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MEETING OF TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1987
The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Build-
ing, was called to order at 7:40 p.m, by the Chairman, Mrs. Uhrig, with members
Cripps, Klauminzer, Sorensen, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer and Assistant Plan-
ner Rawski present.
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88. Article 43, Comprehensive Commercial Revision: A large delegation of boat
owners was present to protest line item 1.32 in Table I in the draft dated 2/5/87
which called for the storage of a boat or recreational vehicle either in a per-
manent structure or screened from view of abutting lots and the street. Mrs.
Uhrig announced that after the public hearing on February 23, 1987, the consensus
of the Board was that item should be deleted. It was agreed to strike out line
item 1.32.
The following members of the TMMA Special Zoning Committee were present: Jacque-
line Davison, Margaret Rawls and Ephraim Weiss. Iris Wheaton and Robert Domnitz
joined the meeting in progress. The Board concentrated on Table I. Permitted
Uses and Development Standards working on the draft of Part A dated 2/5/87 and
the draft of Part B dated 2/23/87. A number of changes were made in individual
line items and in the designation of symbols under the various districts.
Among the changes agreed to were:
1) to add a new definition of home occupation,
2) to generally eliminate operating characteristics and to incorporate the quan-
tifiable operating characteristics in with development standards,
3) to temporarily include the office of a physician or professional person in
line "1.23 Home Occupation" pending a more complete revision of the home
occupation regulations in another year,
4) to eliminate the operating and development characteristics sections under
eating and drinking and to consolidate into a few lines with a special permit
required for all eating and drinking establishments,
5) to eliminate conference centers and places of public assembly under Section 10
Transient Accomodations,
6) to merge lines 12.11 and 12.12 dealing with motor vehicles sales and rentals
into one line and to merge the two separate classifications of service sta-
tion, under 12.13 and 12.14, into one line.
Mr. Bowyer commented that the staff observed that the CN Neighborhood Business
District was becoming broader than originally intended as a local convenience
district. Ms. Rawski's analysis showed the existing CN Districts were relatively
low intensity with most of the buildings being only one story. He suggested that
the Board consider making the CN district one story only for commercial use. In
another year, regulations could be drafted to permit residential use on a second
floor above commercial use in the CN district. A special permit should be re-
quired so that the mixed used building is residential in appearance. It was
agreed to change Table II so that the maximum height in the CN district would be
one story and fifteen feet.
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The Board debated at length what types of
permit in the CN zone. It was agreed the
Medical and Dental Offices which according
more than 1,000 sq. ft. per establishment
the floor area in the building. In a poll
and Mrs. Uhrig were in favor of permitting
trict; Mrs. Klauminzer and Mrs. Wood were
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office and business service uses to
only office use would be line 6.13
to lines 6.23 and 6.24 could be not
and could not occupy more than 25% of
of the Board, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Sorensen
real estate offices in the CN dis-
oppo sed .
In a review of Part H. Redesignation of Districts, of the draft dated 2/20/87, it
was agreed to designate both of the CH, Hotel Districts, which is being eliminat-
ed as a district, to the CRO, Regional Office District. Mrs. Wheaton thought
that designation was better for Bedford Street as CRO is more compatable with the
single family homes across Bedford Street. It was agreed to divide the Waltham
Street-Marrett Road district with the sections north of Marrett Road, including
Dunkin Donuts and the Highland Market, remaining in the CN Neighborhood District,
and the part south of Marrett Road including the two gasoline stations and the
Village Clothesmith store block being in the CRS Retail Shopping District. It
was also agreed to designate the three corners of the Countryside area at Lowell
Street and Woburn Street into the CRS Retail Shopping District.
The staff reported briefly on the background data on floor area ratio, site
coverage and uses it had developed for various districts.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
Martha Wood, Clerk