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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING
JULY 16, 1936. ,
A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the
Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P.M.
Messrs. Glynn, Ferguson, Kimball and Lyons were present.
In the absence of Mr. Maddison, Mr. Glynn was eledted
Chairman Pro -tem, and in the "absence of Mr. Robbins, Mr.
Kimball was elected Clerk Pro -tem. The Secretary was also
present.
At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the appli-
cation of Roy C. Peterson for permission to maintain a
roadside stand for the sale of fruit, vegetables, and poultry
raised on the premises at 27 Blossom Street at the corner
of the Concord Turnpike.
The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk Pro -tem.
There were present at the hearing: Roy C. & William C.
Peterson, Curlys Sl -,cum Sr., and Curlys Slocum, Jr.
Mr. Roy C. Peterson presented a plot plan of the
property and a plan of the proposed stand. He said that
he wished to erect the stand about 55 feet back from the
travelled way; the building would be about 24 feet long by
17 feet wide, with a small porch in front. There would be
two drives about 150 feet apart. The travelled way is
40 feet wide, and the State has a strip about 30 feet wide '
on either side.
The Chairman asked Mr. Peterson what he proposed to
sell, and he replied that he wished to sell vegetables
and poultry and fowl raised on the premises.
The Chairman asked him where his farm was, and he
said that it was directly in back of where he proposed
to erect the stand.
Mr. Ferguson asked if there would be a foundation
under the building, and he said that there would not be.
He intends to put the stand on skids so that it can be
moved at any time.
Mr. Ferguson asked what Peterson was going to have
for lights. He replied that he had one flood light that
he intended to put up.
The Chairman asked if he had planned on erecting
any signs. Peterson replied that he had made signs last
year for each article that he intended to sell, and that
the signs could be taken in at night. They are about
2-P by 6", and are to be hung in a line from the roof of
the porch.
Both of the Slocums stated that they were in favor
of the granting of the petition. They said that they
owned the property directly across the street from
Peterson and saw no objection to the proposed stand.
Mr. Ferguson asked if Peterson had to have '
permission from the State to put in the two driveways, and
he said that he already had permission.
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The hearing was declared closed at 8:17 P.M., and the
' petitioner was advised that the matter would be taken under
advisement.
At 8:17 P.M., hearing was declared open upon the
application of Mr. James M. E+ter for permission to alter
the one -family house located at 197 rear, Woburn Street to
accommodate more than one family.
The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk Pro -
tem.
Mr. Etter stated that hissister-in-law was an old
lady and that she has not had a home for three years, but
has been rooming out. He would like to finish the three
rooms upstairs in his bungalow and let her live there. He
said that he started in wrong, that he should have had a
hearing before he started the work, but did not know enough
to. e hired a carpenter who said that he would get a
permit to finish the three rooms, which he did.
The Chairman asked Etter if the house was his home,
and he said that it was. It is a seven room house, and the
lower floor is rented.
The Chairman asked how far along the work was now, and
he,replied that the three rooms had been finished. There
is a toilet and a bowl, and the woman would like to have an
oil stove to cook on.
Mr. Ferguson asked if the outside of the house had been
' altered at all, and he replied in the negative.
The Chairman asked Etter what hiss:ister-in-law's name
was, and he said it was Mrs. Christine Miller.
The Building Inspector, Longbottom, said that about two
months ago, he received an application from the carpenter,
a Mr. Leslie, for a permit to finish the attic. The first
question he asked him was whether or not it was going to be
made into a double house, and he said that it was not. He
then asked him if the people downstairs were going to use
the rooms, and he replied in the negative. Longbottom told
Leslie that the rooms could not be used for another flat.
He received a complaint from one of the neighbors that the
house was going to be used for a double house, and he went
down there and asked if this was true and was told that it
was not. He received a second complaint and went down and
saw Mrs. Miller, and she admitted that she was going to live
there. He asked Mrs. Miller if she was going to do any
cooking, and she replied that she would like to make a cup
of tea occasionally. Longbottom told her that he would not
give her an occupancy permit. He went down to the house
again, but there was no evidence that any provisions had
been made for cooking.
