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Public Hearing July 6, 1965 - Lex. Indoor Tennis & Athletic Club ' The Board of Appeals held a public hearing on Tuesday, July 6, 1965 on petition of Lexington Indoor Tennis and Athletic Club for per- mission to construct, operate, and maintain a Tennis and Athletic Club upon land known as "Drummer Boy" land located between numbers 459 and 505 Bedford St., Lexington. Mr. Nickerson: You have gone into a lengthy description of land in question which is between the Edison Station and Armory; you have sub- mitted a plan called "Lexington Indoor Tennis Club," showing your pro- posed first and second stage of building; parking, and driveways. You have submitted a plan entitled "First Stage" which shows locker room, showers, sun rooms, but doesn't show any courts; and the "Second State" consisting of two courts of 120 x 108 playing surface. The highest point will be 36' to the peak and 10' on the sides. Do you wish to add to this? Tropeano: The corporation is a new non-profit corporation but will pay real estate taxes and is not classified as charitable. At the present time the membership is 40% Lexington residents. The land in question consists of 6.9 acres, approximately 2 acres of which are free of the high tension easement. It is located next to the Commonwealth of Mass. armory and is to the rear of the tract of land purchased some time ago by the Boston Edison Co. with the intention of adding a booster power ' station. Across the street is land that is zoned for non-residential purposes - Davenport nurseries and a veterinarian. I cannot conceive of another piece of land that is less desirable for residential use. It is low land under the Edison right-of-way with about 2.9 of this free of easement. The initial 37 x 47 building will be constructed of cement block. Courtyard wall will also be of cement block and the remainder of the building will be a type manufactured by several steel companies, steel with fibre glass insulation. The floor will be macadam. The size of the courtyard building will be 121 x 109, or it could be 121 x 105, depending on the manufacturer. The permit if granted would permit this to be erected without putting another wall on the inside of the building. It will be completely fireproofed, all steel and cement block. Nickerson: We granted the Stop & Shop a larger area but there were com- plications. Tropeano: The number of people who would come in is eight playing and eight waiting to play, no more than 16-20 people at one time. You had a wooden roof and this is a steel roof. The Stop & Shop had a wooden roof. Also in a supermarket you have a great many other items that would be inflammable. Nickerson: The number of people playing eight, 12-16 at the most counting those waiting. The second stage figure would be doubled at the most. You have parking facilities for up to 60 cars. Tropeano: The terrain will be landscaped. The cost will be $100,000 for the first stage and $60,000 for the second. If permission is granted the