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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-05-23BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS May 23, 1972 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, May 23, 1972 at 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen's meeting room of the town office building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Dawes, Sheldon and Wadsworth and associate member Haskell W. Reed. Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been mailed to the petitioners, to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, to town boards who will or might be affected by decisions made, and also adver- tised in the Lexington Minute -man: Robert J. Neal - special permission under zoning by-law, section 25, subsec- tion 25.94, for use of temporary structure, box trailer, for storage on prop- erty at 421 Lowell Street (CC -business zone), not to exceed 6 months from date of granting of special permit. "I am in the process of making plans to erect a permanent structure at the above property as soon as bank gives me the approval. I have the plans (rough drawings)of what I plan to do. Also, I have moved the trailer to a location on the property where it is not noticeable." Victoria N. O'Connell - variance of the Lexington zoning by-laws to allow the subdivision of a parcel of land numbered 11 Lowell Street, Lexington, Mass., into two separate lots shown as Lot A and Lot B on a plan entitled "Plot Plan of Land in Lexington, Massachusetts," dated March 21, 1972, Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, on file in the office of the Lexington Board of Appeals, such Lot B having an area of 18,500 square feet of land and a frontage on Lowell Street of 86 feet and a frontage on Westminster Avenue of 113 feet, and such Lot A having an area of 10,000 square feet of land and a frontage on Lowell Street of 120 feet and a front- age on Westminster Avenue of 64 feet, and to maintain the existing dwelling on Lot B and to erect a single family dwelling on Lot A after the existing barn on Lot A is removed. H. Stuart and Elizabeth H. Muench - variance of the Lexington zoning by-law in order to build a garage with a basement under on the property located at 24 Dewey Road which will be set back 20 ft. from the road instead of the required 30 ft. to enable us to have a reasonably level driveway. There is presently a purchase and sales agreement between the present owners Gerald and Margaret Shirley and ourselves. Final papers will be passed May 15th. Varian Associates - a finding and determination that the proposed construction of a building to house offices, research laboratory, and light manufacturing facilities for high vacuum equipment on property on 121 Hartwell Avenue, con- stitutes a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood, and the issuance of a special permit, all in accordance with the provisions of Sections 13 and 25 of the Lexington Zoning By -Law, and a variance of Article X, Area Limitations Within Building, Building and Sign By -Laws of the Town of Lexington dated 1958. No application for a sign is included in this petition. The petitioner, Varian Associates, is the buyer named in a purchase and sale agreement covering the premises. May 23, 1972 hearings continued: The hearing scheduled to be held at 7:50 p.m. on the petition of Norman ' C. Fletcher and which would have been the third hearing on the agenda for the evening was withdrawn by the petitioner, although it had been advertised and notices sent to abutters. The request follows: Norman C. Fletcher - variances of the zoning by-law in order to build an addi- tion to an existing dwelling at 36 Moon Hill Road and to add a third floor to part of the present building. The new addition will have a sideyard of 7 ft. 7� in. instead of the required 15 ft. and the new third floor will have a side - yard yard of 5 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting: Robert J. Neal - granted unanimously. Victoria N. O'Connell - by a vote of 4 to 0, Mr. Reed abstaining, this petition was granted as follows: Mrs. Victoria N. O'Connell to divide her property between Westminster Avenue and Lowell streets, shown on plot plan by Miller and Nylander, dated March 21, 1972, into two lots. 11 Lowell Street, Lot B, which has the additional frontage on Westminster Avenue contains the present house, has sufficient front, side and rear yards and contains an area of 18,500 sq. ft. will front on Westminster Avenue with 113 ft. instead of the required 125 ft. Lot A. a total area of 10,000 sq. ft. will front on Lowell Street. It will be understood that Mrs. O'Connell will demolish the garage/barn on Lot A and build a house with frontage on Lowell Street of 120 ft. instead of the required 125 ft. Lot A must be sewered on Westminster Street. H. Stuart and Elizabeth H. Muench - permission granted to build a garage which will set back 25 ft. from the road instead of the required 30 ft. The vote was unanimous for the 25 ft. instead of the 20 ft. requested in the petition. Varian Associates - a finding and determination to construct a building to house offices, research laboratory and light manufacturing facilities for high vacuum equipment in accordance with 4 drawings listed in the hearing evidence of the permit. The drawings indicate a parking area for 100 cars, the build- ing will have interior fire walls and will be totally sprinklered, there will be no unusual exterior lighting except in the parking area and for security reasons. The hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5 days a week with occasional Saturdays and overtime hours. 14 conditions of the Engineer- ing Department, conditions or regulations of the Hatch Act, Board of Health and the Fire Department all must be met. Also granted is a variance to permit the main room of the building to be 24,000 sq. ft. in area instead of 16,000 sq. ft. allowed by the Building By - Law. Construction shall start within a year from date. (May 23, 1973) All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner. The meeting adjourned officially at 10:30 p.m. Evelyn F. F. Cole Clerk 1 MAY 23, 1972 Subsequent to the hearings of May 23, 1972, our Annual Organization meeting was held. Mr. George C. Sheldon was elected as Vice-chairman and Mr. Donald E. Nickerson, as Chairman. ,TUNE 1972 We have been notified officially by the Board of Selectmen that Mrs. Ruth Morey has been appointed as a regular member of the Board and that Robert Cataldo has been appointed an associate member. Regular Members: Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman George C. Sheldon, Vice Chairman Howard H. Dawes George P. Wadsworth (Mrs.) Ruth Morey Associate Members: Haskell W. Reed Logan Clarke, Jr. Woodruff M. Brodhead George W. Emery Irving H. Mabee Robert Cataldo Secretary/Clerk Evelyn F. Cole 1