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232 recent local tax list and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hear- ing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 7th day of October, 1938. 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 peti- tioner tending to shows That it desired to place two signs on the land owned by it on Mass. Avenue between Wood Street and Old County Road; one to be placed so that it could be seen coming down the hill from Concord, the other so that it could be seen approach- ing the land from Lexington; the signs to be 8' wide by 4' high. No one appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on October 7th, 1938 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. hat in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by the making of the exception 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 Lexington 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 Zoning By-law. tursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unani- mously decides that the application of the said Lexington Zoning By law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit the Ross Realty Corp. to erect and maintain two signs on its land on lass. Avenue between Wood Street and the Old County Road, 8' wide by 4' high, and not exceeding 8' in height from the ground; one on the Wood Street end of the lot and the other on the Old County Road portion of the lot; the one nearer Wood Street to be placed at least 100' from Wood Street and 40' from the line of Mass. Avenue; the other sign to be at least 20' from the line of Mass. Ave. 1 1