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I BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING Ptlay 16, 1941 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington at 8:00 P. Y. Messrs. Kimball, Robbins, Bowker, and Brown were present. The Secretary was also present. In the absence of Mr. Glynn, Mr. Kimball acted as Chairman Pro -tem. At 8:00 P. 1,1. hearing was declared open upon the application of the David Buttrick Company for permission to enlarge the existing roadside stand at 384 Bedford Street, Lexington. Mr. Buttrick and five other persons were present. The notice of the hearing was read by Clerk Robbins. Mr. Buttrick said that when they had vegetables to sell they would need more room. lie said he had added a platform to the existing building, and desired to put a roof over it. The platform is 12' x 181. Mr. Kimball asked if he expected to have counters, and Mr. Buttrick said that he had a license to sell produce grown on the land, and he thought he might want ' counters. He said that he had built a barn which cost about five thousand dollars. Mr. Buttrick said that the matter of parking was im- portant, and it was their desire to keep the cars off the street. He said he might go to the expense of putting a black top on more of his land, and this would make a larger parking space. Mrs. Eugene M. Commons of 402 Bedford Street said that her property was next door to the Buttrick stand and was in a residential zone. She thought an addition to the vegetable stand would detract from the value of her property. She said that traffic conditions were very bad now and cars parked in front of her house. The driveway to the stand is about 100' from her property, .and she thought that there would be addition al lights which would bother her very much. Mr. Kimball said that the Board was concerned with the extension of the building only, and not with the question of flood lights this evening. Mrs. Corrmons said that she was opposed to changing the zone from business to residential. L 239