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9116", The Board of Appeals,a cting under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by Charles W. Ryder, a copy of which is hereto annex6d held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on April 21, 1933. All of the members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That he desired to use the property known as the Cary Property on Cary Avenue for the serving of meals to the public and the holding of meetings of organizations and groups, including dancing, and for a gift shop. Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing the granting of the said petition tending to show that at times during the past year neighbors were disturbed by misic /playeel late at night, -by the blowing of automobile horns, general noise and loud talking by people leaving the house late at night; that the granting of the -permit would tend to impair the value of the property in the neighborhood; ' that it was a residence district and such use should not be made of property in such district. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session gave donsideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will not be substantially served by the making of the exception requested. 2. That the exception request!, will tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will not be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By -Law. 4. That the enforcement of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question would not involve practical difficult.* and unnecessary hardship and the relief r equested may not be granted without substantially derogating from the intent and purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findUigg, the Board hereby denies the said petition of said Charles W. Ryder. The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its proceedings relative to wu.ch petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its f indinge hereinbefore