HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-10-15BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
' October 15, 1974
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday,
October 15, 1974 at 7:30 p.m. in Room G 15 of the Town Office Building.
Present were: Chairman Donald E. Nickerson, Vice Chairman George P. Wadsworth
and regular member Ruth Morey, also associates, Thomas G. Taylor and Robert
Cataldo. As usual a Minute -Man reporter was present, a member of the Conser-
vation Commission, and a room full of townspeople.
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been
mailed to those who should legally receive them and to town boards and offi-
cials who will or might be affected by decisions made and also advertised in
the Lexington Minute -Man newspaper.
Irving H. Mabee and Martha B. Mabee - to vary Section 27 to permit petitioners
to divide their lot numbered 5 Tavern Lane, which is in an RS -one family dwell-
ing district and has an area of about 99,400 square feet and a frontage of
190.41 feet on Tavern Lane, into two legal building lots to be designated A and
B, which will have less than the required 125 feet of frontage, as Lot A will
have an area of about 49,000 square feet and a frontage of 95.20 feet on Tav-
ern Lane and Lot B will have an area of 50,400 square feet and a frontage of
95.21 feet on Tavern Lane.
Kerrie Realty Trust, Theodore L. Freeman, Trustee - variance from Section 27
to change the lot lines of Lot 10 (6 Pitcairn Place) and Lot 9 (7 Pitcairn
Place) to conform with drawing by Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander,
Civil Engineers and Surveyors, dated September 11, 1974 which would leave
Lot 10 with a frontage of 175 ft. and Lot 9 with a frontage of 125 ft. The
overall square footage for each lot would not change; Lot 10 remaining 30,042
sq. ft. and Lot 9 remaining 30,209 sq. ft. The above mentioned lots are part
of a subdivision known as Minuteman Ridge dated November 12, 1973.
Lexington Gardens, Inc. - special permit under subsection 12.2 and 24.5 to
continue to store and sell in conjunction with the operation of a nursery at
93 Hancock Street all of the supplementary items specified in the subsection
24.5.
Thomas R. Russell and Effie B. Russell - variance from the terms of the appli-
cable Lexington Zoning By-law requiring a fifteen foot minimum sideyard to
allow a continuation of the use of an existing dwelling at 10 Barrett Road,
having a sideyard on the easterly side of 12.4 feet instead of the required
15 ft.
Honeywell, Inc. - special permit under the applicable sections of the Zoning
By-law to allow for the alteration of the exterior of the existing building
at 3 Forbes Road as follows:
1. to permit the construction of a canopy over the front entrance, said
canopy to be approx. 22.0 ft. long and approx. 10.0 ft. wide,
2. to permit construction of a loading dock in front of the existing
loading door, said loading dock to be enclosed on one end and to
have an overall length of approx. 46.0 ft. and a maximum width of
approx. 14.0 feet.
Following the hearings the Board voted to go into executive session for
the purpose of discussing matters under litigation with Town Counsel, Norman
Cohen.
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In open public session the Board made the following decisions:
Irving H. Mabee and Martha B. Mabee - granted unanimously subject to the
following conditions:
1. No house shall be built on Lot A any nearer than where the lot
widens out, approximately 240 feet from Tavern Lane.
2. Any provisions of the Wetland Protection Act under the Conserva-
tion Commission must be observed according to a letter from the Conserva-
tion Commission, which states:
"The Conservation Commission notes that a considerable portion of the area
involved in this petition is seasonably wet as it contains springs and collects
water from the hill as it flaws toward the Munroe Brook between Munroe Tavern
and the Lexington Minute Men House. Therefore, if a variance is granted by
the Board of Appeals, a Wetlands Protection Act filing would be required
before any construction or earthwork begins in this area."
Kerrie Realty Trust - granted unanimously.
Lexington Gardens, Inc. - granted unanimously for 2 years. (exp. date 11/28/76)
Russell - granted unanimously.
Honeywell, Inc.- granted unanimously.
All pertinent material is on file in the Board of Appeals' office.
The meeting adjourned at 10:02 p.m.
Evelyn F. Cole, Clerk