1975-07-24 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS July 24, 1975 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Thursday, July 24, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were four regular members and one associate: Chairman D. E. Nickerson, Vice-chairman G. Wadsworth, Ruth Morey and Woodruff M. Brodhead, all regular members; and Haskell W. Reed, associate. Also present were a room full of townspeople and a Minute -Man reporter in addition to petitioners and/or their attorneys. Public open hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been mailed as required by law to abutters, etc. and to town boards and officials. Notices were published in the Lexington Minute -Man newspaper as required. See permits and denials for more information on all those listed below. Peter C. Waterman and Katherine A. Waterman - variance of Section 27 to maintain the existing single family dwelling at 10 Brigham Road with a front yard setback of 29.3 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. Ronald E. Gaumont - variance of Section 27 to build an addition to an existing dwelling at 3 Demar Road with a rear yard of 12 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. Rowe Chevrolet, Inc. - special permit to use the premises located on Camelia Place (containing 22,500 sq. ft. of land and the building thereon) for garage, automobile ' and truck business under the provisions of Sections 25.50, 25.51, 25.52, 25.53 and 25.54. Said land is shown as parcel 127 on Assessors' Map 57 and is known as and numbered 47-49 Bedford Street (Rear). Petitioner has signed a Purchase Sales Agreement to purchase the property from Bonnie L. Graham, present owner. Ruth G. McCormack and Maryelene R. Dailey - permission to erect five signs, each approximately 5'8" in length and approximately 10" high on the property at 1620 Massachusetts Avenue. The signs will be hung from the roof of the existing porch. Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Inc. - erect a free-standing sign on the front lawn of its property at 130 Waltham Street. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open public meeting: Waterman - granted unanimously, Gaumont - granted unanimously, Rowe Chevrolet, Inc. - granted unanimously with certain conditions, 1. Suitable,dense, non -deciduous screening be installed. 2. Any additional lighting shall be directed away from the residential neighborhood. 3. It is understood that reasonable safety precautions will be taken to keep the operation from becoming a traffic hazard. McCormack & Dailey - granted unanimously with certain conditions: length of signs may vary from 5 to 6 ft., be approx. 10" high or less, be hung from the soffits of the porch beams and be fixed not swinging or movable; the design shall be in accord- ance with drawings submitted; artistic details and coloring shall be subject to Historic Districts Commission approval.