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i • • xtsTORZC DZST}txcrs coMMZSSioN An adjourned meeting of the Histaria Districts Commission was held on Thursday, September 14, 1972? the Selectmen•s Meeting Room, Town Office Banding,. Lexington. Present xere Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman Philip B. Parsons, 3eoretary~ George E. Graves= Donald J. Shawl Georgia H. Williams: and. Associate Commissioners S. Lawrence Whipple, Albert T. Pitt, and Royston T. Daley. Mr. Jaquith stated that the hearings this evening had been adjourned from September 13, 1972. An adjourned hearing was held at 7=~+5 P.M. on the application of the First Parish Unitarian-~Univeraalist Church for a Certifioats of Appropriate-~ Hess with respect to the erection arxi display of txo signs for the front of the Church. Mr. Jaquitls read the legal, notice and the letter of appl3.oation. Charles Cole, architect, represented the Church and subsd.ttsd three scale draxings of each sign atxl of the front of the Church showing location of the signs and of the front of the Church also xere aubodtted photographs. The signs are to be located beneath windows on either side of the front door and wi71 be behind columns. The signs will be 5'2" in height,' 3•$" aide, and of 3i4" thick plywood. Mr. Cole stated that the Laymen's League had raised the money for the signs xith a viex to 1975. One of the signs outlines the his• Cory of the Church buildings. The other ai.gn, xhich rill have removable plates flush to and fastened to the backboard so that changes may t?e made, ~ gives the time of aervicea, names of Minister, Minister Emeritus, and either Assistant Minister or Musio Director. The signbackboards will be painted xhite and the Roman letters will be painted bleak. The moldings will oast ' shadows. These signs are similar to those on the Church of Our Redeemer ' except for the Dolor of the letters.Robert Cvstanae will make the signs with a hardwood edge covering the plywood. and Newton Norman wi11 do the letter- ing. A problem was raised regarding the height of permitted signs versus the height of these signs. Zt was stated that a variance might ba neceasarq as flyers never have been signs on this building. The hearing was adjourned at 8s 15 P.M, Mr. Jaquith then asloed the Commissioners if they had an6? obi Section tv signs of Chia height and 2~lr. Persona said that he feels they are I large signs but that they will be located on a large, high buildir~. Mr. Jaquith stated that two new applications had been received and he xas scheduling hearings for October 1$, 1972. One is for a sign for the i store at 1 Mariam Street and the other is for exterior changes in the dweLi.~ I ing at 26 Hancock Street. Mr. Jaquith stated that the Library Addition Committee was meeting with the Permanent Building Committee on September 27th and would like. to have ' tlbe Commission meet with them at the same t3~ informally. Zt xaa deoided that the Co~ni.ssion would be willing to meet informally with the Library Adw ~ dit3on Committee at a different tame. I