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240 Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 25th day of November, 1938. Two Associate and three 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 they wished to continue the use of the building at 6 Oak Street, Lex- ington, for a carpenter shop similar to the manner in which it is rented at present; that there are two signs on the building, one approximately 3' x 3' and the other approx- imately 10' x 1'. No persons appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session November 25th, 1938, 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 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 pro- visions 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. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unan- imously decides that the application of the said Lexington Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit upon the premises at 8 Oak Street, Lexington, owned by the late Charles E. and Charlotte E. Hadley, the maintenace of a carpenter shop under the following conditions: There shall be used no large or noisy machinery; such machinery as is used shall be only such as is necessary to take care of local odd jobs, carpentry work and repairs a nd shall be run by electric power; that all lumber and other materials, either raw or finished, shall be stored inside of the building and none on the outside; that the shop shall not be used for general manufacturing purposes; that no signs other than those cn 1 1 1