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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING '
MARCH 30th, 1934.
A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held at the
Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8 P.M. Messrs.
Maddison, Glynn, Baldrey, Ferguson and Robbins were present.
The Secretary was also present.
The Clerk, Howard VV. Robbins, read the notice of the
hearing as printed in the Lexington Minute -Man.
Hearing was declared open on the application of George
Scott for permission to maintain a store for the retail sale
of grain and seeds at 18 and 19 Depot Snuare.
Mr. Miller was present and represented Mr. Scott. He
stated that the stores were vacant now and they had a party
who wanted to rent the store for a seed and grain store and
they found that it was necessary to have a hearing before
the Board of Appeals in order to do so. He did not think
that there would be any detriment in having this store.
He stated that there would be some change in the windows
of the building and that it was not their intention to
have any processing, that it was simply for the retail sale
of seeds and grain. He stated that theydesired to have
local people rent the stores if possible and they would
like to have all the stores in Depot Square filled up.
He stated that he did not know the name of the pRrty who
was to rent the premises, but he agreed to send the name
in to the office.
The Chairman informed him that it was customary to grant
a permit dnrtng the occupancy of -the premises by the tenant.
The hearing was declared closed and it was voted to grant
the permit to George Scott in the following form:
BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT
The Board of Appeals,'acting under General Laws,
Chapter 40, Section 27, having redeived a written petition
addressed to it by George Scott a copy of which is hereto
annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which.notice
was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all
property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as
they appear on the most recent local tax list and also
advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man a newspaper published
in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's
Room, in the Town Office Building on the 30th day of March
1934.
All of the members of the Board of Appeals were present
at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto
annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf
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' of the petitioner tending to show: That he
in renting his stores in Depot Square and has
to rent the same for the retail sale of grain
. mo one appeared in opposition.
had diff iculty
an opportunity
and seeds.
At the close of the hearing the Boardin private -session
gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted
unanimously in favor of the following findings;
1. That in its judgment the public convenience and
welfare will be substantially served by the making of the
exception requested.
2. That the exception requested will not tend to
impair the status of the neighborhood.
3. That the exception requested will be in harmony with
the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the
Lexington -Zoning By-law.
4. That owing to the conditions especially affecting
the said parcel but not affecting generally the zoning
district in which it is located, a literal enforcement of
the provisions of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the
locus in question would involve -substantial hardship to the
petitioner and that desirable relief may be granted without
substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of such
Lexington Zoning By-law.
,Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby_
unanimously decides that the application of the said
Lexington Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be
necessary to permit George Scott to rent the store at
18 and 19 Depot Square for the retail sale of ,grain and
seeds: this permit to remain in force as long as Farm
Service Stores, Inc. shall remain in occupancy on the said
premises, and on the further understanding that no
processing shall be done on the premises.
The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its
proceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth
that the reasons for its decision are its findings herein-
before set forth and the testimony presented at the said
hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs
that this record immediately following this decision shall
be filed in the office of the 'Town Clerk of Lexington and
shall be open to public inspection and that notice of this
decision shall be mailed forthwith to each party in
interest.
BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTOA
' (Appointed under G.L. Chap. 40, Sec. 27)
Arthur N. Maddison Roland W. Bal.drey
C. Edward Glynn Howard W. Robbins
Charles E. Ferguson
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I, Howard W. Robbins, Clerk of the Board of Appeals '
of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40,
Section 27, hereby certify that I sent by postage certificate
of mailing on the 14th day of March, 1934, to Anstiss S.
Hunt, et al, George Scott, Boston & Lowell RR, Corporation,
Edward H. Mara, Lexington Trust Co., Lillian G. and Lold
M. Marshall, George E. and Helen S. Smith, Lexington
Historical Society, and also advertised in the Lexington
Minute -Man on March 15, 1934, a notice of which the follow-
ing is a true copy.
Howard W. Robbins,
Clerk, Board of Appeals.
March 12, 1934.
Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals,
Town Office Building,
Lexing t^n, Massachusetts
GenUemen:-
The undersigned herdby petition the Lexington
Board of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter
40,• Section 27, to vary the application of section 9 (e) ,
of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises
at No. 18 and 19 Depot Square owned by George Scott of
Cambridge by permitting the following: Retail Grain
& Seed.
George Scott
552 Mass. Avenue
Cambridge, Mass.
BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE.
Lexington, Mass.
March 12th, 1934.
The Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on the
matter of varying the application of the Zoning Law by
permitting on the premises owned by George Scott and
located at 18 and 19 Depot Sruare, a retail grain --and seed
store under the Lexington Zoning Law or in accordance with
Chapter 40, Section 27A of the General Laws.
The hearing will be held on March 30th, 1964, at
8 P.M. Selectmen's Roomt Town Office Building, Lexington,Mass.
Arthur N. Maddison, '
Chair#ian, Board of Appeals.
On account of the retirement of Roland 1 71. Baldrey,
he not having been appointed to the position of a member
of the Board of Appeals, the Board voted to extend to him
their regrets that he was not to continue as a member of
the Board and state that they appreciated his services on
the Board in the past.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
A true record, Attest;
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