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182 Mr. Glynn and Mr. Bowker wished to be recorded in favor of the granting of the permit; The records of the last meeting were read and approved. The Board considered the petition of Gordon P. and Robert C. Merriam to change the side line so as to make equal area of Lot 8 and 8A Oakland Street, and it was unanimously voted to send the following order to all parties interested: The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, having received a written pe- tition addressed to it by Gordon P. and Robert C. Merriam, a'copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon, of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list and also advertised in the Lexington Yinute-Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 9th day of August, 1940, One 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 he desired to change the side lines to make equal areas of two adjoining lots located on Oakldnd Street; that the existing lot lines were recorded previous to the adoption of the Zoning By -Law and can therefore be built upon as they stand. A+blue print entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass., -June 7, 1940, Scale 1 inch - 40 ft., J. Bruce Lewis, Civil Engineer, Lexington, P,fass." and dated June 7, 1940, was offered as evidence. 11r. Iderriam said he understood that the changing of a boundary constituted relotting and would therefore come under the provisions requiring 100 foot frontage and 12,500 feet area; that the two lots combined covered around 24,000 feet with 170 foot frontage; that he con- sidered this an unreasonably large lot for this location and felt that two lots of approximately 12,000 square feet area with the recorded frontages was a reasonable request and would result in an improved layout. No one appeared in opposition+ The Board is of the opinion that as no building permit is involved, the subject of the petition does not fall within