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BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS ' December 4, 1973 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, December 4, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, Vice-chairman Sheldon, regular members W. Brodhead, R. Morey and G. Wadsworth, a Minute -man Publica- tions' reporter, a League of Women Voters' observer and an audience of towns- people. Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been mailed to the petitioners, to the owners of all property abutting the petition- er's land and to all abutters of the abutters 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. Paul R. Shea and Carol H. Shea - variance of the Lexington zoning by-law to build an addition (14 ft. by 12 ft.) to an existing dwelling at 2 Larchmont Lane. The addition will be 132 ft. from the rear lot line instead of the required 15 ft. W. R. Grace & Company by Van T. Boughton, Assistant Vice President - permission Trustees of Hartwell Lexington Trust (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes) by Robert Agler - special permit and for a finding and determination that the construction of a 22,888 sq. ft. addition to the 24,500 sq. ft. existing building, at 32 Hartwell Avenue occupied by Hewlett Packard and the construction of 81 additional parking spaces to the existing 99 spaces, all as shown on plans submitted, will consti- tute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood in accordance with section 13 and 25 of the town of Lexington zon- ing by-law. The additions will be used to continue the business already conducted in the present quarters which contain offices and related areas. Total employment will be initially 140 and projected over five years will grow to approximately 250. The Lexington Center Realty Trust, Robert L. Lyon, Manager - permission to main- tain a temporary storage trailer for Colonial Pharmacy for a period of 45 days, in the parking lot at the rear of 1754 Massachusetts Avenue. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in public meeting: Shea - Granted unanimously. Grace - Granted unanimously with certain conditions. Hewlett Packard - Granted unanimously with certain conditions. ' Lexington Center Realty Trust - Denied unanimously. All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner in the Board of Appeal's office. Mrs. Morey's proposed "write-up" for the Annual Town Report was approved unanimously for transmittal to the Board of Selectmen. AA01' 3" Evelyn F. Cole, Clerk up. to erect a 4 ft. 8 in. by 11 ft. externally illuminated free-standing, brick wall sign with stud -mounted, white painted aluminum letters (ranging from 2 to 12 inches) attached to each side with copy to read as per drawings submitted to the Board of Appeals. This sign will be located at 55 Hayden Avenue, 24 ft. 8 in. in from curb and 39 ft. west of the existing driveway on the W. R. Grace & ' Co. property as shown on the plot plan submitted. Trustees of Hartwell Lexington Trust (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes) by Robert Agler - special permit and for a finding and determination that the construction of a 22,888 sq. ft. addition to the 24,500 sq. ft. existing building, at 32 Hartwell Avenue occupied by Hewlett Packard and the construction of 81 additional parking spaces to the existing 99 spaces, all as shown on plans submitted, will consti- tute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood in accordance with section 13 and 25 of the town of Lexington zon- ing by-law. The additions will be used to continue the business already conducted in the present quarters which contain offices and related areas. Total employment will be initially 140 and projected over five years will grow to approximately 250. The Lexington Center Realty Trust, Robert L. Lyon, Manager - permission to main- tain a temporary storage trailer for Colonial Pharmacy for a period of 45 days, in the parking lot at the rear of 1754 Massachusetts Avenue. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in public meeting: Shea - Granted unanimously. Grace - Granted unanimously with certain conditions. Hewlett Packard - Granted unanimously with certain conditions. ' Lexington Center Realty Trust - Denied unanimously. All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner in the Board of Appeal's office. Mrs. Morey's proposed "write-up" for the Annual Town Report was approved unanimously for transmittal to the Board of Selectmen. AA01' 3" Evelyn F. Cole, Clerk up.