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October 7, 1935.
11i regular meeting of the Hoard of Selectmen was held in
the selectmen's iLoo!n, Towyn Office Building, at 7:30 P. 1d1.
l.essrs. ermu-son, Gilcreast, L,;ons and. Potter were present.
The Clem: =•Pas also present.
At 7:30 P . i.. a ioint l.Z )aring with the Planning Board and
the Board of i'. -.)peals -!as called to order.
I.Ir. J. ienrr Duff -r, Chairman of the Planning Board, stated
gnat his Board- felt that it ^rould be helpful if a meeting
of the three Boards were held to talk over the following matters:
(1). Shall the Town sinvle out the Concord Turnpike,
the proposed nev, Lowell F:oad and the proposed circumferential
hight_Fa}r and 11 -mit these three roads to a certain setback, say
of fift, feet?
(2) Shall the Tonin attempt to keep all business off these
roads and o--onose all requests fnr changes from F1.1 to C.l
Districts?
(3) Does the Town wish to select one area on these roads
to be zoned for business and to keep the business within that
area?
I,1r. Duffy stated that the Planning Board has received
petitions from. the following persons for changes from a
residential to a business area:
TC.rs. [utchinson (of icrlington) owning; land at the Arlington-
i?e lnont; line;
rs. amu.+.,ler,o mint land near Pleasant Street;
1,--r.L;eVincent, o^ninr� land on Pleasant Street;
Hutchinson 3rothers (of Lexington) ownin�,land on Blossom Street;
h!r. Peterson, 01.1,11A
_1 land on '.`{altham Street.
Lr. Luffy stated that; the 'bill before the Legislature
or:i.ginall�r provic,ed for a set-baclr of 100 feet on the new
Concord Turnpike, but that this was finally modified to a
50 foot setbac'_.. The 'lanninp :3oard felt that this was
insufficient.
is r. ler,(ruson stated that the feeling of the Board of
Selectmen was that ttlere should be special restrictions on
the three ne•r roads and that the set -back should be 100 feet
for business areas and 50 feet for residenti.al areas.
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_Edward . Kimball stated t'rat Ex. A. N. 7vaddison was
favorable towerd a 100 feet set -back for business zones in
order to keep out as many stands as possible.
C. '�d•ran' Glynn stated that the Board of Appeals
had not discussed the matter as a Board at all, but that a
petition for a roadside stand had been denied by that Board
2;:r. Gl, nn stated t'o.at lie viould like to be advised what the
ar;rurreiits sere for a 50 foot set -back.
I,'`r. Ferguson stated that he thought a 100 feot set -
bac" for residential areas was too much and that a 50 foot
set -back would keep the houses far enough back to give a
decent anpearance and that the drivewa?rs would ao back far
enol-zph so as not to interfere with the view of traffic on
the nen, road.
Highway
Zoning
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L�elect;-enls i'eeting -2-
October 7, 1935
._r. Kirball.,anted to know if the i oard of Uelectmen vould
be in s-,Mpathy gait},. a 100 foot set -back for the entire road.
r. 1.7ons st atec_ that 'he thought that; the Town should
ta'_te ani; s' -and that it could to keep roadside stands and
the like off the new road., and the sooner the better.
1 - Gl rn>. st d thst 1.e felt that there should be at
least one 7s 3ol1.nc station on eitrh,r, s' -Ce of the new roads in
Iexi.n -ton so as to rr0771.d- for safet 7, and_ i.f this were done,
t=eat tae 1ol,,Irn be doing ever -thi_ng that it needed to do.
:ie thouc,at a t tr:t�-ht be a �oocl _Plan for the 7? o1Fm to Provide
a bu.s'ness zone on ei_t: -r side of the road as nearly opposite
*s ?)ossible ,
if tree Planning ,3oard should go ahead
and tr7 to t Oc de ot, a loc .ti_on for such business areas and
then brine,, "iP rate r -)efore Town. _ie thought that the
rat ter could not be bro,z 'it before the Tom7m until such areas
Pad been decided Or
r. stated t? -i -t 'ale t'gouf-ht that tt,.e Planning
_)oarC. s''lou_.` ')'_C'•' Out; SUCti1 areas a'1C'': 1;1len hold a 1arin7,_ and
r-1-a�T�J all 7)eolJl_e
°. G117 -in in-i,uired if t -sere -lere, ar,,- means known to the
>oard of could be purchased or con-
t_roll br t'ne _;o;:n In sl7ch a .•,.a•, as to preirent a monopoly
of busine ss.. Pi.t nt seer, er7� -ood_ to
'�avr' _ s,.l l s - and or t "o peopie
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"o e it's l s';a.tEr that if t:,nre -as going to be
onl-- on., fi.115_nrr s,;ation I -,,,at that in itself via. s bound to
P sa: rl t' -at tt7e i o- P could restrict areas
bii teat he 1,11 not see ,-log: `i'o ,n could control owners and
su 6o -hon sfoulc., sell i:11e1r r1_ghts• He stated that
t'ie (. estion as 1_et'ner t'_ -ie Hoards vianted to impose special
restl:T-2,11,11017-1 o, to st abli.sh t7,o- of district, and
that o -v_ s'lould r,.aT1e it; Plain that a neer ainendnent would
be i_n {,'-e n��)i_c iYrterest,and not for the benefit of an
inY-1C, i:i-a 1 7, i,i"'Tested that the rni_-?ht Create ','.3 Or
-7 p (.*.st-ri.^t:s .".nC 1pC'.1-.e t.7-_ri alone ties- b]_--'N,"a'.-i. It Could.
