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' 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 the_ twenty-fifth day of July, 1946. Three regular and two associate 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 G. Henry Jackson requested permission to alter the barn located at 40 Clarke Street, Lexington at the rear of the present dwelling, making temporary living qugrters on the second floor of the barn; that there would be no changes to the exterior of the building except the installation of a doorway and windows; that the alterations would consist of providing space for a living room, bedroom, kitchen, dinette, and bath; that it would be occupied by his daughter and her husband. No one appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session July 25, 1946, gave consideration to the subject of the petttion 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 impgir 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 Lex- ington 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 literal enforcement of the provisions of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question would inv&Ive substantial hardship to the petitioner and that desirable relief may be granted without substantially 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 Bp -law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit C. Henry Jackson to make alterations to the barn located at 40 Clarke Street, Lexington, providing temporary living quarters and subject to the following conditions: That the remodelled build- ing shall be used for living quarters only so long as the build- ing is occupied by Mr. Jackson or a member of his immediate family, but in no event shall it be used after July 25, 1951.