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Mr. Helburn appeared before the Board at 8:25 p.m. and the Chairman submitted the opinion received from the Town Qounsel. Mr. Helburn retired at 8:30 p.m. The Board then gave further consideration to the application of the Lovell Bus Lines, Inc. for permission to construct a garage at the corner of Lincoln And School Streets on property owned by Emily R. Scheibe. Upon motion of Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Locke, it was voted to deny the petition in the following form: BOARD OF AVIkALS DENIAL The Board of Appeals, acting under the Lexington Zoning By-law and General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 25 to 30 as amended, having received a written petition addressed to it by Lovell nus Lines, Inc. a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the ownersof 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 Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on Five regular 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 the petitioner wished to construct a garage at the corner of Lincoln & School Streets and also wished to use the driveways in connection with the garage, both for the use of the garage and for the purpose of connecting with a house to be constructed in the rear. This driveway will be in the residential area. The petitioner stated that he wished to house 10 to 12 buses in this garage and that the garage would be operated from six in the morning until midnight; that the garage would be set back 20f from the street line and the rear wall of the garage would be on the ridge of the business zone. The petitioner stated that the garage would be operated in such a manner as not to disturb the neighborhood; that only minor repairs, such as greasing and washing would be done in the building; that the buses would occasionally be parked on the paved area adjacent to the building in the residential district. The petitioner stated jhat there would be a waiting room within the building to serve those people in the neighborhood. The petitioner stated that the location of the garage in this area would enalbe the company to furnish better transportation to the town. Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing the granting of the said petition tending to show that the operation of a bus terminal at the above location would be detetmental to the neighborhood. Approximately 26 persons were opposed to granting the said petition. One adjacent property owner was in favor of granting the petition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session March 8, 1946 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: • • •