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ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Fifty ($1550.00) Dollars, or some other sum, for the purpose of painting the exterior of the Town Hall; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of defraying the cost of all labor, and materials, in connection with the installation of a new wire fence for the Tennis Court at the Whitney Playground; or act in rela- tion thereto.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept as and for a town way Mulberry Lane, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed at the office of the Town Clerk, said way to be known as Mulberry Lane; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept the relocation of a portion of Flagg Road, as relocated by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed at the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to abandon a portion of Texas Road in the Parkerville section of Westford; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to abandon Vose Road between Griffin Road and Old Lowell Road; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept miscellaneous gifts made to it during the past year by various Clubs and Organiza- tions in the Town; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from any available funds, the sum of Thirteen Thousand ($13,000.00) Dollars, or some other sum, for the purpose of rendering the Academy septic system adequate for present plant needs; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Selectmen to appoint a Committee, to be known as the Secondary School Building Committee, whose function and duty it shall be to determine how and at what cost the need for additional secondary school pupil space may best be met to further the interests of the Town, said Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the Town at the next Annual Meeting, or, in the discretion of said Commit- tee, at any Special Town Meeting held prior thereto; or act in rela- tion thereto.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of two certain parcels of land, situated at the intersection of Forrest Road and Tyngsborough Road, containing a total of forty (40) acres, more or less, acquired by the Town under tax title foreclosure proceedings, and being the premises described in Tax Lien Cases #34746 and #34747, from the Tax Possession Sale Committee to the use of the Inhabitants generally, and to determine that said parcels of land, pursuant to the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 40, Section 3, shall not be in the charge of any particular board, officer or department of the Town; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to appoint the Planning Board as its agent to acquire options for the purchase of land for municipal use, including, without limiting the generality of the fore- going, parks, municipal buildings and wild life refuges, and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from any available funds, the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, or some other sum, for the purpose of acquiring such options and for defraying incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith, said sum to be under the supervision of and to be expended by the Planning Board; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to further amend its By-Laws by striking out SECTION 2 of ARTICLE XV and inserting in place thereof the following Section :-
SECTION 2. Any amendment to these By-Laws shall go into effect upon its acceptance by the Town and its approval in the manner required by law, and upon its publication at least three times in one or more newspapers, if any, published in the Town, otherwise in one or more newspapers published in the County, and all By-Laws or Votes of the Town inconsistent therewith shall thereupon be repealed.
or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to further amend its By-Laws
(1) By inserting after ARTICLE XIII the following new Article : -
ARTICLE XIV
Disposal of Personal Property
Any officer, board or committee in charge of a department of the Town may, with the approval of the Selectmen, sell and transfer at private sale any personal property of the Town within the care, custody, possession, or control of such department which has become obsolete or which is no longer required for further use by such department and which does not, in the opinion of the Selectmen, exceed Two Hundred Dollars in value, and such officer, board, or committee, subject to said approval, may, in the name and behalf of the Town, transfer by a good and sufficient bill of sale title to such property for such sum and upon such terms as it or they shall determine.
(2) By re-numbering the present ARTICLE XIV, entitled "Penalty", ARTICLE XV.
(3) By re-numbering the present ARTICLE XV, entitled "Amendments", ARTICLE XVI.
