and places of busi-
ness for the sale and installation'of tires and other automobile acces-
sories, but major mechanical repairing, auto body repairing and the
storing or selling of automobiles are hereby expressly prohibited.
(f) M 1 Districts. All buildings and uses that are permitted in R 1,,
R 2, C 1 and C 2 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions.
set forth therein,and the following: -
1. Light manufacturing, employing only electric or other sub-
stantially noiseless and inoffensive motive power, utilizing hand labor.
or quiet machinery and processes, free from neighborhood disturbing
odors or agencies. Any light manufacturing business, the conduct of-
which may be disturbing br detrimental to the health, safety or wel-.
fare of persons Working in or living near the proposed location of such.
manufacturing, including special danger of fire or explosion, pollution
of waterways, corrosive, toxic or noisome fumes, gas, smoke, soot,_
obnoxious dust, disagreeable odors and offensive noise or vibrationis „$/
expressly prohibited; 'n
2. Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals,the following:
a, Bulk distribution of liquid fuels and lubricants from under-
' ground storage tanks, -
3. No dwelling shall be erected in an M 1 district�except with,
'permission from the Board of Appeals. .
(g) A 1 Districts. All buildings and uses that are permitted in R 1.
districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth therein,.
and the following:
1. Garden apartments,-provided that the Planning Board, after.
public hearing, shall find and determine that such buildings and use,_
including the site, plans and building design, constitute a desirable de-
velopment in and will not be detrimental to the neighborhood, and sub-
ject further to the following conditions: there shall be at least two,
detached or semi-detached buildings and no such building shall contain,
less than four nor more than ten dwelling units, and each such unit
shall have independent cooking facilities; not more than 25 per centum.
of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings; no living quarters shall •
be located below the mean finished grade of the ground adjoining the.
building nor above the second story; there shall be parking space for-
automobiles provided on the lot which shall not be less than one reason-
ably accessible automobile space for each dwelling unit; the buildings
shall connect with a sanitary sewer; and such other conditions and re-
strictions as the Planning Board may prescribe in the interests of the
Town n in carrying out the purposes of this By-Law.
2. Hotels, provided thatthePlanning Board shall find and deter-
mine that such building and use, including the site, plans and building
design, constitute a desirable development in and will not be detrimental
to the neighborhood, and subject further to the following conditions:•
not more than 25 per centum of the lot area shall be occupied by build-
ings; no sleeping rooms shall be located below the mean finished grade.
of the ground adjoining the building; there shall be ample parking
space for automobiles provided on the lot, which shall not be less than.
one reasonably-accessible automobile space for each guest sleeping•
room in the building plus reasonably adequate provision forpersons
dining or attending,functions in the building; the building shall connect
with a sanitary sewer; and such other conditions and restrictions,as•
the Planning Board may prescribe in the interest of the Town in carry-
ing out the purposes of this By-Law. Cooking in rooms occupied by
guests is expressly prohibited. -
3. Garden apartments and hotel may be combined on the same
lot if approved by the Planning Board and, in such event, all the pro-
visions and conditions above set forth shall be applicable to the same
extent as if they were on separate lots.
4. Buildings accessory to garden apartments or hotel may be,
erected, but only with the approval of site, plans and building design
by the Planning Board.
ACCESSORY USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS r P;
In R1 and R2 districts, the following are hereby declared to be-
"accessory uses" within the meaning of this'By-Law:
(a) A private garage for not more than three automobiles, one of"
which may be a commercial vehicle if owned or used by a person:-
resident
erson:resident in the dwelling to which the garage is accessory.
(b) The exercise of personal or professional skills in the fields
of,music, dramatics, arts and crafts and academic pursuits and the
giving of instructions or lessons for compensation in such skills, in any
dwelling or building accessory thereto by residents thereof, provided
there is no sign relating thereto or other advertising device erected
or maintained on the premises, but no such dwelling or building shall
be erected for the purpose except with specific permission from the
Board of Appeals.
