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79 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING July 25, 1946 A meeting of the Board of Appeals wau held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building on Thursday evening, June �5, 1946 at 7:30 p.m. Messrs. Locke, Brown, Nickerson, and Associate Members Ripley and Ballard were present. In the absence of Mr. Bowker, Mr. Locke acted as Chairman. Further consideration was given to the application of Charles J. Bjorkgren for permission to erect a building at the rear of 265 Bedford Street, Lexington for the purpose of storage and playroom which will not have the required setback farmm the street. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Lynch, Town Counsel, regarding the Bjorkgren petition. The Chairman said that if the building had been set back twenty feet, the Building Inspector could probably -have granted a permit. He stated that the building was approximately 22t x 301. Mr. Nickerson said that he thought it was very easy for contractors to depart from the requirements of a residential area and cause an unsightly condition. Mr. Brown wondered why the building was so large if the man only intended it for the storage of ladders and tools. Mr. Nickerson said he did not like to see a house, garage ' and then another house or building on so small a lot. Mr. Ripley said that Mr. Bjorkgren was governed largely where he proposed to put the building by the fact that he wanted to have a garden. The soil is very poor on part of the land and very good on another part. If the building was set back farther, it would ruin the little garden that he has. At 8:07 p.nA. hearing was declared open upon the application of Julia Grant for permission to sub -divide a parcel of land, located at 627 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, for a building lot which will not have the required frontage. The notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Julia Grant, their daughter, and Mr. Healey were present at the hearing. Mrs. Grant presented to the Board a map showing just what she proposed to do. She stated that her present house is near Pleasant Street, and is called the "Old Joy Estate". She said that the present frontage on Lot A-1 is approximately 196.10 feet and she couldn't possibly take any more frontage from this lot, because the main house requires a large frontage. She said that she wanted to build a house for herself on the proposed lot; the new house to be set back in line with the main house. The Chairman asked how far back she world locate the new bD.0-ae % Mrs. Grant stated that she would put it back in line with the piazza of the main house.