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173 thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexinton, which hearing was held in the belect- men's Room, in the Twn Office building on the 8th day of May, 1936. 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 the building at 7 Oakland Street had been used for a great many years up to recently as a shoe finding factory; this business is no longer carried on in the property, and the premises are now vacant. The owners have a proposition to rent the building to the Lexington townsman, Inc. for the operation of a printing and publishing business. The building as well as the adjoining land had been well taken care of, and inasmuch as the proposal could not be accepted owing to this being a different non -conforming use from that when the Zoning Laws want into effect, the petitioner desired a permit from the Board of Appeals. Two owners of near -by property were in favor of granting the permit to assure a continuance of the present well -kept appearance of the property. No persons appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on .May 8, 1936 gave consideration 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 be substantially served by the making of the ex- ception requested. 2. That the exception requested will not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will be-in:harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lex- ington Zoning By -Law. 4. That owing to conditions especially affecting the said parcel but not affecting generally the Zoning district in which it is located, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the Lexington Zoning By -Law as to the locus in question would involve substantial hardship to the petitioner and that desirable relief may be granted without substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of such Lexington 4oning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unanimously decides that the application of the said Lexington Zoning Bylaw is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit the use and occupation of the building at 7 Oakland street for the printing and publishing business by the Lexington Townsman, Inc. to continue until July 1, 1939, or so long thereafter as the Lexington Townsman, Inc. is controlled by the present owners. This permit is granted on the further condition that no print- ing presses or other machinery shall be operated on Sunday, and that the exterior of the building and surroundings shall be ' kept in good repair and condition.