(c) The performance of custom work of a domestic nature, such
as dressmaking, millinery and clothes-washing, in any dwelling by
residents thereof, provided that equipment utilized is such as is cus-
tomarily incidental to residential occupancy and that there is no sign
relating thereto or other advertising device erected or maintained on -
the premises, but no such dwelling or building shall be erected for the
purpose except with specific permission from the Board of Appeals.
(d) The erection and maintenance for each family living in a
dwelling of not more than two signs, neither of which has an area
of more than one square foot, bearing the name of the family or desig-
nation of the dwelling or both.
(e) The erection and maintenance on the premises of one, sign
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not exceeding twelve square feet in area and pertaining to uses speci-
fxed in Section 5(a) 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, and Section 5(b) 2, provided that
there may be more or larger signs with specific permission from the
Board of Appeals.
(f) The erection and maintenance of real estate signs of not over
six square feet in total area advertising the sale or rental-of the
premises on which they are located; provided, however, signs not more
than fifty square feet in total area and not more than ten feet in any
dimension may be erected and maintained on subdivisions of land as -
defined in General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81 K, to advertise solely
the selling of land or buildings in said subdivisions but not more than
one such sign shall face the same street.
SECTION 7. -
HEIGHT REGULATIONS •
(a) In R 1, It 2, T 1, C 1 and A 1 districts, buildings shall not ex-
ceed two and one half stories and a maximum height of forty feet,except
that schools, municipal buildings- and hospitals may contain three full
stories with a maximum height of forty-five feet.
(b) In C 2 and M 1 districts the maximum height of buildings
shall be fifty-five feet.
(e) The limitations of height in feet shall not apply to chimneys,
ventilators, skylights, tanks, bulkheads, penthouses and other accessory
structural features usually carried above roofs, nor to domes, towers
or spires of churches or other buildings provided such features are in
no way used for living purposes and further provided that no such
structural feature shall exceed a heightof sixty-five feet from the
ground except with permission from the Board of Appeals.
(d) For the purpose of this By-Law, the height of any build-
ing or accessory structural feature shall be the vertical distance above
the mean finished grade of the ground adjoining such building.
SECTION 8. •
AREA, FRONTAGE AND YARD REGULATIONS
(a) R 1 and It 2 Districts.
1. Except as hereinafter provided, in R 1-and R 2 districts there
shall be provided:
a. For each dwelling or other permitted principal building
erected after the adoption,of this amendment to this By-
Law, a lot containing an area of not less than 15,500 square
• feet anda frontage of not less than 125 feet upon the
frontage street.
b. For each such dwelling or building and for each accessory
building:
(1) A front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth on
the frontage street and a front yard of not less than
20 feet in depth on each other street on which the
lot abuts.
(2) A side yard on each side of not less than 15 feet
in width.
(3) A rear yard of not less than 15 feet in depth.
2. 'The foregoing provisions in Section 8 (a) 1. as to area, front-
age and side yards only shall not apply to the following:
a. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed
prior to March 17, 1924.
b. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed
on or after March 17,1924 and prior to March 18, 1929,pro-
vided such lot contains an area of not less than 5,000
square feet and a frontage upon the frontage street of
not less than 50 feet.
c. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed
on or after March 18, 1929 and prior to August 8, 1938,pro-
vided such lot contains an area of not less than 7,500
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square feet and a frontage upon the frontage street of
not less than 75 feet.
d. Any lot lawfully laid out and recorded by plan or deed on
or after August 8, 1938 and prior to the adoption of this
amendment to this By-Law, provided such lot contains
an area of not less than 12,500 square,feet and a frontage
upon the frontage street_of not less than 100 feet.
3. As to all lots included within the provisions of Section 8 (a) 2,-.
there shall be provided a side yard on each side as follows:
4''' - a. On lots having a frontage of not more than 50 feet, each
side yard shall be not less than 71/9 feet in width.
b. On loth having a frontage of more than 50 feet but not
more than 75 feet, each side yard shall be not less than 10-
feet in width.
c. On lots having a frontage of more than 75 feet but less
than 100 feet, each side yard shall be not less than 12 feet
in width.
