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PLANNING BOARD MEETING
December 20, 1978
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was called to order at 7:50 p.m.
by the chairman Albert P. Zabin with members Sandy, Wheaton, Nichols,
Friedman, and planning director Briggs present. Mrs. Nichols was appointed
to take notes of the meeting.
Discussion centered on the Planning Board Articles for the Warrant and the
assigning of members to present the Articles. -
The Article on definitions was reviewed and approved as amended. Manfred DEFINITIONS
Friedman will present the Article. ARTICLE
It was decided by the Board that the schedule of public hearings should PUBLIC
follow the order of the Articles on the Warrant. HEARINGS
The Article on accessory apartments was approved as amended after much ACCESSORY
discussion. Mr. Briggs was instructed to check the size of the lots in APTS.ARTICLE
the areas with large old houses to determine whether the minimum lot size
should be 7,500 s.f. 10,000 s.f. or larger. Mr. Zabin will present the
Article
It was decided to approve Dr. Sandy's draft of the home occupations
Article as amended. Dr. Friedman will present this Article.
The draft Article on non -conforming uses, lots, and structures was
approved as corrected. Dr. Friedman will present the Article.
The Article on parking in CB1 and CB2 zones was reviewed and approved.
Dr. Sandy will present the Article.
The Article on swimming pools and racquet court facilities was approved
as amended. Mr. Zabin will present this Article.
HOME OCCUPA-
TIONS ARTICLE
NON CONFORM-
ING LOTS,USES
STRUCTURES
CB1 &CB2
PARKING
SWIMMING POOL
RACQUET CTS.
The congregate housing Article was discussed and renumbered to Section 43.CONGREGATE
It was approved as amended, with Iris Wheaton to present the Article. HOUSING
The Article concerned with accessory uses and structures was deleted by
agreement of the members.
Frank Sandy questioned the order on the Warrant for presenting the
CB1/CB2 Article before the parking and loading regulations Article.
ACCESS. USES
& STRUCTURES
CB1/CB2 ART.
The parking and loading regulations were passed as amended. The Design PARKING/
Advisory Committee, as well as the Building Commissioner, will be asked LOADING REGS.
to review the proposed regulations. Dr. Friedman will present the Article
The definition of ``Day Care Center was simplified after discussion. This DAY CARE
Article was approved as amended. Dr. Friedman will present it. CENTER DEF.
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Discussion was held
lots prior to 1924.
on whether to proceed with the Article on
It was decided to drop this Article for
grandfather GRANDFATHER
another time.LOTS
Dr. Sandy's Article
on legal frontage on deleted streets was
approved and STREETS
he will present the
Article.
DELETED,LEGAL
FRONTAGE
The wording of this Article (amendment to Sec. 28, Conversion of MunicipalSEC. 28
Buildings) was changed and approved as amended. Iris Wheaton will presentAMENDMENT
it.
The Board decided to delete the housekeeping numbering correction Article NUMBERING
(Sectior...22)from the Warrant and present it with all other minor changes CORRECTION
and inconsistencies next year. (Sec. 22)
Discussion on the Housing Policy was deferred pending review by inter- HOUSING
ested boards. A space on the Warrant is reserved. Mr. Zabin will POLICY
present this Article for adoption of the Policy.
Discussion was held on the presentation of the HUD Flood Map Article. HUD FLOOD
There was question as to whether the Board of Selectmen or the Planning MAP, REVISED
Board should present it. No map to date has been received showing the
changes in the Tophet Swamp area. The vote was: Nichols and Zabin voted
in favor of Planning Board presentation, Sandy and Friedman voted "no"
due to the fact that we had no map. Mrs. Wheaton abstained.
Considerable discussion was held on SP's and SPS's use permitted by right.REPORTS TO
More work will be needed on this to clarify the SPS; however it was voted SPGA (TIME)
to proceed with the SPGA time period for Planning Board report Article.
Mr. Zabin will present this Article. He will confer with the Building
Commissioner.
The Board of Selectmen had requested that the Planning Board vote on the POWERS CT.
layout of Powers Court for Street Acceptance Articles. Discussion LAYOUT
ensued. The Board voted 3 to 0 (with Mrs. Wheaton and Dr. Friedman
abstaining) to recommend acceptance of the layout of Powers Court.
The meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
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Iris G. Wheaton, Clerk