or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 38. In the event of negative action under the preceding Article, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors, in the name and behalf of the Town, to sell and transfer at public auction or private sale, and on such terms as said Board shall deem for the best interests of the Town, various and sundry articles of personal property, including used furniture, now or formerly used by the Assessors; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 39. In the event of negative action under Article 36, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee, in the name and behalf of the Town, to sell and transfer at public auction or private sale, and on such terms as said Committee shall deem for the best interests of the Town, various and sundry articles of personal property now or formerly held or used by the School Committee; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to order the establishment of a sidewalk in and along a certain portion of the public way known as Plain Road in Nabnasset, and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from any available funds, a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of defraying the cost of con-
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structing said sidewalk and any curbing deemed by said Board to be necessary or desirable, and, in addition, for procuring all necessary engineering and surveying services, expert opinions and cost estimates in connection with the establishment of said sidewalk and the estab- lishment of the lines of said Plain Road; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, by purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise, any land required for any laying out, alteration, or relocation of said Plain Road determined to be necessary for the establishment of said sidewalk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following amendments to its Protective By-Law:
1. Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 2, to read as follows :
Classes of Districts. For the purpose of this By-Law the Town of Westford is hereby divided into the following six classes of Districts:
1. Residence A
2. Residence A-1
3. Residence B
4. Business
5. Industrial A
6. Industrial B
2. Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3, the first sentence thereof which now reads as follows :
In a Residence A or B District, no building shall be erected or altered and no building or premises shall be used for any purpose except :
Amend to read as follows :
In any Residence District, no building shall be erected or altered or maintained and no building or premises shall be used for any purpose except :
3. Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 4, Sub-paragraph 1, which now reads:
1. Any use permitted in Residence A or B Districts.
Amend to read as follows :
1. Any use permitted in any Residence District.
4. Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 7, Sub-paragraph 1, which reads as follows :
Lot size and frontage: In residence districts no building except a one-story building of accessory use shall be erected upon a lot having less than the following area and frontage : Frontage Area
Residence A District
Residence B District
150' 100'
30,000 Sq. Ft. 10,000 Sq. Ft.
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Provided that one building and its accessory buildings may be erected on any lot which, at the time this By-Law is adopted, cannot be made to conform to the above requirements and provided further that in a Residence A District one building and accessory buildings may be erected on each lot of a plan of lots duly re- corded in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, North District, on or before March 12, 1955, if each of said lots meets the frontage and area requirements of a Residence B. District.
Amend to read as follows:
1. Lot size and frontage: In residence districts no building except a one-story building of accessory use shall be erected or main- tained upon a lot having less than the following area and frontage :
Frontage
Area
Residence A District
150'
30,000 Sq. Ft.
Residence A-1 District
200'
30,000 Sq. Ft.
Residence B District
100'
10,000 Sq. Ft.
Provided that one building and its accessory buildings may be erected or maintained on any lot which, at the time this By-Law is adopted, cannot be made to conform to the above requirements and provided further that in a Residence A or A-1 District one building and accessory buildings may be erected on each lot of a plan of lots duly recorded in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, North District, on or before March 12, 1955 if each of said lots meets the frontage and area requirements of a Residence B District, and provided further, however, that in a Residence A-1 District one building and accessory buildings may be erected on each lot of a plan of lots duly approved or endorsed as not requiring approval by the Planning Board on or before January 13, 1960, if each of said lots meets the frontage and area requirements of a Residence A District.
5. Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 7, Sub-paragraph 2 which now reads as follows :
2. Front Yards : £ In a Residence A or B District, no building or roadside stand shall be erected or placed within twenty-five feet of a street line. In a Business or Industrial District A no building shall be erected within thirty-five feet of the line of a street. In any district there shall be in front of every dwelling on a lot not abutting on a street, a yard not less than thirty feet deep.
Amend to read as follows :
2. Front Yards : In any Residence District, no building or road- side stand shall be erected or placed or maintained within twenty-five feet of a street line. In a Business or Industrial District A no building shall be erected or maintained within thirty-five feet of the line of a street. In any district there shall be in front of every dwelling on a lot not abut- ting on a street, a yard not less than thirty feet deep.
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6. Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 7, Sub-paragraph 3 which now reads as follows :
3. Side and Rear Yards: In a Residence A or B District, no build- ing except a one-story accessory building shall be built within fifteen feet of a side lot line or within thirty feet of a rear lot line, or within twenty feet of another building on the same lot; and no one-story accessory building shall be built within ten feet of a lot line in any case, provided that in a Resi- dence B District a building accessory or otherwise may be built up to ten feet from any side lot line on any parcel of land individually owned which is shown on a plan recorded in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, North District, on or before March 12, 1955, and which contains no more than 10,000 square feet in area and less than one hundred feet frontage.