• d. On lots having a frontage of 100 feet or more, each side-
yard shall be not less than 15 feet in width.
4. Any lot included within the provisions of Section 8 (a) 2. may
be enlarged by combining it with an adjoining lot or lots, or fractions
thereof, in the same ownership. Such enlarged lot shall not be subject
to greater requirements as to area, frontage, front or rear yards by
reason of such enlargement,but the side yards required by Section 8 (a)
3 shall be based on the total frontage of the enlarged lot.
5.---al '-30•-feot--'minixaumr-€rent-yardn'zregvireda+y-e,SSgetion-.84a) .
1.b. (1) on"the frontage street shall not apply tons-,dwelling or ac-
cessory building o be erected on a lot if there has'b'een lawfully,prected -
within 100-feet of.ft,c1.om,ia'fM adjoining said,lot any'dwelling or.a'ecessory
building with a fr f 3zard on the same'frontage street of,,less than 30 ,.—•
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feet. In sucievignt,the Tx inis uun =frent yard required,, - such dwelling
or buildipg"on said first-mentioned+dot on said frontages et shall be
the a,v rage of the front yards of said other/dwellings o accessory
built ling-wear (1•.meet, uhaeliever*uisethaddallea..
(b) C 1'Districts.
1. In C 1 districts there shall be provided:
a. For each permitted principal building and for each ac-
cessory building, other than those permitted in R 1 or
R 2 districts:
(1) A front yard of not less than 20 feet in depth on
each street on which the lot abuts.
(2) If a boundary of the lot abuts on land,in an R 1
or R 2 district, a side yard adjoining such boundary of
not less than 20 feet in width,which may be used for
parking area if otherwise lawful.
(3) A rear yard of not less than 20 feet in depth, which,
may be used for parking area if otherwise lawful.
b. For each permitted principal building, other than those
permitted in R 1 or R 2 districts, a parking area on the lot
for automobiles or other vehicles containing not less than
2 square feet for each square foot of ground area of the
building.
c. For each principal building permitted in R 1 or R 2 districts,
the same lot area and frontage, and for each such building
and accessary building the same front, side and rear yards
as would be required if the lot were situated in an R 1 or
R 2 district.
(e) C 2.Districts.
1. In C 2 districts there shall be provided:
a. For each permitted principal building and for each ac-
cessory building, other than those permitted in R 1 or It 2 •
districts:
(1) If a boundary of the lot abuts on land in an R 1
or R 2 district, a side yar adjoining such boundary r1/4
of not less than 20 feet r idth, which may be used
for parking area if otherwi e lawful.
(2) A rear yard of not less than 10 feet in depth, which
may be used for parking area if otherwise lawful.
. - (3) For each such building on land abutting on Muzzey
Street or on Bedford Street, a front yard on such
streets of not less than 10 feet in depth.
b. For each principal building permitted in R 1 or R 2 dis-
tricts, the same lot area and frontage, and for each such
building and accessory building the same front, side and
rear yards as would be required if the lot were situated in
an R 1 or R 2 district. '
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1:. In T I districts there shall be provided: J_I/\
a. For each permitted principal building and for each ac- �u T1
cessory building, other than those permitted in R 1 or R 2
districts:
(1) A frontage of not less than 200 feet upon the principal
highway.
(2) A front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth on each
street upon which the lot abuts, and no gasolene pump
or display case or any accessory equipment, except-
lighting poles, may be erected or maintained within
said depth of 30 feet.
(3) A side yard on each side of not less than 30 feet in
width.
(4) A rear yard of not less than 30 feet in depth.
b. Far each principal building permitted in It 1 or R 2 dis-
.tricts, the same lot area and frontage, and for each such
building and accessory building the same front, side and
rear yards as would be required if the lot were situated
in an R 1 or It 2 district.
'"'(o) M 1 Districts.
