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r BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS ' March 20, 1973 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, March 20, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen's meeting room of the Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Mr. Sheldon and Mrs. Morey and associate members Mr. Mabee and Mr. Reed. 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: James B. Catalano - permission to continue operations of retail business of selling flowers, produce and plants grown on the premises at 643 Waltham Street. Waltham American Trust, c/o Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Company - finding and deter- mination that the construction of additional parking for 118 cars on the 8 acre lot at 45 Hartwell Avenue, located as shown on site plan submitted to the Board of Appeals, will constitute a suitable development and will not re- sult in substantial detriment to the neighborhood in accordance with section 13 of the zoning by-law. Robert A. Marasca - variance from the zoning by-law in order to build a garage (20 ft. by 24 ft.) on the property at 240 Woburn Street. The proposed garage would leave a sideyard of five (5) ft. instead of the required fifteen (15) ft. The reason for the proposed location of the garage is to avoid the neces- sity of cutting down a 40 ft. tree. Alden L. and Judith A. Webster - to vary the zoning by-law so as to maintain the existing non -conforming dwelling with its easterly side yard of 8.80 ft. to 9.26 ft. and front yard of 15 ft. on the property known as 113 North Street and to construct a proposed extension of said dwelling continuing the noncon- forming easterly side yard ranging from 8.42 ft. to 9.26 ft. reduced by the proposed roof overhang of up to 1.5 ft., all as shown on the plans submitted. Lawrence G. Trebino, Trustee of Trinda Realty Trust - variance to maintain the existing building located at 33 Blake Road, having a front yard setback of nineteen (19) ft. instead of the required thirty (30) ft., a side street set- back of seventeen (17) ft. instead of the required twenty (20) ft. and a side yard setback of fourteen (14) ft. instead of the required fifteen (15) ft., all as shown on the plot plan prepared by Miller & Nylander dated February 9, 1973. The 115 Rendall Corporation - site plan review and approval for a special permit pursuant to section 13 and related subsections of the zoning by-law of the town of Lexington, and to make a finding and determination that the proposed placement of buildings, major topographic changes, provisions for waste disposal, surface and ground water drainage, erosion control, parking areas, loading areas, maneuvering areas, driveways, and the location of inter- sections of driveways and streets will constitute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. The proposed use of the addition to the building numbered 29 Hartwell Avenue is office and