1973-09-25 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS ' September 25, 1973 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, September 25, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members, G. Sheldon, W. Brodhead, G. Wadsworth and Ruth Morey, a Minute -man Publications' reporter and a large audience of townspeople. 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 newspaper. Adriaan E. Schrauwen - variance from the provisions of Section 27 and other applicable sections of the zoning by-law, so as to allow for a side yard of ten feet on each side of the proposed dwelling, instead of the required 15 ft. The address of this lot is 17 Green Lane. Honeywell, Inc. - special permit under Article III, Section 2 (g) (1) of the sign by-law of the town of Lexington, and other applicable provisions of the sign by-law and zoning by-law, to erect and maintain an addition to the appli- cant's existing sign at,2 Forbes Road. The addition to the existing sign shall conform with the plan submitted. ' William C. Gottlieb - special permit under Section 25.21 of the zoning by-law to establish a gourmet cooking school. Classes would be held five days a week, Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and possibly 7 to 9 p.m. on the same evenings. Each class attendance would be limited to eight enrollees. Various items of food would be prepared for the "class". Food would not be served, nor would it be sold. No exterior signs of any kind are desired. There is more than adequate parking space in the driveway, so that street parking would not be required. W. R. Grace & Company - finding and determination concerning the proposed con- struction of (1) an office building and (2) an addition to the existing re- search laboratory building on the property owned by W. R. Grace & Company at 55 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, and requests issuance of a special permit as specified in Section 25 of the Lexington zoning by-law. Johnson Brothers Greenhouses, Inc., by its President (Vice) General Manager, Frederick T. Johnson - special permit under Section 25.31 of the zoning by-law of the town of Lexington, entitled "Commercial Greenhouses" to erect and main- tain commercial greenhouses on a parcel of land containing 6.83 acres more or less situated southeasterly of the existing greenhouses owned by the petitioners, numbered 31 East Street, substantially in accordance with a plot plan filed with petition. Said greenhouses to be erected to be "Superlite Plastichouses." The petitioners own and operate the existing greenhouses situated at the inter- section of East and Adams Street and the means of entry and exit utilized for the existing greenhouses as shown on the plan, will serve the proposed green- houses. The existing boiler room will provide heat for the proposed greenhouses. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in puplic meeting: