HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-07-28BOARD OF APPEALS
July 28, 1977
' The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, July 28, 1977,
beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office
Building.
Present: George P. Wadsworth, Chairman
Ruth Morey
Irving H. Mabee
Thomas G. Taylor
Natalie H. Riffin, Associate
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices of the hear-
ings having been mailed and hearings advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man
newspaper as required by statute.
Clementine C. McKeon, M.D. and Ruth E. Turner - special permit, pursuant to
Section 30.3,to add a porch to an existing house at 11 Bedford Street, which
porch will be 11'6"+ from the rear lot line instead of the required 15'.
Guy J. Ferrera - variance of Section 27 of the Lexington Zoning By-law to build
a garage, attached to the existing house at 3 Winn Avenue, which garage will
have a side yard of 4.5 ft. instead of the required 10 ft.
James M. Gaffney - variance of Section 27 of the Lexington Zoning By-law to
build a pool on the property at 23 Rawson Avenue. The pool will have a 12'
' setback from Rawson Avenue instead of the required 30'.
Honeywell, Inc. - special permit, pursuant to Sections 13 and 25 and other
applicable sections of the zoning by-law, to allow for the construction of an
addition to the building occupied by petitioner at 3 Forbes Road; the addition
will be 200 feet by 200 feet and shall have two floors in acco-rdance with plans
submitted to the Board of Appeals. A finding and determination is requested
that the addition will constitute a suitable development and will not result in
substantial detriment to the neighborhood. The proposed addition will be used
for research and development purposes. The petitioner presently leases the
property upon which the addition is to be constructed.
DECISIONS: The Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting. See
decisions for details, all in Board of Appeals' files and also filed with the
Town Clerk.
McKeon and Turner - granted unanimously, subject to certain conditions.
Ferrera - denied unanimously.
Gaffney - granted unanimously, subject to certain conditions.
Honeywell - granted unanimously, subject to certain conditions.
All the above decisions were made by polling the Board instead of going
through the process of making a motion to grant the petition with a motion to
second it before counting the votes. The process of a motion and second often
' necessitated someone superficially seconding a motion that the someone was not
in favor of, merely to get the motion on the floor.
The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
Respectfully,submitted,
Evelyn F. Cole, Administrative Clerk