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BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS ' June 20, 1972 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, June 20, 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, Wadsworth and Mrs. Morey. 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: Richard F. Galehouse - petition for a variance of the Lexington Zoning By -Law to maintain the present building at 11 Lee Avenue with a front yard of 10 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. and a right side yard of 8 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. and to build an addition 12 ft. by 14 ft. one story high which would have a right side yard of 10 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. Mobil Oil Corporation - petition for permission to erect and maintain a free standing sign on the property located at the corner of Lowell and North streets, being numbered 653 Lowell Street. The sign shall be 8 ft. 2 in. wide and 3 ft. 7 in. high and shall be an embossed plastic -faced aluminum framed sign. Illumination shall be provided by interior flourescent lamps. The word "mobil" shall be displayed on each side of the sign. Lexington Arts & Crafts Society. Inc. - petition for a variance of the Lexing- ton Zoning by-law to permit Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Inc., 130 Waltham Street to build an addition to the existing building in a residential zone with a side yard on the northerly lot line of ten feet instead of the required fif- teen feet and special permission under 25.24 for expansion of the existing per- mitted use. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - petition from Lexington Gardens, Inc., who has an option to acquire the property of S. Arthur Peterson, Inc., 544 Lowell Street. Some building changes will be necessary for effective use of the property for growing purposes. Assurance that these changes may be made is necessary prior to the option being exercised. Proposal: removal of one 21 ft. by 100 ft. twenty year old greenhouse and the attached showroom -office structure, and their replacement with a lancscaped, painted cement block 40 ft. by 100 ft. structure. The structures being removed were designed and used as a growing area, showroom, office, potting area and furnace area. The new structure, which will be set back from the road approximately 12 ft. farther than the current structure, will be used as a greenhouse area, garage and furnace room. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting and all unanimous: Robert Graves - petition for a variance to allow for the temporary parking of ' not more than 15 automobiles on the rear portion of the lot located at 903 Waltham Street. The area to be used shall be fenced and there shall be no lighting. The vehicles to be parked shall be legally registered automobiles which are awaiting repairs. The applicant has an option to lease the area to be used. Lexington Arts & Crafts Society. Inc. - petition for a variance of the Lexing- ton Zoning by-law to permit Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Inc., 130 Waltham Street to build an addition to the existing building in a residential zone with a side yard on the northerly lot line of ten feet instead of the required fif- teen feet and special permission under 25.24 for expansion of the existing per- mitted use. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - petition from Lexington Gardens, Inc., who has an option to acquire the property of S. Arthur Peterson, Inc., 544 Lowell Street. Some building changes will be necessary for effective use of the property for growing purposes. Assurance that these changes may be made is necessary prior to the option being exercised. Proposal: removal of one 21 ft. by 100 ft. twenty year old greenhouse and the attached showroom -office structure, and their replacement with a lancscaped, painted cement block 40 ft. by 100 ft. structure. The structures being removed were designed and used as a growing area, showroom, office, potting area and furnace area. The new structure, which will be set back from the road approximately 12 ft. farther than the current structure, will be used as a greenhouse area, garage and furnace room. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting and all unanimous: