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los BOARD OF' APPEALS MEETING May 10, 1935. ' A meeting of the Board of Appekls was held in the Selectmen's Room, `jown Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Kimball, and Associate Member John A. Lyons were present at the meeting. The secretary was also present. Mr. Robbins and Mr. Ferguson were un- able to be present. Mr. Glynn acted as Clerk Pro -tem. The minutes of the hearing held on April 5th were approved. The hearing was declared open upon the application of Leo A. boynton for permission to enlarge the existing building at 32 Sylvia street, Lexington. the notice of the hearing as printed in the Lexington Minute Man was read by the Clerk Pro -tem, Mr. Thomas O'Brien, Attorney, spoke on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. O'Brien stated that his client had enlarged an existing building at 32 Sylvia Street, which was in viola- tion of the zoning and building regulations. He stated further that Mr. Boynton was ignorant of the regulations, and had believed that the builder was within his rights in enlarging the structure; and that Mr. Boynton was perfectly willing to confer with the Building Inspector to see whether or not , the present structure could be made to conform with the Building Laws. Pr. Boynton stated that the builder had told him that the building conformed with the building Laws and that he had obtaiped a permit to build from the Building Inspector, 1h® Chairman asked Mr. Boynton if he was aware of the fact that the building was nearer to the lot line than the laws provided and Boynton answered in the affirmative, but stated that he had advised the builder to put the structure the correct number of feet from the line. Mr. O'Brien inquired if the situation could be remedied by constructing a brick wall or a fire -proof structure, and the Building Inspector advised him that it would have to be seven and one-half feet from the lot line. The building Inspector advised the "oard that Boynton had added onto the existing structure on the Sylvia Street side, and had then extended it the whole length of the lot in the rear, making the addition approximately eighty-five feet long in the rear. Mr. Glynn asked what class the building was in, and the Building Inspector advised him that it was a third class building. Mrs. Ooynton stated that the question of running the business was brought up before, about two years ago, and a hearing was held before the Hoard of Selectmen. At that time it was found to be a matter of record that the business was established in 1924, before the Zoning Law went into effect. Mr. Boynton stated that in December, 1923 he had a junk license from the Town of Arlington, and that he was using the