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264 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING , February 14, 1947 A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmenls Room, Town Office Building, on Friday evening, February 14, 1947, Chairman Locke, Mr, Nickerson, Mr, Redman, Mr. Rich and Associate Member Ripley were present at the hearing. The Clerk was also present. At 8;03 P.M., hearing was declared open upon the petition of James M. Etter for permission to construct a dwelling on a lot of land on Woburn Street which will not have the required frontage under the Lexington Zoning By-law. Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Ripley$ There were two persons present at the hearing. Notices of this hearing have been mailed to the owners of all pro- perty deemed by the Board to be affected thereby, as they appear on the most recent tax list. Mr. Locke asked the petitioner if he wanted to sell this land to put a dwelling on it. ' Mr. Etter said he would like to sell it if he could, or build a house on it for himself. Mr. Locke explained that the lot was recorded in 19M, at which time a 75 foot frontage was required, and this particular lot apparently is what was left out of the division of the others. It has 64.3 feet, with a total lot area of 90915 square feet which is above the minumum area required of 73,500 square feet. Mr. Locke asked about the right of way on the north- erly side. Mr. Etter stated that it was a 30 feet right of way and backs up to the land owned by two brothers of Mr. Harlow. He gave the brothers the right of way into the land. It has been sold twice at least since that time, and the right of way still holds good to the land. If it weren't for this strip, Mr. Etter would have pl4nty of land. Mr. Locke asked -the petitioner who owned the land on the opposite side.