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Comprehensive Plan Program
Lexington Planning Board
Herr &James Associates
Lexington
Comprehensive Plan Program
Lexington Planning Board
Herr &James Associates
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:Overview and Process
INFORMATION:
• Land Use Studies
• Housing data
• Economic Development Data
• Natural and Cultural Resources
Inventories
• Journey -to -Work Examination
• Analytical Mapping
• Overall Land Use Analysis
FIRST ELEMENTS DRAFTING
Preliminary Action
Proposals
CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT:'
Planning Board &ComPlan Advisory
Committee
Vision 20/20
Other Interested Parties
Public Meetings and Structured'
Workshops
FINAL ELEMENTS DRAFTING
Final Action Proposals
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COMPLEX CHOICES FOR
LEXINGTON'S FUTURE
Illustrative Examples by
Planning Element
LAND USE: Lexington Center
The Center is healthy but changing. Should we:
• Use tourism, regional markets, and
nighttime activity as chief growth modes in
center
• Encourage housing in the Center to boost
choice and 24 hour vitality?
LAND USE: Big Houses and Tear -downs
Views of the Problem:
• Neighborhood and lot character assassination.
• Loss of smaller homes and diversity.
Should we:
• Require being in scale with neighborhood?
• Regulate through design review or straight
forward dimensional controls?
• Do nothing?
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY:
Achieving Economic Diversity
Fear of density, NIMBY, and staggering costs inhibit
achieving diversity. Can we agree to:
• Raise local funds for housing'?
• Mandate some affordability in all housing?
• Make accessory apartment rules easier?
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Basic Development Policy
Lexington enjoys enviable economic and fiscal
strength. Should the aim of economic
development efforts be to:
• Enhance the tax base?
• Support service convenience for residents?
• Increase low -or -no commuting options?
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Business Expansion tradeoffs
Regional Office and R &D markets far exceed can
be done under zoning. Should more favorable
rules apply for those businesses that provide:
• Substantial trip reduction and traffic mitigation?
• Impact funds for open space or housing?
CULTURAL PRESERVATION:
Protecting Community Character
Lexington enjoys a rich legacy of post-
Revolutionary architectural /cultural resources and
settings. Should we protect them through:
• New historic districts like the existing ones?
• New "Lite" historic districts?
• Local funds for mini - grants, studies, etc.?
Town of Lexington
Comprehensive Plan Program
Lexington Planning Board
Herr &James Associates