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much of the time, but that the rental was not sufficient • to remunerate him; that the house contains eight rooms located on a lot of 8,061 feet; that he would like to dis- pose of the property and has a prospective customer pro- vided the house could be changed into a two family resi- dence to be occuped at present by the owner and by his daughter's family; that this would require no change in the appearance of the house on the outside, with a very few changes inside probably confined to the installation of kitchen facilities on the second floor and possibly a bathroom on the first floor. Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing the granting of the said petition tending to show: No one appeared in opposition to granting the petition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on April 7, 1944 gave consideration to the sub- ject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will not be substantially served by the making of the exception requested. 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 regu- lations 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 Daniel J. O'Connell to con- vert the single family dwelling house located at 1556 Mass. Avenue, Lexington, to a two family dwelling house, and in doing so has taken into consideration that the neighborhood is one of substantial single family houses and the change requested would impair the status of the neighborhood and that the house is not unddly large for occupancy as a single family dwelling. 0