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Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unanimously decides that the application of the said Lex- ington Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit Richard Engstrom to erect and main- tain a sign on the southwest corner of Mass. Ave. and Pelham Road, Lexington, under the following conditions: 1. That the sign shall not exceed 4' x 6' in size; 2. That the sign shall not be nearer than 50' from Mass. Ave; 3. That the sign shall be kept in a neat and clean condition; 4. That this permit shall expire three years from date. 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 find- ings hereinbefore set forth and the testimony presented ' 144 That he desired to place a sign for the sale of four lots on the former Tower Estate located on the southwesterly ' corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Pelham Road; that he felt that the normally permitted six square foot sign would be too small, but he did not, however, desire an unusually large one, and felt that a sign the size of the one on the opposite corner would be perfectly satisfac- tory; that he expected to place the sign facing Mass. Ave. approximately one-half of the distance between Mass. Ave. and the location of the old house. At the close of the hearing the Board in private ses- sion on June %, 1940 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 dis- trict 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. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unanimously decides that the application of the said Lex- ington Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit Richard Engstrom to erect and main- tain a sign on the southwest corner of Mass. Ave. and Pelham Road, Lexington, under the following conditions: 1. That the sign shall not exceed 4' x 6' in size; 2. That the sign shall not be nearer than 50' from Mass. Ave; 3. That the sign shall be kept in a neat and clean condition; 4. That this permit shall expire three years from date. 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 find- ings hereinbefore set forth and the testimony presented '