Mr. Fleck, the tenant in the house, said that he had.
no objection to Mrs. Millers' living upstairs, and that she
had his permission to do whatever cooking she wished in his
kitchen.
The following persons stated that they had no objection
to the granting of the petition: Mr. C. Sperandio, Mr. James
A. Pratt, Mr. George L. Rice and wife, and Mr. & Mrs. A. Labes.
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Mr. Leslie J. Wood of 196 Woburn Street appeared
in opposition. He said that Mr. Etter purchased the
Harlow property seven or eight years ago and turned it
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into a two family house without a permit. When he out up
the property he cut it into lots smaller than the Building
& Zoning Laws permit. He said that there was no head room
in the barn where the three rooms were built. He asked
if there was not a State law preventing one entrance being
used by more than one family. Mr. Wood said that when
the Zoning Law went into effect he had his land practially
sold, but the man would not purchase it on account of the
Zoning Laws, and that he still owns the property. He said
that the Zoning Law was not being enforced at all in this
locality and that practically all of Woburn Street was
being used for two family houses.
The hearing was declared closed at 8:35 P.M.
The Chairman asked Mr. Longbottom what his under-
standing of the matter was at the present time, and if
the woman was just using the bedroom and living room upstairs.
He replied that she was not using either at the present
time, and that he had never had any evidence that the house
was being used for a two family dwelling.
The Chairman said that if the woman was going to do
her cooking downstairs, and was going to sleep and live
upstairs, he would call her a boarder. He said that
what had been done so far was in no way a violation of
any Zoning Regulation. If the Board did not grant the
permit, there was no reason why Mrs. Miller could not
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live in the house. He said that he thought it was a
matter in which Longbottom should use his own discretion.
The Chairman stated that this was a small seven -room
house, not too big to be occupied by single family. There
seemed to be no reasonable necessity for its being changed
Into a two family dwelling.
Mr. Lyons moved that the application be denied, in the
following form:
The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws,
Chapter 40, See. 27, having received a written petition
addressed to it by James M. Etter, 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 deemec by the Board to be affected thereby as
they appear on the most recent local tax list, and also ad-
vertised 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 Thursday, July 16, 19360 at
8:15 P.M.
One associate and three 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 of the petitioner tending to show: That in the ,
single family house located at 197 Woburn Street (rear) he
had caused to have finished three rooms on the second
floor for the purpose of accommodating his sister-in-law,
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' who had arranged to occupy said rooms, and that the remainder
of the seven -room house was rented to another family; that
no provisions for cooking had been installed; that there
was no plumbing except to the extent of a basin and toilet;
that he wished to allow his sister-in-law to occupy these
rooms and to do cooking on an oil stove.
Evidence was offered on behalf of citizens opposing
the greeting of the said petition tending to show that
when a permit was granted for finishing the three rooms,
it was specifically stated that they were not to be used
for occupancy by a separate family, and that there was fear
of an evasion of the Zoning By-law which would eventually
lead to this being considered a two-family house.
At the close of the hearing the Board in private
session on July 16, 1936 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 not be subotantially served by the making
of the exception requested.
2. That the exception requested will tend to impair
' the status of the neighborhood.
3. That the exception requested will not be in har-
mony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations
in the Lexington Zoning By -lawn,
4. That the enforcement of the Lexington Zoning By-law
as to the locus in question would not involve practical
difficulty and unnecessary hardship and the relief re-
uested may not be granted without suubstantial detriment'to
he public good and without substantially derogating from
the intent and purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law.
Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby
denies the said petition of James M. Etter for the alteration
of a one -family house located at 197 Woburn Street (rear)
to accommodate more than one family.
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 hereinbe-
fore 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 a public record and that notice of this decision shall be
' mailed forthwith to each party in interest.
BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON
(Appointed under G. L. Ch. 40 Sec. 27)
C. Edward Glynn Edward W. Kimball
John A. Lyons Charles E. Ferguson.
