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to Cn a boiler room and garage would be located 1501 back from the street line on a lot having approximately 525' frontage on Woburn Street; , that the boiler room and garage would have a depth of approximately 26' and the greenhouse would have a depth of 1501 and located back of the garage; also there would be a side yard of 1261 on one side and approximaAdly 3601 on the other. The petitioner stated that he intended, as far as he knew, to sell his goods at wholesale, the green- house being used to raise vegetables and flowers. He also stated that he did not plan to erect any sign excepting a very small one and that he expected to operate this plant himself. No one appeared in opposition to the petition. At the close of the hearing the Board in privage session April 5, 1946 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by the making of the exception requested. 2. That the exception requested will not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By-law, 4. That owing to conditions especially affecting the said parcel , but not affecting generally the Zoning district in which it is located, a liteval enforcement of the provisions of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question mould involve substantial hardship to the petitioner and that desirable relief may be granted without sub- stantially derogating from the intent or purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unanimously decides that the application of the Lexington Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit the construction and maintenance of a packing room, boiler room, garage and greenhouse on the lot indicated above. The premises are to be kept in a neat and orderly condition so as not to be a nuisance to the neighborhood. The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its pro- ceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its findings hereinbefore set forth and the testimony presented at the said hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs that this record immediately following this Recision shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington and shall be open to public inspection and that notice of the decision shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest. BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON ' (Acting under the Lexington Zoning By-law and General Laws.) Winthrop H. Bowker J. Milton Brown Errol H. Locke D.I. Nickerson Lester T. Redman