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�V BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING ' June 19, 1946 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held on Wednesday evening, June 19, 1946 at 8:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington, Chairman Bowker, Messrs. Brown, Locke, Nickerson and Redman were present. The Clerk was also present. This meeting was held for the purpose of arriving at a decision relative to the petition of Viano Properties, Inc. for permission to erect an addition, approximately 25' x 85', to the present building located at 34 Bedford Street, Lexington. The Board reviewed the zecords of the meetings previously held relative to the petition and upon motion of Mr. Nickerson. seconded by Mr. Locke, it was unanimously voted to grant the petition in the following form: BOARD OF APPEALS PER1AIT 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 Viano Properties, Inc. a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recett 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 the 24th day of May, 1946. 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 erect an addition approximately 25' x 85' to the present garage building located at 34 Bedford Street, Lexington; that the building would be single story, 12' in height. This addition will be of second- class construction and will extend from the present building along Bedford Street in the southerly direction to the approximate line ::between the business and residential areas. The addition will also extend within approximately 7' 9" of the street line. The petitioner stated that the portion of the building which would jet out beyond the front of the resent garage would be used as a display and salesroom. Mr. �iano presented a petition signed by 19 citizens of Bedford Street, Lexington who were not opposed to the addition to the garage. It is understood that the addition will provide for a two -car showroom, two company ' offices and a lubrication lift in the very rear of the bdilding. Three residents in the immediate vicinity objected to the grant- ing of the petition.