1. In M 1 districts there shall be provided:
a. For each permitted principal building that is not permitted
in any other district, a frontage of not less than 150 feet
upon the frontage street.
b. For each such building and accessory building:
(1) A front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth on each
street upon which the lot abuts.
(2) A side yard on each side of not less than 30 feet
in width.
(3) A rear yard of not less than 30 feet in depth.
o For each such principal building, an open area on the Iot,
not occupied by any building,of not less than 75 per centum
of the area of the lot, which may be used for parking area
if otherwise lawful. •
d. For each principal building permitted in any other district,
the same lot area and frontage, and for each such build-
ing and accessory building the same front, side and rear
yards as would be required if the lotWeresituated in such
other district.
.(f) A 1 Districts:
1. In A 1 districts there shall be provided:
a. For each lot on which garden apartments or a hotel,or both,
are to be erected:
(1) A frontage of not less than 200 feet upon the front-
age street.
(2) For each such building and accessory building, a front
yard of not less than 30 feet in depth on each street
Cel 9 4n which the lot abuts, a side yard on each side of not
r - less than 30 feet in width, and a rear yard of not less
than 30 feet in depth. These yalds may be used for'
parking areas if otherwise lawful.
b. For each principal building permitted in an R 1 district,
the same lot area and frontage, and for each such building'
and accessory building the same front, side and rear yards
as would be required if the lot were situated in an R 1
district.
(g)' All Districts.
In all districts, where applicable, the following provisions shall
apply:
1. In determining the area and frontage of a lot there shall not
be included any land within the limits of a street upon which such lot
abuts, even if the fee to such street is in the owner of the lot, except
that if a corner lot has its corner street
by a curved line connecting
other bounding lines which, if extended, would intersect, the area and ,
frontage shall be computed as if such bouncing'lines were so extended:
2. The provisions of Section 8 requiring front yards shall not
apply to that portion of a street on which building lines have been or'
' shall be lawfully established by the Town.
3. No lot, upon which is then located any building or with respect
to which a permit has been issued and is then outstanding for the
erection of any building, shall be subdivided or reduced in area in any
manner unless there is retained for said lot sufficient area and frontage
to meet the requirements of this By-law and unless such lot as retained;
and any building or buildings thereon, meets all the other requirements
of this BzIary. If land is subdivided, conveyed, devised or otherwise
transferrrd in violation hereof, then, in addition to other penalties and
remedies hereinafter provided, no building or other permit shall be'
issued with reference to said unlawfullytransferred land until the lot
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retained meets the requirements of this By-Law. Any land taken by
eminent domain or conveyed for a public purpose for which the land
could have been or was taken by eminent domain shall not be deemed
to be transferred in violation of the provisions hereof.
4. When a lot in one ownership is situated in part in the Town
of Lexington and in part in an adjacent town or city, the provisions,
regulations and restrictions of this By-Law shall be applied to that
portion of such lot as lies in the Town of Lexington in the same manner
as if the entire lot were situated therein.
5. No porch, whether covered or uncovered, step, cornice, Cave or
other part or projection of a building, but not including customary
summer awnings, shall be erected in or over the area required to be
maintained as front, side or rear yards.
SECTION 9.
USE OF LAND
(a) No land in the Town shall be put to any use other than uses
enumerated in this By-Law, and uses accessory thereto, for the zoning
district in which such land lies.
(b) The removal of sod, loam, sand, gravel or quarried stone, ex-
cept when such removal is incidental to and in connection with the
erection of a building for which a permit has been issued by the Build-
ing Inspector or when such removal is required in order to construct
a street over the location from which such removal is made, is hereby
expressly prohibited, unless with specific permission from the Board of
Appeals.
(c) No automobile graveyard, so-called, or junk yard shall be
operated or maintained anywhere in the Town.
(d) No land in an 111, R 2 or A 1 district shall be used to provide
off street parking fora business enterprise or for any other purpose
not incidental to the primary permitted use of said land.
SECTION W.
NON-CONFORMING USE
(a) Any building lawfully existing and any use lawfully being
made of land or buildings which does not conform to this By-Law as
adopted or as amended may be continued to the same degree and for
the same purpose.
