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BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS ' September 5, 1972 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 at 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen's meeting room of the Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Sheldon, Wadsworth, Dawes 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 and officials who will or might be affected by decisions made, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -man: Claude W. and Mary F. Brenner - petition for a variance from the Lexington zon- ing by-law in order to maintain the house and premises at 30 Preston Road, which house has a side yard of 13.6 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. R. Alan Porter - petition for a variance from the Lexington zoning by-law in order to maintain the house and premises at 22 Hayes Lane, which house has a side yard of 10.8 ft. instead of the required 12 ft. Wayne V. and Phyllis Andersen - petition for a variance of the Lexington zon- ing by-law in order to maintain a dwelling at 26 Dewey Road, which house has a front yard set back of 29.18 instead of the required 30 ft. Alfred E. Barrington - petition for a variance from the Lexington zoning by- law in order to construct a carport at 470 Concord Avenue, which carport will have a front yard set back of 13 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. The de- sired location for the carport is at the end of the existing driveway area. To construct further from the lot line would require the removal of several trees and a considerable increase in driveway length and area. Existing trees along Concord Avenue will provide shielding of the carport from roadside view- ing with the roof being at, or just below the existing grade of the street. Alan Watson, Lexington Esso Service Station - petition for a special permit to rent and store U -Haul Co., Inc. trailers, trucks and accessory equipment at the service station located at 10 Woburn Street at the intersection of Fletcher Avenue. The petitioner is the lessee of the premises with a lease that runs from year to year with an automatic renewal clause. The owner of the property is the Humble Oil and Refining Co. (Esso). Lexington Mews Trust, Constantine S. and Amalia G. Samoylenko - petition for a special permit under Section 25 of the Lexington zoning by-law to operate and maintain a theatre and restaurant and/or tearoom, as provided under Section 12.2. These facilities will be located in the building to be constructed at 10-12 Muzzey Street. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting: Claude W. & Mary Brenner - granted, unanimously. R. Alan Porter - granted, unanimously.