In a Business or Industrial District A, no building shall be erected within 15 feet of a side lot line or within 30 feet of a rear lot line or within 20 feet of another building.
Amend to read as follows :
3. Side and Rear Yards: In any Residence District, no building, except a one-story accessory building shall be built or main- tained within fifteen feet of a side lot line or within thirty feet of a rear lot line, or within twenty feet of another building on the same lot; and no one-story accessory building shall be built or maintained within ten feet of a lot line in any case, provided that in a Residence B District a building accessory or otherwise may be built up to ten feet from any side lot line on any parcel of land individually owned which is shown on a plan recorded in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, North District, on or before March 12, 1955 and which contains no more than 10,000 square feet in area and less than one hundred feet frontage.
In a Business District or Industrial District "A", no building shall be erected or maintained within 15 feet of a side lot line or within 30 feet of a rear lot line or within 20 feet of another building.
7. Amend the Zoning By-Law Map so that the following area be and hereby is zoned Residence A-1 with the exceptions hereinafter noted:
RESIDENCE A-1 - Beginning at a point at which Beaver Brook Road crosses the Littleton-Westford town line, thence turning and running,
NORTHERLY and NORTHEASTERLY along Beaver Brook Road to Concord Road, thence turning and running,
NORTHWESTERLY along Concord Road (becoming Pleasant Street) to Abbot Street, thence turning and running,
NORTHERLY along Abbot Street crossing Forge Village Road and pro- ceeding Northwesterly along Town Farm Road to the main line of the Boston & Maine right of way, thence turning and running,
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EASTERLY and NORTHEASTERLY by said right of way to the Westford- Chelmsford town line, thence turning and running,
SOUTHERLY along the Westford-Chelmsford town line which continues as the Westford-Carlisle town line to a corner, thence turning and running,
WESTERLY along the Westford-Carlisle town line which becomes the Westford-Acton town line to a point, thence turning and running,
NORTHWESTERLY along the Acton-Westford town line becoming the Westford-Littleton town line to the point of beginning.
There is excepted and excluded from this description the following described parcels of land which are already zoned for business:
Parcel A
Beginning at a point on the Westford-Chelmsford Town Line, two hun- dred (200) feet Northerly from Route 110, thence turning and running, SOUTHWESTERLY on a line two hundred (200) feet distant from and
parallel to said Route 110 to Concord Road, thence turning and running,
NORTHWESTERLY on Concord Road to the intersection of Concord and Elliott Roads, thence turning and running,
SOUTHWESTERLY on Elliott Road to a point, thence turning and running, SOUTHWESTERLY on a line two hundred (200) feet distant from and
parallel to Route 110 to the Westford-Littleton Town Line, thence turning and running,
SOUTHEASTERLY on the Westford-Littleton Town Line to a point, thence turning and running,
SOUTHEASTERLY on a line two hundred (200) feet distant from and
parallel to Route 110 to Nashoba Brook, thence turning and running, NORTHERLY on Nashoba Brook to Route 110, thence turning and running, NORTHEASTERLY on Route 110 to Concord Road, and thence turning and running,
SOUTHEASTERLY on Concord Road to the intersection of Concord Road and Boston Road, also known as Snake Road, thence turning and running, NORTHERLY on said Boston Road to a point, thence turning and running, NORTHEASTERLY on a line two hundred (200) feet distant from and
parallel to Route 110 on the Westford-Chelmsford Town Line.
Parcel D
Land now of Norman E. Day on the Northwesterly side of Graniteville Road and shown on Sheet C-4 of the Assessors' plans .
Parcel E
Land now of Chester Cook on the Northerly side of Forge Village Road and shown on Sheet B-3 of the Assessors' plans.
Parcel J
Land of J. L. and H. R. Knowlton on the Northerly side of Main Street in Westford Center, shown on Sheet C-4 of the Assessors' plans.
Parcel K
Land now of A. D. and E. M. Fletcher on the Easterly side of Lincoln Street in Westford Center, shown on Sheet C-4 of the Assessors' plans.