(b) Any such building may be repaired or structurally altered,
but no such building if destroyed or damaged to the extent of 75% of
its reproduction cost at the tithe of said damage shall be rebuilt or re-
paired except with permission from the Board of Appeals.
(c) No building or use lawfully existing as a non-conforming
building or use shall be extended or enlarged nor shall it be used for a
different purpose except with permission from the Board of Appeals.
(d) If land or buildings lawfully being put to a non-conforming
use are changed to a use permitted in a district wherein such lands or
buildings are situated, they shall not be changed back to any non-con-
forming use.
(e) If there be non-use of any lawful non-conforming use of land
or buildings for a period of twenty-four consecutive months, such non-
conforming use shall be regarded as abandoned and shall not be resumed.
SECTION 11.
APPLICATION FOR PERMITS
Applications for building permits shall be filed with the Building
Inspector on forms furnished by'him, as provided in the Building By-
Laws. With every such application there shall be filed a plan in
_duplicate of the lot upon which said building is to be erected drawn to
scale and showing the dimensions of the lot and the location and size
of the buildings if any upon said lot and the building or buildings to be
erected thereon and all streets upon which such lot abuts.
Every such application shall also contain the name and address of
the owner of such lot and the book and page or date and instrument
number of the recording of his deed and the plan if any of said lot to-
gether with such other information as shall be deemed necessary by the
Building Inspector.
If such an application is filed to erect any,dwelling or other per-
mitted principal building on land which has no sanitary sewer available
for use, the Building Inspector shall refer the matter to the Board.of
Health which shall promptly make or cause to be made an investigation
of the land proposed to be,occupied and file a statement with the Build-
ing Inspector certifying whether or not in its opinion the land is of
such a character that adequate sewage disposal facilities can be pro-
- vided for such dwelling or building by a cesspool or septic tank or other
device; and unless such opinion is in the affirmative, the Building In-
spector shall not issue the permit.
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The Building Inspector appointed under the provisions of the Build-
ing By-Laws oftheTown of Lexington is hereby designated and au-
thorized as the officer charged with the enforcement of this By-Law.
If the Building Inspector is informed or has reason to believe that
any provision of this By-Law is being violated, he shall make or cause
to be made an investigation of the facts and inspect the property'where
such violation may exist.
If upon such investigation-and inspection he finds evidence of such
violation, he shall give notice thereof in writing to the owner and oc-
cupant of said premises and demand that such violation be abated with--
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in such time as the Building Inspector deems reasonable. Such notice
and demand may be given by mail, addressed to the owner at his address
as it then appears on the records of the Board of Assessors of the Town
and to the occupant at the address of the premises.
If after such notice and demand the violation has not been abated
within the time specified therein, the Building Inspector shall
institute appropriate action or proceedings in the name of the Town of
- 'Lexington to prevent, correct, restrain or abate such violation-of this
By-Law.
SECTION 13.
OCCUPANCY PERMIT
No building erected, altered or in any way changed as to construc-
tion or use under a permit or otherwise shall be occupied or used with-
out an occupancy permit signed by the Building Inspector which per-
mit shall not be issued until the building and uses and accessory uses
comply in all respects with the provisions of this By-Law and adequate
means of sewage disposal have been provided.
SECTION 14.
BOARD OF APPEALS
There shall be a Board of Appeals of five members who shall be
appointed by the Selectmen for terms of five years each, the term of
one appointee to expire each year. The Selectmen shall also appoint
four associate members of the Board of Appeals, and in the case of a
vacancy, inability to act or interest on the part of a member of said
Board, his place may be taken by an associate member designated as
provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 30 and any amendments
thereto.
An appeal to the Board of Appeals shall be filed within fourteen
days after the order or decision appealed from has been rendered.
The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing
of any appeal, petition or other matter referred to it and shall give
public notice thereof by publishing notice of the time, place and pur-
pose of the hearing in a local newspaper at least fourteen days before
said hearing and also mail a copy of said notice to the petitioner and
to the owners of all property deemed by said Board to be affected
thereby at least seven days before said hearing.
