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October 5, 1960 The Historic Districts Commission met at 8:00 P. M. on Wednesday, October 5, 1960, in the belectmen Office, Town Office Building, Lexington. • Present were Donald R. Grant, Chairman, Philip b. Parsons, Secretary, Donald E. Legro, Cyrus wood, and Associate member '-harles H. Cole. Hearing was held at 8:00 P. M. on the application of Lexington Theatre for a certificate of appropriateness as to the continued display of the exis +ing sign at 1794. Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. The chairman read the published notice and the letter of application. Mr. Arthur Howe, representing Mr. Feeley as Manager of Lexington Theatre, appeared in behalf of the application. questions were asked by various memoers of the commission. The applicant expressed himself as being content to have the commission consider his application as consisting of separate applications for each of the four signs appearing on the colored p hotograph which were discussed at the hearing and which appear in the colored slide in the files of the conilnission, and which were aiscussed at the hearing. he four signs specifically discussed were the illuminated sign approximately eight feet by four feet over the doorway to the theatre and used for advertising the motion picture currently displayed; the sign bearing the words "The Lexington" also located over the doorway; and the two separate attraction displays approximately fourteen inches by thirty -six inches located on the front wall on either side of the doorway. The commission considered the relative size, the color, style, materials End word content of the four vErious sic.ns, tc%eth r with the purposes for :,hich they F re diso1 yed:. L'i.sc'ission w'-s Elso hod- '+s tc the hErdship which might result to the Epplicant if certi j'icEtes of Enpronristeness wre to be denied s well es the . uestion Es to vheth•'r the Epplic tion could be Fpproved without subst,nti..1 detrim nt to the public we f re and without substEnti -1 derogation from the intent = nd )urno=.' s of the ect establishing End de in.in the duties of the c ?nr_.ission. On motion mode and duly seconded, it dete r;rined by the corr,iss5on t.het the fe-tures of all four signs Ere inepprooriete but that owing to conditions esoecielly affecting the four signs, but not affecting the Battle Green District generally, failure to approve the application would involve substantial hardship to the applicant, and that approval of the signs could be made without substantial detriment to the public welfare and without derogation from the intent and purposes of the act. Hearing was adjourned at 8 :10 P. M. Hearing was held at 8.15 P. K. on the applicationn. Lexingto for a certificate of appropriateness as to he`continue sp ay existing signs at 10 Rear Muzzey Street, which is within the'B attle Green District. The chairman read the published notice and the letter of application. r. C. freeman Nourse appeared in behalf of the application. the colored slide of the signs which is within the files of the commission was viewed