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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1926-09-19Y r� 4 in response to request of the Selectmen, Messrs. Emery, Duffy, and Milne of the Planning Board met with them on Tuesday, September 28, 1926. There was discussion of the adoption of the policy of allowing set -backs or building lines in residential districts to become estab- lished under the provisions of the zoning by-law instead of by regular procedure under the statutes. The general conclusion was that while the con- stitutionality of the set -back provisions of the zoning laws had not been absolutely established by trial eases, sufficient support had been given by courts to justify a policy of relying upon them. It was felt that the labor involved in formal proceedings for establishment of building lines by release and petition was likely to produce more opposition and more damage claims than if the procedure went forward in individual cases under the zoning law and building permit issuance. Mr. Emery asked the Selectmen to take steps to stop the placing of signs and advertising on ' posts, trees and fences on the public highway, and to secure the removal of such signs. He also asked that measures be taken to maintain the grass plots between sidewalks and streets, and to require public service companies and others disturbing this parking for placement of poles, pipes, etc, to restore it.