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i ~ N HCSTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Thursday, June 1, 1972. At the request of the Town Manager the meeting was adjourned from Room G15, Town Office Building, Lexington to the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexdngton. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; George E. Graves; Donald J. Shaw; and Associate Com- missioners Albert T. Pitt and S. Lawrence Whipple. Mr. Pitt was appointed to sit for Philip B. Parsons who was unable to be present and Mr. Whipple was appointed to sit for Geoxgia H. Williams who was unable to be present. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED that Mr. Graves serve as Sec- retary Pro Tem. Also present was Mrs. Judith Uhrig of 15 Vine Brook Road, representing the League of Women Voters Observer Corps. A hearing was held at 7150 P.M. on the application of Keith W. and Marilyn M. Harrison for a Permit for Demolition or Removal of the garage at the rear of the property at 72 Waltham Street and far a Certificate of Ap- propriateness for blacktopping said rear pram' es. Mr. Jaquith read the i legal notice and application. Mr. Harrison part of the Board of Appeals Permit of January 4, 1972, submitted a sketch by Miller & Nylander showing plot plan, and photographs of the house and garage. The Board of Appeals, ~ in granting permission for the property to be used for business purposes, ~ required that five parking places in the rear and two on the south side of the building be installed. Mr. Harrison said that at the Board of Appeals meeting the neighbors stated objections to having an "asphalt jungle" in that area and would like to have the large tree in the rear of the property ~ preserved. He submitted three scale drawings showing the house, garden, lawn, tree, and proposed six parking spaces; four in the rear and. two on the i side. He also submitted one drawing of a slat fence proposed and three i drawings of proposed planting. The fence is to be 2/3rds on their boundary line and 1/3rd on the Orcutts property which is to the rear on Vine Brook Road and then the fence turns the corner. They propose to use a Butternut Brown stain by Cabot on the fence and the existing frame which is white will be stained the same Butternut Brown. Mr. Jaquith asked if there was any possibility of renting the upstairs, and Mr. Harrison said that the Board of Appeals had specified that the upstairs could not be rented. Mrs. Uhrig was asked if she had any comments and she said one, "save the tree". The hear- i ing was adjourned at 9+55 P.M. i An informal meeting was held with Roger Zorn of 10 Tavern Lane who sub- mitted an application for erection of an open deck on his dwelling which is in the Munroe Tavern District. He also submitted plot plans showing the location of the proposed deck and sketches SK156, SK157, and 5K158. Mr. Jaquith submitted a bill from Barbara Gilson, Clerk, for May 1972 for $67.65 ($66.25 for clerical services and $1.40 for postage). It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to approve payment of this bill. - - - - - ~