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1 1 JOINT MEETING WITH BOARD OF SELECTMEN, PLANNING BOARu, AND BOARD OF APPEALS August 12, 1963 Lincoln Cole, Chairman Selectmen: (To Board of Appeals) - This meeting has been called as a result of a letter from you to us. (Dis- pensed with the reading of the letter.) Donald r;. Nickerson, Chairman Board of Appeals: We feel that our Board and other town boards are in an awkward position in respect to Sec. 14 F. and it has been going on for some time. My reference is to the fact that the building inspector is not able to enforce this. Back several years the Board of Selectmen conferred at some length with the Planning Board, Board of Appeals, and Building Inspector -with refer- ence to enforcing this section "products grown on the premises may be sold, etc." At that time Mr. Irwin went to every roadside stand iz 1,exington and made an examination of the materials sold and reported to the Board of Selectmen, who were at that time considering employing another person to execute this supervision of roadside stands. A person comes in for permission to operate a stand for another year. This is one of our easier hearings and always put on as number one or two on the agenda - the question is asked of the petitioner if there is any change - no. Any questions from the Board - no. Anyonein favor - no. Anyone opposed - no. Hearing closed - boom, boom, boom - with the exception of this one petition on Lowell St. for John and Rosina Busa. This started several years ago when Joseph Busa peti- tioned to conduct a roadside stand on the premises at 52 Lowell St. At the hearing objectors came in and correctly stated that we were not holding a legal hearing because the owner of the property was not Joe Busa. Joe stated that as a lessee of the property from his father and mother he thought he should have petitioned. Subsequently John and Angelina came in and the permit was granted. The objectors threatened suit which did not materialize. When it came in last month the ob- jectors came in again making a determined effort to have us deny this petition. We have not done so. We -have let it sit thinking we should present it to this board. It would be an impossibility to enforce be- cause every stand sells other products and because customers want it that way. We can do one of two things (1) Enforce the Section as written; or (2) consider some liberalizing or redesigning so that the roadside stands can sell other materials and not disobey the law. ...ie: Are you -speaking for both boards oe the Board of Appeals? ;kerson: The Planning Board was asked to come because they un - Twill be the ones who will have to draw this thing up, hold and have the article in the town warrant to change the zon- We would like to hear from the chairman of the Planning P of Tannin Board: We discussed this just .e, Chairman Planning J