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I. Edward rd. Kimball, Clerk Pro -tem of the Board of '
Appeals of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chap-
ter 40, Section 27, hereby certify that I sent by postage
certificate of mailing on the 27th day of June, 1936, to
Leslie J. and Agnes L. Wood, Ralph J. Frissore, Cres.enzio
Sperandio, Clara J. Pratt, Mary A. O'Connell, Charles E. &
Ellen M. Moloy, Bruno Doiron, Harriet E. Gough, Lexington
Savings Bank, Nora E.Leary, Fred W. Jordan, Mary H. Garvin,
Henry S. Raymond, James L. Smith, August Young, Elizabeth
S. Spear, Catherine Dunham, Robert A. & Elizabeth M. Potter,
Mary J. Kelley, Adolph & Ida Labes, Elizabeth Latter,
George L. & Lottie M. Rice, Margaret McCarthy, Elmina
Munroe & Howard Munroe, Charles W. Ryder, Anna G. McDonnell,
John R. McLaughlin, Asunta Modoona, Walter W. & Mary R.
Gwinnell, John Z. Collins, Ethe1.G. Barbour, Eva D. Gor-
berg, Peter & Martin Semonian, Salvatore Caso, Goldie R.
Burgess, Frank 0. Nelson, Johnson S. Armstrong, Matilda
M. Wheeler, Sarah C. VanDeusen, Albert E. & Marion C.
Olsen, H. Irving w Helen G. Currier, Charles H. & Jennie
Currier, Chester A. Fogg, Leonard K. Dunham, and James M.
Etter, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man on
July 2nd, 1936, a notice of which the following is a true
copy.
Edward W. Kimball
Clerk Fro -tem, Board of Appeals.
June 22, 1936. '
Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby petition the Lexington
Board of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, chapter
40, Section 27, to vary the application of section 9C of
the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises
at: Off 197 Woburn Street owned by James M. Etter of
Grafton, Mass., by permitting the following: The
alteration of a one family house or building wherever
located to accommodate more than one family.
James M. Etter (Signature)
219 Lake S+.reet (Address)
Grafton, Mass.
N 0 T I C E
Lexington, Mass.
July 2, 1936.
The Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on the
matter of varying the application of the Zoning Law by
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permitting on the premises owned by James M. Etter and
located at 197 Woburn Street, Lexington (rear), the
alteration of a one -family house or building to accommodate
more than one family, under the Lexington Zoning Law or
in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 27A of the General
Laws, and amendments.
The hearing will be held on July 16, 1936, at 8:15 F.M.
in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington,
Mass.
Arthur N. Maddison,
Chairman, Board of Appeals.
Mr. Ferguson seconded the motion and it was so voted,
unanimously.
The Chairman asked Mr. Longbottom if he had anything
to say about Roy C. Peterson's layout, and he said that
he had a good location and a,good stand proposed. He
retired.
Mr. Lyons stated that he was unalterably opposes', to
the erection of any stands on the new Concord Turnpike.
Mr. Ferguson said that he thought the matter stood the
same as it did last year, and that perhaps the Board had
better not consider granting a permit until the Planning
Board had acted on the matter of business on the new
' road.
Mr. Kimball made the following statement: "The
Planning Board is of the opinion that it is not necessary
or advisable to permit the establishment of commercial
enterprises alon7 the Concord Turnpike, and is opposed to
the establishment of C-1 districts.
The Board recognizes, however, that on part of a through
trunk highway it may become necessary to provide for ob-
taining gasoline and oil, and at the July 14th meeting,
decided to present at the next Town Meeting, subject to
the approval of the Town Counsel, an amendment providing
for a new type of district, limited to the sale of
gasoline and oil only.
The Board does not intend to initiate the location
of such districts, but believes that if and when a need
develops, the districts should be limited to two, one
located at the southeast intersection of Spring Street
and the Turnpike to serve east -bound traffic, and the
other at the northwest intersection of Pleasant Street
and the Turnpike to serve the west -bound traffic".
Upon motion of Mr. Lyons, seconded by Mr. Ferguson,
it was unanimously voted to deny the application in the
following form:
The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws,
Chapter 40,.Sec. 27, having received a written petition
addressedto it by Rot= C. Peterson, 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
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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
Thursday, July 16, 1936, at 8:00 P.M..
One associate and three 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 of the petitioner tending to show:
That it was his desire to establish a roadside stand
located on the Concord Turnpike approximately 200 feet
easterly from Blossom Street, said stand to be set back
25 feet from the street line, with adequate room for
the parking of automobiles; that the building he wished
to erect would be approximately 24 feet by 17 feet
without foundation; that he wished to dispose of the
products raised and grown on his own premises.
