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1974 BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS January 8, 1974 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, January 8, 1974 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 that overflowed the room (probably 150 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 the owners of land next adjoining the land 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. Peter Sokow - variance to establish as a legal building lot Lot 91, situated at the intersection of Valleyfield Street and Grassland Street, which lot con- tains 29,567 sq. ft. of land, but has frontage on Valleyfield Street, a public way, of 35.48 ft. instead of 50 ft. which was the required faontage when the plan was recorded showing this lot on September 18, 1925, the lot further hav- ing frontage on Grassland Street which is not a constructed public way of 372.71 ft. ' Mary J. Walsh Realty Trust, Thomas R. Walsh and James N. Walsh, Trustees - special permit under Section 25.22 to build an addition to the Fairlawn Nurs- ing Home at 265 Lowell Street. The bedroom addition will be 36 ft. wide by 113 ft. long, and will have a dining/lounge area 26 ft. x 40 ft. on one end. There will be two stories above the basement, having a total of 24 single patient rooms with private lavatories. Each floor will contain a common bath and utility room, a dining area and lounge, and service rooms. The basement, which will have windows on the west side, will contain a laundry and general activity space. All floors will be linked by stairs and a new bed -size eleva- tor. The addition will net the Fairlawn Nursing Home only 8 additional beds under license since interior renovations in the existing portion will convert patient rooms into other uses at a loss of 16 beds. The operating experience at the property indicates that an increase in the present parking capacity of 65 will not be necessary. When the addition is complete, there will be less than 10% of the property covered by building. Arthur F. Douglass and John B. Douglass - finding and determination that the proposed location of building, the proposed major topographical changes, if any, and the planned provisions for waste disposal, surface and ground water drainage, erosion control, parking areas, loading areas, maneuvering areas-, driveways, and the location of intersections of driveways and streets are such that the proposed construction of a new building will constitute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. Said parcel of land is located at Lot #7 Militia Drive. Petitioners also re- quest a variance of the minimum parking requirements to permit the construction of a lesser number of parking spaces all as shown on the attached plans. This variance of the minimum parking requirements is requested under the provisions of Section 32. The building is to be constructed to be used for office purposes, that is, offices for administrative, executive, professional and similar purposes.