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BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS I May 7, 1974 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, May 7, 1974 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were George Sheldon, acting chairman; regular member George Wadsworth; and associate members: R. Gary, R. Cataldo and H. Reed. Also present was a Lexington Minute -Man Publications Reporter, a LWV Observer and an audience of townspeople. Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been mailed to those who should legally receive them and to town boards and offi- cials who will or might be affected by decisions made and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -man newspaper. Ernest F. Stokes - variance from Section 27 to construct a swimming pool at 44 Circle Road with a rear yard of 5 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. Lexington Minute -Men, Inc. - special permit under Sections 25.22 and 25.24 to use premises at 1314 Massachusetts Avenue for a museum and place for mem- bers meetings and committee meetings. The applicant has an option to pur- chase the property. Edward E. Ward and Nonie L. Ward - variances from Section 27 as follows: to maintain existing house with a front yard setback of 27� ft. instead of the ' required 30 ft. and to construct a one -car garage at 34 Woodcliffe Road with a 12 ft. side yard instead of the required 15 ft. and a front yard setback of 22k ft. instead of the required 30 ft. Village Development Corporation, Louis Stoico, President - special permit for a Planned Unit Development under the provisions of Section 33. Location of Property: between No. 30 and No. 31 Sanderson Road to Dickens Road to No. 15 and No. 17 Bryant Road. The 115 Kendall Corporation and Tektronix, Inc. - site plan review and appro- val for a special permit pursuant to Section 13 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, the location of intersections of driveways and streets will constitute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. The proposed use of the building is office and research and development. The location of the property is at the corner of Hartwell Avenue and Bedford Street, containing approximately five acres of land. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in public open meeting: Stokes - Granted unanimously. Lexington Minute -Men, Inc. - Granted on a vote of 4 to 1, Mr. Gary voting in ' opposition to the petition. Ward - Granted in part. The garage may have the same frontage as the existing house which is 27k ft. from the front property line and a 12 ft. side yard. Village Development Corporation - Granted unanimously with certain conditions, most important of which is that it must have a Wetland Protection Act hearing.