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BOARD OF APPEALS September 8, 1977 ' The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, September 8, 1977, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Present: George P. Wadsworth, Chairman Ruth Morey, Vice Chairman Woodruff M. Brodhead Irving H. Mabee Thomas G. Taylor Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices of the hear- ings having been mailed and hearings advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man newspaper as required by statute. Joel and Paula Slotkin - variance of Section 27 of the Lexington Zoning By-law, pursuant to Section 12.3, to maintain an existing garage at 7 Locke Lane, which garage has a frontyard setback of 24 feet instead of the required 30 feet. Steven A. and Joan Z. Clark - variance of Section 27 of the Lexington Zoning By- law, pursuant to Section 12.3, to maintain a garage at 13 Rumford Road, which garage has a frontyard setback of 27.8 feet instead of the required 30 feet. Robert B. Ullian and Annette C. Ullian, 3 White Pine Lane - variance of Section 27 of the Lexington Zoning By-law, pursuant to Section 12.3, to construct a carport which will have a 22 foot frontyard setback instead of the required 30 ' feet. Robert P. Miller, D/B/A Waltham Street Mobil located at 396 Waltham Street - special permit to install Mini Serve and Full Serve Island designating units at the end of each of three gasoline islands. Carmella R. Braswell, 143 Reed Street - special permit for a period of five (5) years to install a telephone switchboard for the purpose of operating a telephone answering service under the name of The Battlegreen Answering Service. (See Zon- ing Bylaw Sections 12.2, 25.23 and 25.81:) A special permit was granted by the Board of Appeals on March 31, 1977 to Mrs. Braswell for one year. DECISIONS: The Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting. See decisions filed with the Town Clerk and in Board of Appeals' files for more details. Slotkin - granted unanimously. Clark - granted unanimously. Ullian - granted unanimously. Miller (Waltham Street Mobil) - granted 4 to 1, George P. Wadsworth dissenting. Braswell - granted, subject to conditions, unanimously. Other Discussion: Section 25 (Use Regulation Schedule), Section 30 (Non -conform- ing Uses), Section 40 (certain definitions), Agriculture, Greenhouses, Nurseries and Roadside Stands, all continue to bring forth discussion because"wording" of those sections is interpreted differently by individuals. No action was taken. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Evelyn F. Cole, Administrative Clerk