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Parcel 0
Beginning at the intersection of Providence Road and Main Street, thence turning and running,
SOUTHEASTERLY on Providence Road, two hundred (200) feet to a point, thence turning and running,
SOUTHWESTERLY on a line two hundred (200) feet distant from and parallel to Main Street, to the Westerly boundary line of land, now or formerly of P. T. Prescott, thence turning and running, NORTHERLY on said Westerly boundary line of said Prescott land to Main Street, thence turning and running,
NORTHEASTERLY on Main Street to the point of beginning.
Parcel U
A certain parcel of land in Westford Center on Main Street belong- ing to Norman E. Day et al and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Westerly line of Graniteville Road at the center of Cold Spring Brook, thence turning and running,
SOUTHWESTERLY on said Brook to the stone wall of land now or formerly of Cameron, thence turning and running,
NORTHERLY along said stone wall to land now or formerly of Norman E. Day and Pearl S. Day, thence turning and running,
EASTERLY by land now or formerly of said Day to Graniteville Road, thence turning and running,
SOUTHERLY on Graniteville Road to the point of beginning.
This said parcel being in addition to the business area adjoining said parcel to the North.
There is also excepted from the foregoing description of Residence A-1 the following parcels already zoned Industrial:
Parcel A
SOUTHERLY by Bridge Street.
NORTHERLY by land of the Stony Brook Railroad.
EASTERLY by Graniteville Road, and
WESTERLY by Pine Ridge Road.
Parcel E
A certain parcel of land containing 160 acres of land more or less and bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the Southerly bound of the premises, at the corner of the wall on the Howard Road, thence running
NORTHERLY on said road to a stake and stones at land of John Howard, thence
WESTERLY on land of said Howard to a maple tree, thence
NORTHERLY, crossing a brook by land of said Howard and land formerly of Hutchins, to a stake and stones, thence
WESTERLY on said land formerly of Hutchins to a stake and stones by the wall, thence
SOUTHERLY on land formerly of heirs of Barnabas Dodge to a corner of the wall, thence
WESTERLY on land of said Dodge heirs to the Brook, thence
WESTERLY on said Brook to a stake and stones at land now or formerly of Phelps, thence
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SOUTHERLY on said land of Phelps to a stake and stones at a corner of land now or formerly of Thomas S. Tuttle, thence
SOUTHERLY on said land of Tuttle to a corner of a wall at land of said Howard, thence
EASTERLY as the wall now stands on land of said Howard to the first mentioned bound.
Parcel F
Another tract or parcel of land in the Southwesterly part of said Westford on the Easterly side of said Town Road, and across said road from the Southerly end. of Parcel E, and bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at said road and running Easterly by land of said Howard to land formerly of the heirs of John Davis, thence running SOUTHERLY with the fence to land of Gardner Prouty, thence running WESTERLY by said Prouty's land to said road, thence running NORTHERLY by said road to the point of beginning.
Parcel H
Land now of Arthur Abbood on the Westerly side of Carlisle Road and being shown on Sheet C-3 of the Assessors' plans.
Parcel I
Land now of Nabnasset Realty Trust, Royal Shawcross, Trustee, on the Westerly side of Brookside Road, adjoining Stony Brook, and being shown on Sheet D-5 of the Assessors' plans.
Parcel J
A certain parcel of land bounded and described as follows: SOUTHWESTERLY by Nashoba Brook;
SOUTHEASTERLY, Easterly and Northeasterly by Concord Road;
NORTHEASTERLY and Northerly by Route 110.