The Board of Appeals shall, in addition to the powers conferred
upon it by General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 30, and all acts in amend-
ment thereof and in addition thereto, have the following powers:
When in the judgment of the Board of Appeals the public con-
venience and welfare will be substantially served and where a requested
permit will not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood,the Board
may in a specific case upon written petition, a hearing, and subject to
appropriate conditions and safeguards, determine and vary the ap-
plication of the regulations here established in harmony with their
general purposes and intent as follows:
(a) Permit any uses and acts which the Board is authorized to
permit by other sections of this By-Law.
(b) Permit variations where topography or other conditions make
it necessary.
(c)` Permit the alteration of a one family dwelling in an R 1 or A 1
district to accommodate two families provided that:
1. The appearance and character of a one family dwelling
shall be preserved.
2. The gross habitable floor area for each family in such
dwelling shall be at least 700 square feet.
3. • No major exterior structural changes be made except such
as may be required for safety by the Lexington Building
By-Laws or General Laws of the Commonwealth.
4. Stairways leading to the second or any higher floor shall
be enclosed within the exterior walls of the building.
(d).. Permit temporary structures and uses that do not conform to
the uses and regulations.herein described with such condi-
tions as shall protect the community provided that no such
permit shall be for more than a one-year period.
(e)- Permit for yearly terms the production of articles in whole
or substantial part from materials excavated or grown
upon the premises.
(f), Permit for yearly terms a roadside stand for the sale only of
products of land of the owner of the stand that is within-
the Town.
The invalidity of any section or provision of this By-Law shall not ^ 6 11
invalidate any other section or provision hereof.
SECTION 16.
Any building or use of premises not herein expressly permitted
is,'hereby expressly forbidden.
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SECTION 17.
CONFLICT OF LAWS
Where this By-Law imposes a greater restriction upon the use of
land or the use or erection of buildings in the Town than is imposed by
other By-Laws of the Town,the provisions of this By-Law shall control.
SECTION 18.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Whoever violates any provision of this By-Law shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding Twenty ($20.00) Dollars for each offense. Each
day or portion of a day that such violation continues shall constitute •
a separate offense.
SECTION 19.
AMENDMENTS• No amendment to this By-Law shall be adopted until after the
Planning Board has held a public hearing thereon and has submitted
a final report with its recommendations to an Annual or Special Town
Meeting or until twenty days shall have elapsed after such hearing
without the submission of such a'report.
Notice stating the time, place and purpose of said hearing shall be
given by publication in a local newspaper at least fourteen days before
said hearing and, unless the proposed amendment is one of general ap-
plication in the Town, by mailing a copy of said notice to all parties
deemed by the Planning Board to be affected by the proposed amend-
ment at least seven days before said hearing.
The Planning Board shall hold such a public hearing on a pro-
posed amendment when requested so to do by a vote of the Town,by a
petition signed by not less than 100 registered-voters of the Town or
by a petition signed by the owners of 50% in valuation of the property
designated or accepted by the Planning Board as affected by any such
proposed amendment. Such a hearing may be held by the Planning
Board at any time on its own initiative.
Any change in the location or boundaries of a zoning district made. -
through the amendment of this By-Law shall be indicated by the altera-
tion of the aforesaid Zoning Map, and the Map thus altered is declared
to be a part of this By-Law thus amended. Any failure to alter or
delay in altering the Map shall not postpone or otherwise affect the.
• effectiveness of the amendment.
SECTION 20.
INTERPRETATION
This By-Law shall be deemed to constitute a re-enactment and.
continuance'of the.provisions of the Zoning By-Law in effect when it
was adopted except so far as it contains changes in wording or ar-
rangement which unequivocally constitute changes in meaning.
