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N house; that part of said building is 512" from the street line; that the petitioner desires to sell the building , together with the lot of land containing about 7020 square feet, and the proposed purchaser desires to alter the building as a single family residence. Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing the. granting of the said petition tending to show that Fern Street was a narrow Street unsurfaced and had not been deeded to the town; that abuttors on Fern Street hoped to have the town accept the street and possibly widen it, that the proposed lines of the lots belonging to the petitioner could be changed, and that if the building is to be for residential purposes it should have the proper wetback. $t the close of the hearing the Board in private session gave-consideration`to the 2nbJbct of the petition and voted in favor of the following findings, Roland W. Baldrey failing to vote. 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 requested will tend tc 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 tc the locus in question would not involve practical difficulty and unnecessary hardship and the relief requested may not be granted without substantially derogating from the intent and purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby denies the said petition of the Trustees under the will of William F. Ross. The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its proceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its findings herein- before set forth and the testidony, presented at the said hearing, including that herein summarized, and -directs that this record immediately follow -ng this decision shall be filed in the office of the Torn Clerk of Lexington and shall be open to public,„,inspection and that notice of this decision shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest. B ARD OF APPEALS OF LEXIhUGTOi , Appointed under G.L. Ch. 40, sec. 27) Arthur N. Maddison Roland W. Baldrey E. Edward Glynn Howard W. Robbins Charles E. Ferguson.