No evidence was offered on behalf of citizens
opposing the granting of the said petition.
At the clost of the hearing the Board in private
session on July 16, 1936, 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 not be substantially served by the making
of the exception requested.
2. That the exception requested will tend to impair
the status of the neighborhood.
3. That the exception requested will not be in
harmony with the general purposes and intent of the
regulations in the Lexington Zoning Bq -law.
4. That the enforcement of the Lexington Zoning
By-law as to the locus in question would not involve
practical difficulty and unnecessary hardship and the
relief requested mar not be granted without substantial
detriment to the public good and without substantially
derogating from the intent and purpose of such Lexington
Zoning By-law.
Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby denies
the said petition of Roy C. Peterson to permit on the
premises located at 27 Blossom Street at the corner of the
Concord Turnpike, Lexington, the maintenance of a roadside
stand for the sale of products raised 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
hereinbefore set forth and the testimony presented at the
said hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs
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that this record immediately following this decision shall
' be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington and
shall be a public record and that notice of this decision
shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest.
BOARD OF APPALS OF LEXINGTON
(Appointed under G. L. Ch. 40, sec. 27)
G. Edward Glynn
Edward W. Kimball
John A. Lyons
Charles E. Ferguson
I, Edward.W. Kimball, Clerk protein 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 27th day of June, 1936, to
Eva F. Isakson, William B. & Mabel M. Peterson, Eric S.
& Agnes D. Peterson, Walter M.- Anna M. Pease, Mary A.
Tambini, Henning W. & Axel M. Swenson, Harda Rowe, Curlys
L. Slocum, Curlys L. Slocum, Jr., Lexington Lumber Col,
Alice L. & Charles T. Johnson, Arthur F. & Edwin W. Hutchinson,
Mary E. Gracey, Floyd A. & Aimee S. Bradstreet, James E.
Bartlett, Carrie Peterson, Glgdys Jackson,, Jeanette M.
Lawrence, Gustaf Nottebeart, Lillian M. Grasby, Harold P.
Symons, Ambrose A. B allou, Ethel L. & John F. Daly, William
' & Ruth R. Greer, Robert L. Goinsalvos, LauraT. Mills, Mary
A. Mitchell, Jeremiah Shea, Hilda M. Harris, Elizabeth Dunn,
Arthur C. & Isabelle Salisbury, Emilia Ferreira, Warren B.
Lawrence, Gabriel D. & Maria Paiva, John A. & Hazel L.
Sellars, Tekla Berlin, Louis J. Reynolds, Emily M. Leonard,
Antonio J. Lima, Mabelle S. Thompson, Mary A. Wry, Frank L_
T. and Esther 0. Carlman, William J. & Mary A. Armstrong, and
Roy C. Peterson, and also advertised in the Lexington
Minute -Man on June 25, 1936, a notice of which the folldwing
Is a true copy.
Edward W. Kimball
Clerk pro -tem, Board of Appeals.
June 18, 1936.
Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby petitions the Lexington Board
of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section
27, to vary the application o? section 9F of the Lexington
Zoning By-law with respect tothe premises at No. 27 Blossom
Street owned by Eric S. Peterson of Lexington by permitting
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the following: Roadside stand for selling fruit and
vegetables and poultry raised on the premises. ,
Rov C. Peterson (signature)
27 Blossom Street (Address)
N O T I C E
Lexington, Mass.
June 25, 1936.
The Board of Appeala will hold a hearing on the
matter of varying the application of the Zoning Law by
permitting on the premises owned by Eric S. Peterson and
located at 27 Blossom Street, Lexington, the maintenance
of a roadside stand for the sale of fruit, vegetables,
and poultry raised on the premises under the Lexington
Zoning Law or in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 27A
of the General Laws, and amendments.
The hearing will be held on July 16, 1936, at 8:00
P.M. in the Selectmen's Room, T own Office Building,
Lexington, Mass.
Arthur N. Maddison,
Chairman, Board of Appeals.
The records of the meeting held on June 19th were I approved.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk, Pro -tem.
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