There is also excepted from the foregoing description of Residence A-1 the following parcel of land which has already been zoned Residence B:
Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly side line of Graniteville Road at the Northeasterly boundary line of land now or formerly of David Hall, thence turning and running,
SOUTHERLY five hundred (500) feet by a line perpendicular to said Graniteville Road, thence turning and running,
NORTHWESTERLY by a line five hundred (500) feet distant from and parallel to Graniteville Road to Pine Ridge Road, thence turning and running,
NORTHWESTERLY by Pine Ridge Road to the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Graniteville Road, thence turning and running,
EASTERLY by Graniteville Road to the intersection of Graniteville Road and River Street, thence turning and running,
NORTHWESTERLY by River Street to the Boston & Maine right of way, thence turning and running,
NORTHEASTERLY along said right of way to a point in a line five hundred (500) feet distant from and parallel to River Street and Graniteville Road, thence turning and running,
SOUTHEASTERLY along said line five hundred (500) feet distant from and parallel to Graniteville Road to a point, thence turning and run- ning, Ninety (90°) degrees to the right and running,
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SOUTHWESTERLY to a point on Graniteville Road where the Southeasterly boundary line of land now or formerly of David George strikes said Graniteville Road, thence turning and running,
Across said Graniteville Road to the Southwesterly sideline thereof, thence turning and running,
SOUTHEASTERLY by said side line to the point of beginning.
Amend ARTICLE XII, SECTION 3, Sub-paragraph 1, which now reads as follows :
1. £ Detached one family dwelling: Such term shall not be construed to include trailer, mobile or immobile except (a), When such trailer not occupied or used for dwelling purposes is stored on the rear portion of any lot and is 30 feet at least from the rear lot line and 15 feet at least from the side lot lines. (b) When such trailer is used for temporary dwelling purposes during the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or repair of a permanent dwelling (not including trailer) for a period not to exceed six months or additional period or periods in hardship cases, but no such period of use of such trailer shall be commenced, continued or extended without the approval of the Board of Appeals after public hearing nor without the approval of the Board of Health
Amend to read as. follows:
1. Detached one family dwelling: Such term shall not be con- strued to include trailer, mobile or immobile except (a) When such trailer not occupied or used for dwelling purposes is stored on the rear portion of any lot and is 30 feet at least from the rear lot line and 15 feet at least from the side lot lines, provided however that a permit must first be obtained from the Selectmen for such storage. (b) When such trailer is used for temporary dwelling purposes during the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of a permanent dwelling (not including trailer) for a period not to exceed six months or additional period or periods in hardship cases, but no such period of use of such trailer shall be commenced, continued or extended without the approval of the Board of Appeals after public hearing nor without the approval of the Board of Health.
Amend ARTICLE XII so as to add a new paragraph under SECTION 9 after Sub-paragraph 3 and known as Sub-paragraph 3A:
No appeal or petition under Paragraph 3 of SECTION 15 of Chapter 40A of General Laws for a variance from the terms of the zoning By-Law with respect to a particular parcel of land or the building thereon, and no application under Paragraph 2 of SECTION 15 of CHAPTER 40A of the General Laws for a special exception to the terms of such by-law which has been unfavorably acted upon by the Board of Appeals shall be considered on its merits by said Board within two years after the date of such unfavorable action, except with the consent of all of the members of the Planning Board.
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ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00, or some other sum, for the purpose of recon- structing, grading, and laying out the baseball diamond and returning it to its original state as a regulation playing field and constructing a regulation Little League field on the northerly side of the road on the premises formerly known as Abbot Field, off of River Street, Graniteville; said project and said sum to be under the supervision of and to be expended by the Recreation Commission; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to defray the cost of compiling and printing the Town By-Laws, as most recently amended; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-eight hundred ($3800.00) Dollars, or some other sum, for the purpose of further extending its water mains and water supply system by laying approximately Twelve hundred (1200) feet of mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in and along a portion of the public way known as Patten Road, the entire cost of said extension to be paid by the Takers to be served thereby pursuant to the provisions of section five, clause one, of the By-Laws governing the operation of the Water Department, as amended, and as more particularly set forth in any Agreement dated February 1, 1960 executed by and with said Takers and the Board of Water Commissioners, and, for the purpose aforesaid, to determine whether any portion or all of said sum shall be provided for by appropriation from any avail- able funds in the Treasury, by taxation, or by borrowing under the authority of section eight, clause five, of Chapter forty-four of the General Laws and other applicable provisions of said chapter, or by any or all of said methods; or act in relation thereto.
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