,a' -e most of resin �ritial areas and create, for
raarce, 1.1 .1 r; a stilulate a 100 foot set -back.
Fi 'le 11 . of'' t le PlOCtr.^,On inquired vl hat the �?o'.7n
b -.r egtabli31llrr business districts alori�_ the
tater, t'�at it '-1ould not stop people from
pet't o n; for c`,anrr,U s i.n e zones and the thought it would
bet ,Ier not '"O nnOVl e for businessB.rP _s l.n any }dart Of
r o a, .
f 7 ..,t:jt011 i :`at the Tovm of krlington has opposed.
ard_ r ,pct=' an;- got"tions for cmrhres to hu_siness districts;
Inn ,-t fe I s ':nere i.s no occasion for business on the
e,i road; Co��_cor�l '�-, I s establi. shed a 40 foot set -back but has
ict nrovidec? s-ner ,t- areas for business districts; Lincoln
a s Y' IT ('-F!ble St2 fd..S 2l Ctir� 1:112 road '"lL1.'h 11CIt Can'lOt
-t; 1, tl _ b�Cf.USe ' '�,"': .,.5 no IrOZ%1Slon in the
l^'rs
for an t i?7 (!-".fferent. stated th-t if e„in:,ton
r'c e ,-,a !-.ed certn ;_rp S 'oY `n)siness zones, it ^,7ould set a
cminsrl C17C17s exarinl- - r- si-im 1 hat the To= was not unwilling
at least:, t0 'laY7.• b17.s'_;1e3s On the 71eV7 road.
E>el�,ct-•rents ,- etl.n -3- October 7, j 93
t'nought t1w t if tiie 'town made a 100 foot
fnrC.___e_Ss Or residential
4ntj21nac'C an(', .ar'e no r�r,T_i='
it 1%,ru1C, not be i-avli;ir_g business. he stated,
ri,ev�r,, t} t tl) .t'O".7n "'ou_lr' llia,TP, to define 'shat strictures
cou.l- b erect- ;. Y . l-? ;3.1 stated that if a certain
for 1 11 , rtr' S al d :i_f 75"0 Of such. a.reE,
`7eiorr7edt!! oin,firrier aY',(7 2--,'f to anot'^.er farmer, it "!ould
be ',1'1{:.1: to t`c Pest of the farr`^ rs
r . rOI-tel' ino171 rer;. as to 1"":',at, woU_ld han-,Jeri if such.
1 s- e n,r- n Si-nl -tn ' e ormer ._
b� -; s zon _ „�, ,"1 � s' c a"_ld t � o,! 1._r of tile prop -
in t;J e zone (ii_d not ':ant business. -e had in
:o,,,e or7nCr on t,v)e -1C'.',-r roa.(" :,11o, evr n if his pro'.,lerty.
JG.P,( foi"' ?j11Jl_ ASS 'U.?" OS^S, ';:Oilld Linder YO
(7-ci c yb.,,J q;r�?:iS• nE�e r�r.'.e tlrl_-r felt thati'"1 l_S Yl �li Yll '1(} )_1r 1 l Ti �j '�./
,p e ooaii df� rV.C. befor- it :!as
7nf+ � i
"-s'._ state[ tY', t Ye tilo,z',bt that a nel'!
r.,mJ1C?. Oa'7-- to )- CT t d•
.,r. 11 Ti, S1)1 i i"n-21: an _'_.3 district be created -
in, i; .. ,ll i+ tr<:� { n nn+^n c +-- `.i .lam _ Yo
2. o r_ s ,ri.c ., �oi_.> e s an t, . l ;✓i.t:, t n
�Fc%. ;;cn" n s i;-? _.c' , hicr. ol.zld be fift t feet
r -.t ln,,ts .toFtat ,,C, th%.t a v.2 rll.strl.Ct would. be
<.S a .1 Usti°7.ct -::1-th the exception of the
+-b^c °.ou_1' 10C f et, ba.' it rean t at
i C}1 'r fl ''1 r' e 1 �, 1 i'l
}`tl <', '. r•_> s,- flU l C7 _ `1',s col' -16 .7C_' _-r cited a.11. aloe ,-, t'Tle new road..
r. l n st' _i ted l' Lat . }: eould- be better to creat an
o71). , dlfferer_ce between this and an 1L.1
'lSi:r'7 (' i, '�a i "li i i.r!e 50 foot set-bac)L,
q" r1 1 7T1-)' :rpa-re L (' the ''Gard of Appe is retired
and_ c i soused_ thy, natter in :private session.
1:,,`;n G'rl9'% rr Fir1rled to tr.e _)electrients I-eeting, the?
irf Or..� a tilri08_r�'1at te � 1&('- dP-C1C1P(t0 request ,
i:r.
-T!,to,, to olit in its si Thule st form, an arnendIDent
to ro rice for• a 5C root set -bac;: for resiCi' 1-1 areas
nr r ori, o'lt So -o sort of a nev! (1,1 --strict ';,"fere the set -back
for bu -ass arees ',!olilo- be 100 feet. ':ihen he has accomplished
this, r. --n-tor is to send copies of the amendments
to the r1.ifferent `ioe.rds.
t'lle natter of an ar..e7icirlent t),II?end.ment
to nre-T-ni-, o,' 'or sellinl- rnur.poses, -
but ".-re re ''':;°? qn-2 "Uesli on as ';o :il et'rier or not. it Could_ lop Soil
'he !cr`ec+ 0,11.1 to t le s ..tl.sf ,.(_,ti on of tree citizens.
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