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CT ES 0 J T " 1 TG HEI-D 0 - FE:3 :U _Rv 12, 1969 The "_i storic Districts Co'a'sl'."rii scion 'held ail ad, journed. meeting on Wednesday, -February 12 , 1969, at 8:00 �..... , in the Selectmen' s Room-, `i'o,:m Office Building, LeXingtor. `embers _ resent viere CoY! '_-ssioners ,-.ilbur M. Jacuit_rl, Chairman_, Phili_C B. Parsons, Secretary, Ruth u. i Sevan, �- eor e Z . Craves and __a<<: H. Straw. i''1e Chai- ar reviewed_ -he factual backorou'nd _pert a`_nf n" to the ap- p1,_cations of Rouge Chevrolet, Inc . and Depositors ' r;.st Cdrrrpznyy -'or certificates of appropriateness for the .section, maintenance and dis- play of suns on the tops of taxicabs maned and operated by the �exinE- ton Cab Co., Inc. 1t ,Tia_s et7pla.ined that the facts p reeen, d at the hearing showed that sio7icards had. been purchased by t'-8 two aJpllcants at a. cost of approxi__ately +>100 each for- a contract _period. e:�mirin.� in September, 1969 and that the ai—olicants paid. a ":ont!:"_iy ad.vertisino charge one-half of which toms paid by the advertising agent to the tax'-cab c Ompeny. r.lso, it was pointed out that he 7ex'ngton Cab n inc . h moo ., ad fastened bolts throu h the roofs of the taxicabs and that there would be so--me expenses incurred by the taxicab cCTPpanly in restoring the tops to a serviceable condition u_Oon reSloval of the carrying vulit S . vonSiCera- tion also was given to the issue raised at the _wring that taxicabs located in the Battle Green District in the past had dis-:laj�ed adver- tising panels on the rear of the taxicabs Lvithou.t :raving had certifi- cates of appropriateness . .`fter discussion, upon motion duly made and seconded, it -,.'as unar-Lacusly V0L1D : That the Commission dete-rrines that the erection, maintenance and dis-olav of the sins involved in the application of Rowe Chevrolet, Inc . on the tops of taxicabs owned_ by the Lexington Cab Co. , Inc. and. located within the Battle Green District would result in Sims having a St7le, design, and colors and locations which would be inappropriate for the Battle Green District and which therefore would be contrary to the purposes of the Historic Districts A.ct.. _TPC110l.ling the foregoing determination the Comnissi Cn considered whether owing to conditions especially affecting the sins but not affecting the 3attle '-sreen District r.enerally, failure to appro,Te the application would 'involve a substantial hardship to the applica_"n and v,—ether such application may be approved without substantial detriment to the public welfare and wit out substantial derogat"ion from .the intent and pU CSeS of t'.ae Oct . rinereupon, upon motions duly made and s eco-r_ded, it was un an iM Ou sly 1jO^=Da That the Co'.T9'flissicn deter:nines8 1. t:'!at fai itirE to ^pprove the Rc,'?e Chevrolet, lne . ac_dl- Ut - to the