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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate an
additional sum of money for Sewer Services m Wages and Expenses,
for the balance of the year 1950, and provide for payment thereof
by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances
in current appropriations and any special sewer funds, or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate an
additional sum of money for Water Maintenance ® Wages and Expenses,
for the balance of the year 1950, and provide for payment thereof
by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in
current appropriations and any special water funds, or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
Article 6, To see if the Town will, vote to appropriate a sum
of money for publication and distribution of the report to be made
to the next Annual Town Meeting by the Capital ExpendituresCormi ttee
and provide for payment thereof by transfer from available funds,
including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town
way, or accept the layout of as a town way, Gary Avenue, from Middle
Street to Shade Street, approximately 1910.32 feet as laid out by the
Selectmen, under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in
the office of the Town Clerk dated Oct. 17, 1950, and to take by
eminent domain or. otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest
in land necessary therefor, and to provide payment for the construction
of said way by transfer from available funds, including unexpended
balances in current appropriationsjHar by the issue of bonds or notes
of the Town, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
Article a. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town
way, or accept the layout of as a town way, Aerial Street, from Daniels
Street to Sutherland Road, approximately 539.141 feet as laid out by
the Selectmen, under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file
in the office of the Town Clerk dated Oct. 17, 1950, and to take by
eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest
in land necessary therefor, and to provide payment for the construction
of said way by transfer from available funds, including unexpended
balances in current appropriations ibr by the issue of bonds or notes
of the Town, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any
other manner in relation thereto.
** by appropriation to be raisedin the tax levy of 1951,
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ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize
the Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase, take by
eminent domain or otherwise acquire for school and playground
purposes, and for any other public purposes, or any one or any
combination of such purposes, a parcel of land comprising 10.8
acres more or less, together with any rights of way or other
rights appurtenant or appropriate thereto, believed to belong
to KCelchester Realty Trust, situated westerly of Lowell Street
and northwesterly of Maple Street in Lexington, the approximate
boundaries of which are shown on a plan on file in the office
of the Town Engineer and available for inspection, and to provide
for payment thereof by transfer from available funds, including
unexpended balances in current appropriations, by appropriation
to be raised in the tax levy of 1951, or by the issue of bonds
or notes of the Town, or by any combination of these methods,
or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase, take by eminent
domain or otherwise acquire for school and playground purposes,
and for any other public purposes, or any one or any combination.
of such purposes, the following parcels of land in Lexington,
together with any rights of way or other rights appurtenant or
appropriate thereto:
Parcel One. An area of land, believed to
belong to Francis and Hugh Thompson, situated westerly
of School Street, bounded on the north by Massachusetts
Avenue and lots 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A and 6A on Massachusetts
Avenue, on the west by land of Toros H. Bashian, on the
south by land of Robert L. Innis and on the east by
land of Francis and Hugh Thompson, containing approxi-
mately 4.8 acres ; and
Parcel Two. An area of land, believed to belong
to Robert L. Innis, situated westerly of School Street
and northerly of Roosevelt Road, bounded on the north
by land of Francis and Hugh Thompson, on the west by
land of Toros H. Bashian, on the south by Roosevelt
Road and other land of Robert L. Innis and on the east
by land of Robert L. Innis, containing approximately
5.6 acres;
the approximate boundaries of said parcels are shown on plans on
file in the office of the Town Engineer end available for in-
spection, and to provide for payment thereof by transfer from
available funds, including unexpended balances in current appro-
priations, by appropriation to be raised in the tax levy of 1951,
or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, or by any combination
of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
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 hand Lexton, this sixth ayof November
A.D. 150.
SELECTMEN
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A true copy, Attest: ;CIA ' Aka� / OF
James F. Mowat 21JLf ��L f�ca.mti
� - LEXINGTON
Constable of Lexington 07„e/derr
Constable' s Return
To the Town Clerk November /7 , 1950
I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy
thereof in five (5) public places in the Town and also by send-
ing by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such warrant
addressed to every registered voter of the Town at his last
residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars
of Voters / 2 days before the time of said meeting.
Attest: c"'uG '✓ > e-Z:z- -
Constable of Lexington