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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1936-06-19182 M BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING June 19, 1936. ' A meeting of the Board of 'appeals was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Chairman Madison, Messrs. G1y'nn, Ferguson, 5teeves,,and Lyons were pres- ent. The Secretary was also present. The records of the meeting held on lay 22nd were declared approved. Mr. Glynn was elected Clerk Pro -tem in the absence of Mr. nobbins. The Chairman stated that he would be away during July, and requested Mr. Glynn to serve as 1hairman during his absence. The Chairman requested Messrs. Steeves and Lyons to attend the hearing to be held on July 16th inasmuch as he and Mr. Robbins would be unable to attend. Letter was received from the Health Inspector stating that he had investigated the property on Woburn Street where Raymond J. Barber keeps his ponies and had found no health menace. The tent where the ponies are kept is more than two hundred feet ' away from the nearest house on Woburn Street. 1he manure is cleaned up and taken away every day so that the place is clean and sanitary at all times. The Health Inspector stated that he could not detect any disagreeable odor. Mr. Glynn stated that he had gone over to the premises once, and saw no cars on the highway. Mr. Ferguson stated that he had gone over twice, and only once saw a car parked on the highway, and then it stopped for about ten minutes. Mr. Steeves stated that he had gone over to the premises two nights and two Sundays. One Sunday he saw a car parked on the highway, but that was all. He thought that the chief objection to the premises was the swings. Mr.Lyons stated that he had never noticed cars parked in the street, f orm: Mr. Glynn moved that the permit be granted in the following BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 400 Sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by Howard Munroe, 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 Hoard to be ' affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list 1.83 and also advertised in'the Lexington Minute -Man a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 22nd day of May, 1936. One associate and four members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That the petitioner is the owner of land located on the southerly side of Woburn Street about one hundred and fifty feet (1501) from the junction of Woburn Street and Lowell Street, and that he desired to lease said premises to Raymond J. Barber for the purpose of maintaining a pony riding school for children. Mr. Barber stated that he would close the business by 8:30 o'clock P. M. each evening, and it was his intention to maintain the property in a good sanitary condition and in such manner as would not be objection- able to the neighbors. Four persons appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the "oard in private session on June 19, 1936 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by the making of the exception requested. 2. That the exception requested will not 'tend to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lex- ington Zoning .By-law. ' 4. That owing to conditions especially affecting the said parcel but not affecting generally the zoning district inwwh SCh it s lsc t d t �iWfih f ceT9 eeftlgfleprovisions of L �� Hn RRIR law a e oc s n question/and that desirable relief may be granted without substantiallg derogating from the intent or purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. Pursuant to the said findings; the Board hereby unanimously decides that the application of the said Lexington Zoning By-law Is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit the above premises to be occupied for a pony riding school for children for a period of one year from the date hereof, subject to the following conditions: That the premises will be maintained in proper condition so that the business as carried on will not be objectionable toowners of property in the neighborhood, maintain- ing the premises in a good sanitary condition at all times; that ample parking space will be provided inside the street line to obviate parking in the street; that no business shall be done after 9:00 o'clock P. M.; that no so-called flood lights shall be used on the premises; that no signs shall be exhibited on the property unless the consent of the Building Inspector of Lexington is obtained; that no building or enclosure shall be constructed without the consent of the Building Inspector of Lexington. 1 60 The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its pro- ceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its findings hereinbefore set forth and the testimony presented at thesaid hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs that this record immediately following this decision shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington and shall be open to public inspection and that notice of this decision shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest. BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON. (Appointed under G. L. Ch. 40, Sec. 27) A. N. MADDISON C. EMIARD GLYNN CHARLES E. FERGUSON CLYDE E. STEEVES JOHN A. LYO NS I, Howard W. Robbins, Clerk of the Board of Appeals of Lexington, appointed under Germs ral Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, hereby certify that I sent by postage certificate of mailing on the 7th day of kay, 1936, to Matilda M. Wheeler, Sarah C. VanDeusen, Albert E. & Marion C. Olsen, H. Irving & Helen G. Currier, Charles H. & Jennie Currier, Chester A. Fogg, Peter & Martin Semonian, Elmina & Howard M. Munroe, Leonard K. Dunham, August Young, Alexander & Robert Porter, Catherine Dunham, Robert A. & Elizabeth Porter, Harvey C. Wheeler, and Raymond J. Barber, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man on May 7th, 1936, a notice of which the following is a true copy. Howard W. Robbins Clerk.. Boar of Appeals. Kay 1, 1936. Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals Town Office Building Lexington, Mass. Gentlemern The undersigned hereby petition the Lexington Board Of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, to vary the application of section 9D, of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises at 'Woburn Street owned by Howard Munroe of Lexington by permitting the following: Pony riding school for children, and to permit temporary use of a frame tent as under Section 9G or to use under D. Raymond J. Barber (Signature) 97 Laffayette St. (Address) Waltham, Mass. N 0 T I C E F, Lexington, Mass. May 73, 1936. The Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on the matter of varying the application of the Zoning Law by permitting on the premises owned by Howard Munroe and located on Woburn Street, Lexington, the maintenance of a pony riding school for children, under the Lexington Zoning Law or in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 27A of the General Laws, and amendments. The hearing will be held on May 22nd, 1936 at 8:00 P. M. in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington, Mass. Arthur N. Maddison, Insert: Lexington Minute Man Chairman, Board of Appeals. May 7, 1936. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 P. M. A true record, Attest: u Clerk Pro -tem. 185