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BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS June 8, 1971 ' A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, June 8, 1971 at 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen's meeting room, The Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Dawes and Wadsworth, and associate members Brodhead and Mrs. Morey. Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been mailed to the petitioners 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 Minute -man: The first hearing, scheduled to be at 7:30 p.m., was the petition of John Sellars Company. Mr. Sellars was not present. Throughout the evening, opponents to the Sellars' petition voiced objection to their having to wait for that hearing. Both Joseph F. Chabot and James V. Neufell (Heritage Glass and Mirror Co., Inc.) agreed to allow the Sellars' petition to be heard before their scheduled hearings, Mr. Sellars having arrived by this time. Beginning at 7:35 p.m. petitions were heard as follows: John P. Carroll - for permission to pick up and to keep cars, without allowing them to be taken from trucks, overnight on the premises known as 31 Allen Street, away from abutters and the street so as not to constitute an eye sore. ' Arthur C. Smith - for a variance of the Zoning By -Law to allow the con- struction of an addition to the north end of the existing dwelling at 51 Follen Road, the roof of said addition to extend forward over the existing front entry and path, reducing the front yard setback to 25 feet instead of the required 30 feet. Five Fields Tennis, Inc. - for permission to build and maintain a tennis court on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Jordan, Jr. at 489 Concord Ave. in Lexington for the use by the Jordans and the members and guests of the corporation. Joseph F. Chabot, DVM - for permission to erect and maintain a building to be used as a hospital for the practice of veterinary medicine at 507 Waltham Street. John Sellars Company - for a variance from Section 25 of the Zoning By - Law to permit the continued use of the premises at 430 Concord Avenue for the parking and maintenance of commercial vehicles as follows: 1) Existing com- mercial garage - parking of trucks; 2) Exterior parking lot to rear of garage only for the parking of trailers. This request is for a one year period. Heritage Glass and Mirror Company - for a variance of the Zoning By -Law to allow the construction of two additions to the existing building at 311 Marrett Road, leaving a side yard of 16 feet instead of the required 20 feet and also to allow nine parking spaces. The addition at the front of the present building will be 20 feet by 7 feet; one-story in height, with a 20 ft. front yard. The addition at the rear will be 22 feet by 32 feet, two -stories, (21 feet high) with a side yard of 16 feet instead of the required 20 feet.