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Md 6 Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing the granting of the said petition tending to show: No evidence was offered opposing the granting of the petition. At the close of the hearing session on September 4, 1942 gave subject of the petition and voted of the following findings; 1. That in its judgment the welfare will not be substantially the exception requested. the Board in private consideration to the unanimously in favor public convenience and served by the making of 2. That the exception requested will tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will not be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By-law. 4. That the enforcement of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question would not involve practical difficulty and unnecessary hardship and the relief requested may not be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially derogating from the intent and purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby denies the said petition of A. Horace Weene, because such a sub- division as proposed would be contrary to the intent of the Lexington Zoning By-law, in that it would make it possible to establish in practice lot sizes not over one-half as large as those provided for by such by-law, and it would be possible for each such sub -division to be separately transferred at some future time. It would also nullify the by-law provision that on each side of a dwelling or other permitted main structure there shall be provided a side yard of at least 10' in width, which shall be kept open from the front line of the main structure to the rear line thereof. 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 findings herein- before set forth and the testimony presented at the said hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs that this record immediately following this decision shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington and shall be a public record and that notice of this decision shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest. • is