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PLOWING BOARD 'MEETING
Jena. 3:8, .1824.
The regular weekly meeting of the Planning hoard Was
held at the Town Hall on Friday evening, Jan. 18th at 7:45
4o'clock, there being present Messrs. Emery, L.S. and W.D.
Brown.
Mr. Trani, in company, with Mr. Wadman, appeared before
tete Board, the former having been directed by the Selectmen, he
said, so to 4o, in consequence of his appeal from Mr. Wadman's
decision to hold back a permit for him to erect a store on Mass.
Avenue near Maple Street (tentatively reserved for single
dwellings until action by the Town in regard to the establish-
ment of zones). He also desired assurance that the 20t set-
backs would be established. This the Board could not give.
Mr. Trani stated, however, that he would set his building
back 20 feet but he could not be permed to either delay
his operations a short time or make any effort to secure some
other location in the proposed business area even though such
locations would appear more advantageous from a business stand-
point.
Mr. Wadman submitted the following interesting figures in
regard to two-family houses in Lexington:
From 1914 to 1922 inclusive there were built here 383
single houses, 11 two-family houses: in the year up to 1924
there were built 57 single houses and two t• ‘...family houses.
Mr. Hartman and Mr. Duffy then sat i' .ith the Board and
the balance of the evening was devoted tr consideration of
zoning.
The tentative explanatory draft prepared by Mr. Emery
designed to accompany the By-Laws to be mailed the citizens of
Lexington, met with the approval of all, with minor changes to
be made later.
Mr. Hartman then presented his revised and completed set of
proposed zoning By-Laws which were carefully gone over artic e
by article, considered from all angles and discussed at length.
Under Section II it was felt that the 60 and 50 percentage
of areas allowed to be built upon for business structures was too
stringent and these were tentatively changed to 75% and 65%.
40 Under Section 15 it was thought that the last clause:
"and no signs shall be displayed except small professional signs
where such necessary use is professional,” should be stricken
out.
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Section 18 giving the farmer the right to erect on his own
property stalls for the sale of his own produots, was considered
with great care from the farmer's standpoint, from the neighbor-
hood standpoint, from the standpoint of the local store people, and
the public at large. It was left standing as written until
further consideration.
APSection 17 was amended to read:
"Hotels, as distinct from apartment houses, where permitted under
this By-Law shall contain no arrangements of any description for
private cooking or house keeping*"
Section 18, Article I was amended to read:
"`Permit the alteration of a one-family house or building wherever
looted to accommodate more than one family."
Section 18, Article II "one year period" was substituted
for two-year period suggested.
Section 19, Destruction by fire or other accident of a non-
conforming building was changed from 60% or more of its assessed
value to read : "65g of its value."
Despite the careful and prolonged discussion given each
section, all felt the need of further reflection and consideration
II and it was agreed before any final action was taken, to hold a
special meeting on next Friday afternoon, January 25th at 2:30;
this to be followed in the evening with the regular meeting at
7:45 o'clock. All present agreed to be present.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 o'clock.
Willard D. Brown,
Secretary.