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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933-01-20BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING JANUARY 20, 1933. 1 The Board of Appeals met at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Friday, January 20, 1933, Messrs. Maddison, Glynn, Custanoe, Slocum and Baldrey were present. The Secretary was also present. The records of the meeting of November 18, 1932 were approved. The records of the meetings of,January 6 and 10, 1933 were also approved. In reference to the application of James R. Smith for permission to maintain an office building on the strip of land at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Tower Street, on motion of Theodore A. C ustance it was voted unanimously that Mr. Smith be not allowed to place the building on the land. Mr. Baldrey suggested that Mr. Smith put the sign back. Mr. Glynn offered a motion that the petition of James R. Smith be granted for the sign subject to a set back of twenty feet from Massachusetts Avenue, for a period of two years. Mr, Custance offered a substitute motion "That the Board ' approve the maintenance of the sign in the present location as now located for a period of not more than two years from December 31, 1932", The substitute motion was passed by vote of the Board. The Board signed the order denying the application for the office building in the following form: The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by James R. Smith a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also advertised in the Lexington Townsman, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on Friday the 6th day of January 1933 at 8:00 o'clock P.M. All of the members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing, After hearing the evidence offered by the petitioners and such other evidence as was offered, the Board in private ' session at a meeting held January 20, 1933 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and a majority of the Board voted that in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will not be substantially served by the use of the premises described in the petition and that such use may tend to impair the status of the neighborhood, insofar as it relates to the locating of an office building located at the junction of Tower Street and Richard Road which is a part of his de#elopment and which he desires to locate near the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Tower Street, The Board therefore determines that the application of section seven of the Lexington Zoning By-law does not permit the use of the premises described in the petition and instructs the Inspector of Buildings of Lexington not to grant a permit therefor. Arthur N. Maddison Ce Edward Glynn Roland W. Baldrey Curlys L. Slocum Theodore A. Custancee BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON. I, Roland W. Baldrey, Clerk of the Board of Appeals of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, section 27, hereby certify that I sent by registered mail on the 19th day of December, 1932 to Lincoln C. and Anna Ee Grush, T. A. Custance, George E. Ham, Jane P. Knight, Shell EAdtern Petroleum Products, Inc., Jennie M. Sylvester et al, Ethel M. Glidden, James L. and Flora D. Doyle, Louise Edgar, James Truran, Emanuel Rothschild, George C. Wheaton, Otis H. Perry, Edward G. and Vira G. Wheaton, Jakes R. 'Smith, and also advertised in the Lexington Townsman on December 22, 1932, a notice of which the following is a true copy. Roland We'Saldrey Clerk, Board of Appeals* December 15, 1932* Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals Town Office Building Lexington, Masa. Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby petition the Laxington Burd of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chppter 40, aection 27, to vary the application of section of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises at Tower Street and Mass. Avenue owned'by James R. Smith of Arlington by permitting the following: Sign and temporary office build- ing, James R. Smith 154 Highland Ave. Arlington, Mass. 1 C 1 N 0 T I C E Lexington, Buss, December 223, 1932. Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeals of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, section 27, will give a hearing in the Selectmen's Room in the Town Office Building on Friday the 6th day of January, 1933 at 8 o'clock P.M. on the petition of James R. Smith of Arlington that the Board vary the application of the Lexington Zoning By-law in accordance with the authority therein contained by permitting the maintenance of a temporary sign and temporary office building on the premises at Tower Street and corner of Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington. Arthur N. Maddison Chairman, Board of Appeals. The Board signed the order granting the application for the maintenance of the advertising sign at the corner of Mass, Avenue and Tower Street in the following form: - PERMIT The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it b y James R. Smith, a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also advertised In the Lexington Townsman, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectments Room, in the Town Office Building on Friday the 6th day of January 1933 at 8:00 W Block P.M. All of the members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing, After hearing the evidence offered by the petitioner. and such other evidence as was offered, the Board in private session at a meeting held January 20, 1933 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and a majority of the Board voted that in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by the use of the premises des- cribed in the petition and that such use will not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. ' The Board therefore determines that the application of section seven of the Lexington Zoning By-law permits the use of the premises described in the petition, subject to the 233 > s `2 .,d following conditions, and instructs the Inspector of Buildings CrJ of Lexington to grant a permit therefor. To permit James R. Smith of Arlington, Massachusetts to maintain'a sign, adver- tising his development known as Sunnyview Home Development, in its present location near the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Tower Street, for a period to expire December 31, 1934. The Board therefor determines that the use of the premises described in the petition is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the Lexington Zoning By-law. Arthur N. Maddison C. Edward Glynn Roland W. Baldrey Curlys L. S16euni Theodore A. Custanes, BOARD OF APPEALS OF IE XINGTON. I, Roland W.Baldrey, Clerk of the Board of Appeais of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, section 273 hereby certify that I sent by registered mail on the 19th day of December, 1932 to Lincoln C, and Anna E. Grush, T. A. Custance, George E. Ham, Jane P. Knight, Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., Jennie M. Sylvester et a1, Etbel M. Glidden, James L. And Flora D. Doyle, Louise Edgar, James Truran, Emanuel Rothschild, George C. Wheaton, Otis He Perm, Edward G. and Vire Go Wheaton, J&fws $,_'Sml,�#,'-and Also adver- tised in the`Laxington Townsman on December 22, 1932, a notice of which the following is a true c6py. Roland W. Baldrsy Clerk, Board of Appeals. December 15, 1932. Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals, Town Office Building Lexington, Mass., Gentlemen; The undersigned hereby petition the Lexington Board of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, to vary the application of Section of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises at Tower Street and Mass. Avenue owned by Janes R. Smith of Arlington by permitting the following; Sign and temporary office building. James R. Smith ' 154 Highland Ave., Arlington, Mass. N 0 T I C E ' Lexington, Mass. December 22, 1932. Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeals of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40., section 27, will give a hearing in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on Friday the 6th day of January 1933 at eight o'clock P.M. on the petition of James R. Smith of Arlington that the Board vary the application of the Lexington Zoning By-law in accordance with the authority therein contained by permitting the maintenance of a temporary sign and temporary office building on the premises at Tower Street and corner of Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Arthur N. Maddison Chairman, Board of Appeals. In reference. to the application of Pellegrino Ferri of 108 Bow Street for permission to remove the existing garage on Winn Street to a location on Albemarle Avenue within twenty feet of the street line, Mr. Custance offered the ' following motion: "That Mr. Ferri be granted permission to move his garage from the present location to the location requested on Albemarle Avenue and thAt he be permitted to maintain the present structure only and until such.time as the town accepts Albemarle Avenue." The Chairman called attention to the fact that to grant this permit under the General Laws the vote must bi unanimous. Only two members voted in favor of the motion, and therefor it was not granted. On motion of Mr. Custance it was voted to re -consider the application of Mr. Ferri and the matter was laid upon the table. No action was taken on the application of Anna L. Sword. The Chairman reported that he informed Mr. Burrill the result of.the action of the Board on his application# The Secretary was requested to -send the order to Mr. Burrill, The Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. A true record, Attest: lerk.