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petition of Mr. Mahoney. The Board also wishes to emphasize <br />the reasons set forth in said letter and to further state ' <br />that in the opinion of the Board the granting of said peti- <br />tion would not be in harmony with the general purposes and <br />intent of the Lexington Zoning By-law. <br />Sincerely yours, <br />LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD <br />Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman <br />(See Minutes of April8, 1957) <br />November 12, 1957 <br />Board of Appeals <br />Town Office Building Re: Roswell.M. Boutwell 3rd .petition <br />Lexington 73, Mass. to erect flashing sign. <br />Gentlemen: <br />Reference is made to Mr. Boutwell's petition to <br />erect a flashing, double-faced sign at 55 Massachusetts Ave. <br />At its meeting on. November 5, 1957 the Planning Board con- , <br />sidered this petition, decided to go on record as being <br />opposed to the granting of the . same , and to write a letter to <br />the Board of Appeals setting forth its reasons for such oppo- <br />sition. <br />In the first place the Board would like to point out <br />that while the proposed sign is to be located in a general <br />business district, itis not one of the usual size, being only <br />175 feet wide where the sign is to be located and 190 feet at <br />its greatest width. On the northerly side the general busi- <br />ness district is bounded by a residential district and on the <br />southerly side by a local business district only 100 feet deep. <br />In addition the residential district on the southerly side is <br />largely situated -on higher land overlooking said general dis- <br />trict. It is the opinion of the Board that in order to "con- <br />serve the value of land an d_buildings" and "to preserve and <br />increase (the land's) amenities" as set forth in Section 2 of <br />Chapter 40A of the General Laws, no signof such large size <br />should be allowed in this particular district., The Planning <br />Board would also like to point out that no free standing sign <br />and no sign of such large dimensions is allowed under the <br />Lexington Zoning By-law. The Board believes that an adver- <br />tising sign of such size as the petitioner proposes to erect <br />is entirely out of keeping with any use in Lexington and with <br />any standards this town has always tried to maintain. ' <br />Sincerely yours, <br />LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD <br />Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman <br />